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July 8, 1969

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Headlines from July 8, 1969

NIXON AIDES MOVE ON SEGREGATION IN 5 SCHOOL AREAS; Suits Filed in South Carolina and Illinois--Funds Cut Off in Three Districts 4 MORE ACTIONS LIKELY Pleas in Courts Test Negro Faculty Assignments and Freedom of Choice Plan Administration Begins Actions to Curtail Segregation Policies in Five School Districts

By Christopher Lydonspecial To the New York Times

Atty Gen Mitchell announces desegregation suit has been filed against School Dist 45, Barnwell County, which has already lost Fed aid for failure to desegregate; Sen Thurmond says he hopes dist wins suit

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2-LANGUAGE BILL VOTED IN CANADA; Measure Designed to Make French Equal to English in Government Offices 2-LAGUAGE BILL VOTED IN CANADA

By Jay Walzspecial To the New York Times

Commons approves official languages bill making French equal of English throughout Fed Govt; passage of bill, which recd support from leaders of all Opposition parties, came without formal vote count after days of debate during which some Conservatives, notably those from prairie provs, expressed distaste for measure; provisions detailed

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 2, 1969, covering July 8, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Hair by Original Cast Recording

    Hair

    Original Cast Recording

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    49
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Age Of Aquarius by The 5th Dimension

    The Age Of Aquarius

    The 5th Dimension

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    23
  4. 4
    Album cover for Romeo & Juliet (1969) by Soundtrack

    Romeo & Juliet (1969)

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    22
  5. 5
    Album cover for This Is Tom Jones by Tom Jones

    This Is Tom Jones

    Tom Jones

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    4

Notable Births

Sugizo

1969Sugizo, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer[†]

Yūne Sugihara , born Yasuhiro Sugihara and better known by his stage name Sugizo, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. He is best known as the lead guitarist and violinist of the rock band Luna Sea since 1989.

Historical Context for July 8, 1969

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