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Egyptian Pres Sadat, criticizing reptd US decision to sell Phantom jets to Israel, warns Washington's support of Israel jeopardizes Amer oil interests in Arab world; possible moves that may be taken against US oil interests noted
Chief Justice Burger names US Appeals Ct Judge E A Timm as Chief Judge of the Temporary Emergency Ct of Appeals for wage-price disputes; other appointees to the ct identified
Many NYC restaurants rept increase in business during past 2 mos following 2-yr slump; NYS Restaurant Assn pres Sampson cites exceptionally mild weather and growing public confidence in natl econ as 2 major factors; League of NY Restaurants exec vp Emden concedes business has improved but contends indus is still in 'bind'; repts costs are rising while prices remain unchanged; illus
NYS Appeals Ct upholds decisions by lower cts and NYS Human Rights Div that Mrs B Gera was denied position as baseball umpire because of her sex; Mrs Gera comments; illus; litigation began in '69 when, after graduating from umpires school, she was denied position on grounds she could not meet physical standards
US will aid Israel in development of nose-wheel steering mechanism which could be applicable to Israeli-mfrd Super-Mirage jet fighter as well as Israeli jet trainers; Israel is reptdly interested in obtaining rights from US to build J-79 jet engine that powers F-4 fighter-bomber
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 12, 1972, covering January 14, 1972.
Carole King
Don McLean
Chicago
George Harrison
Led Zeppelin
1972Kyle Brady, American football player and sportscaster[†]
Kyle James Brady is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars and New England Patriots. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, earning first-team All-American honors in 1994. He was the Jets' first round draft choice in the 1995 NFL draft.
1972Dion Forster, South African minister, theologian, and author[†]
Dion Angus Forster is an academic and clergyman. He serves as a professor of Public Theology in the Faculty of Religion and Theology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
1972James Key, English engineer[†]
James Key is a British engineer who has worked in Formula One. He is currently the technical director of Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber.
1972Horst Assmy, German footballer (born 1933)[†]
Horst Assmy was a German footballer who played as a forward. Assmy played in East Germany for Einheit Pankow, Motor Oberschöneweide and Vorwärts Berlin, and won 12 caps for the national team, scoring 4 goals. He defected as a republikflucht to West Germany in 1959, appearing for Tennis Borussia Berlin, Schalke 04 and Hessen Kassel.
1972Frederik IX of Denmark (born 1899)[†]
Frederik IX was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972.
1972Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513.[†]
Margrethe II is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024. Having reigned for exactly 52 years, she was the second-longest-reigning Danish monarch after Christian IV.
In 1972, the world population was approximately 3,844,917,680 people[†]