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May 10, 1969

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Headlines from May 10, 1969

Forman Burns Writ On Church Disorder; Forman Burns a Court Order Barring Disruption in Church

By Edward B. Fiske

Riverside trustees get temporary restraining order barring Forman from creating further disruptions at ch; Forman burns copy of ct order on steps of RC NY Archdiocese chancery after presenting demands to chancery officials; denounces ct order, says it will not affect his plans to attend services at ch tomorrow; seeks $200-million from RC Ch and list of ch assets; Rev M Rollins says chancery officials pledged to recommend that Cooke give conf a hearing; Forman and his group read statements of support from ch groups during meeting; chancery officials rejected Rev H A Salmon plea that news conf Forman held before meeting be moved inside chancery; similar ct order reptdly was served on Amer Broadcasting, which allegedly contributed to Riverside disorder by carrying lights, cameras and other equipment into bldg; Forman meets with 30 black and white clerics, Harlem; police are called to Temple Emanu-El after synagogue officials get phone warning that Forman planned to read manifesto during services; some Jewish Defense League members stand outside temple; Rabbi Perilman deplores league, says Forman would have been allowed to read demands after service; illus

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GALLAGHER QUITS; CITES 'INTRUSION' IN C.C.N.Y. DISPUTE; Says 'Politically Motivated Outside Forces' Make Conciliation Impossible Gallaher Resigns as President of City College

By Murray Schumach

Gallagher, citing intrusion of politically motivated outside forces, announces his resignation, statement read to faculty sen; says it has become impossible for him lo carry out 'process of reason and persuasion'; Lindsay hails Gallagher's service; Procaccino hails Gallagher but holds he 'lacked courage to act forthrightly'; Smith hopes his successor will be more in tune with times; faculty leaders say bd may seek guidance of faculty and perhaps student reprs before apptg acting pres; Faculty Sen adopts resolution scoring opening of coll by bd and pol interference that forced Gallagher's resignation; concern among faculty and students over coil's future noted; Dean Peace announces his resignation but says action is not result of recent harassment by radical students; illus of damage in campus bldg

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Javits Warns Nixon to End A 'Sterile' Policy on Peace; JAVITS ASKS NIXON TO CHANGE POLICY

By John W. Finneyspecial To the New York Times

Sen Javits scores Nixon for allowing 'sterile and unsuccessful approach' of Johnson Adm toward settlement of war, s, San Francisco; warns Nixon Adm will have to make 'major shift' in its negotiating position if it is to fulfill mandate to end war as well as avoid 'very serious' domestic pol problems; Kissinger, in light of new Vietcong proposal, attempts to soften Javits s

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 7, 1969, covering May 10, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Hair by Original Cast Recording

    Hair

    Original Cast Recording

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    41
  2. 2
    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  3. 3
    Album cover for Galveston by Glen Campbell

    Galveston

    Glen Campbell

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Donovan's Greatest Hits by Donovan

    Donovan's Greatest Hits

    Donovan

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for Cloud Nine by The Temptations

    Cloud Nine

    The Temptations

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Dennis Bergkamp

1969Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer and manager[†]

Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who was most recently the Assistant manager of Ajax. Originally a wide midfielder, Bergkamp was moved to main striker while still a teenager and then to second striker, where he remained throughout his playing career. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, one of the greatest players in Premier League history and amongst Ajax's and Arsenal's greatest ever players.

John Scalzi

1969John Scalzi, American author and blogger[†]

John Michael Scalzi II is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his Old Man's War series, three novels of which have been nominated for the Hugo Award, and for his blog Whatever, where he has written on a number of topics since 1998. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 2008 based predominantly on that blog, which he has also used for several charity drives. His novel Redshirts won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel. He has written non-fiction books and columns on diverse topics such as finance, video games, films, astronomy, writing and politics, and served as a creative consultant for the TV series Stargate Universe.

Historical Events

Vietnam War

1969Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill.[†]

The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and China, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations. The conflict was the second of the Indochina wars and a proxy war of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and US. The Vietnam War was one of the postcolonial wars of national liberation, a theater in the Cold War, and a civil war, with civil warfare a defining feature from the outset. Direct US military involvement escalated from 1965 until its withdrawal in 1973. The fighting spilled into the Laotian and Cambodian Civil Wars, which ended with all three countries becoming communist in 1975.

Historical Context for May 10, 1969

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