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January 22, 1969

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Headlines from January 22, 1969

Harvard Report Calls for Degree in Negro Studies; HARVARD REPORT ASKS NEGRO UNIT

By Robert Reinhold

Special faculty panel under Prof H Rosovsky issues rept, based on 9-mo study and confs with Negro student leaders, calling for degree-granting program in Negro studies; plan would give Negro students voice, but not veto power, in apptmt of faculty to new dept; also calls for changes in univ's soc, cultural, recruitment and investment structure to enhance status of Negroes; details; panel members listed

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Revised School Plan Limits New Demonstration Areas; School Plan Limits Special Districts

By Leonard Buder

Educ Bd issues revised decentralization plan; recommends that no additional dists be set up without approval of Educ Comr and that setting of actual boundaries for 30 proposed school dists be delayed till Dec; status of 3 pilot school dists would not be affected by revision; Shanker says UFT will fight decentralization plan in Fed ct if there is no change in districting; several members of bd are reptdly opposed to parts of plan

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 22, 1969, covering January 22, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Beatles [White Album] by The Beatles

    The Beatles [White Album]

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for TCB by Diana Ross & The Supremes With The Temptations

    TCB

    Diana Ross & The Supremes With The Temptations

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    Glen Campbell

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for Fool On The Hill by Sergio Mendes

    Fool On The Hill

    Sergio Mendes

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

    Beggars Banquet

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Olivia d'Abo

1969Olivia d'Abo, English-American singer-songwriter and actress[โ€ ]

Olivia Jane d'Abo is a British actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Karen Arnold, Kevin Arnold's rebellious teenaged hippie sister in the ABC comedy-drama series The Wonder Years (1988โ€“1993), as female serial killer Nicole Wallace in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, as Marie Blake on The Single Guy (1995โ€“1997), and Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan (2001โ€“2003). Her film appearances include roles in Conan the Destroyer (1984) and Bank Robber (1993).

Historical Context for January 22, 1969

In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[โ€ ]