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Nguyen Van Thieu said to depart for Saigon with communique that appears to do little to relieve widespread uneasiness that prevails in S Vietnam over US intentions concerning war; seeks in brief s to quell speculation there are significant differences between US and S Vietnamese positions; expresses S Vietnam's gratitude for Amer sacrifices; communique discussed
36 students return to campus after serving 26 days of 30-day sentences; to determine penalties on students who overstepped coll rules on dissent; some condemn hearings as double jeopardy for arrested students; com chmn Prof W W Ballard comments; some students feel coll lost right to enforce dissent guidelines when it got ct to issue injunction
Nixon and Nguyen Van Thieu meet on Midway Is and issue joint communique that does not allude to differences in approach to talks; communique does not contain any new negotiating proposals, but refers to previous plans put forward by Nixon and Nguyen Van Thieu; Nixon announces US will withdraw 25,000 troops before end of August; Nguyen Van Thieu says he did not come to meeting to thresh out differences with US on talks, s; Lodge repts on negotiations
refugees fleeing battle in Tayninh illus
Sen McIntyre is drafting novel plan to let millionaire stockholders serve in high Fed office without risking conflict of interest or financial loss; under plan, appointee would sell his stock to Treas, which, in turn, would gradually resell it in small pieces; plan backed by Sen Banking Com leaders; during period of sale, Govt would get divds and any profit that accrued if stock price rose; man selling stock would get current mkt value, less some initial approximation of Fed tax he would owe on any capital gain; Sen com confirming appointee would continue to have responsibility to decide whether his financial holdings constitute potential or actual conflict of interest; if there is clear conflict, then bd--consisting of Atty Gen, Treas Sec and SEC chmn--would analyze case and decide whether Treas-purchase machinery should be set in motion; plan is aimed at meeting situation that arose when Packard was apptd Defense Deputy Sec
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 4, 1969, covering June 9, 1969.
Original Cast Recording
Blood| Sweat & Tears
Bob Dylan
Glen Campbell
Soundtrack
1969André Racicot, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
André Racicot, Jr., is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, most famous for his time with the Montreal Canadiens with whom he won the 1993 Stanley Cup as the backup goaltender to Patrick Roy.
1969Eric Wynalda, American soccer player, coach, and sportscaster[†]
Eric Boswell Wynalda is an American soccer coach, television commentator, and former player. He was formerly an analyst and color commentator for soccer coverage on Fox Sports 1 and ESPN. Previously, he served as head coach and technical director of Las Vegas Lights FC in the USL Championship and he is the host of WTF: Wynalda Talks Football on SiriusXM FC.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]