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December 5, 1969

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Headlines from December 5, 1969

11% RAISE AVERTS RAILROAD STRIKE; Shopcraft Unions to Get 7% More in 2d Year of Pact 11% RAISE AVERTS RAILROAD STRIKE

By Christopher Lydonspecial To the New York Times

Rrs and unions reach agreement, avert strike; agree on 11% wage rise for '69 and additional 7% rise as tentative pattern for all rr workers in '70; Pres spokesman says Nixon is pleased with agreement; Winpisinger sees ratification soon; Labor Sec Shultz sees agreement as triumph of free collective bargaining

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TOPICS ARE PICKED FOR ARMS PARLEY; Helsinki Talks Put Offensive and Defensive Weapons on List for Negotiations Topics Are Selected for Talks on Limitation of Arms

By John W. Finneyspecial To the New York Times

Adm officials rept Helsinki negotiators have defined broad areas for future talks; rept accord that substantive phase should encompass offensive weapons, defensive weapons such as ABM, relationship between offensive and defensive weapons, and means of verifying agreement; Rogers, in s to NATO Mins Council, says present talks will continue for 2 wks then substantive talks will begin after recess of perhaps a mo; US Adm apparently split over whether to seek formal treaty; Cong sources rept Joint Cs/S pushing for treaty, apparently on premise it will be more difficult to achieve and thus more ltd in scope; Arms Control Agency and State Dept reptdly backing more informal accord under which arsenals would be ltd by mutual example or 'parallelism'

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CAPTAIN DENIES SEEING MASSACRE; Medina Also Says He Gave No Order for Troops to Kill Songmy Civilians Captain Medina Denies Seeing Massacre at Songmy

By Special to The New York Times

Medina, during recess in Peers bd investigation, denies to newsmen that he ordered or saw massacre; says he did not shoot a child; is accompanied by Bailey; before meeting with newsmen, Bailey explains Medina is not subject to publicity-restraining order; Medina describes events at Songmy on day of alleged massacre; estimates that 20-28 civilians were killed during action; says he killed woman; says he never heard repts of indiscriminate killings, but that he had recd order to make sure innocent civilians were not killed; Thompson testifies before bd; declines to comment on most questions from newsmen; NY Post columnist repts that former Vietnam reporter wrote to Sen Percy that soldiers commanded by Maj C S Robb, former Pres Johnson's son-in-law, committed atrocities against civilians; says Robb denies knowledge of incidents or any orders to harm civilians; Medina, Bailey and Thompson illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 3, 1969, covering December 5, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Abbey Road by The Beatles

    Abbey Road

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

    Led Zeppelin II

    Led Zeppelin

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for Tom Jones Live In Las Vegas by Tom Jones

    Tom Jones Live In Las Vegas

    Tom Jones

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Green River

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for Puzzle People by The Temptations

    Puzzle People

    The Temptations

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

1969Eric Etebari, American actor, director, and producer[†]

Eric Etebari is an American actor. He appeared in Witchblade, 2 Fast 2 Furious and The Lincoln Lawyer. He is also known for his physical portrayal of Dallas in Payday: The Web Series and the video game PAYDAY 2; the latter portrayal is voiced by Simon Kerr.

1969Morgan J. Freeman, American director, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Morgan J. Freeman is an American film director. In 1997, his debut feature, Hurricane Streets, won three awards at the Sundance Film Festival.

Sajid Javid

1969Sajid Javid, British Pakistani banker and politician, former Chancellor of the Exchequer[†]

Sir Sajid Javid is a British former politician who served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from June 2021 to July 2022, having previously served as Home Secretary from 2018 to 2019 and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2019 to 2020. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament for Bromsgrove between 2010 and 2024.

Lewis Pugh

1969Lewis Pugh, English swimmer and lawyer[†]

Lewis William Gordon Pugh, OIG, is a British-South African endurance swimmer and ocean advocate. Dubbed the "Sir Edmund Hillary of swimming", he is the first person to complete a long-distance swim in every ocean of the world, and he frequently swims in vulnerable ecosystems to draw attention to their plight.

1969Ramón Ramírez, Mexican footballer[†]

Jesús Ramón Ramírez Ceceña is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Catherine Tate

1969Catherine Tate, English actress, comedian, and writer[†]

Catherine Tate is an English actress, comedian and writer. She has won numerous awards for her work on the BBC sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show (2004–2007), as well as being nominated for an International Emmy Award and seven BAFTAs. Tate played Donna Noble in the 2006 Christmas special of the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, and reprised her role for the fourth series in 2008, and the 60th anniversary episodes in 2023.

Notable Deaths

Claude Dornier

1969Claude Dornier, German engineer and businessman, founded Dornier Flugzeugwerke (born 1884)[†]

Claude (Claudius) Honoré Désiré Dornier was a Franco-German airplane designer and founder of Dornier GmbH. His notable designs include the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat, for decades the world's largest and most powerful airplane. He also made several other successful aircraft.

Princess Alice of Battenberg

1969Princess Alice of Battenberg (born 1885)[†]

Princess Alice of Battenberg was the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II, and paternal grandmother of King Charles III. After marrying Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark in 1903, she adopted the style of her husband, becoming Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark.

Historical Context for December 5, 1969

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