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In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 15, 1969, covering October 20, 1969.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Rolling Stones
Johnny Cash
Blind Faith
Iron Butterfly
Blood| Sweat & Tears
Original Cast Recording
Tom Jones
Cream
Isaac Hayes
1969Laurie Daley, Australian rugby league player and coach[†]
Laurie William Daley AM, also known by the nicknames of "Lozza" and "Loz", is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and a former player who played as a centre and five-eighth in the late 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s.
1969Juan González, Puerto Rican baseball player[†]
Juan Alberto González Vázquez, nicknamed Juan Gone, is a Puerto Rican former baseball outfielder. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams, but is most identified with the Texas Rangers, for whom he played from 1989 to 1999 and again from 2002 to 2003. One of the premier run producers and most feared hitters of the 1990s and early 2000s, González hit over 40 home runs five times and amassed at least 100 runs batted in (RBI) eight times. He also had a batting average of .310 or higher in five seasons.
1969Labros Papakostas, Greek high jumper[†]
Labros Papakostas is a retired Greek high jumper who won two silver medals at the World Indoor Championships in 1995 and 1997.
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USSR article attacking Chinese leaders indicates that start of border negotiations does not mean end to ideological dispute; Tass press agency repts on Kuznetsov arrival in Peking; says he was met by Chiao Kuan-hua, expressed hope that talks would prove useful; Kuznetsov and Chiao reptdly have brief conf
Survey of more than 30 colls and univs across country shows sharp decline in enrollments; decline linked to opposition to Vietnam war and mil in gen and trend among colls away from requiring students to take mil courses; Defense Dept spokesman says that if natl trend is as sharp as survey indicates, some changes may be made to make program more attractive
$100 dinner, New Orleans; Vice Pres Agnew s
2 E Gers hijack Polish craft on flight from Warsaw to E Berlin and force it to land at Tegel Airport in French sec of W Berlin; map; both seek asylum; craft leaves for E Berlin; Soviet MIGs buzzed craft and airport to prevent landing; liner arrives, E Berlin; arrives, Brussels
Meyner and Cahill clash on tax issue, debate at NY Times offices; Cahill charges Meyner acts irresponsibly in saying he would not act on taxes until after tax conv; Meyner says he could get by without any new taxes next yr; holds conv would enable Gov to harness discontent over spiraling local property taxes
lot of Brit soldier in Belfast discussed; 3,500 soldiers and 600 marines there now; some 9,500 soldiers in N Ireland; wk-end quiet; some soldiers attribute situation to liquor ban; soldier illus on guard
Procaccino charges Lindsay has hired 'hardened criminals and trouble makers' far city jobs, TV debate with Mayoral candidates; says he has Police Dept memo naming 10 parolee youths as candidates for $100-a-wk jobs; Lindsay denies charges; Procaccino aide says 10 youths he referred to are employed at Malcom X Youth Center, Queens
New Fed blacklist of scientists, containing names of 48 researchers including name of Nobel Prize winner Dr S E Luria, comes to light; list prepared within HEW Dept div; contains names of 7 Natl Academy of Sciences members; telephone ints with 8 whose names are on list confirm they have not served on study coms; Luria says he has not served on such panels, int; says he does not want to discuss issue further; persons close to him say he was aware he was blacklisted, say he was enraged with security procedures; reason for barring Luria unknown; pol beliefs or personal assns said to be reasons in other blacklistings; blacklists obtained by NY Times contain 93 names; Dr D G Prugh scores blacklisting of Luria; says he will send position statement to Finch that has been drawn up by reprs of scientific and legal orgns; says scientists within Natl Health Insts attempt to mount protest; resolution criticizing HEW practices drawn up at meeting of 75 Natl Academy of Sciences members at Dartmouth Coll becomes pub; Dr C L Markert discusses blacklisting problem; Luria por
Monserrat announces 5-member comm under T W Kheel will study whether $90-million in special state aid. State Urban Educ Funds, has been fairly distributed to slum schools and why $10-million of funds was not spent last yr; says educ effectiveness of programs, which is evaluated by other agencies, will not be part of comm rev; acctg firm of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co to assist comm; comm members listed
Javits says for Eurs war should 'prove rather than disprove reliability of US as an ally', NATO meeting
Pol Com meets