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Laird discloses small US unit made unsuccessful attempt to rescue Amer POWs at N Vietnamese camp, news conf; illus
Pope rules that Cardinals who have reached age of 80 yrs cannot take part in election of new Pope; also orders that on reaching 80th birthday, Cardinals will cease to be members of adm depts and other permament insts of Vatican, requests that Cardinals submit voluntary resignations from such posts at age 75; says that aged Cardinals continue to be members of Sacred Coll in all other respects
Conakry radio repts fighting continues for 2d day; says several W Ger advisers were slain in fighting; E Ger press repts deputy consul slain and trade attache wounded; Conakry radio says invaders were trained by Col J Schramme, Belgian-born white mercenary who fought in Belgian Congo and Angola; travelers arriving in Ivory Coast from Guinea rept most of fighting has ended; contradict Guinean repts that warships are still in Guinean waters; Nigeria offers mil aid; Portuguese troops along Portuguese Guinea border placed on alert; USSR accuses Portugal of aggression; demands immediate withdrawal of all mercenaries from Guinea
bill to curb TV and radio spending dies when Son fails to muster enough votes to override Nixon's veto; vote is 58-34 in favor of overriding, 4 short of required 2/3 majority; 6 Dems side with 28 of 37 Repubs in support of Nixon; 5 Repubs who backed bill earlier this fall vote to sustain veto; White House pleased; Scott promises to draft more comprehensive substitute bill in '71; backers of bill concede it is imperfect solution to problem; critics of bill almost uniformly concede something similar has to be passed soon; O'Brien calls vote 'tragic' and says it will be blow to efforts to reform spending at all levels; says Repubs who switched positions confirm 'our suspicions' that aims of veto were to protect traditional Repub advantage in finances, and to protect Nixon from possibility of debate with Dem opponent in '72; Repubs who switched are Aiken, Prouty, J J Williams, M R Young, M C Smith; Dems who backed Nixon are Allen, McClellan, Dodd, Eastland, Eilender, Stennis
Mulligan arrested on 19-count indictment charging him with criminal contempt for refusing to answer questions in grand jury investigation that focused on gambling and police corruption; Mulligan is accused of failing to answer questions on numerous criminal activities in addition to other charges; details
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 18, 1970, covering November 24, 1970.
Led Zeppelin
Santana
James Taylor
Carpenters
The Jackson 5
1970Doug Brien, American football player[†]
Douglas Robert Zachariah Brien is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 1994 NFL draft. Brien played in the NFL for seven teams: San Francisco, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Tampa Bay, Minnesota, New York Jets, and Chicago. After retiring from the NFL, Brien co-founded the real estate investment firms Waypoint Homes and Mynd.
1970Julieta Venegas, American-Mexican singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[†]
Julieta Venegas Percevault is a Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer who specializes in pop-rock-indie music in Spanish. She embarked on her musical journey by joining several bands, including the Mexican ska band Tijuana No!. Venegas is proficient in playing 17 instruments, including the acoustic guitar, accordion, and keyboard.
1970Ashley Ward, English footballer and businessman[†]
Ashley Ward is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]