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September 19, 1970

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Headlines from September 19, 1970

Jordan Suspends Attacks After 2d Day of Fighting

By John M. Lee Special to The New York Times

Fighting continues in Amman and northern Jordan as army fails to score quick success it presumably expected; US Embassy reptd hit by small‐arms Dfire; Majali calls temporary halt to attack, declaring he wants to give guerrillas chance to swing over to Hussein, in move seen indicating weakness; army pledges not to attack guerrilla bases near Israeli‐held territory; guerrillas urge their forces to conserve ammunition; army maintains curfew and threatens to shoot anyone on st; Cairo Al Ahram repts 5,000 dead and wounded; US and Brit mil moves in eastern Mediterranean raise tension throughout Middle East, Baghdad radio charges US is preparing to intervene under pretext of evacuating US citizens; Popular Front threatens US lives and property if US intervenes; Palestine Red Crescent repts wounded are dying in sts of Amman for lack of med attention; appeals to IRC for supplies; some 1,000 persons demonstrate, Tripoli, Lebanon, backing guerrillas; Syrian Pres al‐Attassi pledges to aid guerrillas but Iraqi and Syrian troops apparently do not join fighting despite appeals by guerrillas for aid; rept that guerrilla forces are entering Jordan from training camps in Syria equipped with light arty noted; Govt troops clash with guerrillas in Ramtha and Zerqa; guerrillas claim capturing Mafraq and are seen holding other positions in northern Jordan; map; Al Fatah repts capturing mil gov of Irbid, Brig B al Moheisen and ordering his execution; Kuwait and Qatar appeal for cease‐fire

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5 Seized in Jersey Usury Case; Victim's Family Hidden by U.S.

By Ronald Sullivan Special to The New York Times

Indictments against 6 men described by US Atty Lacey as members of 1 of largest shylocking operations in NJ made pub, Newark; indictments and subsequent arrests of 5 of 6 suspects are regarded by top Fed and local officials as 1 of most important achievements so far by Justice Dept's organized crime strike force against racketeering in state; arrests, made simultaneously in NY and NJ, climax series of extraordinary govt stratagems in which alleged victim I Kotok and family were moved by Fed agents; Kotok had been charged up to 500% interest; suspects charged with making loans to Kotok named

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Niarchos Indictment Rejected in Greece

By Unknown Author

panel of 3 magistrates in Piraeus, Greece, rejects prosecutor C Fafoutis recommendation that Niarchos be indicted for 'inflicting injuries leading to death' of his wife; Fafoutis can appeal decision within 5 days; case revd; Niarchos por

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 16, 1970, covering September 19, 1970.

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    Album cover for Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Cosmo's Factory

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

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    Album cover for Woodstock by Soundtrack

    Woodstock

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for Mad Dogs & Englishmen by Joe Cocker

    Mad Dogs & Englishmen

    Joe Cocker

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    3
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    Album cover for Tommy by The Who

    Tommy

    The Who

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    Album cover for Chicago II by Chicago

    Chicago II

    Chicago

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Notable Births

1970Gilbert Dionne, Canadian ice hockey player[†]

Gilbert Dionne is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1990–91 until 1995–96. He is the younger brother of Hockey Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne, who is nineteen years his senior.

1970Antoine Hey, German footballer and manager[†]

Antoine Hey is a German football coach and former professional player.

Victor Williams

1970Victor Williams, American actor[†]

Victor L. Williams is an American actor best known as Doug Heffernan's best friend Deacon Palmer on The King of Queens. He has also appeared on several other hit TV shows, including Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, ER, New York Undercover, Girlfriends, Fringe and The Jamie Foxx Show. In 2012, Williams was seen and heard as a pitchman for Verizon Fios television commercials.

Historical Events

Michael Eavis

1970Michael Eavis hosts the first Glastonbury Festival.[†]

Sir Athelstan Joseph Michael Eavis is an English dairy farmer and the co-creator of the Glastonbury Festival, which takes place at his farm in Pilton, Somerset.

Kostas Georgakis

1970Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos.[†]

Kostas Georgakis was a Greek student studying geology in Italy. On 26 July 1970, while in Italy, he gave an interview denouncing the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos. The junta retaliated by attacking him, pressuring his family, and rescinding his military exemption. In a final, fatal, protest in the early hours of 19 September 1970, Georgakis set himself ablaze in Matteotti square in Genoa. He died later that day, an estimated 1,500 people attended his 22 September funeral, with hundreds of anti-junta resistance members leading a demonstration. Melina Mercouri carried a bouquet for the hero of the anti-junta. After being briefly interred in Genoa his remains were transported by ship to Corfu, and on 18 January 1971 he was buried. After the junta collapsed the Government of Greece erected a monument and plaque in his home town of Corfu, another plaque was placed in Matteotti square, and multiple poems have been written in his honor.

Historical Context for September 19, 1970

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