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In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]
1969Al Golden, American football player and coach[†]
Alfred James Golden Jr. is an American professional football coach and former tight end who is the defensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He served as the head football coach for the Temple Owls from 2006 to 2010 and the Miami Hurricanes from 2011 to 2015.
1969Todd Marinovich, American football player and coach[†]
Todd Marvin Marinovich is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL), Canadian Football League (CFL), and Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans. Marinovich is known for the well-documented, intense focus of his training as a young athlete and his brief career as a professional, cut short primarily because of his addiction to drugs.
1969Wilfred Mugeyi, Zimbabwean footballer and coach[†]
Wilfred Mugeyi is a Zimbabwean former footballer whose last job was coach at South African Premier Soccer League club AmaZulu FC.
1969Henri Decoin, French director and screenwriter (born 1890)[†]
Henri Decoin was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 m freestyle. He competed in the 400 m freestyle at the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Penn Central defies NYS PSC June 5 order to acquire 80 new elec cars within 2 yrs for Harlem and Hudson divs; charges compliance with order would not be 'responsive to pub interest', would only sustain '1918 type of service and interfere with state-planned modernization; orders compliance with part of comm order on track, other equipment improvements; comm sues rr for $5,000-a-day fine for failure to meet compliance deadline
US State Dept lifts ban on credit arms sales; move seen as part of pkg agreement for talks on fishing accord; Pelly lauds move
Stockmeister named to Civil Service Comm by Rockefeller; charges that he acted in exch for pol plum recalled; Steingut scores tax rise and apptmt
FBI agents arrest 6 women scattering shredded draft records in Rockefeller Center area; melee erupts as hundreds of other war resisters attack agents; illus; 4 of 6 arrested women say they and 1 other woman were ones who broke into W 44th St offices
resigns from Black Panther party; his wife goes to rejoin him in Conakry, Guinea, where he is studying
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., July 3 -- The Security Council voted unanimously tonight to "censure in the strongest terms" actions by Israel in the Arab area of Jerusalem to change the city's status.
NY Gov Rockefeller, on 4th fact-finding mission to Latin Amer for Pres Nixon, notes there seems to be greater flow of dollars to US from area than reverse, probably due to accumulation of past loans to area, news conf, Kingston Jamaica
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Israeli defense forces radio repts France has lifted arms embargo and will deliver 50 Mirages in Oct or Nov; repts deliveries of plane parts have already begun
Council Pres Smith calls for housing-office bldg-recreation complex on site of proposed state office bldg, Harlem, with 1/2 of site used for low- and middle-income housing
HR Armed Services Com makes no cut in funds for Safeguard; earmarks $345.5-million for procurement and deployment, $400.9-million for research and development and $12-million to prepare test sites in Pacific