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Mayor Lindsay said last night that he would "carry the fight to preserve the 20-cent fare to both state and Federal authorities," by seeking their aid to offset operating deficits on the city transit system after next Jan. 1.
Mariner 6 travels to within 2,000 mi of Mars; lab officials rept radio signals from craft indicate it has obtained wide range of scientific data and close-up TV pictures; map shows area photographed; Mariner 7 stops sending signals for several hrs; earlier, Mariner 6 sent 17 more approach pictures which were displayed in quick succession on ab's TV screens; tried unsuccessfully to photograph Phobos, Mars's inner moon (W Sullivan rept)
Dem and Repub Sen leaders reach compromise that will give Sen chance to vote on Dem plan for extension of 10% surcharge through end of yr and on Adm plan for 10% surcharge through end of yr and 5% surtax through June 30; move seen victory for Adm; follows news conf at which Agnew, Kennedy and Mayo explained why they opposed whittling down of 1-yr extension, Dirksen Sen s holding he would have backed Mansfield plan if Adm had accepted it; Agnew held Adm fights Mansfield plan because HR leaders oppose shorter extension; also held Mansfield has not expressed willingness to vote balance of a full yr's extension once reform bill is passed; Mansfield has expressed such a willingness repeatedly on Sen floor; Sen defeat of full-yr extension seen likely; Mills, noting that HR has just passed stopgap bill extending withholding rates, holds Sen should adopt measure while waiting for reform bill that will be brought to HR floor in wk; illus
US Steel announces 4.8% increase on wide variety of items including flat rolled products, which comprise over 50% of total steel indus shipments; action is widest price increase since Aug '68 when confrontation with Pres Johnson forced price rollback; other cos expected to follow
HR, in surprise action, votes, 241-106, to give tentative approval to Repr Joelson proposal adding $895-million to Adm's $3.2-billion educ request; proposal followed failure by Repub and Dem group in HR com to get com to accept token aid rise; other principal supporters of proposal were Reprs Conte and McDade; Fed budget surplus seen having impact on vote; Dems hail approval; Repr Ford calls vote 'irresponsible and irrational' in view of nation's inflationary problems; HR also votes, 197-160, to reject proposal for increasing funds only for 'impacted area' schools
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 30, 1969, covering July 31, 1969.
Blood| Sweat & Tears
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Tom Jones
Henry Mancini
1969Antonio Conte, Italian footballer and manager[†]
Antonio Conte is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Serie A club Napoli. He is widely regarded as one of the best football managers in the world.
1969Loren Dean, American actor[†]
Loren Dean is an American actor. He has appeared on stage and in feature films, including as the title character in Billy Bathgate, as well as Apollo 13, Rosewood, Space Cowboys, and Ad Astra. He appeared in a recurring role on the television series Bones.
1969Kenneth D. Schisler, American lawyer and politician[†]
Kenneth D. Schisler is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates and former chair of the Maryland Public Service Commission.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]