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Laird says USSR far outspends US in deployment of antimissile defenses, TV program
bankers meet; reptdly produce pact declaring their intent to meet each currency crisis as it develops; pact to go to Group of 10 chmn K Schiller, then to govts for approval; discussions reptdly included difficulty in identifying speculative funds ('hot money') as opposed to legitimate internatl transactions, but glossed over ways to handle fund recycling as well as defining limits on available credit
Dudley links ct backlog to improperly run cts, poor work habits of judges and asst dist attys and other factors, private conf of legal officials seeking means to cut number of persons in jails awaiting trials
emergency measures detailed; motorists stranded on Hudson River Tappan Zee Bridge rescued by police
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 5, 1969, covering February 10, 1969.
Diana Ross & The Supremes With The Temptations
The Beatles
Glen Campbell
The Association
Diana Ross & The Supremes
1969Joe Mangrum, American painter and sculptor[†]
Joe Mangrum is an installation and multiple-medium artist who is particularly known for his large-scale colored sand paintings. He resides in New York City. Using a wide spectrum of components, his work often includes organic materials, such as flowers, food and sand, in addition to deconstructed computer parts, auto-parts and a multitude of found and collected objects. His installations often include mandala-like forms, pyramids, maps, grids and mushroom clouds and the Ouroboros.
1969James Small, South African rugby player (died 2019)[†]
James Terence Small was a South African rugby union winger who played for the Springboks. His international debut was against the All Blacks in 1992 and he made his final appearance against Scotland in 1997. In that final test match, he scored his 20th try, becoming the leading Springbok try scorer, eclipsing Danie Gerber's record. He was also the leading try scorer in the 1996 Super 12 season.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]