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In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]
1969Martin Klebba, American actor, producer, and stuntman[†]
Martin Klebba is an American actor and stunt performer. He has a form of dwarfism called acromicric dysplasia; he is 4 feet 1 inch (1.24 m). Klebba is best known for his role as Marty in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. He made his first role in a cameo in Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes (2001).
1969Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish runner (born 1907)[†]
Volmari "Vomma" Fritijof Iso-Hollo was a Finnish runner. He competed at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics in the 3000 m steeplechase and 10000 m and won two gold, one silver and one bronze medals. Iso-Hollo was one of the last "Flying Finns", who dominated distance running between the World Wars.
1969Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren.[†]
Warren Earl Burger was an American attorney who served as the 15th chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986.
1969IBM announces that effective January 1970 it will price its software and services separately from hardware thus creating the modern software industry.[†]
The software industry includes businesses for development, maintenance and publication of software that are using different business models, mainly either "license/maintenance based" (on-premises) or "Cloud based". The industry also includes software services, such as training, documentation, consulting and data recovery. The software and computer services industry spends more than 11% of its net sales for Research & Development which is in comparison with other industries the second highest share after pharmaceuticals & biotechnology.
Representative Adam Clayton Powell, the Harlem Democrat, said yesterday that he would not support Mario A. Procaccino, his party's candidate for Mayor, and that Mayor Lindsay was "probably the only man who can pour oil on the troubled waters of this city."
Sen opposition to Safeguard seen losing its once-dominant position, momentum and unity; latest opposition count shows 49 Sens opposed, 46 in favor and 3 of 5 uncommitted leaning toward opposition; opposition seeks to draft counterproposal to Adm request; is reptdly concerned that Brooke resolution could result in diversionary move, obscuring Safeguard issue; reptdly plans to keep his resolution bottled up in Sen Foreign Relations Com pending Sen vote on Safeguard; views as pro-Adm compromise a proposal by Sen MacIntyre to permit construction of radars and computers at Mont and Nev sites, but to withhold approval for deploying missiles
actress Judy Garland dies, 47; career
About 400 druggists, members of NYS Pharmaceutical Soc, begin boycott of Medicaid program to protest NYS cutbacks in their fees; hold cuts apply not only to services but to drugs they must dispense; details; conf illus; NYC Medicaid dir Bellin backs druggists charges; says munic hosps will fill Medicaid prescriptions; city sets special phone number; Health Dept says some stores indicate they will not join boycott
B-52s raid
Rockefeller coms with Pres Pacheco, Punta del Este; visit seen as victory for Pacheco, who was determined to have Rockefeller come despite calls in Parliament that trip be postponed; small groups of anti-US demonstrators clash with police, Montevideo; Rockefeller returns to NY
CAIRO, Ill., June 22 -- "Our image has been devastated, our economy is crippled and our future, if there is one, is dark."
Article on C A Lindbergh's 12-day trip in May to Philippines to spur Govt and private conservation efforts; trip detailed; illus; his work in World Wildlife Fund, Internatl Union for Conservation of Nature, Nature Conservancy and Oceanic Foundation discussed
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Warren era ends at the Supreme Court tomorrow, after 16 years of bold reforms that have brought raging controversy and mixed results.
Named Foreign Min