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April 27, 1970

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Headlines from April 27, 1970

80% Success Claimed for Sex Therapy

By Robert Reinhold Special to The New York Times

Dr W H Masters and V E Johnson develop intensive 2-wk therapy course for male impotence, female frigidity and other forms of sexual inadequacy; course consists of quick educ of couple to break down their psychological fears while performing programmed acts of sex play and intercourse in private; approach, which Masters and Johnson claim is 80% effective, differs from traditional approaches because no attempt is made to correct past emotional disturbances; is based on 11-yr study, Human Sexual Response, pub 4 yrs ago, and new study, Human Sexual Inadequacy; major conclusions of new study and theory, course of instruction and techniques of therapy detailed; Dr W Pomeroy lauds technique; Dr N Shainess scores it; Masters and Johnson illus

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MORE RED FORCES SAID TO BE SENT TO CAMBODIA TOWN

By Unknown Author

Cambodia claims to have captured Angtassom; reliable sources rept Vietcong forces still occupy school, other bldgs, and rds and are being reinforced from dist capital of Tani which they hold and in which they have set up adm apparatus; Communist forces continue to harass Takeo; S Vietnamese delegation arrives in Pnompenh reptdly to arrange for repatriation of Vietnamese; Saigon Govt has offered visas to all who wish to return, about 80% expected to ask to be repatriated; Amer bombers over Laos reptdly are disrupting movement of supplies from N Vietnam for its troops in Cambodia; map; improvised ambulance illus

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Record$1.8‐Billion Given to Education in 1969

By Andrew H. Malcolm

Financial Aid to Educ Council 'Survey of Voluntary Support of Educ,' sponsored by Amer Alumni Council and Natl Assn of Ind Schools, finds individuals, foundations and corps donated record $1.8-billion to nation's colls and univs in '69, 15% increase over '68 figure and sharpest annual growth since '65; notes 2-million alumni gave $400.3-million in '69, compared to $332.7-million in '68 and that avg individual gift increased from $49 in '68 to $56 in '69, despite fears of declining alumni contributions due to resentment over campus unrest; says colls remain in financial trouble due to rapidly increasing costs and Fed cuts in educ spending; lists major sources of donations as non-alumni individuals ($366.1-million), alumni ($352.6-million), foundations ($352.3-million) and businesses ($220.5-million); lists schools receiving most aid

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 22, 1970, covering April 27, 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
    11
  2. 2
    Album cover for Deja Vu by Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young

    Deja Vu

    Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Hey Jude by The Beatles

    Hey Jude

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for Santana by Santana

    Santana

    Santana

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    33
  5. 5
    Album cover for Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 by The Jackson 5

    Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5

    The Jackson 5

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    15

Notable Deaths

Arthur Shields

1970Arthur Shields, Irish rebel and actor (born 1896)[†]

Arthur Shields was an Irish actor on television, stage and film.

Historical Context for April 27, 1970

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