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September 21, 1970
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Headlines from September 21, 1970
Mrs. Meir Appeals to U.S. Jews for Aid
Israeli Premier Meir says Jordan should fear neither Israel nor its so‐called enemies but its friends, the Arab countries, s, Israel Bond‐UJA dinner, NYC; says that Israel feels tragedy of Jordanian people; reptdly spent major part of 2‐hr conf with Nixon discussing situation
Soviet Moon Craft Lands; Begins Sending Back Data
Tass repts unmanned craft has made soft landing in Sea of Fertility, just south of moon's equator, and begun sending signals back to earth; craft is 1st to land in region; Bochum and Jodrell Bank, Eng, scientists rept it is transmitting TV pictures of lunar surface; Bochum dir Kaminski says pictures are of 'excellent quality;' before landing, course correction sent craft into elliptical orbit with 60‐mi apogee and 9‐mi perigee
Pocantico Hills to Be Saved By Rockefellers for Public
Gov Rockefeller announces that Rockefeller family has decided that its 4,180‐acre estate at Pocantico Hills in Westchester County will eventually be preserved and dedicated to pub interest, and not chipped away by haphazard development
Op. Ed. Page
The Times inaugurates today a new page oppo site the editorial page devoted to views and opinions. Obituaries, for merly found opposite the editorial page, will now appear regularly on the second page of the sec ond section.
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 16, 1970, covering September 21, 1970.
- 1
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 9
- 2
Woodstock
Soundtrack
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 16
- 3
Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Joe Cocker
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 3
- 4
Tommy
The Who
- Last week
- 8
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 53
- 5
Chicago II
Chicago
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 32
Notable Births
1970Rob Benedict, American actor, screenwriter, and musician[†]
Rob Benedict is an American actor and writer. His near 30 year career includes more than 90 television and movie credits. He is best known for his work on the television series Supernatural, Threshold, Felicity and the comedy film Waiting.... He is also the lead singer/songwriter of the Los Angeles based band Louden Swain.
1970Melissa Ferrick, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Melissa Ferrick is an American singer-songwriter. She is a music professor at Northeastern University and at Berklee College of Music.
1970Samantha Power, Irish-American journalist, academic, and diplomat, 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations[†]
Samantha Jane Power is an Irish-American journalist, diplomat, and government official who served as the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development from 2021 to 2025. She was the 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017. Power is a member of the Democratic Party.
Historical Context for September 21, 1970
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]