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Rogers, in confs with Gromyko, reptdly failed to break deadlock over alleged violations and over efforts to get talks restarted; growing feeling among US officials that cease-fire will be extended on daily basis noted; Gromyko reptdly informed Rogers that USSR favors resumption of talks and extension of cease-fire without making it absolute condition that talks start before cease-fire is extended
Commons upholds Trudeau, 190-16, on wartime powers following his plea for natl unity; opposition collapses after murder by Que separatists of Min Laporte and Govt pledge of police authority; T C Douglas and 15 other New Dems cast negative votes; Min Turner notes possibility of reintroducing death penalty, which was abolished in '66 for 5-yr trial period; believes Fed Justice Min should have 'some direct power' to prosecute sedition and conspiracy cases
center becomes world's highest bldg, 4 ft above Empire State Bldg; illus
Portage County deputy sheriffs arrest Morgan, Prof T S Lough and non-students R C Felber and J H Rupe; no names on list of indictments have yet been revealed and no specific charges were made against Morgan or Lough; Morgan is released on $1,000 bail, Lough on $5,000 bond; Rupe and Felber are charged with arson, assault and interference with fireman and 1st-degree riot; both are serving jail terms on drug charges; students voice concern and bewilderment over arrests; pres White says it is impossible to comment on jury rept without criticizing portions of it, news conf; issues statement scoring Yippie rally and calling it de facto disruption, since campus disruption is crime under new state law; Kunstler s to students, says he will file class suit, Fed ct, Cleveland, to block prosecution of indictments on grounds that they are not criminal charges but suppression of civil rights; ed cartoon in student newspaper Kent Stater shows student opinion of jury actions
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 14, 1970, covering October 20, 1970.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Santana
Joe Cocker
The Moody Blues
The Jackson 5
1970Sander Boschker, Dutch footballer[†]
Sander Bernard Jozef Boschker is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Twente.
1970Neil Heywood, English-Chinese businessman (died 2011)[†]
Neil Heywood was an English businessman. The great-grandson of John Barr Affleck, Britain’s Consul General in Tianjin from 1935 to 1938, Heywood lived and worked in China since the early 1990s and became associated with the Bo Xilai family. In 2011, he was murdered by Bo's wife Gu Kailai in Chongqing after a business dispute. His death sparked a major political scandal and precipitated Bo's downfall in 2012.
1970Aapo Ilves, Estonian poet and illustrator[†]
Aapo Ilves is an Estonian poet, writer, playwright, artist and musician. He writes in Estonian, Võro and Seto languages. Ilves has also written song lyrics for other artists, including several "Hits of the Year" and also Estonian Eurovision entries "Tii" in 2004 and Kuula in 2012.
1970Michelle Malkin, American blogger and author[†]
Michelle Malkin is an American conservative political commentator. She was a Fox News contributor and in May 2020 joined Newsmax TV. Malkin has written seven books and founded the conservative commentary website Twitchy and the conservative blog Hot Air.
1970Taj McWilliams-Franklin, American basketball player[†]
Taj McWilliams-Franklin is an American former professional basketball player.
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]