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further data on trip; possibility Nixon will make unannounced stop in S Vietnam noted
70 people from all over US respond to ad to visit county to learn 1st-hand about poverty problems; ad was conceived by county antipoverty dir H Perry; about 21,000 of 38,000 population considered to be in state of poverty; many programs have been begun recently to encourage educ and job training under Govt antipoverty projects; typical scenes illus
Rabbi L Finkelstein conducts White House service; service includes Christian hymn, Doxology, that largely Jewish gathering cannot sing; Finkelstein makes it clear he did not propose inclusion of Doxology; White House aide says there is no error and, it is hoped, no misunderstanding; other elements of service are Jewish or nondenominational; Nixons accompanied by daughter Julie and husband and Chief Justice Burger and wife; Finkelstein illus; Mrs Nixon says Finkelstein's ser and others in series will be pub as book
Shanker and Monserrat announce new contract contains clause calling for developing 'objective criteria of professional accountability,' which opens way for effort to improve, or even, after due process, dismiss unsuccessful teachers, radio int; Monserrat stress there is no plan for 'purge' but that aim is to 'find, together, what's wrong with certain teachers; Shanker says there are some persons who obviously do not belong in system; present method of obtaining tenure in system discussed
police mobilized as Rockefeller arrives; demonstrators dispersed earlier; illus; bomb explodes downtown and brief demonstration erupts after Jaurequi funeral
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 25, 1969, covering June 30, 1969.
Original Cast Recording
The 5th Dimension
Blood| Sweat & Tears
Soundtrack
Iron Butterfly
1969Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan cricketer and politician[†]
Deshabandu Sanath Teran Jayasuriya, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, captain, cricket administrator and coach. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest all rounders ever to play in ODI cricket. A left arm orthodox spinner, left handed batter and a dynamic fielder, Jayasuriya together with his opening partner Romesh Kaluwitharana is credited for having revolutionized one-day international cricket with his explosive batting in the mid-1990s, which initiated the hard-hitting modern-day batting strategy of all nations. He was a key member of the Sri Lankan team that won 1996 Cricket World Cup. Under his captaincy Sri Lanka became joint champions along with India in the 2002 Champions Trophy. Currently, he is the head coach of the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team.
1969Uta Rohländer, German sprinter[†]
Uta Rohländer, nee Fromm is a retired German sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.
1969Sébastien Rose, Canadian director and screenwriter[†]
Sébastien Rose is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His debut film, How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause , won the Claude Jutra Award for the best Canadian film by a first-time director in 2003.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]