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September 18, 1970

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RULES TIGHTENED ON ABORTION HERE

By John Sibley

NYC Health Bd rules that physicians must stop performing abortions in their private offices by Oct 19; votes to restrict abortions to hosps, to hosp‐affiliated clinics and to independent clinics that meet strict specifications as to professional staff, operating room equipment, blood banks and lab facilities; announcement brings angry response from groups that have fought to remove virtually all restrictions on abortions; Natl Assn for Repeal of Abortion Laws chmn L Lader comments

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BID FOR A PULLOUT

By Henry Giniger Special to The New York Times

PARIS, Sept. 17—The Viet cong, with the support of North Vietnam, declared today that in exchange for an agreement on the withdrawal of all American and other foreign forces from South Vietnam by June 30 of next year, the Communists would refrain from attacking the withdrawing troops.

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Envoy Given Authority to Issue Order

By Hedrick Smith Special to The New York Times

no repts of injuries to 38 US hostages despite heavy fighting noted; State Dept repr McClosky says in absence of repts, apprehension about their safety has increased; US officials note TWA rept that 38 Amers were moved outside Amman; say IRC reprs did not contact guerrilla leaders because of fighting

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 16, 1970, covering September 18, 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
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for Woodstock by Soundtrack

    Woodstock

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  3. 3
    Album cover for Mad Dogs & Englishmen by Joe Cocker

    Mad Dogs & Englishmen

    Joe Cocker

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for Tommy by The Who

    Tommy

    The Who

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    53
  5. 5
    Album cover for Chicago II by Chicago

    Chicago II

    Chicago

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    32

Notable Births

Darren Gough

1970Darren Gough, English cricketer[†]

Darren Gough is a retired English cricketer and former captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club. The spearhead of England's bowling attack through much of the 1990s, he is England's second highest wicket-taker in one-day internationals with 235, and took 229 wickets in his 58 Test matches, making him England's ninth-most-successful wicket-taker.

Aisha Tyler

1970Aisha Tyler, American actress, television host, and author[†]

Aisha Tyler is an American actress and talk show host. She is known for playing Andrea Marino in the first season of Ghost Whisperer, Dr. Tara Lewis in Criminal Minds since 2015, Mother Nature in the final two The Santa Clause films, and voicing Lana Kane in Archer. She also had recurring roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Talk Soup, and Friends.

Notable Deaths

Jimi Hendrix

1970Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1942)[†]

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a part of his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the institution describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music."

Historical Context for September 18, 1970

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