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June 23, 1970

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Headlines from June 23, 1970

JUDGE RELEASES SECRET JURY DATA

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Judge Thomsen issues summary of grand jury presentment charging Frenkil and his co with seeking Cong members' aid in connection with garage project; summary names only 2 Cong members, Sen Long and Repr Boggs; AP repts Thomsen says in ct that persons other than those named in his summary are mentioned in presentment but concludes that 'private prejudice' outweighs arguments for pub disclosure of their names; summary says presentment charges Frenkil and co 'would offer money to Sen Long and another' as inducement for them to bring weight of their offices to bear on Capitol Architect and staff; says it alleges that Frenkil and co remodeled Bogg's home at price below cost, Boggs says he has never been under investigation in matter, statement; says he cooperated with Govt in its effort to determine if there has been wrongdoing; says he paid remodeling bill in full; says if cost was more than he paid he was unaware of it; stresses he never tried to influence anyone in connection with Frenkil's garage claim; summary says presentment names as defendants only Frenkil and his co; says it charges them with conspiring with Shepard and 'other persons known and unknown' to grand jury to defraud Govt, says it says conspiracy includes Frenkil's efforts to persuade architect and staff that he had ability to affect their jobs because of relationship with high Govt officials, that he conspired to promise them 'employment benefits' in return for favorable action on his claim; Thomsen also releases Justice Dept memo to Asst Atty Gen Wilson arguing that dept should not allow grand jury to issue indictment against Frenkil and his co; memo says evidence does not indicate there was any conspiracy undertaken for unlawful purposes; reasons for such conclusion outlined; AP repts Thomsen says he was told by NY Times that it got information from Baltimore juror; he reptdly says Times vp and columnist J Reston will confirm statement; Times managing ed Rosenthal says no one at Times has told Thomsen or anyone else source of its articles; says Reston will not reveal source of information

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 17, 1970, covering June 23, 1970.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Let It Be (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    Let It Be (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for McCartney by Paul McCartney

    McCartney

    Paul McCartney

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Woodstock by Soundtrack

    Woodstock

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for Deja Vu by Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young

    Deja Vu

    Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for The 5th Dimension/Greatest Hits by The 5th Dimension

    The 5th Dimension/Greatest Hits

    The 5th Dimension

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

1970Robert Brooks, American football player[†]

Robert Darren Brooks is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Brooks played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers (1992–1998) and the Denver Broncos.

Martin Deschamps

1970Martin Deschamps, Canadian singer-songwriter[†]

Martin Deschamps is a Canadian rock singer from Quebec. He records and performs both as a solo artist and as the lead vocalist for the reunited Offenbach.

Yann Tiersen

1970Yann Tiersen, French singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Yann Pierre Tiersen is a French Breton musician and composer. His musical career is split between studio recordings, music collaborations, and film soundtracks songwriting. His music incorporates a large variety of classical and contemporary instruments, primarily the electric guitar, the piano, synthesisers, and the violin, but he also includes instruments such as the melodica, xylophone, toy piano, harpsichord, piano accordion, and even a typewriter.

Notable Deaths

Roscoe Turner

1970Roscoe Turner, American soldier and pilot (born 1895)[†]

Roscoe Turner was a record-breaking American aviator who was a three-time winner of the Thompson Trophy air race and widely recognized by his flamboyant style and his pet, Gilmore the Lion. He also founded a US domestic airline, ultimately called Lake Central Airlines, that in 1968 merged into Allegheny Airlines, the predecessor to US Airways.

Historical Context for June 23, 1970

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