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January 23, 1969

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Headlines from January 23, 1969

DEGAULLE ASSERTS HE'LL FINISH TERM, ENDING LATE IN '72; Action of the President Cuts Short Speculation That He Will Retire Earlier MOVE VIEWED AS REPLY It Is Believed Designed to Make Clear Pompidou Is Not Favored Candidate DE GAULLE ASSERTS HE'LL FINISH TERM

By Henry Tannerspecial To the New York Times

PARIS, Jan. 22 -- President de Gaulle stated for the first time today that he would serve his full presidential term, which expires in December, 1972. He thus cut short a wave of speculation that he might retire earlier.

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Vatican Curb Aimed At Cultural Center Of Reform Advocate; REFORM ADVOCATE A VATICAN TARGET

By Edward B. Fiske

Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issues order forbidding RC priests and religious order members from participating in Center for Intercultural Documentation, Cuernavaca, Mex; ban made pub by center's dir, Msgr Illich, advocate of ch reform and critic of soc conditions in Latin Amer; S Amer bishops have charged that center is seedbed of heresy and revolutionary pol activity; center has no official connection with RC Ch but 20% of its students are priests or members of religious orders who intend to work in Latin Amer or among Spanish-speaking people in US; existence of center reptdly a threat to conservative Latin-Amer ch leaders; Illich cites lr from Cardinal Spellman and reaffirmation from Abp Cooke giving him 'explicit permission' to make 5-yr contract to stay in Mex at non-sectarian inst

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2 TEACHERS' CASES SENT TO DONOVAN; Board Declines to Order Charges of Anti-Semitism, but Bids School Chief Act 2 TEACHERS' CASE IS PUT TO DONOVAN

By Leonard Buder

Educ Bd reptdly votes, 5-4, to reject resolution offered by Mrs Shapiro directing Donovan to bring charges against Campbell and Vann but passes resolution urging continued probe of actions of both men; approves resolution setting up special bd com under W M Straley to examine existing procedures governing conduct of teachers and supervisors who advocate or stimulate racial or religious hatred; Comr Allen scores Campbell's reading of poem; Jewish Defense League gets show-cause order, State Sup Ct, directing Educ Bd to show why Campbell and Vann should not be dismissed

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 22, 1969, covering January 23, 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

Andrei Kanchelskis

1969Andrei Kanchelskis, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager[†]

Andrei Antanasovich Kanchelskis is a Russian professional football coach and former player who currently manages Russian Second League side Dynamo Bryansk. During his playing career, he won two Premier League titles, the FA Cup, the Football League Cup, two FA Charity Shields and the European Super Cup with Manchester United, before going on to win the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup twice each with Rangers.

Brendan Shanahan

1969Brendan Shanahan, Canadian ice hockey player and actor[†]

Brendan Frederick Shanahan is a Canadian American professional ice hockey executive and former player who was the outgoing president and alternate governor for the Toronto Maple Leafs, having previously served as the director of player safety for the National Hockey League (NHL). On May 22, 2025 the Maple Leafs announced that Shanahan's time as president and alternate governor for the team would end on the expiration of his contract at the end of June 2025. Originally drafted by the New Jersey Devils second overall in the 1987 NHL entry draft, Shanahan played in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, Detroit Red Wings, and New York Rangers.

1969Susen Tiedtke, German long jumper[†]

Susen Tiedtke is a German former long jumper, who took part in two editions of the Summer Olympics and won a silver and a bronze medal at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in 1993 and 1995 respectively.

Historical Context for January 23, 1969

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