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August 12, 1970

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Headlines from August 12, 1970

$5‐MILLION FRAUD IS LAID TO BANKER

By Unknown Author

Schotte arrested and charged with ‘misapplication1 of $5‐million through issuance of cashier's checks to stock brokerage firms; Lacey declines to say whether additional arrests are being contemplated; says grand jury will resume its inquiry into bank's affairs; details; illus

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Told to Demand Full Pullback; ??—The United matic represents chief delegate ington

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el‐Zayyat confs with Nasser, Heykal and Dr A Ghorbal, chief diplomatic repr to US, Cairo; will fly to NY to begin talks with instructions to insist on Israeli withdrawal from ‘all occupied Arab lands;’ UAR is emphasizing that Jarring mission must be aimed at implementing Nov '67 UN resolution; views solution to withdrawal as impossible without compulsion from big powers; Algeria reptdly informs UAR it will withdraw 2 battalions of troops stationed along canal front in move seen reflecting annoyance with UAR's acceptance of cease‐fire; Fawzi reptdly orders formation of 2 UAR battalions as replacement; Cairo Al Ahram stresses temporary nature of cease‐fire and says Israeli hopes for exch of prisoners of war during cease‐fire are in vain; UAR holds 7 Israeli airmen prisoner while Israel reptdly is holding 69 UAR soldiers; recent declaration by Nasser that Israeli airmen would no longer be exchanged until final settlement is reached recalled

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 12, 1970, covering August 12, 1970.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears 3 by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears 3

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Cosmo's Factory

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

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    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Woodstock by Soundtrack

    Woodstock

    Soundtrack

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    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for Live At Leeds by The Who

    Live At Leeds

    The Who

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

    John Barleycorn Must Die

    Traffic

    Last week
    13
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

Aleksandar Đurić

1970Aleksandar Đurić, Bosnian footballer[†]

Aleksandar Đurić is a former professional footballer who serves as the principal for Sport Singapore and the ActiveSG Football Academy. He played in the Singapore Cosmopolitan Football League, a top amateur football league in Singapore for SCC First before he retired from professional football. He was noted for being a prolific striker with strong physical presence. His professional approach to fitness and a disciplined lifestyle contributed to extending a career spanning over three decades.

Charles Mesure

1970Charles Mesure, English-Australian actor and screenwriter[†]

Charles William David Mesure is a British-born Australian actor known for his work in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

Toby Perkins

1970Toby Perkins, English businessman and politician[†]

Matthew Toby Perkins is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chesterfield since 2010. He served as Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs from 2023 until 2024. He previously served as Shadow Minister for Apprentices and Lifelong Learning from April 2020 to September 2023 and was Shadow Minister for Small Business under Ed Miliband and Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces under Jeremy Corbyn.

Jim Schlossnagle

1970Jim Schlossnagle, American baseball player and coach[†]

Jim Schlossnagle is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Texas Longhorns. He played college baseball at Elon from 1986 to 1989 for head coach Rick Jones. He then served as the head coach of the UNLV Rebels (2002–2003), the TCU Horned Frogs (2004–2021), and the Texas A&M Aggies (2022–2024).

Anthony Swofford

1970Anthony Swofford, American soldier and author[†]

Anthony Swofford is an American writer and U.S. Marine veteran, best known for his 2003 book Jarhead, based heavily on his accounts of various situations encountered in the Persian Gulf War. This memoir was the basis of the 2005 film of the same name, directed by Sam Mendes.

Historical Context for August 12, 1970

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