Shooting the Spring Rapids on the Upper Delaware
Article on shooting rapids of upper Delaware River in spring; illus; map
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Article on shooting rapids of upper Delaware River in spring; illus; map
WASHINGTON -- Whatever happened to Frank Merriwell and Joe College? What became of the peaceful campus and the happy fraternity house and the senior prom? How did it come about that the university suddenly finds itself overwhelmed by angry demonstrations and by students determined to have a voice in its governing and direction?
Williamson int, London; illus
lauding UN Assn of USA panel recommendation for standing UN mil force of 40,000 men
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 23, 1969, covering April 27, 1969.
Original Cast Recording
Blood| Sweat & Tears
Glen Campbell
Donovan
The Temptations
1969Cory Booker, African-American lawyer and politician[â ]
Cory Anthony Booker is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Booker is the first African-American U.S. senator from New Jersey. He was the 38th mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013, and served on the Municipal Council of Newark for the Central Ward from 1998 to 2002.
1969Darcey Bussell, English ballerina[â ]
Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell is a retired English ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest Strictly Come Dancing.
1969RenĂ© Barrientos, Bolivian soldier, pilot, and politician, 55th President of Bolivia (born 1919)[â ]
René Emilio Barrientos Ortuño was a Bolivian military officer and politician who served as the 47th president of Bolivia from 1964 to 1966 and 1966 to 1969. During his first term, he shared power with Alfredo Ovando as co-president of a military junta and was the 30th vice president of Bolivia in 1964.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[â ]