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April 28, 1970

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Headlines from April 28, 1970

POLICE ‘JOB ACTION’ IS DUE TOMORROW IN WAGE DISPUTE

By Emanuel Perlmutter

PBA sets job action; repts 4/5 of city's 25,000 ptl will call in sick and refuse to rept for duty; NYC gets restraining order but is uncertain whether it will be obeyed; Kiernan repts ptl approved action by vote of 13,743 to 4,753; charges city has violated its contract by giving police sgts a raise without increasing policemen's salaries; says he and other PBA officials are prepared to go to jail because of planned action; negotiations underway; City Hall spokesman appeals to ptl not to take job action

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ALLEN TO STEP UP INTEGRATION FIGHT

By Donald Janson Special to The New York Times

Comr Allen issues statement pledging he will emphasize educ value of integration and educ deprivation of segregation, whether it be de jure or de facto, and urges other educators to step up their integration efforts; statement seems to oppose Nixon position, which does not distinguish between 2 types of segregation; statement is inserted in Sen subcom hearing record as part of Allen's testimony; Ford Foundation officer C E Brown expresses support for integration goal but says that even more fundamental to equal learning opportunity is reform of nation's educ system, which he claims encourages conformity, stifles self-expression and prompts community prejudices, com hearing; Sens McClellan and Brooke score Brown's testimony, say hearings are digressing from integration issue by becoming philosophical; Sens Mondale, Hughes and Inouye praise Brown

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FREEZE EXEMPTS SANITATION FORCE

By Edward Ranzal

DeLury says NYC job freeze, which exempts Sanitation Dept, affects garbage services; holds pickups are lowest ever because of decrease in manpower and equipment; has urged Lindsay adm to hire provisional workers; calls for manpower increase

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Indochina Leftists Pledge Mutual Help Against U.S.

By Tillman Durdin Special to The New York Times

Norodom Sihanouk and Communist and leftist leaders pledge mutual support in their fight against US and other forces opposing them in Indochina, declaration on their 'summit conf of Indochinese people; score US as 'imperialist aggressor' bent on prolonging and widening war in Indochina, call on peoples of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam to 'step up fight against common enemy'; pledge support of each delegation for cause of others but do not rept any decision on common action of establishing permanent agency for such action; conf sessions detailed

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 22, 1970, covering April 28, 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
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    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 Births

1970Richard Fromberg, Australian tennis player[†]

Richard James Fromberg is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Nicklas Lidström

1970Nicklas Lidström, Swedish ice hockey player and scout[†]

Erik Nicklas Lidström is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman and current vice president of hockey operations for the Detroit Red Wings. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings from 1991 to 2012, which he captained for the final six seasons of his career. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defencemen in NHL history and nicknamed "the Perfect Human."

Diego Simeone

1970Diego Simeone, Argentinian footballer and manager[†]

Diego Pablo Simeone Gonzålez, nicknamed "El Cholo", is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He has been the manager of La Liga club Atlético Madrid since December 2011 making him the second longest serving manager in Europe currently.

Notable Deaths

Ed Begley

1970Ed Begley, American actor (born 1901)[†]

Edward James Begley Sr. was an American actor of theatre, radio, film, and television. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) and appeared in such classics as 12 Angry Men (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964). He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Matthew Harrison Brady in a television adaptation of Inherit the Wind. He is the father of the actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr.

Historical Events

Vietnam War

1970Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaign.[†]

The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and China, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations. The conflict was the second of the Indochina wars and a proxy war of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and US. The Vietnam War was one of the postcolonial wars of national liberation, a theater in the Cold War, and a civil war, with civil warfare a defining feature from the outset. Direct US military involvement escalated from 1965 until its withdrawal in 1973. The fighting spilled into the Laotian and Cambodian Civil Wars, which ended with all three countries becoming communist in 1975.

Historical Context for April 28, 1970

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