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June 27, 1970

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Headlines from June 27, 1970

Columbia Spectator Undergoing Inquiry Into Tax‐Exempt Status

By Craig R. Whitney

Undergrad student newspaper, Spectator, which has taken strong ed stands in past on pol issues and candidates, is being investigated by IRS to see if its tax-exempt status is legal; agents are examining back issues of paper for violations of tax law that says orgns engaged directly or indirectly in pol campaigns do not qualify for tax exemption; paper once had $20,000 univ subsidy but that has been reduced and will be abolished next yr; paper's controller, R Hunt, says paper will be entitled to hearing if exemption is revoked; says paper would probably not have to pay back taxes but might owe $10,000 to $15,000 to state for this yr

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Blue Cross Here to Cover Single Women's Abortions

By Jane E. Brody

Blue Cross of Greater NY to extend coverage for abortions performed in hosps to include single women and dependent children after NYS law becomes effective; Greater NY Blue Shield which provides benefits for dr bills, expected to make like change; other health ins cos plan more liberal policy on abortions; NYC Health and Hosp Corp says city hosps will perform abortions on minors without parental consent if patient is married, emancipated or at least 17 yrs old

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Rogers, at O.A.S. Talks, Favors Pact to Counter Political Terror

By Henry Raymont Special to The New York Times

Rogers says US backs new internatl agreement to counter increasing tide of worldwide pol terrorism, s; says problem extends beyond Western Hemisphere and requires aid of other nations; outlines US position basically backing Brazilian proposal; critics of proposal are wary of tampering with right to pol asylum, basic to Latin-Amer juridical system; Mex Min Carillo Flores says he is prepared to work for compromise resolution, s; seen suggesting that juridical com establish guidelines on common action against terrorism without changing conventions on pol asylum

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 24, 1970, covering June 27, 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
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for McCartney by Paul McCartney

    McCartney

    Paul McCartney

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Woodstock by Soundtrack

    Woodstock

    Soundtrack

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

    Deja Vu

    Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for The 5th Dimension/Greatest Hits by The 5th Dimension

    The 5th Dimension/Greatest Hits

    The 5th Dimension

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

1970Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (died 2001)[†]

Régine Cavagnoud was a World Cup alpine ski racer from France. She was the World Cup and World Champion in Super-G in 2001. Later that year, Cavagnoud was involved in a high-speed collision while training and died two days later. She competed at three Winter Olympics and five world championships.

1970John Eales, Australian rugby player and businessman[†]

John Anthony Eales is an Australian former rugby union player and the most successful captain in the history of Australian rugby. In 1999, he became one of the first players to win multiple Rugby World Cups.

Jim Edmonds

1970Jim Edmonds, American baseball player and sportscaster[†]

James Patrick Edmonds is an American former professional baseball center fielder and a broadcaster for Bally Sports Midwest. He played for the California/Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2010.

Jo Frost

1970Jo Frost, English nanny, television personality, and author[†]

Joanne Frost is an English television personality, nanny, and author. She is best known for the reality television programme Supernanny UK, in which she was the central figure. The show first aired in the United Kingdom in 2004 and she has branched off into several other reality shows in the United Kingdom, United States and the Netherlands. Family S.O.S. with Jo Frost addressed issues such as addiction and abuse. Frost has written six books on child care.

Notable Deaths

Daniel Kinsey

1970Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler and scholar (born 1902)[†]

Daniel Chapin Kinsey was an American hurdler and a scholar in physical education.

Historical Context for June 27, 1970

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