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Vice Pres Agnew charges Adm's proposals to crack down on drug merchants have been 'languishing in the Cong', s, Springfield, Illinois
Dir Gen of Japanese Defense Agency Y Nakasone, in Washington news conf and in conf with Sec Laird, suggests US lift secrecy surrounding production of enriched uranium to enable Japan, and other countries, to build a plant to produce fuel for generation of elec power; disclaims any interest in weapons development; some US officials concerned however that suggested move would make it easier for Japan to produce weapons if it decided to do so; US now supplies Japan with enriched fuel
group of released hostages illus, Amman
trade bill not on agenda for final weeks of Cong session, indicating long postponement of action
Israeli Amb to Switzerland Levavi reptdly joins US, Brit, Swiss and W Ger reprs, meeting in Berne, in action seen sign of solidarity; IRC repr says Israel did not request to be included in group and did not ask com to represent it in dealings with guerrillas; US, GB, W Ger, Switzerland and Israel reptdly reject as unacceptable demands set by guerrillas for release of hostages and send set of counterproposals to IRC repr Rochat; guerrillas reptdly demanded release of 7 comrades held in GB, Switzerland and W Ger in return for release of Eur and Amer hostages; Israeli citizens and those hostages holding dual US and Israeli citizenships would continue to be held; guerrillas reptdly set new deadline giving negotiating com 72-hr extension; exact hr of deadline remains in doubt; IRC repts number of hostages increased by 1 when unidentified US woman gave birth to child; BOAC capt reptdly says he believes commandos have put explosive charges aboard plane; guerrillas offer to free men, women and children requiring med treatment on as yet undisclosed conditions; Rochat reptdly confd twice with guerrillas and reptdly described confusing picture regarding demands of guerrillas for release of hostages; Red Crescent Soc (Jordan) repts possibility of additional demands being made for release of Arabs held prisoner in Israel; reptdly says 11,000 Arabs are in Israeli prisons and all but 1,050 are being held without trial; Jerusalem police repr says figure is closer to 3,000
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 9, 1970, covering September 11, 1970.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Soundtrack
Blood| Sweat & Tears
Joe Cocker
Chicago
1970Antonio Gómez Medina, Mexican wrestler[†]
Antonio Gómez Medina is a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchador as they are called in Spanish, and professional wrestling trainer based out of Arena Coliseo Guadalajara in Guadalajara. Gómez is best known under the ring name Máscara Mágica; he is the second person to use the "Máscara Mágica" name, taking it over after Eddie Guerrero abandoned the name in the early 1990s. As Máscara Mágica, he was part of the Los Nuevo Infernales group; as part of a Los Nuevo Inferales vs. Los Infernales storyline, and lost his mask as a result of a Luchas de Apuestas match loss to Los Infernales leader El Satánico. In recent years Gómez has focused more on his training position at Arena Coliseo Guadalajara, where he also works as a booker and part-time wrestler.
1970Taraji P. Henson, American actress and singer[†]
Taraji Penda Henson is an American actress. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, alongside nominations for an Academy Award, six Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2016 and 2024, Time named Henson one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
1970The Dawson's Field hijackers release 88 of their hostages. The remaining hostages, mostly Jews and Israeli citizens, are held until September 25.[†]
In September 1970, members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) hijacked four airliners bound for New York City and one for London. Three aircraft were forced to land at Dawson's Field, a remote desert airstrip near Zarqa, Jordan, formerly Royal Air Force Station Zarqa, which then became PFLP's "Revolutionary Airport". By the end of the incident, one hijacker had been killed and one injury reported. This was the second instance of mass aircraft hijacking, after an escape from communist Czechoslovakia in 1950.
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]