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February 2, 1970

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Governor's Panel Urges City U. To Consider Charging Tuition

By William E. Farrell Special to The New York Times

Gov Rockefeller Econ Advisors Council rept urges 'serious consideration' be given to charging tuition coupled with generous scholarship awards based on need because of gap between CUNY's expansion plans and its limited revenue resources; notes salary and admissions commitments are made without formal involvement of agencies who ultimately must fund them and that such procedures tend to foster unrealistic decisions; urges that state take part in univ's collective bargaining agreements because of state's financing of faculty salaries, which are among highest paid in nation; notes Higher Educ Bd is not budgetary agency and thus has no fiscal responsibility; Rockefeller and Lindsay decline comment until they read rept; council members noted

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Court Deadline Today

By Jon Nordheimer Special to The New York Times

article notes imminent ct-ordered integration of 43 school dists in 7 Deep South states has brought angry threats from residents, teacher resignations and massive defections to private, all-white schools; situation in Waynesboro, Ga, noted as example of areas affected by ct order; HEW Dept official estimates that 700,000 Southern children, 1/3 of them Negro, will be involved in shifts to integrate schools with perhaps 1-million more affected by teacher transfers; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 28, 1970, covering February 2, 1970.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

    Led Zeppelin II

    Led Zeppelin

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  2. 2
    Album cover for Abbey Road by The Beatles

    Abbey Road

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  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
    12
  4. 4
    Album cover for Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

    Let It Bleed

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Willy And The Poor Boys by Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Willy And The Poor Boys

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

Roar Strand

1970Roar Strand, Norwegian footballer[†]

Roar Strand is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, mostly for Rosenborg. Strand was capped 42 times for the Norway national team. He is the player with the fourth-highest number of appearances in the Norwegian top division. He has won 16 league titles, more than any other player in history and the Norwegian Football Cup five times, and he has scored goals in 21 consecutive top flight seasons.

Erik ten Hag

1970Erik ten Hag, Dutch footballer and manager[†]

Erik ten Hag is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He will become the head coach of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen on 1 July 2025.

Jennifer Westfeldt

1970Jennifer Westfeldt, American actress and singer[†]

Jennifer Westfeldt is an American actress, director, screenwriter, and producer. She is best known for co-writing, co-producing, and starring in the 2002 indie film Kissing Jessica Stein, for which she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Screenplay. She is also known for writing, producing, starring in, and making her directorial debut in the indie film Friends with Kids (2012).

Notable Deaths

Lawrence Gray

1970Lawrence Gray, American actor (born 1898)[†]

Lawrence Gray was an American actor of the 1920s and 1930s.

Bertrand Russell

1970Bertrand Russell, English mathematician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1872)[†]

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, and public intellectual. He had influence on mathematics, logic, set theory, and various areas of analytic philosophy.

Hannah Ryggen

1970Hannah Ryggen, Norwegian textile artist (born 1894)[†]

Hannah Ryggen was a Swedish-born Norwegian textile artist. Self-trained, she worked on a standing loom constructed by her husband, the painter Hans Ryggen. She lived on a farm on a Norwegian Fjord and dyed her yarn with local plants.

Historical Context for February 2, 1970

In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]