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FCC rules that Nixon has made such extensive use of TV to defend his policy that networks must now give opponents chance to present critical replies on prime time; denies coalition of Sens who have backed amendment to end war have any special claim to be recognized on TV as Nixon's official critics
State Dept confirms US has reached tentative agreement on aid to 5,00 troops being recruited or trained in Thailand for service in Cambodia; says one problem is that aid must come out of US mil assistance for Cambodia; troops now under training are 3,000 ethnic Cambodians living in Thailand and 1st contingent of eventual force of 2,000 Cambodian soldiers to be sent to Thailand; Church calls agreement 'another instance of abuse that flows from unchecked exec power'; says development stresses urgency of adoption of Cooper‐Church amendment
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 14—President Nixon flew here to day to reassure the South that he was at once firm and reason able in his approach to the next big round of school desegrega tion this fall.
US and USSR end Vienna phase of SALT on hopeful but inconclusive note; Smith and Semyonov issue communique holding talks useful and announcing resumption in Helsinki Nov 2; comment at final ceremony, presided over by Austrian Min Kirchschlaeger
US reptdly views pol motivations under‐lying Israel's publicizing of charges that missiles were moved; reptdly feels Israel seeks to rally world pub opinion and possibly persuade US to provide advanced mil equipment; reptdly has privately told Israel that it did not wish that Israel made complaints pub but Israel reptdly contends secrecy was impossible to maintain in view of domestic opposition to cease‐fire; reptdly is delaying firm conclusion on Israeli charges to test intentions of UAR and Soviet advisers and give US intelligence analysts more time to study photos and other data; reptdly believes intelligence data are ambiguous on whether violation, intended or otherwise, did occur; is inclined to give UAR benefit of doubt unless further movement of missiles is indicated; some US officials reptdly fear Israel is not giving cease‐fire as full a chance as it deserves; note disclosure of secret sections of agreement and secret lr from Jarring; start to Jarring talks seen unlikely until controversy over violations is resolved
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 12, 1970, covering August 15, 1970.
Blood| Sweat & Tears
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Soundtrack
The Who
Traffic
1970Anthony Anderson, American comedian, actor, and producer[†]
Anthony Anderson is an American actor, comedian, and television host. He is known for his leading roles in television shows such as Andre "Dre" Johnson on the comedy series Black-ish (2014–2022), Marlin Boulet on the drama series K-Ville (2007), and NYPD Detective Kevin Bernard on the NBC crime drama Law & Order. He has also had major roles in feature films such as Me, Myself & Irene (2000), Kangaroo Jack (2003), ' Hustle & Flow (2005), The Departed (2006), Transformers (2007), and Scream 4 (2011).
1970Ben Silverman, American actor, producer, and screenwriter, founded Electus Studios[†]
Benjamin Noah Silverman is an American media executive. He is the co-CEO and chairman of the entertainment production company Propagate.
1970Patricia Palinkas becomes the first woman to play professionally in an American football game.[†]
Patricia Palinkas is the first woman to have played American football professionally in a predominantly male league. She was a holder for her husband Stephen Palinkas for the Orlando Panthers of the minor league Atlantic Coast Football League. She was the only woman professional American football player until Katie Hnida signed with the Fort Wayne Firehawks in 2010.
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]