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July 6, 1970

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Headlines from July 6, 1970

TWO ISRAELI JETS REPORTED DOWN

By Raymond H. Anderson Special to The New York Times

UAR repts shooting down 2 Israeli Phantom fighter-bombers, part of 24-plane attack, over central sector of canal, capturing 2 crewmen; identifies 2; does not specify type of weapons used against aircraft; downing seen as work of missiles rather than conventional antiaircraft guns

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Canada's Indians Fear Shift in Status

By Edward Cowan Special to The New York Times

Article on widespread opposition among Canadian Indians to Govt's white paper proposal to end special legal status of Indians covered by old treaties; revs issues involved; notes 'red paper, drafted by Alberta Indian Assn pres H Cardinal and submitted to Govt few wks ago, so strongly opposed proposal that Prime Min Trudeau withdrew support; Cardinal, Indian councilor L Sokowaypnace and other Indian leaders int; illus

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City to Get 1,000 Bet Windows in Year

By Unknown Author

Samuels expects city to open at least 1,000 betting windows in 100 parlors within a yr, int; says 1st 50 windows may be operating by Oct and are expected to handle as many as 1 million bets a day; explains other operations and plans

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 1, 1970, covering July 6, 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

Notable Births

Inspectah Deck

1970Inspectah Deck, American rapper and producer[†]

Jason Hunter, better known by his stage name Inspectah Deck, is an American rapper and hip hop producer. He is a member of the groups Wu-Tang Clan and Czarface.

Historical Context for July 6, 1970

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