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October 14, 1970

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BRONX LANDLORDS AND UNION REACH ACCORD IN STRIKE

By Peter Kihss

McDonnell announces that agreement has been reached ending 29-day-old strike; agreement subject to ratification at meetings of both union and landlords; terms not to be released until after ratification but it is understood that union had won full $40-wkly wage increase over next 3 yrs and members will be paid for strike period at new scale; Lindsay, commenting on agreement, lauds McDonnell, Admr Walsh and Comr Altman for their roles

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G.P.O. PLAN URGES SENIORITY REFORM

By Marjorie Hunter Special to The New York Times

HR Repub leaders back plan to modify seniority system, thereby upstaging reform Dems; Repub plan calls for all HR Repubs to vote secretly to pick top-ranking Repub on each com; if Repubs hold majority, top-ranking Repub would be chmn; if not, he would be ranking minority member; nominations for top posts would be made by Repub Com on Coms; plan proposed by Repub study group headed by Conable; he comments

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BUSING FOES CITE HIGH COURT RULING

By Fred P. Graham Special to The New York Times

hearings continue; Southern lawyers claim '54 Sup Ct ruling requires 'color blind' assignment of students and that ruling which demands busing and racial balance would violate it; Justices again question lawyers on possible unconst of racial balance requirement, on possibility that ruling would apply to North as well as South, and Ct's role in supervising Southern schools to avoid resegregation; several Justices imply belief that racial balance may be only way to expunge dual and de jure school systems; Greenberg initially says racial balance ruling would not apply outside South except in de jure cases, but later calls issue open question; concedes possibility that Ct might have to police ruling to avoid resegregation; Black says Ct must also consider neighborhood school concept

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Blacks Back Lefrak In U.S. Bias Case

By Unknown Author

Nixon Adm officials hold US, rather than gaining an advantage from proposed cease-fire, would be taking calculated risk that enemy might gain ground, statement made at US policy rev for news execs, Hartford, Conn

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 14, 1970, covering October 14, 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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    Peak
    1
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    13
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    Album cover for Abraxas by Santana

    Abraxas

    Santana

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    Peak
    2
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    2
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    Album cover for Mad Dogs & Englishmen by Joe Cocker

    Mad Dogs & Englishmen

    Joe Cocker

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    2
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    7
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    Album cover for A Question Of Balance by The Moody Blues

    A Question Of Balance

    The Moody Blues

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    6
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    Album cover for Third Album by The Jackson 5

    Third Album

    The Jackson 5

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Notable Births

1970Martin Barbarič, Czech footballer and coach (died 2013)[†]

Martin Barbarič was a Czech professional football player who made 135 top flight appearances across the end of the Czechoslovak First League and start of the Czech First League for Dukla Prague, Svit Zlín, Slovan Liberec and FC Hradec Králové between 1991 and 2002.

Jim Jackson (basketball)

1970Jim Jackson, American basketball player and sportscaster[†]

James Arthur Jackson is an American former professional basketball player. Over his 14 National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons, Jackson was on the active roster of 12 different teams, which was an NBA record shared with Joe Smith, Tony Massenburg, Chucky Brown, and Ish Smith; until Ish played with the Denver Nuggets, his 13th team, in the 2022–23 season. He is currently a basketball analyst for Fox Sports, Turner Sports and the Los Angeles Clippers on Bally Sports West, having previously worked for the Big Ten Network. Jim Jackson also works as an analyst for the NBA Playoffs on NBATV.

1970Meelis Lindmaa, Estonian footballer[†]

Meelis Lindmaa is a retired football (soccer) defender from Estonia, who also played as a midfielder. He retired in 2004. He played in the former Soviet Union, Estonia, Sweden and Finland.

1970Hiromi Nagasaku, Japanese actress and singer[†]

Hiromi Nagasaku is a Japanese actress and singer. She was a member of the J-pop group Ribbon. Mark Schilling of The Japan Times described her as "the best comic actress working in Japan today".

Jon Seda

1970Jon Seda, American actor[†]

Jon Seda is an American actor. Seda was an amateur boxer who auditioned for and was given a role in the 1992 boxing film Gladiator. He played the role of Chris Pérez alongside Jennifer Lopez in the movie Selena, and portrayed U.S. Marine John Basilone, recipient of the Medal of Honor, in Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's The Pacific. On television, he had roles as Detective Antonio Dawson in NBC's Chicago P.D., and as Paul Falsone in NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street.

1970Vasko Vassilev, Bulgarian violinist[†]

Vasko Vassilev is a Bulgarian violinist and conductor.

1970Pär Zetterberg, Swedish footballer[†]

Pär Johan Zetterberg is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is best remembered for his time with R.S.C. Anderlecht, but also represented Falkenbergs FF, Charleroi, and Olympiacos during a career that spanned between 1986 and 2006. A full international between 1993 and 1999, he won 30 caps for the Sweden national team and scored six goals. He was awarded Guldbollen in 1997 as Sweden's best footballer of the year.

Historical Context for October 14, 1970

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