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August 27, 1970

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Headlines from August 27, 1970

Terrorism Against Policemen Makes Them Wary on the Beat

By Agis Salpukas Special to The New York Times

NY Times survey on sniper attacks and other acts of terrorism directed against police, occurring largely in black areas, discusses shifts in police practices, both official and unofficial, to meet challenge; says many ptl feel they are bearing brunt of anger from militant groups for poor housing, unemployment and Vietnam war, things for which they are not responsible; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 26, 1970, covering August 27, 1970.

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    Album cover for Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Cosmo's Factory

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Woodstock by Soundtrack

    Woodstock

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
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    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears 3 by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears 3

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

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    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for Live At Leeds by The Who

    Live At Leeds

    The Who

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    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    14
  5. 5
    Album cover for Chicago II by Chicago

    Chicago II

    Chicago

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    29

Notable Births

Andy Bichel

1970Andy Bichel, Australian cricketer and coach[†]

Andrew John Bichel is a former Australian cricketer, who played 19 Test matches and 67 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1997 and 2004. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler, but was also a hard-hitting lower-order batsman. Bichel was a member of the Australian team who won the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

Mark Ilott

1970Mark Ilott, English cricketer[†]

Mark Christopher Ilott is a former English professional cricketer.

Tony Kanal

1970Tony Kanal, British-American bass player. songwriter, and record producer[†]

Tony Ashwin Kanal is a British-American musician, songwriter and record producer who is known for his work as the bassist and co-writer for the rock bands No Doubt and Dreamcar. His career outside of performing includes production and songwriting credits with artists such as Pink, Weezer, Elan Atias and No Doubt lead singer Gwen Stefani's solo work.

Jim Thome

1970Jim Thome, American baseball player and manager[†]

James Howard Thome is an American former professional baseball first baseman, third baseman and designated hitter, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 22 seasons (1991–2012). A prolific power hitter, Thome hit 612 home runs during his career—the eighth-most all time. He amassed a total of 2,328 hits and 1,699 runs batted in (RBIs). His career batting average was .276. He was a member of five All-Star teams and won a Silver Slugger Award in 1996.

Karl Unterkircher

1970Karl Unterkircher, Italian mountaineer (died 2008)[†]

Karl Unterkircher was an Italian mountaineer. He is mostly known for opening new mountain routes.

Historical Context for August 27, 1970

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