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USSR, in sharp attack on Communist China, accuses Mao Tse-tung leadership of rejecting calls for concerted action in Indochina, Pravda ed; statement seen ambiguous but suggests USSR may have asked China for joint action in Cambodia
Finch, hospitalized, sends message to dept employes backing movement of US troops into Cambodia; message read by Under Sec Veneman; hissed and booed by many; Finch, in later int, agrees domestic reaction to move was 'horrendous'
Police Dept doubles fee for towing away illegally parked cars to $50, starting June 1; holds move designed to meet 'actual costs incurred'; NY Auto Club pres Phillips charges 'super-fines' are without precedent in law enforcement and will not work if drivers have no place to park; dept says 300-325 cars a day are towed off by force of 300 police and civilians manning 25-30 trucks; program resulted in collection of $2,650,273 in towing charges and $263,437 in storage charges, '69
Communist China links cancellation of Warsaw meeting with US envoys to US move into Cambodia; Communist leadership in China and N Vietnam reiterate hard line on Indochina in statements marking birth anniv of late pres Ho Chi Minh
Prime Min Wilson calls gen election on June 18; issues formal announcement after brief conf with Queen Elizabeth II, who will dissolve Parliament on May 29, start of official 3-wk campaign; Wilson holds he made decision to call election over a mo ago, before pub opinion polls swung dramatically toward Labor; links swing to Govt's success in achieving 'one of strongest balances of payments in world'; holds people are proud that GB is strong and 'standing on her own feet'; Conservative leader Heath holds Wilson regime has been '5 yrs of bad govt, roaring price inflation and ever-increasing number of strikes'
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 13, 1970, covering May 19, 1970.
Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young
Simon & Garfunkel
Paul McCartney
The Beatles
Jimi Hendrix
1970Stuart Cable, Welsh drummer (died 2010)[†]
Stuart James Cable was a Welsh rock drummer and broadcaster, best known as the original drummer for the band Stereophonics.
1970K. J. Choi, South Korean golfer[†]
Choi Kyung-Ju, commonly known as K. J. Choi, is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. Since turning pro in 1994, he has won more than thirty professional golf tournaments worldwide, including eight on the PGA Tour. His most notable victory came at the 2011 Players Championship, and he has spent 40 weeks in the top-10 of the world rankings.
1970Regina Narva, Estonian chess player[†]
Regina Narva is an Estonian chess Woman FIDE Master (2007).
1970Nia Zulkarnaen, Indonesian actress, singer and producer[†]
Nia Zulkarnaen is an Indonesian singer, actress and producer. She is the daughter of the director Dicky Zulkarnaen and veteran Indonesian actress Mieke Wijaya.
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]