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October 1, 1970

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Headlines from October 1, 1970

TITO TELLS NIXON BIG POWERS ALONE CAN'T MAKE PEACE

By Robert B. Semple Jr.; Special to The New York Times

Pres Tito, in Belgrade talks with Nixon, decries expansion of war in Indochina in what appears to be criticism of US; suggests 2-power diplomacy may even have encouraged big power meddling in affairs of others and created 'dangerous hotbeds of conflict'; Nixon refuses to accept implied proposition that Amer involvement amounted to an infringement on rights of smaller nation; defends US actions

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House Votes Air Fare Tax To Pay for Plane Guards

By Marjorie Hunter; Special to The New York Times

HR, 323-17, approves bill to increase taxes on domestic airline tickets from 8% to 8.5% and increase head tax on passengers leaving US from $3 to $5 to pay for guards aboard airliners and possibly to expand use of electronic surveillance; legis would be effective from Oct 31 until July 1, '72; officials put cost to travelers at $34.5-million by end of June '71 and $57.3-million for fiscal yr beginning July '71

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THOUSANDS GIVEN DRAFT LOOPHOLE

By David E. Rosenbaum; Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30— The Nixon Administration opened a new hole in Selective Service regulations today that could allow thousands of young men to escape the draft.

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Safety Lenses Will Be Required For Nearly All New Eyeglasses

By Harold M. Schmeck Jr.; Special to The New York Times

FDA sets rules requiring that lenses, including those for sunglasses, be made of heat-tempered impact-resistant glass, laminated glass or plastic to avert eye injuries; will except cases where safety lenses do not meet patient's visual needs and contact lenses, which are usually made of plastic; demonstrations given, news conf; Comr Edwards, Amer Guild of Prescription Opticians exec J Miller participate; details

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 30, 1970, covering October 1, 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
    11
  2. 2
    Album cover for Woodstock by Soundtrack

    Woodstock

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  3. 3
    Album cover for Mad Dogs & Englishmen by Joe Cocker

    Mad Dogs & Englishmen

    Joe Cocker

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Chicago II by Chicago

    Chicago II

    Chicago

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    34
  5. 5
    Album cover for Stage Fright by The Band

    Stage Fright

    The Band

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    5

Notable Births

1970Simon Davey, Welsh footballer and manager[†]

Simon Davey is a Welsh former professional footballer and football manager. He is now Executive Director of a youth club in America called Southern Soccer Academy. He played for Swansea City, Carlisle United and Preston North End and had a short loan spell with Darlington, making a total of 271 appearances in the Football League. After retiring as a player, he spent eight years as a coach at Preston, before going on to manage Barnsley, Darlington and, until October 2010, Hereford United.

1970Alexei Zhamnov, Russian ice hockey player and manager[†]

Alexei Yuryevich "Alex" Zhamnov is a former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins. He is currently serving the head coach of HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously served as general manager of Vityaz Chekhov and Atlant Moscow Oblast and was the head coach of the Russia men's national ice hockey team.

Notable Deaths

RaĂșl Riganti

1970RaĂșl Riganti, Argentinian race car driver (born 1893)[†]

RaĂșl Riganti was an Argentine racing driver. He competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times, qualifying every year he was entered. Riganti was briefly an adviser of driver Juan Manuel Fangio.

Historical Context for October 1, 1970

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