POLICE ESTABLISH CORRUPTION CURBS UNDER NEW UNITS
Police Dept sets up machinery to implement it
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Police Dept sets up machinery to implement it
wholesale price index shows seasonal price decline of 4.5% in Aug, largest since ‘48; puts decline at 2.5% on adjusted basis
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
Chevron Oil Co fined $1‐million in case stemming from massive oil pollution in Gulf of Mex; co pleads no contest to 500 of 900 counts in case; incident revd
exec vp W M Ellinghaus named pres of NY Telephone Co succeeding C W Owens, who will return to AT&T as exec vp
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 26, 1970, covering August 27, 1970.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Soundtrack
Blood| Sweat & Tears
The Who
Chicago

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.

1970Mark Ilott, English cricketer[†]
Mark Christopher Ilott is a former English professional cricketer.
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.
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.
1970Karl Unterkircher, Italian mountaineer (died 2008)[†]
Karl Unterkircher was an Italian mountaineer. He is mostly known for opening new mountain routes.
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]