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July 1, 1970

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Headlines from July 1, 1970

Colombo Is Accused Of Contempt on L.I.

By Roy R. Silver Special to The New York Times

Nassau County Dist Atty Cohn announces indictments against J Colombo and 25 other persons reptd to be associated with organized crime, Mineola; Colombo and 12 others charged with criminal contempt for having refused to answer or being evasive when Nassau County grand jury questioned them about gambling and infiltration of organized crime into legitimate businesses; Colombo's arrest touches off 2‐hr demonstration in front of County Courthouse by Italian‐Amer Civil Rights League; Colombo replies to charges; other defendants listed

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Britain and 3 Others Offer Cases to Common Market

By Clyde H. Farnsworth Special to The New York Times

Talks open, Luxembourg, on bids for entry by GB, Ireland, Denmark and Norway; Barber stresses EEC needs GB as much as GB needs EEC; Foreign Mins of 3 other nations present cases; Mins Council pres Harmel holds to hard line, says candidates must accept principles of EEC's financial rules; Min Luns sees talks successful

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 1, 1970, covering July 1, 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
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for McCartney by Paul McCartney

    McCartney

    Paul McCartney

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Woodstock by Soundtrack

    Woodstock

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Chicago II by Chicago

    Chicago II

    Chicago

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    21
  5. 5
    Album cover for ABC by Jackson 5

    ABC

    Jackson 5

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    5

Historical Context for July 1, 1970

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