Marks 70th anniv of raising of US flag over territory, ceremonies

Samoa Greets Astronauts With Dances and Flowers

WASHINGTON, April 18 &#8212; The American Bar Association committee that evaluates the qualifications of Supreme Court nominees has decided to undertake a more extensive in vestigation of Judge Harry A. Blackmun than it has ever made of a Supreme Court nom inee.

BLACKMUN TO GET BROAD A.B.A. STUDY

Nixon flies to Honolulu where he meets astronauts and presents them with Medal of Freedom; illus; he will stay overnight in Honolulu at Kahala Hilton Hotel; he earlier flew from Washington to Houston where he spoke at Manned Space Craft Center and presented Medal of Freedom to Apollo 13 mission members

NIXON, IN HAWAII, JOINS ASTRONAUTS AND HONORS THEM

Rising interest in ecology noted; efforts of Ecological Soc of Amer to protect environment discussed

POLLUTION UNIT GAINS IN ALBANY

NYS Sen gives final approval to bill to add oil of mustard to glue to help prevent glue-sniffing

ASSEMBLY FAVORS A BIGGER COUNCIL TO AID MINORITIES

NY Times survey finds several hundred thousand youths may not be able to find jobs this summer because econ slowdown has caused hundreds of cos to reduce or eliminate summer hiring; tight job mkt seen hurting white middle-class coll students because of special effort to hire disadvantaged youths; job placement officers, co execs and govt officials comment

Many Youths Face a Jobless Summer

Hundreds of children and adults clean up trash and litter in 2 NYC pks and outside Gracie Mansion as prelude to Earth Day demonstrations; details

Young and Old Labor to Make Parts of City Gleam in Earth Day Prelude

Sec Rogers repts US is attempting to find out whether USSR is ready to make any specific proposals on new Geneva conf, s, NYC; says he has instructed C W Yost, US Amb at UN, to see if Malik will give further 'clarification and explanation' of his comment; Malik says convening of new Geneva conf is 'unrealistic at present time', TV Int; Thant terms it 'encouraging' that Communist China has not yet reacted to Malik's comment on holding conf; Malik's new comment detailed; he says GB and USSR, Geneva conf co-chmn, have no right to intervene in Indochina; US State Dept silent on Malik's new remarks

Rogers Says U, So Presses Malik for Views on Parley

articles on tenants' preparations for strike

Mayor Wins Revival Of Parley to Avert Apartment Strike

article on views of El Líbano, small Andean coffee-growing town, on election; map; residents fear return of violence, similar to that during last 2 yrs of Rojas rule during '50s

As Colombia Votes, Rural Town Hopes Violence Won't Return

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Sisco arrives, Teheran, Iran, for meeting of US ambs in area

Sisco Reaches Teheran

preliminary '70 census results put population at 241,748,000 on Jan 15 compared with precensal estimate of 241-million; note popultaion has grown by 15.8% since '59 census; put Moscow population at 7,061,000 compared with precensal estimate of 6.7-million; indicate big cities, despite Govt restrictions to limit their growth, showed steady increases, confirming trend towards urbanization; note 10 cities have populations of over million; note high birth rates in Central Asia and Caucasian repubs and decline in rate among Slav and Baltic peoples in Eur areas; indicate growth rate in Russian Fed, largest and most important repub, was 5% less than nation as whole; other facts noted

Soviet Population Is Put At 241.7 Million in Census

Pub Opinion Research Orgn poll finds Meir's popularity is now highest since she became Premier, with 90% of Israelis supporting her, compared with 85% in Dec

Israeli Opinion Poll Finds 90% Support Mrs. Meir

Death of flock of seagulls on bay near Perpignan, France, attributed to large-scale spraying of nearby beaches

Gull Deaths Laid to Spray

UAR repts its planes raided Israeli mil positions along Suez Canal from Gulf of Suez to Mediterranean coast and returned safely to base, says poor weather conditions allowed surprise attacks, says planes were not intercepted; Israel repts 2 Arab guerrillas killed in clash with Israeli patrol in Upper Galilee, near Lebanese border, and 4 others killed in clash near Al Muazi refugee camp, Gaza Strip

CAIRO REPORTS RAID ON ISRAELI TARGETS

Japan and Communist China reptdly reach accord on wording of pol communique on annual trade negotiations

Japan‐China Talks on Trade Reach Accord in Principle

Lebanon takes tight security precautions for Sisco 4-hr visit to Beirut

SISCO, IN BEIRUT, GUARDED CLOSELY

CENSUS IN SOVIET FIFTH SINCE 1917

US Pacific Fleet Command repts sharp rise in number of Soviet naval vessels in Pacific in conjunction with latter's worldwide naval exercise

U.S. Says Soviet Warships Step Up Activity in Pacific

leave Hanoi after meeting with Pham Van Dong and other N Vietnamese officials

3 Americans Leave Hanoi

40 royalists, including 3 gens and other high-ranking officers, detained 1 yr in hotels near Athens without charges on suspicion of activity against regime, are exiled to isolated islands and villages following reactivation of 'habeas corpus' article of Const; regime had choice of filing charges against them, releasing them or exiling them by adm order

Greek Regime Sends 40 in Exile to Remote Islands

Sorensen s urging USSR Govt to permit Jews to emigrate to Israel revd

SORENSEN LOOKS TO GAINS ON ARMS

Maj Gen E B Wheeler is injured in helicopter crash near Danang

U.S. General Hurtin Vietnam

memorial service held, Plateau d'Assy, for children killed in avalanche; new avalanche threatens area

New Avalanche Threatens In France Where 71 Died

Dame Kelly Holmes is a retired British middle distance athlete and television personality.

April 19, 1970

Headlines from April 19, 1970

Samoa Greets Astronauts With Dances and Flowers

BLACKMUN TO GET BROAD A.B.A. STUDY

NIXON, IN HAWAII, JOINS ASTRONAUTS AND HONORS THEM

POLLUTION UNIT GAINS IN ALBANY

ASSEMBLY FAVORS A BIGGER COUNCIL TO AID MINORITIES

Billboard 200

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Hey Jude

Deja Vu

Santana

Led Zeppelin II

Notable Births

Historical Context for April 19, 1970