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September 10, 1970

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Headlines from September 10, 1970

DESERT JET DEADLINE IS EXTENDED; GUERRILLAS HIJACK BRITISH PLANE, RAISING TOTAL OF HOSTAGES TO 300

By Linda Charlton

IRC com gets last-min extension of deadline set by guerrillas to destroy planes; IRC repr Rochat says no new time limit has been set; extension comes after day of conflicting repts and deteriorating situation in Amman, where clashes between commandos and Jordanian troops interrupted communications and heightened confusion over status of talks between IRC com and guerrillas; clashes reptdly prevented meeting between com and commandos forcing extension, while other repts indicate com and guerrillas had agreed to extension over telephone; position of Arabs held by Israel and freed hostages in Amman remains unclear; Swissair repts it has plane, with med supplies and nurse, ready at Zurich to fly to Amman and airlift passengers out of Jordan

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Lower Manhattan Parking Ban Is Ordered to Ease Congestion

By Edward C. Burks

Lindsay announces ban on all parking in 50-block area below Fulton St in attempt to ease traffic congestion; warns city may ban traffic in area if parking restriction fails; NY Auto Club pres Phillips doubts ban will have any material effect because curb space in area is 'already severely limited'; chides Lindsay for suggesting ban on all cars rather than getting more garages built; map

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6 U.S. TRANSPORTS WAIT IN TURKEY

By Tad Szulc Special to The New York Times

US reptdly agrees to send Israel 18 Phantom jet fighter-bombers by end of yr; decision reptdly was made prior to hijackings and represents US response to evidence that UAR violated cease-fire accord

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 9, 1970, covering September 10, 1970.

  1. 1
    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

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    2
    Peak
    1
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    15
  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
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    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for Mad Dogs & Englishmen by Joe Cocker

    Mad Dogs & Englishmen

    Joe Cocker

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    11
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for Chicago II by Chicago

    Chicago II

    Chicago

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
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    31

Notable Births

1970Ménélik, Cameroonian-French rapper[†]

Ménélik, is a Cameroonian-French rapper and singer.

Dean Gorré

1970Dean Gorré, Surinamese footballer and manager[†]

Dean Roberto Gorré is a Dutch-Surinamese football coach and former player. He was recently the interim coach of the Curaçao national team.

1970Paula Kelley, American singer-songwriter[†]

Paula Anne Kelley is an American indie pop singer-songwriter and orchestral arranger/composer from Boston, Massachusetts.

Neera Tanden

1970Neera Tanden, American lawyer and policy analyst[†]

Neera Tanden is an American political consultant and former government official who is the president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, a Democratic think tank. Tanden was director of the United States Domestic Policy Council from 2023 to 2025 and served as a senior advisor and staff secretary to President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2023. Tanden had a previous tenure as president of the Center for American Progress, where she worked in different capacities since its founding in 2003 until she joined the Biden administration in 2021.

Historical Context for September 10, 1970

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