Dayan Warns Lebanese To Curb Guerrilla Raids
Israeli newspaper Haaretz urges fortification of defenses along border
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Israeli newspaper Haaretz urges fortification of defenses along border
Lindsay criticizes Adm's response to current wave of dissent over war, int; holds Nixon's and Agnew's pub statements have added to problem
Pol police close BA Cronica, marking 1st time that regime of Pres Ongania has closed newspaper; illus; action is reminiscent of confiscation of La Prensa by former dictator Peron in '51; Govt charges Cronica falsely reptd death of student in recent student-police clashes in Cordoba, Rosario and other cities; continuation of state of siege, imposed after '69 rioting, noted; Primera Plana, nation's leading news magazine, has remained closed under state of siege provisions
repts NY Times plans to rev contract settlement with printers to determine effect on circulation prices and ad rates
Nixon econ aides say budget trend, while disappointing, is not as disastrous as some in Wall St assert
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 20, 1970, covering May 25, 1970.
Paul McCartney
Simon & Garfunkel
Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young
Chicago
Jimi Hendrix
1970Robert Croft, Welsh-English cricketer and sportscaster[†]
Robert Damien Bale Croft is a former Welsh cricketer who played international cricket for the England cricket team. He is an off-spin bowler who played for Glamorgan and captained the county from 2003 to 2006. He retired from first class cricket at the end of the 2012 season, having played county cricket for 23 seasons. He commentates on cricket occasionally for Sky Sports.
1970Jamie Kennedy, American actor, producer, and screenwriter[†]
James Harvey Kennedy is an American actor and comedian.
1970Octavia Spencer, American actress and author[a][†]
Octavia Lenora Spencer is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
1970Tom Patey, Scottish mountaineer and author (born 1932)[†]
Thomas Walton Patey was a Scottish climber, mountaineer, doctor and writer. He was a leading Scottish climber of his day, particularly excelling on winter routes. He died in a climbing accident at the age of 38. He was probably best known for his humorous songs and prose about climbing, many of which were published posthumously in the collection One Man's Mountains.
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]