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August 13, 1970

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Philippine Tribes Struggle to Survive

By Alden Whitman Special to The New York Times

NY Times survey on struggle of tribal groups, many living on prehistoric cultural levels, to survive against encroachment of civilization (Whitman rept based on 2‐wk survey of key tribal communities with C A Lindbergh); holds situation of tribal peoples is roughly similar to that of Amer Indians, who were virtually obliterated by Eur settlers; links present Philippine settler‐tribal tensions to pressure for land and marketable crops, policy Marcos on natl minorities, on problems; notes Elizalde's tribal orgn drive as 1 st step toward integration; illus; map

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Mrs. Meir Rebuffs Critics

By Peter Grose Special to The New York Times

Meir insists that Israeli negotiators will concede nothing in advance but that they will not state preconditions for peace talks, reply to queries, Knesset; Begin urges Amer Jews to demonstrate against US plan, s, Knesset; says US has made deal with USSR at expense of Israeli and Jewish blood; calls Israel's position 1st step in retreat to surrender; postponement of scheduled Cabinet meeting seen attempt to avoid dramatizing Israeli‐US differences

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Rockefeller Refers JailS Crisis to City

By Martin Arnold

Gov Rockefeller and Lindsay call upon each other to solve crisis of city's jails; Rockefeller, in response to Lindsay's telegram, says 1st priority in present emergency is to restore and maintain order in city insts; Lindsay says that state's accepting 300 prisoners is only beginning of what must be done if overcrowded conditions are lo be relieved, lr to Rockefeller; urges Gov to order Stale Corrections Comr McGinnis to accept transfer of additional 1,000 inmates from Rikers Island; McGrath promises to cooperate with Dunne investigation; Dunne expresses disappointment that Lindsay adm has failed to find temporary prison facilities to ease overcrowding; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 12, 1970, covering August 13, 1970.

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

    Blood; Sweat & Tears 3

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

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    Album cover for Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Cosmo's Factory

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

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    Album cover for Woodstock by Soundtrack

    Woodstock

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for Live At Leeds by The Who

    Live At Leeds

    The Who

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    Album cover for John Barleycorn Must Die by Traffic

    John Barleycorn Must Die

    Traffic

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Notable Births

Will Clarke (novelist)

1970Will Clarke, American author[†]

Will Clarke is an American novelist who is the author of Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel , The Worthy: A Ghost's Story,The Neon Palm of Madame Melançon and Marigold: The Secret to Manifestation. A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Clarke originally self-published his first two books via the Internet and independent books stores like Book Soup in Los Angeles, BookPeople in Austin, and Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle. Clarke's books eventually became underground hits in the early part of the 2000s. He later republished the books in hardback with Simon & Schuster and sold the movie rights to Hollywood. Both Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel and The Worthy: A Ghost's Story were selected as The New York Times Editors' Choice while Clarke was named the "Hot Pop Prophet" by Rolling Stone magazine in 2006. The Neon Palm of Madame Melançon was listed as one of Kirkus Review's Best Books of 2017.

Elvis Grbac

1970Elvis Grbac, American football player and coach[†]

Elvis M. Grbac is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, most notably with the Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, winning the Sammy Baugh Trophy, and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL draft. Grbac spent his first four seasons as a backup with the 49ers before playing his next four seasons as the Chiefs' starter.

1970Seana Kofoed, American actress[†]

Seana Kofoed is an American television and stage actress.

Alan Shearer

1970Alan Shearer, English footballer and manager[†]

Alan Shearer is an English football pundit and former professional player who played as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of all time and one of the greatest players in Premier League history, he is the league's record goalscorer with 260 goals. He was named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year in 1994 and won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1995. In 1996 he came third in both Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. In 2004 he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. Shearer was one of the first two players inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2021.

Historical Context for August 13, 1970

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