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November 2, 1969

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Historical Context for November 2, 1969

In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[โ€ ]

Notable Births

Fieldy

1969Reginald Arvizu, American rock musician[โ€ ]

Reginald Quincy Arvizu, also known as Fieldy, is an American musician, best known as the bassist for nu metal band Korn. He is also the guitarist/bassist for rock band StillWell.

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Headlines from November 2, 1969

Now Comes the Problem of Carrying Out the Order

By -- JOHN HERBERS

WASHINGTON -- Like most developments in the arduous 15-year effort to desegregate Southern schools, application of last week's Supreme Court ruling declaring an end to "all deliberate speed" faces complexities, uncertainties and ambiguities.

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VIOLENCE REPORT SAYS U.S. JUSTICE MUST BE REVISED; System of Law Enforcement Found to Be Fragmented, Inadequate and Archaic

By Jon Nordheimer

Natl Comm on Causes and Prevention of Violence rept urges drastic and far-reaching revision in machinery of justice which it finds fragmented, inadequate and archaic; traces failing of law-enforcement system from policeman to prisons; proposes doubling total Fed, state and local budget for law enforcement, creation of central justice agencies in met areas to coordinate all phases of police work, trials and rehabilitation of criminals, enlistment of lawyers from private sector to aid poor, expansion of existing legal services to poor and creation of citizens groups to aid in fight against crime and to investigate complaints made against police and other pub servants; links decline in respect for law to abuses and deficiences of present system

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DARTMOUTH ROUTS YALE, 42-21;; ELI STREAK HALTED

By William N. Wallace

NEW HAVEN, Nov. 1 -- Dartmouth's undefeated football team, a magnificent machine with speed and blocking galore, swept past Yale, 42-21, today before a Yale Bowl crowd of 49,958. The victory was Dartmouth's sixth and a significant milestone on the Indians' intended trip to the Ivy League championship.

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VOLOSHEN LINKED TO FEE FROM BANK; Head of Defunct Institution in Colorado Says $7,000 Was Paid for Influence

By Jack Rosenthal

Ex-pres Best, who had been jailed for misapplication of bank's funds, told fed investigators in '65 that N Voloshen, now under investigation for influence peddling with HR Speaker McCormack's aide M Sweig, demanded $15,000 and got at least $7,000 to aid bank when it was failing in '64; said Voloshen intervened with then Currency Controller J J Saxon; Saxon did not order bank closed until nearly 4 mos after Voloshen allegedly intervened; Saxon says bank was allowed to remain open because his office was trying to get other banks to lake it over; Denver Post '65 article held that Saxon acknowledged he got call from Voloshen, who allegedly held he represented Eastern banking interests seeking to buy bank; said Saxon said he refused to discuss bank until Eastern interests were identified; said Voloshen claimed he recd no funds; others allegedly involved in Best's meeting with Voloshen confirm his story in outline

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