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January 2, 1972

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Headlines from January 2, 1972

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By Unknown Author

MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 25 (UPI)—The Olympic organizing committee is hoping for a fat bonus check—the profits from Christmas business in Olympic souvenirs. The shops of the Olympic City are filled with ‘gifts and goods marked with the symbols of the 1972 Munich games.

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U.S.‐Soviet Gas Deal?

By Gene Smith

Article on possibilities of USSR‐US agreement for US importation of Soviet gas to meet threatened US energy crisis in view of US Sec Stans' recent visit to USSR and country's vast potential reserves; map of USSR gas fields

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The Nation

By Unknown Author

WASHINGTON — There has been no official announcement, but knowledgeable lawyers and draft counselors are convinced that draft calls this year will be quite small — only a fraction of the calls during the peak of the Vietnam buildup and less than half the size of last year's total call.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 29, 1971, covering January 2, 1972.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Music by Carole King

    Music

    Carole King

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

    Led Zeppelin IV

    Led Zeppelin

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Teaser And The Firecat by Cat Stevens

    Teaser And The Firecat

    Cat Stevens

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    13
  4. 4
    Album cover for Chicago At Carnegie Hall by Chicago

    Chicago At Carnegie Hall

    Chicago

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for E Pluribus Funk by Grand Funk Railroad

    E Pluribus Funk

    Grand Funk Railroad

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    5

Notable Births

Rodney MacDonald

1972Rodney MacDonald, Canadian educator and politician, 26th Premier of Nova Scotia[†]

Rodney Joseph MacDonald is a Canadian politician, educator and musician who served as the 26th premier of Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009 and as MLA for the riding of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009.

Shiraz Minwalla

1972Shiraz Minwalla, Indian theoretical physicist and string theorist[†]

Shiraz Naval Minwalla is an Indian theoretical physicist and string theorist. He is a faculty member in the Department of Theoretical Physics at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. Prior to his present position, Minwalla was a Harvard Junior Fellow and subsequently an assistant professor at Harvard University.

Mattias Norström

1972Mattias Norström, Swedish ice hockey player and manager[†]

Erik Johan Mattias "Notan" Norström is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman, currently working for the AIK organization. Norström began his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers. However, he is most noted for his ten seasons as a member of the Los Angeles Kings for whom he served as team captain from 2001–2007; he was the team's first non-North American-born captain and would represent the Kings twice in the NHL All Star Game. Norström played the final season of his NHL career for the Dallas Stars.

Historical Context for January 2, 1972

In 1972, the world population was approximately 3,844,917,680 people[†]