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Minn Fed Dist Judge Devitt rules state has no power to require stricter radiation standards than those set down by AEC, case of Northern States Power Co against Minn Pollution Control Agency; says Cong gave AEC mandate in field through Atomic Energy Act; state to appeal; possible far-reaching effects of ruling noted; ruling involves plant being built at Monticello on Miss River
American Savings Bank (Chicago): Radio station WGN newsman D Harris places phone call to bank when he learns that robbery is taking place; tape conversation with robber noted; A J Yokley arrested
Sen, 42-44, rejects 2d effort to halt filibuster; Sens Mansfield and Scott offer plan under which all transportation funding, except for liner, would be approved and funding for craft would be continued at Adm's recommended level but only until Mar 30 when craft development would be voted on as separate issue by new Cong; Mansfield move seen effort to shift responsibility for delay from critics of craft to its supporters who must now accept plan or filibuster against it
city offers $900 increase in 3 stages to sanitationmen; DeLury rejects offer, chiding city for failing to take into consideration erosion of purchasing power of sanitationmen in last 27 mos and recent settlements in private indus; union did welcome offer as 1st movement by city in talks; repts little progress toward resolving critical differences; statement from Lindsay's office detailed
Council of Mins rescinds decree issued by Gomulka authorizing police to shoot if necessary to maintain order as back-to-work movement gains strength; repts calm has returned in coast towns and localities where public order was seriously disturbed; Polish newspapers and official Polish press agency PAP begin pub of extensive indictments of Gomulka for having lost touch with workers; indicate price increases were made on basis of incomplete data and hastily carried out; authorities in Szczecin prepare for full resumption of dock work; phone and air links to Szczecin restored; 80% of work force in Gdansk-Gdynia area reptd on job; repts circulate that new Premier will be named to replace Cyrankiewicz; P Jaroszewicz seen leading candidate
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 23, 1970, covering December 23, 1970.
Santana
George Harrison
Sly & The Family Stone
Stephen Stills
Grand Funk Railroad
1970Catriona LeMay Doan, Canadian speed skater and sportscaster[†]
Catriona Ann Le May Doan, is a retired Canadian speed skater and a double Olympic champion in the 500 m. She served as the chef de mission for Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
1970Raymont Harris, American football player[†]
Raymont LeShawn Harris is an American former professional football player who was a running back for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1994 to 2000. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 1994 NFL draft. Harris played in the NFL with the Bears, Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos and New England Patriots. He was nicknamed "the Ultraback" because of his versatility.
1970Karine Polwart, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Karine Polwart is a Scottish singer-songwriter. She writes and performs music with a strong folk and roots feel, her songs dealing with a variety of issues from alcoholism to genocide. She has been most recognised for her solo career, winning three awards at the BBC Folk Awards in 2005, and was previously a member of Malinky and Battlefield Band.
1970Charles Ruggles, American actor (born 1886)[†]
Charles Sherman Ruggles was an American comic character actor. In a career spanning six decades, Ruggles appeared in close to 100 feature films, often in mild-mannered and comic roles. He was also the elder brother of director, producer, and silent film actor Wesley Ruggles (1889–1972).
1970Aleksander Warma, Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (born 1890)[†]
Aleksander Warma VR I/3 was an Estonian navy officer, diplomat, and painter.
1970The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York is topped out at 417 metres (1,368 ft), making it the tallest building in the world.[†]
The original One World Trade Center was one of the Twin Towers of the original World Trade Center complex in New York City. It was completed in 1972, stood at a height of 1,368 feet (417.0 m), and was the tallest building in the world until 1973, when surpassed by the Sears Tower in Chicago.
1970The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially becomes a one-party state.[†]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 112 million, the DR Congo is the most populous nominally Francophone country in the world. French is the official and most widely spoken language, though there are over 200 indigenous languages. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the economic center. The country is bordered by the Republic of the Congo, the Cabinda exclave of Angola, and the South Atlantic Ocean to the west; the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north; Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania to the east; and Zambia and Angola to the south. Centered on the Congo Basin, most of the country's terrain is covered by dense rainforests and crossed by many rivers, while the east and southeast are mountainous.
In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]