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ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22 -- It took the New York Rangers 19 minutes 44 seconds to warm up in the Arena tonight, then they blasted an old friend, Jacques Plante, with a 42-shot barrage that was good for a 5-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues.
When the New Jersey Turnpike Authority dips into the capital market this week for $135-million, the operator of the nation's most profitable toll road will become the most debt-heavy as well. This financing, the sixth and final installment of a $614-million program to cover widening of the northern 30 miles of the turnpike, will raise the total of the authority's bond issues since 1950 to $1.08-billion.
ALMOST all the news and commentary in the economic realm last week was bleak and gloomy -- not an invigorating climate for the financial markets.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22 -- Southern California defeated the University of California, Los Angeles, 14-12, today and battled its way into a fourth consecutive Rose Bowl appearance on New Year's Day.
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Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 19, 1969, covering November 23, 1969.
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Santana
Janis Joplin
1969Olivier Beretta, Monégasque racing driver[†]
Olivier Henri Aldo Léopold Beretta is a professional racing driver from Monaco who raced in Formula One in 1994 for the Larrousse team, partnering Érik Comas. He participated in 10 Grands Prix, debuting on 27 March 1994. He scored no championship points, and was replaced when his sponsorship money ran out. During 2003 and 2004, he tested for the Williams team.
1969Mike Lünsmann, German footballer[†]
Mike Lünsmann is a retired German footballer who made over 200 appearances for Hertha BSC.
1969Robin Padilla, Filipino actor, martial artist, and screenwriter[†]
Robinhood Ferdinand Cariño Padilla, also known by his Muslim name Abdul Aziz, is a Filipino actor, film director, and politician serving as senator of the Philippines. He is known as the "Bad Boy" of Philippine cinema for portraying anti-hero gangster roles in films such as Anak ni Baby Ama (1990), Grease Gun Gang (1992), Bad Boy (1990), and Bad Boy II (1992). He has also been dubbed the "Prince of Action" in Philippine cinema.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]