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Expansion of theaters specializing in erotic films in Times Sq area is causing concern among investors and owners interested in dist's longâterm prospects as theater and office center; some real estate men say theaters help inhibit rental process in new office bldgs
M Wilkinson wins USGA women's amateur champ
E G Boehne holds country has become less tolerant of unemployment since '57â58 recession; sees shift in focus from now many are unemployed to who are unemployed; table shows percentage increases in jobless rate for specific parts of work force for each 1 point rise in avg rate
Article on modular houses continuing to trickle off assembly line amid continuing debate over how great impact they will have on nation's housing picture; some authorities say that within 5 yrs 2/3 of nation's dwelling units will be factory built; others point to problems that plague indus, particularly those of local bldg codes, opposition from organized labor and consumer resistance to assembly line housing; housing experts and indus heads comment; illus
SUTTON, Mass., Aug. 22—Billy Casper retained the lead in the $160,000 Avco Golf Clas sic today by a stroke with a 54‐hole total of 208.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 19, 1970, covering August 23, 1970.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Soundtrack
Blood| Sweat & Tears
The Who
Traffic
1970Lawrence Frank, American basketball player and coach[â ]
Lawrence Adam Frank is an American basketball coach and executive who serves as president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Frank formerly served as head coach of the Detroit Pistons and the New Jersey Nets, he has also been an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets
1970Jason Hetherington, Australian rugby league player[â ]
Jason Hetherington is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. Hetherington played club football for the Gold Coast Seagulls and Canterbury-Bankstown in Australia and for the London Broncos in the Super League.
1970Jay Mohr, American actor, producer, and screenwriter[â ]
Jon Ferguson "Jay" Mohr is an American actor, stand-up comedian and radio host. He is known for playing film producer Peter Dragon in the television comedy series Action in 1999, Professor Rick Payne in the television series Ghost Whisperer from 2006 to 2008 and the title role in the CBS sitcom Gary Unmarried from 2008 to 2010. He was also a featured cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1993 to 1995.
1970River Phoenix, American actor (died 1993)[â ]
River Jude Phoenix was an American actor. He was known as a teen actor before taking on leading roles in critically acclaimed films and becoming one of the most preeminent talents of his generation. Phoenix's numerous accolades include the Volpi Cup and the Independent Spirit Award in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award.
1970Organized by Mexican American labor union leader CĂ©sar ChĂĄvez, the Salad Bowl strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, begins.[â ]
Mexican Americans are Americans of full or partial Mexican descent. In 2022, Mexican Americans comprised 11.2% of the US population and 58.9% of all Hispanic and Latino Americans. In 2019, 71% of Mexican Americans were born in the United States. Mexicans born outside the US make up 53% of the total population of foreign-born Hispanic Americans and 25% of the total foreign-born population. Chicano is a term used by some to describe the unique identity held by Mexican-Americans. The United States is home to the second-largest Mexican community in the world, behind only Mexico.
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[â ]