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NY Times survey on improved racial scene in South; notes many area blacks talk enthusiastically of 'New South' after decade of soc activism marked by turmoil and violence; discusses gains made by blacks, areas of remaining racial animosity
Detective Spina dismissed from force after departmental trial on charges of conspiring to take $5,000 in illegal 'reward' money from Montgomery Ward Co; case revd
nearly 3,000 depositors receive FDIC checks that cover most of their deposits; corp says checks totaling about $2.5-million were handed out; depositors recd lr from Chmn Wille explaining that they could come to bank to receive payment for their deposits or wait until they receive in mail forms claiming payment by mail; depositors' claims in excess of insured amount will be paid, pro rata, with other creditors' claims against bank after corp completes liquidation; 1st Merchants Natl Bank of Asbury Pk, which purchased insolvent bank's main office, authorized to set up teller windows in bank to accept new accounts for persons who receive insurance checks; Farmers and Merchants Natl Bank of Matawan purchases bank's branch office in Ocean Twp for $382,000; corp Liquidation Chief Slocum says liquidation process will be immensely speeded up as result of sales; illus
cartoon on Soviet position regarding cease-fire
Agr Dept estimates at least 10% of '70 crop will be destroyed by new and more virulent form of Southern Leaf Blight; dept officials stress damage could be much worse; damage is particularly heavy in South and Middle West; agr economists note futures prices have risen more than 10% in last 2 wks in response to damage repts; Agr Research Service official Dr H R Thomas says sr dept officials will meet in Washington, DC, next wk to assess damage; Prof T A Hieronymus, noting there will be 'carryover' supply at end of yr, doubts that epidemic will have appreciable effect on food supply unless it gets much worse, int; Agr Dept plant pathologist Dr H E Smith holds development of hybrid corns resistant to disease is best way to combat problem; says origin of new strain is not known; farmers fear blight will damage '71 seed crop, which is particularly susceptible to fungal infections
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 12, 1970, covering August 16, 1970.
Blood| Sweat & Tears
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Soundtrack
The Who
Traffic
1970Bonnie Bernstein, American journalist and sportscaster[†]
Bonnie Lynn Bernstein is an American sports journalist and media executive. She has been named one of the most accomplished female sportscasters in history by the American Sportscasters Association, spending nearly 20 years as a reporter and studio host at ESPN, ABC and CBS Sports, covering the NFL, NBA, MLB and college football and basketball. Bernstein is currently the founder and CEO of Walk Swiftly Productions, a multimedia production company specializing in non-scripted sports and entertainment content.
1970Manisha Koirala, Nepalese actress in Indian films[†]
Manisha Koirala is a Nepalese actress who works in Indian films, predominantly in Hindi and Tamil. Born to the politically prominent Koirala family, she is the daughter of Prakash Koirala and the granddaughter of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala. One of the most popular and highest-paid actresses of her time, she is the recipient of several accolades, including three Filmfare Awards, one Filmfare Awards South and one Filmfare OTT Awards. In 2001, the Government of Nepal awarded her with the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu.
1970Seth Peterson, American actor[†]
Seth Peterson is an American actor, best known for his roles as Robbie Hansen from 1999 until 2002 on the television series Providence and Nate Westen on Burn Notice from 2007 through 2012.
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]