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November 7, 1969

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Headlines from November 7, 1969

NEGRO BUSINESS IS ASSURED OF AID; Stans Announces Plan to Make Up to $500-Million Available by Next June NEGRO BUSINESS ASSURED OF AID

By Paul Delaneyspecial To the New York Times

Sec Stans announces Nixon Adm plan to make up to $500-million available by next June to finance Negro business enterprises; plan, called Project Enterprise, is Adm's 1st major program to aid black capitalism; Stans says 18 corps have pledged minimum of $150,000 each to sponsor Minority Enterprise Small Business Investment Co (MESBIC), which in turn will finance minority group business projects; says $15-million is available now for Govt's share of funding MESBIC; funds are part of $300-million announced earlier for grants, loans or loan guarantees to aid minorities

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HOUSE UNIT BACKS NIXON ON VIETNAM; Resolution on Peace Efforts Adopted Without Hearings -- Senate Move Blocked HOUSE UNIT BACKS NIXON ON VIETNAM

By John W. Finneyspecial To the New York Times

House Foreign Affairs Com, with white House encouragement, approves pro-Nixon resolution; Mansfield, by offering amendments calling for specific moves, foils Repub attempt to push through similar resolution in Sen; Dem and Repub leaders work together to speed through resolution; House com approves resolution without any hearings; Repr Morgan promises early action on resolution, perhaps before planned antiwar demonstrations; Rosenthal says it is apparent Adm and House leadership seek to intimidate antiwar people; Wright discloses resolution drafted with assistance of White House aides and has Nixon's endorsement; says Ford worked with resolution co-sponsors; resolution said to have 181 co-sponsors by now; some liberals complain privately about resolution to Repr Albert; details on Mansfield action

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 5, 1969, covering November 7, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Abbey Road by The Beatles

    Abbey Road

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Green River

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Johnny Cash At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

    Johnny Cash At San Quentin

    Johnny Cash

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19
  4. 4
    Album cover for Blind Faith by Blind Faith

    Blind Faith

    Blind Faith

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! by Janis Joplin

    I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!

    Janis Joplin

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    5

Notable Births

Michelle Clunie

1969Michelle Clunie, American actress[†]

Michelle Renee Clunie is an American actress and former ballet dancer. A native of Portland, Oregon, Clunie studied ballet from an early age, earning a scholarship at the Academy of Professional Ballet. In 1992, she starred in a Los Angeles–based production of A Comedy of Eros, for which she won a Drama-Logue Award for Best Actress, before making her film debut in the slasher film Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993).

HélÚne Grimaud

1969HĂ©lĂšne Grimaud, French pianist[†]

HélÚne Rose Paule Grimaud is a French classical pianist and the founder of the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York.

1969Michel Picard, Canadian ice hockey player and scout[†]

Michel Daniel Picard is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Picard played in the National Hockey League with the Hartford Whalers, San Jose Sharks, Ottawa Senators, St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, and Philadelphia Flyers. As of 2018, he serves as an amateur scout for the Blues.

Historical Context for November 7, 1969

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