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Gov Rockefeller says he will urge Legis approve $10-million deficiency budget appropriation which together with $7-million in increased Fed funds will provide for continuation of free lunch program for rest of yr, reply to Monserrat-Brown lr
Fed Judge Pettine rules S B Murray was illegally reclassified by his local bd, was wrongfully dismissed from Peace Corps, and holds subsequent indictment for refusing induction was invalid
NY Times survey of Ch-state relations in E Eur finds trend toward normalization in Hungary despite continued internal exile of Mindszenty
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 24, 1969, covering December 25, 1969.
Led Zeppelin
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Tom Jones
Creedence Clearwater Revival
1969Nicolas Godin, French musician[†]
Nicolas Godin is a French musician best known for being one half of the music duo Air.
1969Noel Goldthorpe, Australian rugby league player[†]
Noel Goldthorpe is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the halves in the 1990s. He played most of his career for the St George Dragons. Goldthorpe also played for the Western Suburbs Magpies, Hunter Mariners, Adelaide Rams and the North Queensland Cowboys, whom he captained.
1969Frederick Onyancha, Kenyan runner[†]
Frederick ("Fred") Onyancha is a Kenyan 800 metres runner who won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta in a personal best time of 1:42.79 minutes.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]