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April 12, 1970

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Openings of the Week

By Unknown Author

THE DRUNKARD—Tomorrow, 13th Street Theater, 7. A musical version of the melodrama by W. H. S. Smith, adapted by Bro Herrod with music by Barry Mani low.

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Judge Bids Defiant Kirk Pay $10,000‐a‐Day Fine

By Martin Waldron Special to The New York Times

ct finds Kirk guilty of contempt charges and orders him to pay $10,000 daily fine; also finds Hagaman and Hoffman guilty and gives them $1,000 daily fine under similar conditions; also finds Weitzenfeld guilty but does not impose fine because of his promise to obey ct orders; names Briggs to monitor Gov's progress in carrying out order; cites cases of former Govs Faubus (Ark) and Barnett (Miss), who were also restrained from interfering with integration orders; Kirk does not comment on ruling

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Truman Greets Guests 25 Years After He Took Over Presidency

By Felix Belair Jr. Special to The New York Times

Truman marks 25th anniv of his succession to Pres, Independence, Mo, home; W A Harriman, D Acheson, E Warren, J W Snyder and C S Murphy among former officials of his Adm attending ceremony; he comments on his health and declines to attend celebration at Truman Library; Harriman and Acheson hail Truman's pres career; por

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On Moving Day, Complaints Flower

By Ruth Rejnis

DIANE and Garrett Fried man were up early on moving day to get themselves, their 3‐year‐old daughter and some remain ing unpacked items ready for an 8 A.M. date with the movers.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 8, 1970, covering April 12, 1970.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

    Simon & Garfunkel

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hey Jude by The Beatles

    Hey Jude

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Deja Vu by Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young

    Deja Vu

    Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for Morrison Hotel/Hard Rock Cafe by The Doors

    Morrison Hotel/Hard Rock Cafe

    The Doors

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Santana by Santana

    Santana

    Santana

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    31

Notable Births

1970Sylvain Bouchard, Canadian speed skater[†]

Sylvain Bouchard is a Canadian long track speed skater. He won the 1000m event at the 1998 World Single Distance Championships. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics, finishing 4th at the 500m event and 5th at the 1000m event. He also competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, finishing 4th on 500m and 5th on 1000m. He earned the world record time in the 1000m event in 1995 and 1998. He retired from competition the same year.

Historical Events

1970Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board.[†]

K-8 was a November-class submarine of the Soviet Northern Fleet that sank in the Bay of Biscay with her nuclear weapons on board on April 12, 1970. A fire on April 8 had disabled the submarine and it was being towed in rough seas. Fifty-two crewmen were killed attempting the salvage of the submarine when it sank.

Historical Context for April 12, 1970

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