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April 5, 1969

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Headlines from April 5, 1969

U.S. RESTRICTIONS ON FUND OUTFLOW EASED SLIGHTLY; Nixon Bars 'Patchwork Quilt of Controls' to Improve Balance of Payments URGES CURE FOR CAUSES Officials See Little Rise in Capital Export Because of Tight Credit at Home U.S. Restrictions on Outflow Of Dollars Are Eased Slightly

By Edwin L. Dale Jr.special To the New York Times

Pres Nixon repts cutting effective rate of interest-equalization tax from 1.25% to 0.75%, statement; Under Sec Volcker says effect of change will be 'negligible' because of present high US interest rates

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ARTIFICIAL HEART IMPLANTED IN MAN; Temporary Device Hooked to Pump Used in Emergency Surgery by Dr. Cooley ARTIFICIAL HEART IMPLANTED IN MAN

By Special to The New York Times

Cooley team makes world's 1st implant of artificial heart as temporary device until suitable human heart can be found, St Luke's Episc Hosp, Houston; H Karp, 47, is recipient; Cooley says device could function a month or more, limits it to 10 days; hosp says potential donor was located but heart stopped before reaching hosp; issues plea for donor; details of operation; device, developed by Dr D Liotta (Argentina) at Baylor U, is made of dacron and silastic plastic, also developed at Baylor U; is operated by apparatus outside body; team consists of Drs Cooley, Liotta, Hallman and Bloodwell; device illus

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MEMPHIS VIOLENCE MARS KING RITES; CURFEW ORDERED; Mayor Halts Sale of Alcohol and Guns After Disorders Break Out During March YOUTHS HURL TEAR GAS Minister and 2 Choirs Calm City Hall Crowd -- Kennedy and Abernathy Speak Memphis Violence Mars Memorial Services for Dr. King; Mayor Orders a Curfew Store Windows Smashed In a March to City Hall

By Martin Waldronspecial To the New York Times

Memphis Mayor Loeb issues curfew, alerts Natl Guard troops to be on stand-by alert after Negro youths staged series of looting and shooting incidents during memorial service for King; illus; Sen E M Kennedy and SCLC pres Rev Abernathy gave eulogies prior to disorders in which 31 persons were arrested; Rev J Lawson, local min, was responsible for preventing panic among crowd of 10,000 attending service by leading crowd in civil rights song 'We Shall Overcome'; earlier Abernathy and labor official J Wurf placed painting of King in Lorraine Motel, site where King was slain; about 300 demonstrators, Nashville, march to state prison to remind J E Ray, convicted killer of King, of his crime

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 2, 1969, covering April 5, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    Glen Campbell

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    21
  2. 2
    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for Ball by Iron Butterfly

    Ball

    Iron Butterfly

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for Goodbye by Cream

    Goodbye

    Cream

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

    In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

    Iron Butterfly

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    38

Notable Births

1969Dinos Angelidis, Greek basketball player[†]

Konstantinos "Dinos" Angelidis is an Austrian-born former Greek professional basketball player of mixed Greek-Austrian descent. Born in Vienna, he played professionally in the Greek Basket League, and he also represented the Greek national team at the senior level. He played as either a power forward or center.

Viatcheslav Djavanian

1969Viatcheslav Djavanian, Russian cyclist[†]

Viatcheslav Djavanian is a Russian former professional road cyclist. He won the Tour de Pologne 1996.

Pontus Kåmark

1969Pontus Kåmark, Swedish footballer[†]

Sven Pontus Kåmark is a former Swedish professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for Västerås SK, IFK Göteborg, Leicester City and AIK, and won 57 caps for the Sweden national team. He was part of the Swedish team that finished third at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

1969Pavlo Khnykin, Ukrainian swimmer[†]

Pavlo Khnykin is a retired freestyle swimmer from Vinnytsia, Ukraine. He was born in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR.

Tomislav Piplica

1969Tomislav Piplica, Bosnian footballer and manager[†]

Tomislav Piplica is a Bosnian football manager who formerly played as goalkeeper. His nickname is "Pipi" and he is considered to be a cult-goalkeeper, in Germany as well as in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ravindra Prabhat

1969Ravindra Prabhat, Indian writer and journalist[†]

Ravindra Prabhat is a Hindi-language novelist, journalist, poet, and short story writer from India.

Notable Deaths

Alberto Bonucci

1969Alberto Bonucci, Italian actor and director (born 1918)[†]

Alberto Bonucci was an Italian film actor and director. He appeared in 53 films between 1950 and 1967.

Rómulo Gallegos

1969Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan novelist and politician (born 1917)[†]

Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. In 1948, he became the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. He was removed from power after only nine months by a military coup.

1969Ain-Ervin Mere, Estonian SS officer (born 1903)[†]

Ain Mere was an Estonian military officer in World War II. During the German occupation of Estonia, he served in the German-controlled Estonian Security Police and SD.

Historical Context for April 5, 1969

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