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Soviet physicist Dr P L Kapitsa opposes development of ABM systems, news conf, Washington, DC; says systems are intrinsically costly and inevitabley ineffective; lauds '68 article by Drs Bethe and Garwin seeking to show futility of systems
SDS faction holds rally in Chicago pk on 2d anniv of Guevara slaying
HEW Dept spokesman concedes dept has for yrs bean blacklisting hundreds of scientists, preventing them from serving on advisory panels that guide research efforts and funds; those blacklisted are recipients of scores of honors and awards and include many prominent scientists; most of blacklisted scientists had brushes with Cong investigating coms, or had been members of left-wing pol orgns, or oppose Vietnam war; HEW security people usually give 'security' or 'suitability' as reason for blacklisting; dept spokesman says whole procedure is under rev; NY Times has copy of 1 of blacklists containing names of 48 scientists; ints several blacklisted scientists, who express anger, frustration and outright contempt for system; reprs of 27 scientific and legal groups meet in Washington to compose resolution protesting security clearance procedures; delegation seeks but fails to see Sec Finch; 2 former dept Secs, Sen Ribicoff and Judge A J Celebrezze, say blacklisting never came to their attention
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 8, 1969, covering October 9, 1969.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Rolling Stones
Johnny Cash
Blind Faith
Blood| Sweat & Tears
1969Darren Britt, Australian rugby league player[†]
Darren Britt is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 1990s and 2000s.
1969Simon Fairweather, Australian archer[†]
Simon John Fairweather, OAM is an archer born in Adelaide, South Australia. He is 175 centimetres tall and weighs 71 kilograms (157 lb).
1969PJ Harvey, English musician, singer-songwriter, writer, poet, and composer[†]
Polly Jean Harvey is an English singer-songwriter. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments.
1969Christine Hough, Canadian figure skater and coach[†]
Christine "Tuffy" Hough is a Canadian former pair skater. With Doug Ladret, she is the 1988 Canadian national champion and finished in the top ten at two Winter Olympics, in 1988 and 1992.
1969Giles Martin, English songwriter and producer[†]
Giles Martin is an English record producer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist. His studio recordings, stage shows, TV and film works have been critically acclaimed and commercially successful around the world. He is the son of Beatles producer George Martin and half-brother of actor Gregory Paul Martin.
1969Steve McQueen, English director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Sir Steve Rodney McQueen is a British film director, film producer, screenwriter, and video artist. Known for directing films that deal with intense subject matters, he has received several awards including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award. He was honoured with the BFI Fellowship in 2016 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2020 for services to art and film. In 2014, he was included in Time magazine's annual Time 100 list of the "most influential people in the world".
1969Don Hoak, American baseball player (born 1928)[†]
Donald Albert Hoak, nicknamed "Tiger", was an American professional baseball third baseman and coach. He played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1954–1964) for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Redlegs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Philadelphia Phillies.
1969In Chicago, the National Guard is called in as demonstrations continue over the trial of the "Chicago Eight".[†]
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the seat of Cook County, the second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]