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July 8, 1970

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House Unit's Report On Vietnam Termed ‘Whitewash’ by Aide

By Juan M. Vasquez Special to The New York Times

T R Harkin, staff member of fact‐finding HR com, terms com rept a 'whitewash'; says panel has suppressed significant findings and was 'led around by the nose'; claims most of information obtained was from official US and S Vietnam Govt sources, that B Anderson, press aide hired by com, is USIA employe; resigns from com staff; Montgomery spokesman says com staff has disbanded, that Harkin's resignation is unnecessary

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City Issues Behavior Code For High School Students

By Leonard Buder

Educ Bd issues 1 st policy statement on rights and responsibilities far hs students, which will take effect in Sept; policy provides for repr student govt by balloting in which every student will be eligible to vote and formation of faculty‐student‐parent consultative council to work closely with principal; recognizes students' right to determine dross and to wear badges etc, except where these are dangerous or interfere with learning process; declares student may distribute pol leaflets, newspapers and other literature on school property at times and locations specified by principal and student governing bd; bd warns new policy does not diminish legal authority of school officials and of Educ Bd to deal with disruptive students; author of policy Dr S P Lachman says statement is revised version of his earlier policy but is more explicit; bd officials hope policy will de‐fuse growing student unrest and redirect student action into constructive channels; original policy was bd decision, which required pub hearings; these were disrupted by student militants; bd and Acting Supt Anker avoided hearings by implementing new policy as adm act rather than bd ruling

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46 SHOT IN RIOTING AT ASBURY PARK; CURFEW IMPOSED

By Paul L. Montgomery Special to The New York Times

violence again breaks out as several hundred blacks invade business dist and are driven away by state and city police with gunfire and tear gas; illus; at least 63 persons hurt, 46 from gunshots; 25 others arrested; West Side area quiet after series of confrontations with police following dispersal of crowd from business sec; Police Chief Smith comments

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 8, 1970, covering July 8, 1970.

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    Album cover for Woodstock by Soundtrack

    Woodstock

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

    Let It Be (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

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    Album cover for McCartney by Paul McCartney

    McCartney

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    Album cover for ABC by Jackson 5

    ABC

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    Album cover for Live At Leeds by The Who

    Live At Leeds

    The Who

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Notable Births

Beck

1970Beck, American singer-songwriter and producer[†]

Beck David Hansen, known mononymously as Beck, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style, and became known for creating musical collages of wide-ranging genres. He has musically encompassed folk, funk, soul, hip hop, electronica, alternative rock, country, and psychedelia. He has released 14 studio albums, as well as several non-album singles and a book of sheet music.

Mark Butler

1970Mark Butler, Australian politician[†]

Mark Christopher Butler is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has served in the House of Representatives since 2007. He was a minister in the Gillard and Rudd governments and also served as national president of the ALP from 2015 to 2018.

Sylvain Gaudreault

1970Sylvain Gaudreault, Canadian educator and politician[†]

Sylvain Gaudreault is a Canadian politician and teacher. He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of JonquiÚre in the city of Saguenay from 2007 to 2022. He represented the Parti Québécois. On May 6, 2016, the party caucus chose him as interim leader following the resignation of PQ leader Pierre Karl Péladeau.

Todd Martin

1970Todd Martin, American tennis player and coach[†]

Todd Martin is an American retired tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at the 1994 Australian Open and the 1999 US Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4.

Historical Events

Richard Nixon

1970Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.[†]

Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 36th vice president under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961, and also as a representative and senator from California. His presidency saw the reduction of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Nixon's second term ended early when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office, as a result of the Watergate scandal.

Historical Context for July 8, 1970

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