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January 15, 1972

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Headlines from January 15, 1972

Moscow Expels Scheuer; Cites ‘Improper Activities’

By Theodore Shabad Special to The New York Times

Soviet Govt orders expulsion of Repr Scheuer, accusing him of 'improper activities'; expulsion, believed to be 1st involving elected Amer official, follows brief detention of Scheuer by Moscow police while he was visiting Jewish family that had been refused emigration to Israel; Scheuer, in phone int from Leningrad, says he understood he was being expelled for 'encouraging Soviet citizens to emigrate'; notes that Soviet Jews he contacted had made up their minds long ago that they wanted to emigrate; says that as Jewish Congressman from heavily Jewish dist, he wanted to inform himself about controversial issue of Jews in USSR; US Embassy, in announcing the Soviet action, declines to speculate on its long-range effects; US spokesman says that US official T R Buchanan was summoned to office of Soviet Foreign Min where G M Korniyenko, chief of US sec, asserted that Scheuer had distributed documents which Korniyenko indicated represented material harmful to USSR; Buchanan was not given opportunity to examine the papers; calls expulsion 'grave step, not helpful to relations'

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Slaying of 2 City Policemen Laid to at Least 5 Persons

By Lacey Fosburgh

NYC Police Dept Sgt Moss, head of investigation into May '71 slaying of Ptl Jones and Piagentini, says that police believe that at least 5 persons and perhaps more were involved in incident; disclosure follows announcement by Manhattan Dist Atty Hogan's office that indictments were issued for 2 more men, F Torres and G Torres; investigation detailed; suspects' por

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Frederik of Denmark Dies; Margrethe to Be Queen

By Unknown Author

King Frederik IX of Denmark dies, is succeeded by Princess Margrethe who becomes 1st reigning Danish Queen; their pors; Premier Krag to proclaim new Queen from palace balcony, ceremony which replaced coronation over century ago; Margrethe may be Queen I or II, since 14th--century Queen Margrethe was never crowned; new Queen's son Frederik, born in '68, to be Crown Prince; King Frederik biog; illus

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PACKARD OPPOSED KISSINGER ON INDIA

By Bernard Gwertzman Special to The New York Times

Minutes of Dec 8 Natl Security Council's Special Washington Action Group's secret strategy session on India-Pakistan crisis published by J Anderson show Deputy Sec D R Packard disagreed with H Kissinger's efforts to aid Pakistanis instead of remaining neutral; show Asst Sec J J Sisco was more skeptical than Kissinger of intelligence repts that India planned to carry war to W Pakistan after fighting ended in E Pakistan; rept Packard opposed any action that would not affect outcome of conflict, holding US could 'win'; columnist J Alsop asserts US had "conclusive proof that India intended to crush Pakistani Army and dismember Pakistan; no Adm official has yet made public source of this proof; CIA Dir R Helms is quoted in Dec 8 minutes as saying Gandhi indicated that before heeding UN call for cease-fire, she intended to straighten out border of Azad Kashmir and to eliminate Pakistan's armor and air force capabilities; Kissinger is quoted as asking whether US can allow W Pakistan to do down completely or allow India to scare US off, believing that if Pakistan needed US supplies they would not be provided; Sisco is quoted as doubting India has objective of bringing about disintegration of Pakistani armed forces

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New Malta Talks Are Opened in Rome

By Paul Hofmann Special to The New York Times

GB and NATO allies start new talks, Rome, with Mintoff in effort to settle dispute over use of Malta bases; Mintoff confs there with Brit Min Lord Carrington and NATO Sec Gen Luns; NATO terms reptdly include offer of $34-million a yr, with understanding that no later payments will be considered; terms also include use of facilities by NATO forces other than those of GB; Mintoff illus, Rome, with Premier Colombo

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 12, 1972, covering January 15, 1972.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Music by Carole King

    Music

    Carole King

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for American Pie by Don McLean

    American Pie

    Don McLean

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for Chicago At Carnegie Hall by Chicago

    Chicago At Carnegie Hall

    Chicago

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Concert For Bangla Desh by George Harrison

    The Concert For Bangla Desh

    George Harrison

    Last week
    14
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    2
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    Album cover for Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

    Led Zeppelin IV

    Led Zeppelin

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

1972Shelia Burrell, American heptathlete[†]

Shelia Burrell is an American athletics coach and former heptathlete who is the head coach of the San Diego State Aztecs women's cross country and women's track & field teams at San Diego State University (SDSU). She was a two-time representative of the United States at the Summer Olympics, competing in 2000 and 2004.

1972Christos Kostis, Greek footballer[†]

Christos Kostis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward. Kostis is widely regarded to be one of the most technical players Greece has ever produced, but his great injury in 1997 stopped his from making a big career. His nickname was "the Greek Cruyff" (Greek: "ο Έλληνας Κρόιφ").

Claudia Winkleman

1972Claudia Winkleman, English journalist and critic[†]

Claudia Anne Irena Winkleman is an English broadcaster and writer. She has been nominated three times for the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance for co-presenting the BBC One dancing competition show Strictly Come Dancing (2010–present). Winkleman received her fourth BAFTA nomination and first win for presenting the BBC One reality show The Traitors (2022–present). She previously hosted the Saturday mid-mornings show on BBC Radio 2.

Notable Deaths

Daisy Ashford

1972Daisy Ashford, English author (born 1881)[†]

Margaret Mary Julia Devlin, known as Daisy Ashford, was an English writer who is most famous for writing The Young Visiters, a novella concerning the upper class society of late 19th century England, when she was just nine years old. The novella was published in 1919, preserving her juvenile spelling and punctuation. She wrote the title as "Viseters" in her manuscript, but it was published as "Visiters".

Historical Context for January 15, 1972

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