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Citizens Union gives Lindsay preferred rating for re-election; he is endorsed by NY Post
Sen com approves basic changes in tax law that would increase real-estate indus taxes by nearly $1-billion each yr; affirms HR bill provisions to limit extent to which accelerated depreciation may be taken by original owners on indus and commercial bldgs and by any subsequent owners on all types of bldgs; provisions limit to 1 1/2 times the actual depreciation the amt of depreciation that may be taken on new commercial and indus bldgs and bar any form of accelerated depreciation on bldgs no longer owned by original owner if bldgs were acquired after July 25; com adopts bill provision for 5-yr writeoff for tax purposes of cost of renovating old residential bldgs; sets Dec 31, '74 termination date for incentive to make it necessary for Cong to rev its effectiveness; com staff tax expert L N woodworth calls temporary feature of credit unprecedented; com loosens provisions of HR bill providing for recapture of excessive depreciation and indus bldgs; Adm proposed looser treatment of residental bldgs; com also makes number of changes in bill sec dealing with treatment of depreciation by regulated utilities; decides foreign branches of Amer businesses should be allowed to take as depreciation deductions only smaller of deduction provided by US or foreign law
Nixon reaffirms support for Haynsworth, news conf; accuses judge's critics of indulging in 'vicious character assassination'; says he has examined charges against Haynsworth, inspected his income tax returns and finds him 'beyond suspicion'; says he will not withdraw nomination even if Haynsworth requests it and is confident of favorable Sen vote; says he backs views of those who argue that nominee's philosophical convictions do not represent proper basis for rejecting him and that Sen should confine itself to an exam of his qualifications; discusses and refutes charges of any impropriety or conflict of interest in his sitting in series of cases in which litigants were customers of cos in which he owned stock or that he had been illegally involved in business deals with R G Baker; Sens Aiken and Hruska comment on statments; Bayh views it as an attack on him personally
Defense Dept repts previously announced spending cuts totaling $4.1-billion will cut 500,000 jobs from defense payrolls and reduce mil procurement programs by 20%
Czech delegation led by Husak and Svoboda arrives, Moscow, for official visit; warmly greeted by Brezhnev, Kosygin and Podgorny; Podgorny praises 'great positive change' in Czech since Husak assumed power, welcoming s, changeover in Czech policy; Czech delegation includes Strougal, V Bilak, S Sadovsky, F Hamouz, J Marko and Lt Gen M Dzur
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 15, 1969, covering October 21, 1969.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Rolling Stones
Johnny Cash
Blind Faith
Iron Butterfly
1969Michael Hancock, Australian rugby league player[â ]
Michael John "Mick" Hancock is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative wing, he played in the Brisbane Broncos' first five Grand Final victories in 1992, 1993, 1997 Super League, 1998 and 2000. At the time of his retirement from football in Australia in 2000 he held the Broncos' club records for most career appearances. He played out the rest of his career in England with the Salford City Reds and retired in 2002.
1969Mo Lewis, American football player[â ]
Morris Clyde Lewis III is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 13 seasons with the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was drafted by the Jets in the third round of the 1991 NFL draft. Lewis was named to three Pro Bowls and was a first-team All-Pro during his career, in addition to being a member of the Jets All-Time Four Decade Team. However, Lewis' accomplishments would be overshadowed by him injuring New England Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe in 2001, which inadvertently began a dynasty for the Patriots when they relieved Bledsoe with Tom Brady.
1969Jack Kerouac, American novelist and poet (born 1922)[â ]
Jean-Louis Lebris de KĂ©rouac, known as Jack Kerouac, was an American novelist and poet who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation.
1969WacĆaw SierpiĆski, Polish mathematician and academic (born 1882)[â ]
WacĆaw Franciszek SierpiĆski was a Polish mathematician. He was known for contributions to set theory, number theory, theory of functions, and topology. He published over 700 papers and 50 books.
1969The 1969 Somali coup d'Ă©tat establishes a MarxistâLeninist administration.[â ]
The 1969 Somali coup d'Ă©tat was a bloodless military takeover of the Somali Republic on 21 October 1969, led by Somali National Army officers of the Supreme Revolutionary Council under General Siad Barre. After the assassination of President Abdirashid Shermarke in Las Anod, the Somali National Army under Barre's command stormed Mogadishu, seized key government buildings, and demanded the resignation of the country's leaders. The coup deposed acting President Sheikh Mukhtar Hussein and Prime Minister Mohammad Egal, ushering in a 21-year military rule under Barre and the establishment of an authoritarian government that lasted until 1991.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[â ]