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September 13, 1970

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Headlines from September 13, 1970

Crusaders Beaten, 26‐0

By Gordon S. White Jr. Special to The New York Times

WEST POINT, N. Y., Sept. 12 —Army was supposed to have an easy football game in its opener against Holy Cross to day, since the Crusaders had canceled their last eight games in 1969 because an epidemic of hepatitis had hit the entire squad.

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Hijacks Create Grave Mideast Crisis

By Unknown Author

The interview took place in the suburbs of Amman one night last summer. “What right do you have to impose this war on Europeans?” the Italian jour nalist, a woman, demanded of Dr. George Habash, head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, referring to the rash of skyjackings and other terrorist acts the front had just carried out in Western Europe.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 9, 1970, covering September 13, 1970.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Cosmo's Factory

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

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

    Woodstock

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  3. 3
    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears 3 by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears 3

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for Mad Dogs & Englishmen by Joe Cocker

    Mad Dogs & Englishmen

    Joe Cocker

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

    Chicago II

    Chicago

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    31

Notable Births

1970Lee Abramson, American bass player and composer (died 2016)[†]

Lee Abramson was an American composer and musician. He was the first person to write music using ModelTalker, a computerized speech production program.

1970Martín Herrera, Argentinian footballer[†]

Martín Horacio Herrera is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Louise Lombard

1970Louise Lombard, English actress[†]

Louise Lombard is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Evangeline Eliott in the BBC drama series The House of Eliott (1991–94), Sofia Curtis in the CBS drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2004–11) and Trish in the After film series.

Historical Context for September 13, 1970

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