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In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]
1969Miriam Licette, English soprano and educator (born 1885)[†]
Miriam Licette was an English operatic soprano whose career spanned 35 years, from the mid-1910s to after World War II. She was also a singing teacher, and created the Miriam Licette Scholarship.
1969The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the Moon.[†]
Apollo 11 was a spaceflight conducted from July 16 to 24, 1969, by the United States and launched by NASA. It marked the first time that humans landed on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, and Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon's surface six hours and 39 minutes later, on July 21 at 02:56 UTC. Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later, and they spent about two and a quarter hours together exploring the site they had named Tranquility Base upon landing. Armstrong and Aldrin collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material to bring back to Earth as pilot Michael Collins flew the Command Module Columbia in lunar orbit, and were on the Moon's surface for 21 hours, 36 minutes, before lifting off to rejoin Columbia.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Ronald Reagan, after two and a half years of criticizing campus radicals and administrators, has captured effective working control over California's system of higher education.
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informed sources say search is being abandoned; officials on 1 of 3 ships are silent; Gregory arrives in Saigon; declares he intends to find out why Army has kept facts in case secret; illus; map
Consol Edison power expansion plans for next 10 yrs include 2 new units at Indian Point; unit at Verplanck, NY, and one on David's Is off New Rochelle, NY, planned for '80s
Premier Rumor scores bombings
CBS pres Stanton says CBS would accept plan to stop broadcasting ads by end of yr if Cong approves plan, lr to Moss; questions fairness of proposal that discriminates against broadcast media while allowing unrestricted transfer of ad revenue to print media;; CBS repr says cigarette ad accounts for 10% of network's revenues
Govt orders price freeze effective until Sept 15 to accompany devaluation; 14 African countries of franc zone unanimously approve devaluation of their currencies after meeting with Giscard d'Estaing; former colonies Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco also seen affected by devaluation
Gov Rockefeller charges programs will shortchange NY and other indus states which already have fairly high payment standards, statement; NYC mayoral candidate Procaccino endorses plan in principle, urges payments to NYC proportionate to living costs, TV int; Natl Welfare Rights Orgn exec dir Wiley charges elimination of aid to families with dependent children program discriminates against Negroes, major recipients, TV int; opposes requirement that mothers work; is supported by Admr Ginsberg; Sen Javits sees 'only a beginning', with little effect in NY, TV int
Israeli jets shatter secs of Ghor Canal, reptdly causing damage comparable to that inflicted during June commando raid; Israel says it agreed to let Jordan repair canal after June raid in return for Jordanian pledge to curb border violence; charges violence increased as soon as repairs were completed; US reptdly aided in accord on repairs; Israel says it warned Jordan in recent days, reptdly through US, that canal would not be safe if attacks against Israel continued; Jordan repts canal damaged; map
article notes admiration for Govt's method in carrying out devaluation, revs events
S Parent, 18 yrs old, is 5th victim; he may have been visiting Garretson; police hunt several suspects whose names were given them by Garretson; Garretson lawyer insists youth is innocent; police say he could be released pending results of lie detector test; find no murder weapons; Polanski arrives, Los Angeles; his friend denies there was rift between Polanski and wife; illus of home, murder site