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March 5, 1972

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Headlines from March 5, 1972

600 IS DECISIVE

By Neil Amdur Special to The New York Times

PRINCETON, N. J., March 4 —The Villanova magic, which carried Brian McElroy to the finest performance of his track and field career, finally ended today'as Pennsylvania unseated the Wildcats as the team champion in the 51st annual I.C. 4‐A. indoor track meet.

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2 KILLED, 100 HURT IN BELFAST BLAST

By Unknown Author

2 women are killed and over 100 people are injured when bomb explodes in shopping center in Belfast; army officials, police and Mayor of Belfast Sir J Cairns score blast; observers speculate incident is action by IRA to show Brit that nothing short of removing Brit troops from Ulster will be acceptable solution to crisis; youth is killed while planting another bomb and body of man believed to be former member of Ulster Defense Regiment is found outside Londonderry

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Why the Computer Chose Cancun

By Robert J. Dunphy

Article describes how Cancun Island in Mexico was 'computer programmed' by Mexican Govt to be site of planned multimillion‐dollar resort complex; discusses search for area with perfect weather yr round, good drinking water, plentiful supply of local labor and few off‐shore sharks by Infratur (Fund for Promotion of Tourism Infrastructure), Banco de Mexico agency that masterminded Govt's 1st attempt at resort business; illus of construction workers and beach

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The Magic Words In the Catskills: ‘More, More, More’

By Lee Foster

article describes distinguishing features of typical Jewish Catskill resort, exemplified by Kutsher's Country Club, the Concord and Grossinger's; revs early 20th century beginnings of 'Borscht Belt' through its current decline because of jet age transportation and new generation of Jews that is no longer concerned with observance of dietary laws; discusses hotels' competition, which has led to grandiose and expensive facilities; notes possibility of future legalized gambling in Catskill hotels; illus of various hotel facilities and entertainment

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 1, 1972, covering March 5, 1972.

  1. 1
    Album cover for American Pie by Don McLean

    American Pie

    Don McLean

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Concert For Bangla Desh by George Harrison

    The Concert For Bangla Desh

    George Harrison

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Music by Carole King

    Music

    Carole King

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  4. 4
    Album cover for Fragile by Yes

    Fragile

    Yes

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for Hot Rocks 1964-1971 by The Rolling Stones

    Hot Rocks 1964-1971

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

1972Brian Grant, American basketball player[†]

Brian Wade Grant is an American former professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions for five teams during 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He was known for his tenacious rebounding and blue-collar defense. During his career, he played with the Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns.

Historical Context for March 5, 1972

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