Planet News; 1961-1967. By Allen Ginsberg. 144 pp. San Francisco: City Lights Books. Cloth, boxed, $15. Paper, $2.
Date: 31 August 1969
By HELEN VENDLER
Helen VENDLER
Ginsberg, Allen: Planet News. 1961-1967
Birthday, Date of Birth
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- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Saturday, August 30, 1969
- Place of Birth
- Moszkva
- Age
- 56
- Star Sign
- ♍
The August 30, 1969 was a Saturday under the star sign of ♍. It was the 241 day of the year. President of the United States was Richard M. Nixon.
If you were born on this day, you are 56 years old. Your last birthday was on the Saturday, August 30, 2025, 41 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, August 30, 2026, in 323 days. You have lived for 20,495 days, or about 491,881 hours, or about 29,512,908 minutes, or about 1,770,774,480 seconds.
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30th of August 1969 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on August 30, 1969
Harris Poll Shows Americans Have Strong Trust in the Press
Date: 31 August 1969
Time (pub) makes public L Harris & Assocs poll of pub reaction to news media; poll shows Amers are quick to criticize media but have strong trust in press and const safeguards; shows nearly 2 out of 3 feel they are better informed than 5 yrs ago; finds TV is favorite news source but that larger percentage would be distressed if they were deprived of newspapers; finds NY Times familiar to 30%, Wall St Journal to 28%; finds 55% most confident in Wall St Journal, 36% in NY Times and Natl Observer; other data
Newspaper Bill Scored
Date: 31 August 1969
STEPHEN R. BARNETT
Stephen BARNETT
Prof S R Barnett lr opposes bill to exempt papers from some antitrust laws
MOST STOCKS UP IN BRISK SESSION; Dow Adds 8.31 at 836.72 -- Volume Increases to 8.85 Million Shares 883 ISSUES RISE, 385 DIP Only 3 of 15 on Active List Off -- American Research Soars 9 1/4, to 237 MOST STOCKS UP IN BRISK SESSION
Date: 30 August 1969
By VARTANIG G. VARTAN
Vartanig VARTAN
Ebony Editor Sees Black Revolt As Challenge to the News Media
Date: 30 August 1969
By THOMAS A. JOHNSON
Thomas JOHNSON
36 minority-group apprentice reporters complete 10-wk summer journalism program sponsored by $250,000 Ford Foundation grant
HONOLULU MAYOR CURBS NEWSPAPER; Bars Reporters, Charging Deliberate Distortion
Date: 31 August 1969
Special to The New York Times
Mayor Fasi has barred from City Hall for past 3 mos reporters of Honolulu Star-Bulletin, after charging 1, T Withington, with trying to discredit him in article on proposed Koko Head tramway; charges story implied that 1 developer would get preference for supporting Fasi election, and that paper 'systematically and continuously' distorts news against him; paper holds original error was 'honest mistake'; ban protested by Honolulu Advertiser, ACLU, ASNE, others
Washington TV Station Faces Challenge to License
Date: 30 August 1969
By CHRISTOPHER LYDONSpecial to The New York Times
Washington DC predominantly Negro citizens group to ask FCC not to renew Washington Eve Star's license for WMAL-TV, an ABC affiliate, but does not seek license itself; bases challenge on Inst for Policy Studies 3-yr study, not yet released, of 32 stations in Md, Va, W Va and DC, all of whose licenses expire Sept 30; study seeks to set new standards for licensing; studies findings on WMAL detailed