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TRENTON, May 1 -- After nearly 20 years of successive defeats, advocates of a New Jersey lottery finally came up with the winning number today when a November referendum on the issue won final legislative approval in the State Senate.
all but 4 of 173 defendants are found guilty and given $20 fines, maximum penalty for misdemeanor; most plan to appeal verdict; illus
Named Prime Min of Northern Ireland
USSR celebrates May Day without major mil parade for 1st time since World War II; Brezhnev, in address, stresses peaceful coexistence and USSR willingness to settle all conflicts through confs; observers see effort to present image of peaceful intentions and harmony between pol and mil leaders
SDS demonstrators, using various articles of apparel to hide their identities, flee both bldgs shortly after warrants for their arrest for failing to attend show-cause hearing are issued, State Sup Ct: illus; are being sought by City Sheriffs office for another ct appearance; both univ and Sheriffs office are compiling list of demonstrators who seized bldgs: univ says no amnesty will be given demonstrators; Cordier tours bldgs to assess damages; ct pressure and lack of campus support seen reasons for failure of SDS action; Mayor Lindsay kept informed of campus situation by Cordier
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 30, 1969, covering May 2, 1969.
Original Cast Recording
Glen Campbell
Blood| Sweat & Tears
The Temptations
Donovan
1969Brian Lara, Trinidadian cricketer[†]
Brian Charles Lara, is a Trinidadian former international cricketer, widely renowned as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He holds several cricketing records, including the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994, and the record for the highest individual score in an international Test innings, after scoring 400 not out at Antigua during the 4th test against England in 2004.
1969Franz von Papen, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1879)[†]
Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen, Erbsälzer zu Werl und Neuwerk was a German politician, diplomat, Prussian nobleman and army officer. A national conservative, he served as Chancellor of Germany in 1932, and then as Vice-Chancellor under Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1934. Papen is largely remembered for his role in bringing Hitler to power.
1969The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.[†]
Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) is a retired British ocean liner. Built for the Cunard Line, the ship was operated as a transatlantic liner and cruise ship from 1969 to 2008. She was laid up until converted into a floating hotel, operating since 18 April 2018 in Dubai.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]