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November 23, 1970

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Headlines from November 23, 1970

EINHORN REGAINS POST FOR 2 WEEKS

By Robert D. McFadden

Einhorn to be 'reinstated' on Dec 1 but reptdly will only serve for 2 wks and have ltd responsibilities; Einstein Med Coll announces reinstatement and says that Rodriguez will serve as Einhorn's deputy; private accord between Einhorn, coll and Health and Hosps Corp reptdly will limit Einhorn's duties to adm guidance of Rodriguez, who is scheduled to be named pediatrics chief when Einhorn leaves; stipulates that Einhorn will become deputy pediatrics dir at Jacobi Hosp on Jan 1, post which he will hold until he is scheduled to begin 1 yr sabbatical on July 1; Einhorn silent; announcement apparently is temporary solution aimed at cooling controversy; accord reptdly is memorandum signed by Einhorn, Health and Hosps Corp exec Bergen, coll asst dean Glazier and assoc dean Dr Barnett; Glazier silent; city and coll reptdly were anxious to get at least temporary reinstatement of Einhorn to quiet furor and charges of racism; case revd; Lindsay and Amer Jewish Cong comment; Pediatrics Collective silent but Rodriguez reptdly discussed coil's decision with group prior to its announcement and obtained its reluctant assent

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Army Post Gives Addicts Help Instead of Censure

By John Noble Wilford; Special to The New York Times

Army, in experimental program, Operation Awareness, at Ft Bragg, NC, helps rehabilitate drug addicts who volunteer for program; project is reversal of Army's traditional policy of strict punishment for drug use; program is intended to serve as model at other posts where use of marijuana, heroin and other illegal drugs has reached epidemic proportions; program detailed; Army officials comment; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 18, 1970, covering November 23, 1970.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin

    Led Zeppelin III

    Led Zeppelin

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Abraxas by Santana

    Abraxas

    Santana

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    2
    Peak
    1
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    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

    Sweet Baby James

    James Taylor

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    Peak
    3
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    37
  4. 4
    Album cover for Close To You by Carpenters

    Close To You

    Carpenters

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    4
    Peak
    4
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    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for Third Album by The Jackson 5

    Third Album

    The Jackson 5

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
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    9

Notable Births

Zoe Ball

1970Zoë Ball, English radio and television host[†]

Zoe Louise Ball is a British broadcaster and presenter. She was the first female host of the Radio 1 and Radio 2 breakfast shows for the BBC, and in 2024 was confirmed as the second-highest paid BBC presenter after Gary Lineker.

Oded Fehr

1970Oded Fehr, Israeli-American actor[†]

Oded Fehr is an Israeli American actor based in the United States. He is known for his appearance as Ardeth Bay in the 1999 remake of The Mummy and its sequel The Mummy Returns, as well as Carlos Olivera in Resident Evil: Apocalypse and Resident Evil: Extinction and Todd/Clone Carlos in Resident Evil: Retribution, Faris al-Farik in Sleeper Cell, Antoine Laconte in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, the demon Zankou in the TV series Charmed and Eli Cohn on the TV series V. He also portrayed Eyal Lavin, a Mossad agent on the TV series Covert Affairs, as well as Beau Bronn on the TV series Jane by Design and Mossad Deputy Director Ilan Bodnar on NCIS. Additionally, he has been the voice of Osiris in the Destiny 2 video game since its Curse of Osiris expansion in 2017. Since 2020, Fehr has appeared in Star Trek: Discovery as Fleet Admiral Charles Vance.

Danny Hoch

1970Danny Hoch, American actor and screenwriter[†]

Daniel Hoch is an American actor, writer, director, and performance artist. He has acted in larger roles in independent and art house movies and had a few small roles in mainstream Hollywood films, with increasing exposure as in 2007's We Own the Night. He is also known for his one-man shows.

Karsten Müller

1970Karsten Müller, German chess player and author[†]

Karsten Müller is a German chess Grandmaster and author. He earned the Grandmaster title in 1998 and a PhD in mathematics in 2002 at the University of Hamburg. He had placed third in the 1996 German championship and second in the 1997 German championship.

Notable Deaths

Yusof Ishak

1970Yusof Ishak, Singaporean journalist and politician, 1st President of Singapore (born 1910)[†]

Yusof bin Ishak Al-Haj was a Singaporean journalist and civil servant who served as the head of state of Singapore from 1959 to 1970. He initially served as the second Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore between 1959 and 1965 and the first president of Singapore between 1965 and 1970. Born in the Federated Malay States, Yusof received his education in Malaysia and Singapore, graduating from Raffles Institution in 1929. Upon his graduation, he worked in journalism, creating a sports magazine with friends before joining Warta Malaya, a Malay-language daily newspaper. Leaving Warta in 1938, Yusof co-founded Utusan Melayu, a newspaper more centred on Malay issues, in 1939 with other Malay figures in Singapore.

Historical Context for November 23, 1970

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