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March 2, 1970

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The Proclamation Severing Last Ties With Britain Dissolves Parliament

By Unknown Author

Govt dissolves Parliament, declares a racially segregated repub, severing last ties with GB; proclamation signed by C W Dupont, officer administering Govt, who becomes interim Pres and is expected to become first Pres; proclamation comes 80 yrs after country was linked to GB by royal charter and 47 yrs after it became a Brit colony; Prime Min Smith and his Rhodesian Front party expected to be victorious in gen elections set for Apr 10

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Guatemalan Polls Quiet in Tense Times

By Juan de Onis; Special to The New York Times

GUATEMALA, March 1 Guatemalans voted in large numbers today in an orderly national election that urban guerrillas had tried to disrupt by terrorist acts, including the kidnapping of Foreign Minister Alberto Fuentes Mohr.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 25, 1970, covering March 2, 1970.

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

    Led Zeppelin II

    Led Zeppelin

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  2. 2
    Album cover for Abbey Road by The Beatles

    Abbey Road

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  3. 3
    Album cover for Willy And The Poor Boys by Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Willy And The Poor Boys

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    12
  4. 4
    Album cover for Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

    Simon & Garfunkel

    Last week
    106
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    3
  5. 5
    Album cover for Tom Jones Live In Las Vegas by Tom Jones

    Tom Jones Live In Las Vegas

    Tom Jones

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    16

Notable Births

James Purnell

1970James Purnell, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions[†]

James Mark Dakin Purnell is a British former broadcasting executive and Labour Party politician who served as a Cabinet minister in the Brown Government from 2007 to 2009. In October 2016, he became the BBC's Director of Radio, in addition to his other role as the BBC's Director of Strategy and Digital, a job he had held since March 2013. In 2020, he left the BBC to become vice-chancellor of University of the Arts London.

Ciriaco Sforza

1970Ciriaco Sforza, Swiss footballer and manager[†]

Ciriaco Sforza is a Swiss football manager and former professional player who last managed Swiss Challenge League club FC Schaffhausen.

Wibi Soerjadi

1970Wibi Soerjadi, Dutch pianist and composer[†]

Wibi Soerjadi is a Dutch concert pianist and composer.

Historical Events

Rhodesia

1970Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown.[†]

Rhodesia, officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979. Rhodesia served as the de facto successor state to the British colony of Southern Rhodesia following a unilateral declaration of independence issued by the ruling white-minority government. Throughout this fourteen-year period, Rhodesia faced internal conflict and political unrest. Following the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979, the territory returned to British political control and then subsequently gained internationally recognised independence as Zimbabwe in 1980.

Historical Context for March 2, 1970

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