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defeated by G Pompidou in runoff; got 42% of vote
Mayor Lindsay and State Senator John J. Marchi took advantage yesterday of their last joint appearance before tomorrow's Republican mayoral primary to debate which of the two was telling the truth about problems of finance and crime in the city.
NY Times survey notes growing momentum for legis to provide state funds for parochial schools with traditional argument that aid is barred by const provision being swept away by econ argument that it may be less expensive to aid parochial pupils than take on full costs should such schools close; several states which have already taken such action noted
Further study of FBI eavesdropping into affairs of DeCavalcante reveals P Comora, former NJ state official, discussed 'Fla deal' involving another Mafia figure; Comora denies ever having had any Mafia connections; ex-Gov Meyner and Gov Hughes comment
LOS ANGELES, June 15 -- An avalanche of waste and waste-disposal problems is building up around the nation's major cities in an impending emergency that may parallel the existing crises in air and water pollution.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 11, 1969, covering June 16, 1969.
Original Cast Recording
Blood| Sweat & Tears
Bob Dylan
The 5th Dimension
Glen Campbell
1969Shami Chakrabarti, English lawyer and academic[†]
Sharmishta Chakrabarti, Baroness Chakrabarti is a British politician, barrister, and human rights activist. A member of the Labour Party, she served as the director of Liberty, a major advocacy group which promotes civil liberties and human rights, from 2003 to 2016. From 2016 to 2020, she served as Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales.
1969Mark Crossley, English-Welsh footballer and manager[†]
Mark Geoffrey Crossley is a football coach and former Wales international footballer.
1969Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, English field marshal and politician, 17th Governor General of Canada (born 1891)[†]
Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, was a senior and highly decorated British Army officer who served in both of the world wars. In addition, following the end of his military career, he served as Governor General of Canada and became the first Lord Lieutenant of Greater London in 1965.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]