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September 9, 1970

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Headlines from September 9, 1970

LEARY SEES MAYOR THEN GOES ABROAD

By Peter Kihss

Mayor Lindsay angered by Daily News rept that 1 reason for Police Comr Leary resignation is his embitterment because City Hall minimized possible plot to murder policemen; Lindsay spokesman denounces rept as 'dangerous rumor-mongering'; says Leary and dept top command advised Lindsay last wk that at this time there was no evidence of any conspiracy in recent series of outrages against individual policemen

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4 NATIONS AGREE ON JOINT EFFORT TO FREE HOSTAGES

By Linda Charlton

As some 200 passengers from two hijacked jetliners waited out their second day as hostages in the Jordanian desert yester day, Britain, Switzerland, West Germany and the United States agreed to coordinate efforts to obtain their release.

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Court Allows City to Sue Car Makers on Pollution

By Fred P. Graham Special to The New York Times

Fed Ct rules that NYC and other parties may bring triple-damage suits against major auto mfrs for having allegedly conspired to prevent development and installation of antismog devices; ruling is 1st to grant parties who were not targets of business conspiracy right to recover for damages suffered; could lead to judgments against auto mfrs and possibly decree ordering cos to develop and install antipollution devices; decision, which grew out of antitrust conspiracy suit that was filed in Jan '69, detailed; NYC Corp Counsel Rankin hails decision

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 9, 1970, covering September 9, 1970.

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    Album cover for Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Cosmo's Factory

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
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    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Woodstock by Soundtrack

    Woodstock

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
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    15
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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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    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
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    Album cover for Mad Dogs & Englishmen by Joe Cocker

    Mad Dogs & Englishmen

    Joe Cocker

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    11
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    2
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    Album cover for Chicago II by Chicago

    Chicago II

    Chicago

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    31

Notable Births

Natalia Streignard

1970Natalia Streignard, Spanish-Venezuelan actress[†]

Natalia Streignard is a Venezuelan actress and beauty pageant titleholder who competed at Miss Venezuela 1992. Natalia is best known for her work in successful telenovelas such as El Juramento with Osvaldo Rios, La mujer de mi vida, with ex-spouse Mario Cimarro, Mi destino eres tu with Lucero and Jorge Salinas, and La Tormenta with Christian Meier, in the most famous telenovelas productions of Televisa, Venevision and Telemundo.

Historical Events

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

1970A British airliner is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and flown to Dawson's Field in Jordan.[†]

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a secular Palestinian Marxist–Leninist organization founded in 1967 by George Habash. It has consistently been the second-largest of the groups forming the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the largest being Fatah.

Historical Context for September 9, 1970

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