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September 7, 1970

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By Unknown Author

In Washington, United States officials said they were hopeful that Israel's withdrawal from talks meant only a delay and not a final breakdown. Page 2.

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CORE Gives Up Integration to Back Separatism

By James T. Wooten Special to The New York Times

CORE officially ends its policy of integration in pursuit of equal opportunity in favor of racial separatism, position reflected in its stand on Southern school desegregation; position change seen reflecting philosophical distance separating CORE from NAACP and other orgns for whom integration remains important objective; CORE natl dir Innis calls for all-out war with NAACP, HEW Dept bureaucrats and failure-prone civil rights aristocracy, CORE conv

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4 Jets Hijacked

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Pan Amer, TWA, El Al and Swissair planes bound for NYC with over 600 persons aboard hijacked over Eur apparently by Arab guerrillas; El Al plane lands in London after airborne gunfight in which 1 hijacker is killed and 3 persons wounded; 3 other planes are diverted to Middle East; map indicating altered routes of 4 planes; Pan Amer plane, Boeing 747, explodes at Cairo airport after passengers and crew are evacuated; plane illus prior to explosion; planes, their original routes, times and places where hijackings occurred, number of persons aboard and ultimate destinations listed; 2d El Al plane reptdly hijacked but airline and Israeli officials deny rept; Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine, most militant left-wing guerrilla group, acknowledges conducting 4 confirmed hijackings; says TWA and Swissair planes landed at 'revolution airport' in Jordan; says Pan Amer and TWA planes were hijacked to give US lesson for its support of Israel and to retaliate for US peace plan; says Swissair plane was hijacked to obtain release of 3 guerrillas sentenced by Swiss ct in Dec '69 for attacking Israeli plane at Zurich; struggle aboard El Al plane described; illus of passengers after their arrival, London; Swiss Cabinet, after emergency meeting, says Swissair passengers and crew are safe and that no decision will be made until situation is clarified; Swiss TV predicts Govt will yield to 'blackmail;' TWA repts receiving assurances from Jordanian air officials regarding swift return of plane and passengers

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 2, 1970, covering September 7, 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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    Album cover for Woodstock by Soundtrack

    Woodstock

    Soundtrack

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    14
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    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears 3 by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears 3

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

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    8
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    Album cover for Chicago II by Chicago

    Chicago II

    Chicago

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    Album cover for Deja Vu by Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young

    Deja Vu

    Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young

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Notable Births

Monique Gabriela Curnen

1970Monique Gabriela Curnen, American actress[†]

Monique Gabriela Curnen is an American actress.

1970Gino Odjick, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2023)[†]

Wayne Gino Odjick was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1990 to 2002 for the Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens. Of Algonquin heritage, he was known as an enforcer during his playing career, earning him the nicknames "Algonquin Assassin" and "Maniwaki Mauler".

Tom Everett Scott

1970Tom Everett Scott, American actor[†]

Thomas Everett Scott is an American actor. His film work includes a starring role as drummer Guy Patterson in the film That Thing You Do!, the protagonist in An American Werewolf in Paris, and notable roles in Boiler Room, One True Thing, Dead Man on Campus, The Love Letter, Because I Said So, Danger One, La La Land, and Clouds.

Notable Deaths

Yitzhak Gruenbaum

1970Yitzhak Gruenbaum, Polish-Israeli journalist and politician, 1st Internal Affairs Minister of Israel (born 1879)[†]

Yitzhak Gruenbaum was a Polish and later Israeli politician. He was a leader of the Bloc of National Minorities and one of the top Zionist leaders in interwar Poland. In 1933 he travelled to Mandatory Palestine and became active in Labor Zionist groups. He served as the first Minister of the Interior of Israel. In 1952 he was a candidate for President of Israel.

Historical Events

Black September

1970Fighting begins between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Jordan.[†]

Black September, also known as the Jordanian Civil War, was an armed conflict between Jordan, led by King Hussein, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), led by chairman Yasser Arafat. The main phase of the fighting took place between 16 and 27 September 1970, though certain aspects of the conflict continued until 17 July 1971.

Vietnam Television

1970Vietnam Television was established.[†]

Vietnam Television, operating under its official abbreviation VTV, is the national television broadcaster of Vietnam. As the state broadcaster under the direction of under the Government of Vietnam, VTV is tasked with "propagating the views of the Party, policies, laws of the government, improve people's knowledge and serve the spiritual life of the people".

Historical Context for September 7, 1970

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