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NEWARK, May 13—Two of the three losing white candi dates in yesterday's inconclu sive mayoral election here ex pressed support today for Kenneth A. Gibson, the Negro civil engineer who got twice as many votes as his nearest op ponent, Mayor Hugh J. Addo nizio.
NYC obtains order for Shanker's arrest after State Sup Ct refuses to alter conviction or sentence given Shanker for leading illegal '68 school strikes
Asst Atty Gen McLaren calls for studies to find out what proportion of total work force is dependent upon 200 to 500 largest firms before Cong weighs new antitrust legis, HR subcom hearing
US and other Western intelligence sources rept some 100 USSR pilots have been sent to UAR in recent wks to man 3 or 4 squadrons of jet interceptors in addition to 70 to 80 pilots who have long been training UAR pilots; repts they came with some late-model MIG-21s and borrowed other jets from UAR Air Force; say USSR mil advisers include entire air defense missile and AA arty crews, maintenance men and communications specialists; rept 20 SAM-3 sites are under construction; note unconfirmed rept that USSR has moved in armored brigade to provide ground defenses against Israeli commando raids on missile sites; USSR reptdly was angered by unreptd Israeli air strike near Helwan several wks ago, in which some Russian mil advisers were killed and others wounded; Eban plans visit to US next wk, apparently to renew plea for arms and econ aid
Sec Rogers says US will not become 'militarily involved' with troop or air support to defend Cambodian Govt, news conf; says that in line with Nixon doctrine it is encouraging S Vietnam and Thailand to help Cambodia; details his meetings with univ students and faculty members; is certain their anxieties will end as Cambodian operation is terminated; reiterates move into Cambodia is not an escalation nor an attempt to win mil victory; stresses all Amer troops will be withdrawn, including those accompanying S Vietnamese on flotilla, by end of June; explains controversial testimony he gave to Cong com on Apr 23 which was erronously interpreted as meaning he opposed move into Cambodia
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 13, 1970, covering May 14, 1970.
Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young
Simon & Garfunkel
Paul McCartney
The Beatles
Jimi Hendrix
1970Billie Burke, American actress and singer (born 1884)[â ]
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke was an American actress who was famous on Broadway and radio, and in silent and sound films. She is best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the MGM film musical The Wizard of Oz (1939)
1970Andreas Baader is freed from custody by Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin and others, a pivotal moment in the formation of the Red Army Faction.[â ]
The Red Army Faction, also known as the BaaderâMeinhof Group or BaaderâMeinhof Gang, was a West German far-left militant group founded in 1970 and active until 1998, considered a terrorist organisation by the West German government. The RAF described itself as a communist and anti-imperialist urban guerrilla group. It was engaged in armed resistance against what it considered a fascist state. Members of the RAF generally used the MarxistâLeninist term "faction" when they wrote in English. Early leadership included Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin, and Horst Mahler.
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[â ]