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HR, 215-165, approves trade bill imposing quotas on textile imports with broad powers for Pres to exempt nations and categories and to negotiate voluntary accords permitting more imports than under quotas; Nixon proposal to substitute Adm original, relatively mild, version does not come to vote; arguments of both sides quoted
Rand Inst study on how Dept punishes policemen raises doubts about how dept deals with police misconduct; study, made available to Knapp Comm, based on analysis by Dr B Cohen, recommends that Comr Murphy and Knapp Comm seek to bring about long-term reform in dealing with misconduct cases; concludes that police who are most clearly charged with maintenance of law and defense of Const should not tolerate any procedures which leave room for suspicion that police themselves are immune from law; study's findings outlined
Sen, 48-35, approves compromise farm bill to extend price support system for 3 yrs and limit yrly subsidy payments to individual farmers to $55,000 for cotton, wheat and feed grains; bill includes provision establishing new 'set-aside' plan, under which farmers will be required to leave certain percentage of land idle to qualify for subsidies; during debate, Sens McGovern, Muskie, Kennedy, Hughes and Ellender oppose bill; Sens Dole, Holland and Eastland back it; deny charge by some Sens opposing bill that it will cause farmers to suffer drastic decline in income; Hardin lauds passage; Nixon's farm program seen generating considerable opposition in farm states; may have hurt chances of some Repub candidates in recent elections
Regents Bd Chancellor J W McGovern says Rockefeller has offered no encouragement about proposed increases in educ spending
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 18, 1970, covering November 20, 1970.
Led Zeppelin
Santana
James Taylor
Carpenters
The Jackson 5
1970Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates[†]
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, often referred to as Sheikh Mansour, is an Emirati royal and politician who is the current vice president and deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, as well as the minister of presidential court and member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi. He is the brother of the current president of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and is married to Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. A billionaire, he holds stakes in a variety of football clubs through City Football Group, including Premier League club Manchester City F.C.
1970Matt Blunt, American lieutenant and politician, 54th Governor of Missouri[†]
Matthew Roy Blunt is an American politician, lobbyist, and former naval officer who served as the 54th governor of Missouri from 2005 to 2009. He previously served ten years in the United States Navy and as Missouri secretary of state.
1970Phife Dawg, American rapper (died 2016)[†]
Malik Izaak Taylor, known professionally as Phife Dawg, was a Trinidadian-American rapper and a member of the group A Tribe Called Quest with Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. He was also known as the "Five-Foot Assassin" and the "Five-Footer," because he stood at 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m).
1970Delia Gonzalez, American boxer[†]
Delia 'Chiquita' Gonzalez is an American former flyweight female boxer. She has a record of 13-9-4 with 3 knockout wins, although several of her losses have been controversial.
1970Stéphane Houdet, French wheelchair tennis player[†]
Stéphane Houdet is a French wheelchair tennis player. Houdet is a former singles and doubles world number one. In 2014, he became the first man in history to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam in men's wheelchair doubles.
1970Geoffrey Keezer, American pianist and educator[†]
Geoffrey Keezer is an American jazz pianist. In 2023, he won the Best Instrumental Composition Grammy for Refuge
1970Sabrina Lloyd, American actress[†]
Sabrina Lloyd is a retired American film and television actress. She is known for portraying Wade Welles in the science fiction series Sliders, Natalie Hurley in the ABC sitcom Sports Night and Kelly in Father Hood (1993).
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]