Martín Rodríguez (tennis) Birthday, Date of Birth

Martín Rodríguez (Latin American Spanish: [maɾˈtin roˈðɾiɣes]; born 18 December 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. Rodríguez turned professional in 1991. He reached his career-high singles ranking when he became World Number 71 on June 14, 1999. On 25 October 2004, he reached his career-high doubles rank, when he became World Number 15.

Rodríguez's coach was Horacio de la Peña. He currently resides in Buenos Aires.

After testing positive for an excessive amount of caffeine, Rodríguez forfeited prize money and ranking points from the 2002 ATP tournament in Basel.

Rodríguez is brother-in-law to Chilean former tennis player Jaime Fillol Jr., son-in-law of Jaime Fillol and, through his wife, is an uncle of Nicolás Jarry.

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18th of December 1969 News

News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on December 18, 1969

Dahomey Orders Censorship

Date: 18 December 1969

mil junta orders censorship of all publications and radio broadcasts

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BALTIMORE PAPER ACCUSES AGNEW; Scores Him for Excluding Reporter From His Plane

Date: 18 December 1969

By JAMES M. NAUGHTONSpecial to The New York Times

Agnew press sec H L Thompson, replying to Baltimore Sun charge that its newsman was excluded from plane accompanying Agnew on Asian goodwill trip because Agnew disliked Sun's ed policy, repts Agnew got 32 requests and had room for only 10; says 10 chosen were reprs of major papers with news services or wire services or reprs of group of papers and correspondents of TV networks; lists NY Times, AP, Hearst News Service, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, US News & World Rept, 3 TV networks and Nashville Banner; agrees Agnew does not agree with Baltimore Sun but says that was not reason for exclusion; cites Agnew's acknowledged conflicts with NY Times ed policy and its inclusion on trip; defends choice of Nashville paper as sole repr of South and as repr of at least 5 other Southern papers; says Time (pub) was excluded because of US News, Washington Post excluded because of Los Angeles Times; says he explored possibility of chartering plane for trip but found it would be uneconomical unless 60 newsmen signed up; Time, Washington Post and Christian Science Monitor protested privately to Thompson

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Congress Backing of Agnew Is Found

Date: 19 December 1969

Missouri U Journalism School poll of Congressmen shows majority of 17% who replied agrees with Agnew attacks; poll, made 1st 2 wks of Dec, shows wide range of views; replies list 5 'most fair' newsmen, headed by W Cronkite, and 5 'least fair', headed by D Brinkley

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