On this day
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US mil spokesmen rept 130 Amers killed last wk, highest wkly toll in 2 mos; 653 Amers wounded
Pres and Mrs Nixon are hosts to 230 elderly persons at White House Thanksgiving Day dinner; illus
Kheel suggests PATH extension on west side of Manhattan to 57th St and use of 1 deck of George Washington Bridge for commuter rr tracks
2 S Vietnamese Sen coms to conduct joint inquiry into alleged massacre; similar move makes headway in S Vietnamese House; Sen Tran Van Don says purpose of inquiry is to resolve apparent contradiction between US and S Vietnamese positions; makes other comments; Deputy Tran Ngoc Chau says S Vietnamese absolution of US soldiers is disservice to S Vietnam and US; 3 S Vietnamese newspapers pub eds lauding US for discussing case in public and scoring Saigon's reticence; Brit Dr A Venemma says he is 'amazed' Amer officials deny knowledge of Songmy incident because 'very high S Vietnamese official told him of killings and that Amer authorities knew about them
NYS Appeals Ct orders Guggenheim Museum to give up ownership of Brancusi sculpture, A Muse, and return it to its former owner, Mrs I B Lindt, widow of A Bulova, under whose will sculpture was donated to museum in '58; ct overturns lower ct rulings that said Mrs Lindt, who bought piece at '55 auction for $7,000, did not own sculpture because her husband paid for it; marble head was sculptured in '12 and is now valued at $80,000; Brancusi specialist S Geist sees 'very sad loss' for museum; Mrs Lindt says she might ultimately donate piece to a museum, but, because of legal battle, not to the Guggenheim; sculpture illus
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 26, 1969, covering November 28, 1969.
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Tom Jones
The Temptations
1969Nick Knight, English cricketer and sportscaster[†]
Nicholas Verity Knight is an English cricket commentator and former England cricketer. A left-handed opening batsman and a fine fielder, Knight played in 17 Test Matches and 100 One Day Internationals before announcing his retirement from international cricket after the 2003 World Cup.
1969Robb Nen, American baseball player and manager[†]
Robb Allen Nen is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He spent most of his career as a closer. He is the son of former major league first baseman Dick Nen.
1969Valeri Nikitin, Estonian wrestler[†]
Valeri Nikitin is an Estonian former wrestler who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
1969Sonia O'Sullivan, Irish athlete[†]
Sonia O'Sullivan is an Irish former track and field athlete. She won a gold medal in the 5000 metres at the 1995 World Championships, and a silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2000 Olympic Games. Her 2000 m world record of 5:25.36, set in 1994 stood until 2017.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]