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Writers Union deplores award as anti-Soviet politics, statement pub inconspicuously in Izvestia; criticism seen mild in comparison to official denunciation of award to Pasternak; friends say Solzhenitsyn still plans to go to Stockholm
former Sen D B Brewster, indicted '69 for accepting $24,500 from Spiegel Inc and its Washington repr, CT Anderson, to influence vote on legis that concerned unsolicited mail, freed of bribery charges, Fed Dist Ct, Washington, DC, on ground he was protected by Cong immunity; Justice Dept atty holds ruling would give Congressmen 'a license to steal'; says appeal is likely; Spiegel and its repr remain under indictment; their trial, scheduled for Nov 9, postponed pending appeal of Brewster case
Sec Volpe orders 'sweeping investigation' into air charter business and adequacy of FAA rules on how charters may operate; FAA reptdly warned Wichita State U officials in Aug that Golden Eagle did not have ctf to fly charters in large craft
Sadat, with coalition of leftists, security officers and army leaders, reptdly turns back attempt by Nasser associates Boghdady, Mohieddine and K E Hussein, with implicit backing of Cairo Al Ahram and Heykal, to shift nation's pol to open system with provision for opposition party, free press, election of new Const Assembly through ind body, ind judiciary with guarantees of no arrests without formal legal charges, release of all pol prisoners and collective authority including former army officers to head Govt; succession of events detailed; speed of Sadat's nomination seen intended to snuff out rival bid for control by more moderate, potentially pro-Western regime; attempt by 3 reptdly was morally motivated, based on their prestige and assumed popularity and not meant as test of Sadat; apparent defeat of moderates reptdly assures line of continuity predicted by Sadat; announcement by leadership that it will not remain passive towards deviants from Nasserite socialism noted; possibility of repressive action when leadership solidifies its power noted; reptd arrest of some 200 persons including members of Moslem Brotherhood and pro-Chinese Communists noted; rumors that pro-Western elements are under heavy surveillance or house arrest seen exaggerations
Nixon Adm publicly urges N Vietnam to accept peace plan; Sec Rogers and Deputy Sec Packard, in separate appearances, predict Hanoi will finally agree to negotiate; Rogers cites bipartisan support within US and favorable foreign reactions, news conf; stresses elements in current situation that appear calculated to make Nixon proposals more attractive to Hanoi
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 7, 1970, covering October 10, 1970.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Joe Cocker
The Moody Blues
Soundtrack
The Jackson 5
1970Dean Kiely, Irish footballer[â ]
Dean Laurence Kiely is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the goalkeeping coach at Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Republic of Ireland national team. Born in England, he won eleven caps for the Republic of Ireland as a player. Kiely has previously worked as the goalkeeping coach at West Bromwich Albion and Norwich City.
1970Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, German sled racer[â ]
Silke Kraushaar-Pielach is a German luger who competed from 1995 to 2008. In June 2008, she was named sports manager for the luge section of Bob- und Schlittenverband fĂŒr Deutschland.
1970Matthew Pinsent, English rower and sportscaster[â ]
Sir Matthew Clive Pinsent, is an English rower and broadcaster. During his rowing career, he won 10 world championship gold medals and four consecutive Olympic gold medals.
1970Ădouard Daladier, French captain and politician, 105th Prime Minister of France (born 1884)[â ]
Ădouard Daladier was a French Radical-Socialist (centre-left) politician, who was the Prime Minister of France in 1933, 1934 and again from 1938 to 1940. he signed the Munich Agreement which was before the outbreak of World War II.
1970Fiji becomes independent.[â ]
Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1,100 nautical miles north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islandsâof which about 110 are permanently inhabitedâand more than 500 islets, amounting to a total land area of about 18,300 square kilometres (7,100 sq mi). The most outlying island group is Ono-i-Lau. About 87% of the total population live on the two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. About three-quarters of Fijians live on Viti Levu's coasts, either in the capital city of Suva, or in smaller urban centres such as Nadi or Lautoka. The interior of Viti Levu is sparsely inhabited because of its terrain.
1970Canada's October Crisis escalates when Quebec Vice Premier Pierre Laporte is kidnapped by members of the Front de libĂ©ration du QuĂ©bec.[â ]
Pierre Laporte was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician. He was deputy premier of the province of Quebec when he was kidnapped and murdered by members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) during the October Crisis.
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[â ]