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January 23, 1972

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Headlines from January 23, 1972

DUKE FIVE UPSETS N. CAROLINA, 76‐74

By Unknown Author

DURHAM, N. C., Jan. 22 —Robby West of Duke hit a 20‐foot shot with five seconds left today to hand third‐ranked North Carolina its second loss of the season in a 76‐74 upset.

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Power Lack Next Summer?

By Gene Smith

Relatively mild winters and cool summers in recent years appear to have lulled the public into doubting the chances of any future energy crisis.

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The Nation

By Unknown Author

WASHINGTON — President Nixon, in steel‐gray attire, seemed to hurry through his text, though he appeared not the least bit nervous. There was only perfunctory applause, yet he did not try hard to solicit it. The Democrats responded with some criticism, but not much. Republicans hailed it as a great and historic speech, but they displayed little emotion.

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Alcohol: Affliction Of 110,000 on L. I.

By Alice Murray

Article on alcoholism, malady that afflicts 110,000 residents of LI, NY; describes former stewardess lying drunk in her Westbury living room, private investigator from Franklin Square lurching through the Bowery and a Vassar graduate drinking secretly in her kitchen; some alcoholics discuss reasons for drinking and attempts they have made to quit habit; profiles of some alcoholics; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 19, 1972, covering January 23, 1972.

  1. 1
    Album cover for American Pie by Don McLean

    American Pie

    Don McLean

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Concert For Bangla Desh by George Harrison

    The Concert For Bangla Desh

    George Harrison

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    3
  3. 3
    Album cover for Music by Carole King

    Music

    Carole King

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for Chicago At Carnegie Hall by Chicago

    Chicago At Carnegie Hall

    Chicago

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

    Led Zeppelin IV

    Led Zeppelin

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Ewen Bremner

1972Ewen Bremner, Scottish actor[†]

Ewen Bremner is a Scottish actor. His roles have included Shawn Nelson in Black Hawk Down, Julien in Julien Donkey-Boy and Daniel "Spud" Murphy in Trainspotting and its 2017 sequel T2 Trainspotting.

Historical Context for January 23, 1972

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