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Jan 11: Sen Humphrey joins Pres race with declaration that 'our most urgent, immediate need is to end the war and do it now, statement, Phila; says it is taking longer for Nixon to withdraw troops than it took US to defeat Hitler; says Had I been elected, we would now be out of that war'
C Irving asserts telephone voice heard by reporters in Hollywood, Calif, is imitation of Hughes voice 3 or 4 yrs ago
Annual rept from US Surgeon Gen Steinfeld on health hazards of smoking finds hazards may fall on smoker and nonsmoker alike, although by no means in equal amounts; lists carbon monoxide for 1st time among 'most likely' contributors to health hazard, contending that nonsmoker may be subjected to harmful concentrations of gas while sitting in smoke-filled room or automobile, and that it can be particularly harmful to those suffering from heart or lung disease; cites studies showing that carbon monoxide level in air of room or car occupied by smokers can rise above occupational guideline level of 50 parts per million, and that concentrations of gas in thoroughly smoked rooms were found to range between 20 and 80 parts per million, levels at which research teams have found impairment of hearing, visual acuity and some aspects of performance; maintains there are 44-million Amers who are presently smokers, but that there would probably have been 75-million if Govt had not campaigned against habit, and that there is no longer disagreement among scientists concerning hazards of smoking; says evidence continues to grow implicating smoking as factor in lung cancer, heart disease and other health problems of Amers, and that smoking might aggravate allergic conditions and interfere with normal immunologic defenses against disease; says there is increasing evidence that women who smoke run risk of unsuccessful pregnancy; recommends reduction in all harmful constituents in cigarette smoke; Sen Moss says he will initiate Cong investigation into rept; HEW Sec Richardson proposes Stiffer legis to control tar and nicotine content of cigarettes
2 white deputy sheriffs, R G Hancock and R Wilder, and 2 blacks, T Davis and unidentified youth, killed, 31 persons, including 15 ptl, 4 bystanders, and TV newsman injured in wild exch of gunfire, Baton Rouge, La; clash erupted as police attempted to clear st of impromptu black militant rally; Police Chief Bauer contends that blacks holding rally were Black Muslims from Calif and Ill; Mayor Dumas claims blacks came to Baton Rouge to 'take over city;' Gov McKeithen orders 700 Natl Guardsmen into city to enforce curfew; events surrounding shootings described; B Bankston, newsman at scene, describes events; illus of policemen with rifles scanning housetops
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 5, 1972, covering January 11, 1972.
Carole King
Led Zeppelin
Don McLean
Chicago
Grand Funk Railroad
1972Christian Jacobs, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor[†]
Christian Richards Jacobs is an American musician, television producer, and actor. He is perhaps most recognized as the co-creator of the award-winning Nick Jr. series Yo Gabba Gabba!, on which he additionally serves as a writer, director, composer, and voice actor.
1972Anthony Lledo, Danish composer[†]
Anthony Lledo is a Danish composer.
1972Amanda Peet, American actress and playwright[†]
Amanda Peet is an American actress. She began her career with small parts on television before making her feature film debut in Animal Room (1995). Her portrayal of Jill St. Claire in The Whole Nine Yards (2000) brought her wider recognition. Since then, she has appeared in Saving Silverman (2001), High Crimes, Changing Lanes, Igby Goes Down, Something's Gotta Give, Identity, Melinda and Melinda (2004), A Lot like Love, Syriana, The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008), 2012 (2009), Gulliver's Travels (2010), Identity Thief, The Way, Way Back, and other films.
1972Padraic Colum, Irish poet and playwright (born 1881)[†]
Padraic Colum was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children's author and collector of folklore. He was one of the leading figures of the Irish Literary Revival.
1972East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.[†]
East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, with a coastline on the Bay of Bengal. East Pakistanis were popularly known as "Pakistani Bengalis"; to distinguish this region from India's state West Bengal, East Pakistan was known as "Pakistani Bengal". In 1971, East Pakistan became the newly independent state Bangladesh, which means "country of Bengal" or "country of Bengalis" in Bengali language.
In 1972, the world population was approximately 3,844,917,680 people[†]