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talks due to resume after 3 days; US hopes to get clearer understanding of Soviet views; number of reporters on scene dwindle from 400 to few doz
article on ct as it begins new term; problems include heavy caseload, burden of hearing many minor cases, declining role as ground-breaking tribunal and renewed controversy over method of selecting judges; ct illus; biog sketches of 7 judges
NY Times survey reveals modest prosperity in Hungary; sees Hungarians cautiously building econ and cultural ties with West; sees excellent harvest easing strain of transition to new econ system; notes 'guiding role' of Communist party and assistance of USSR experts in econ reform; sees Kadar broadening his pol base in party and among people; illus
NYS Soc Services Dept and Soc Welfare Bd urge that emergency program to restore special grants of $5 to $8 a mo for aged, blind and handicapped be made permanent part of welfare program
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 19, 1969, covering November 24, 1969.
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Santana
Janis Joplin
1969David Adeang, Nauruan lawyer and politician[†]
David Ranibok Waiau Adeang is a Nauruan politician, currently serving as President of Nauru. Adeang is the former Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru, and Nauru's Minister of Finance and Justice, as well as the Minister Assisting the President of Nauru.
1969Romesh Kaluwitharana, Sri Lankan cricketer[†]
Deshabandu Romesh Shantha Kaluwitharana is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team from 1990 to 2004. He was a key member and wicket-keeper for the 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team and renowned for his aggressive batting style.
1969Rob Nicholson, American bass player and songwriter[†]
Rob Nicholson also known as Blasko, is an American bassist, musician and manager. He is the bassist and backing vocalist of Rob Zombie and bassist for Ozzy Osbourne, and is also a manager for Black Veil Brides. He is also the former bassist of Cryptic Slaughter and live bassist for Danzig.
1969Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second crewed mission to land on the Moon.[†]
The Apollo program, also known as Project Apollo, was the United States human spaceflight program led by NASA, which landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969. Apollo followed Project Mercury that put the first Americans in space. It was conceived in 1960 as a three-person spacecraft during President Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration. Apollo was later dedicated to President John F. Kennedy's national goal for the 1960s of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth" in an address to Congress on May 25, 1961. It was the third American human spaceflight program to fly, preceded by Project Gemini conceived in 1961 to extend spaceflight capability in support of Apollo.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]