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July 27, 1969

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Historical Context for July 27, 1969

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

Notable Births

1969Triple H, American wrestler and actor^[†]

Paul Michael Levesque, also known by the ring name Triple H, is an American business executive and former professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he serves as its chief content officer.

1969Jonty Rhodes, South African cricketer and coach^[†]

Jonathan Neil "Jonty" Rhodes is a South African professional cricket coach, commentator and former Test and One Day International cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest fielders of all time and was the first South African cricketer to take 100 ODI catches. He played for the South African cricket team between 1992 and 2003. He is the fielding coach of the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He is the fielding coach of Durban's Super Giants as well as the consultant fielding coach of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. Rhodes was a member of the South Africa cricket team that won the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the first ICC trophy the country has won.

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Headlines from July 27, 1969

MILITARY OPPOSES A WAR SLOWDOWN; Ranking Officers in Vietnam Contend Reduction Would Imperil U.S. Troops

By Terence Smith

top officers of US mil command in Saigon remain opposed to reduction of Amer battlefield effort despite continuing lull in fighting; believe lull is enemy tactical device; details on feelings of officers; mil sources rept Abrams recently presented argument to Wheeler that only ways to fight war without increasing Amer casualties is to go all out or go home

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Key S.E.C. Officer Sees No Easing Up By Administration; S.E.C. View: No Easing Is Foreseen

By Terry Robards

SEC new NY regional admr K T Duffy sees no relaxation in enforcement of securities laws under Nixon Adm, int; Nixon campaign lr to securities indus scoring 'heavy-handed bureaucratic regulatory schemes' of SEC recalled

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Off and Away -- Or Sic, Sic, Sic; Off and Away -- Or Sic, Sic, Sic,

By Walter Kerr

I AM now going to leave the country for four weeks, feeling exactly like those awful people who saw murder done outside their apartment windows and never called the police. I feel like a sneak, but I'm going.

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Can We Mine the Moon? Hurdles Are Huge, but . . .; Can We Mine the Moon? Hurdles Are Huge, but . . .

By Robert A. Wright

The moon is still far out for businessmen.

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For Neo-Adults Only; For Neo-Adults Only

By Vincent Canby

V Canby notes unexpected success of 6 current films (Easy Rider, Putney Swope, Last Summer, Midnight Cowboy, Goodbye, Columbus and Romeo and Juliet) that attract audience of young adults and have low budgets and non-'name' casts

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Day to Day in a Credit Crunch; Inside a Credit Crunch: Day to Day With 2 Bankers

By H. Erich Heinemann

article describes days spent with line-lending officers R V O'Brien Jr (Chase Manhattan) and W V Shipley (Chem Bank); impact of tight money on their activities discussed; illus

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Dispute in Delaware Race;; Pit Bunny Is Disqualified

By Special to The New York Times

Delaware Oaks: Gallant Bloom wins

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Kennedy's Week of Tragedy; Kennedy's Week of Tragedy: From Party Arrangements to His Statement on TV

By Joseph Lelyveld

article, Kennedy's Week of Tragedy, details known data on events, on persons involved and quotations from some of statements; illus of Chappaquiddick Is, of Markham, Gargan, bridge; map

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Florence Enjoys A New Renaissance After the Flood; Florence Now Enjoying Renaissance After the Flood

By Robert Deardorff

Article on art attractions in Florence discusses major frescoes, other works recently discovered during restoration work on bldgs damaged in '66 flood; illus

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Truth, Not Titillation; Truth, Not Titillation

By Theodore Bikel

Actor and Actors Equity vp T Bikel comments on actor's attitude toward nudity

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Kuhn Plans a Study of the Ball To Set Up a Uniform Standard; KUHN ASKS STUDY OF THE BASEBALL

By Leonard Koppett

Comr Kuhn plans study of resiliency of ball to set up uniform specifications; seeks to quell speculation that ball used now has more 'bounce' than one used in recent yrs; says mfr has assured him that no deliberate change has been made in materials or construction; notes storage problems and other factors effecting resiliency; present and past disputes over lively ball revd

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