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Adm officials give no encouragement to Scott hint of possible breakthrough in next 2 or 3 mos, see no sign of hope in Nguyen Van Thieu statements; several officials feel their position will be further damaged by false optimism
JERUSALEM, Oct. 6 -- Denis Michael Rohan pleaded not guilty today to setting fire to Al Aksa Mosque, Islam's third holiest shrine, as his widely awaited trial opened here.
Burger presides at Ct opening; 93 lawyers admitted to practice before Ct; Sen Thurmond moves for admission of SC atty, 1st such appearance since Justices declared school segregation unconst in '54
Sen subcom investigator Manuel says 5 tons of weapons and munitions seized in Fayetteville, NC, cache, some of which were acquired by former Army Provost Marshal Gen Turner through his official position and then sold for personal profit, were intended for shipment to Haitian revolutionaries
4 gunmen, in elaborate robbery, make off with $100,000 from Queens branch after holding branch mgr R Ward and family hostage in their Levittown, NY, home for over 10 hrs; suspects captured after Ward's neighbor, Ptl J Daly, grows suspicious of unusual activity at Ward home and calls police; $37,477 recovered; robbery detailed
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 1, 1969, covering October 7, 1969.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Johnny Cash
Blind Faith
The Rolling Stones
Blood| Sweat & Tears
1969Bobbie Brown, American model and actress[†]
Bobbie Jean Brown, sometimes credited as Bobbie Brown-Lane, is an American actress, model, and former beauty pageant contestant. She appeared in the 1989 videos for Great White's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and "House of Broken Love", and in the 1990 video for Warrant's song "Cherry Pie".
1969Malia Hosaka, American wrestler[†]
Malia Hosaka is an American professional wrestler. She is a former NWA World Women's Champion.
1969Léon Scieur, Belgian cyclist (born 1888)[†]
Léon Scieur was a Belgian cyclist who won the 1921 Tour de France, along with stages 3 and 10. His first great victory was the 1920 Liège–Bastogne–Liège; he won a stage and finished fourth in the 1919 and 1920 Tours de France.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]