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In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]
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major sections destroyed; Arab world outraged; Jerusalem Moslem Council charges arson, hints Israeli responsibility
success of devaluation seen endangered by illegal price rises found in 1/4 of 618 stores inspected by Govt; wide repatriation of capital not yet noted; factors cited
World Council of Chs holds white chs have benefited financially from racism and urges them to transfer 'significant portion' of their resources to racially oppressed groups; rejects concept of 'reparations' as attempt to apportion guilt for the past; issue debated at Council's central com meeting in Canterbury, Eng; black Amer churchmen urge support for Forman's demands; opposed by Asian and African delegates and some Eur Prot leaders who view problem as Amer
US, in session of Paris talks, gets no more satisfaction on POW issue
Laird says announced $1.5-billion fiscal '70 mil budget cut will not affect MIRV or IBM programs
The city's Central Labor Council, representing 1.2 million union members in the city, gave its support last night to Controller Mario A. Procaccino for Mayor. The hand vote of the delegate body, meeting in the Roosevelt Auditorium just off Union Square, was estimated by observers to be at least 2 or 3 to 1 in support Mr. Procaccino.
Con Ed asks PSC for rate increase of about $117.5-million a yr; rise would raise avg residential rate 14% and avg commercial rate 16.9%; co says it makes request with 'greatest reluctance' because of 'inflationary pressures'; PSC says matter is under study; co seeks to soothe effect of request by pointing to its large tax payments to city and to other consumer products that it says have increased in price far more than elec; Lindsay issues statement saying co exercises gross insensitivity in making request; Owners Com on Elec Rate says it is staggered by request; co exec says higher rates would contribute to better service in long run, but not necessarily in short run
US orders 'expeditious departure' of L E Espinosa Bonet, 3d Sec of Cuban mission to UN, on grounds he tried to recruit Cuban refugees to gather information concerning security of office of US Pres; State Dept spokesman says personal or physical security of Pres was not involved; note declares 1st Sec Boza Hidalgo-Gato, presently in Havana, will not be allowed to re-enter US; State Dept spokesman says Boza attempted to recruit Cuban refugees in US to gather material of intelligence value concerning operations of unidentified US mil installation; note also warns another mission member, J E Reyes Vega, to confine himself to matters directly related to UN duties
Treas Dept officials concede ousting lawyer P R McDaniel, whom they wanted to keep, when White House passed word that Sen Bellmon, who had long been seeking his ouster, was threatening to vote against Safeguard; Bellmon denies threatening to vote against Safeguard but concedes he sought McDaniel's ouster because he, a tax specialist, was 'highly partisan' Dem
Laird says '65 plan has neither Nixon's nor Roger's approval, news conf; makes dear he means Adm does not 'agree' with it; indicates likely basis of disapproval; says he has offered Fulbright 'a complete and thorough briefing' on it and will show plan to him if his questions are still unanswered; does not modify his refusal to send plan to com office in Capitol
releases eased oil drilling rules which do not apply to Santa Barbara operations, under special orders because of blowout
memory of Czech invasion seen hampering Washington-Moscow relations; Nixon Adm policy seen one of 'living with the situation,' avoiding deliberate provocation to USSR; factors in tacit US-USSR agreement to subordinate ill-will over invasion cited