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July 1, 1969

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Headlines from July 1, 1969

Trees in a Queens Park Cut Down as Vigilantes Harass Homosexuals; Trees in a Queens Park Are Found Cut Down

By David Bird

Trees and other greenery mysteriously cut down in Kew Gardens, NYC, pk that local residents say was rendezvous for homosexuals; residents admit vigilante com had been set up to harass homosexuals; Pk Dept deplores vandalism; M Tashman, atty active in vigilante com, says residents concern for safety of women and children led to formation of com; describes its methods of harassment; admits cutting was against law but says 'we had police consent'; declines to tell who did cutting; residents reactions cited; pk illus,; map

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Dismissal Proceedings Started Against Judge in L.I.R.R. Case; CENSURED JUDGE FACING DISMISSAL

By Richard J. H. Johnston

Justice Beldock announces start of dismissal proceedings against Judge E J Caiazzo, who jailed 4 LIRR commuters in Jan; says Prof S A Klein will conduct proceedings; Judicial Conf Adm Bd rept charges arraignment of 4 riders did not 'accord with acceptable standards of judicial procedure designed to afford basic protection' to defendants; charges Caiazzo showed 'brusque and arbitrary attitude'

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 25, 1969, covering July 1, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Hair by Original Cast Recording

    Hair

    Original Cast Recording

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    48
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Age Of Aquarius by The 5th Dimension

    The Age Of Aquarius

    The 5th Dimension

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    22
  4. 4
    Album cover for Romeo & Juliet (1969) by Soundtrack

    Romeo & Juliet (1969)

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    21
  5. 5
    Album cover for In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly

    In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

    Iron Butterfly

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    50

Notable Births

Seamus Egan

1969Séamus Egan, American-Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Seamus Egan is an Irish-American musician.

Historical Context for July 1, 1969

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