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March 29, 1972

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Headlines from March 29, 1972

Machine of State Stalled, Italians Feel

By Paul Hofmann Special to The New York Times

many Itals seen bewildered and troubled by recent news of bombings and plots, spectacular robberies and urban guerrillas, campaign full of cabals and alarming rumors and Feltrinelli's death; sociolgists assert that protests and tensions are results of econ growth that has been too quick and too uneven; affluence created by efficient industries in northern Italy remains spotty and has left large patches of poverty; Itals, questioned about uncertain mood, say that they feel let down by politicians, manipulated by state TV and disappointed by a dem system and adm machinery that threaten to collapse

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LOCAL PARLIAMENT IN ULSTER CLOSES

By Bernard Weinraub Special to The New York Times

Ulster Parliament adjourns for last time, marking beginning of Brit takeover of Ulster Govt; meeting takes place in bldg surrounded by about 50,000 Prot demonstrators protesting Brit action; Prime Min Faulkner makes surprise appearance at rally; urges Prots to resist takeover and not to cooperate with comm which will be set up to represent all shades of opionion and which will work with Whitelaw; Prot leader W Craig also speaks at rally and urges resistance to action; gen strike by Prot workers cripples Ulster for 2d consecutive day; further civil disobedience activities are planned; sporadic violence occurs throughout prov and 2 are killed

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Landlord Is Indicted In Rental‐Bias Case

By Max H. Seigel

Westchester County, NY, grand jury, in 1st indictment in NYS under Human Rights Law, indicts Yonkers landlord A Hvidz for refusing to rent apt to black family; NYS Div of Human Rights conducted earlier hearing and in Jan found Hvidz guilty of violating Human Rights Law and requested prosecution by Westchester County; Hvidz could face up to 1 year in prison and $500 on each of 3 counts; County Dist Atty Vergari, who prosecuted case, charges Human Rights Div is not meeting needs of people on housing; questions whether div's decision to pursue Hvidz case reflects policy change; Div Comr Sable defends agency; holds that in past, agency depended primarily on persuasion to achieve its ends; stresses he intends following enforcement policy, seeking indictments when necessary

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The Einstein Papers. A Man of Many Parts

By Walter Sullivan

3d article in NY Times series on collected documents of A Einstein illuminates his scientific, humanitarian and political involvement and details his reactions to and activities during World War II; describes lr from Ger physicist M von Laue telling Einstein that Nazis sought to misrepresent Einstein's role in formulation of relativity theory by allegations that French mathematician H Poincare assisted in development of theory; collection includes discussions with Freud on bases of war and aggression, which Einstein saw as springing from 'a biologically based, aggressive peculiarity of the human being'; letters detail life and studies at Princeton Univ where he sought, in language of his own philosophy, to unite into single, comprehensive theory, the laws governing gravity and electromagnetism; illus of Einstein with Israeli Premier D Ben-Gurion and Indian philosopher R Tagore, Princeton, of Einstein playing the violin and of Einstein inscription in Berlin guest book

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 29, 1972, covering March 29, 1972.

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    Album cover for America by America

    America

    America

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    7
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    Album cover for Harvest by Neil Young

    Harvest

    Neil Young

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    1
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    5
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    Album cover for Nilsson Schmilsson by Nilsson

    Nilsson Schmilsson

    Nilsson

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    Peak
    3
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    18
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    Album cover for Paul Simon by Paul Simon

    Paul Simon

    Paul Simon

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    8
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    Album cover for Baby I'm-A Want You by Bread

    Baby I'm-A Want You

    Bread

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    9

Notable Births

Ernest Cline

1972Ernest Cline, American novelist, poet and screenwriter[†]

Ernest Christy Cline is an American science fiction novelist, slam poet and screenwriter. He wrote the novels Ready Player One, Armada and Ready Player Two, and co-wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of Ready Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg.

1972Stina Leicht, American author[†]

Stina Leicht is an American science fiction and fantasy fiction author living in central Texas. She was nominated for the Campbell Award in 2012 and 2013, and was shortlisted for the Crawford Award in 2012. Leicht was mentioned in Locus Magazine's 2012 Recommended Reading List. She is also one of the regular hosts of the Skiffy and Fanty Show.

Priti Patel

1972Priti Patel, British Indian politician, Secretary of State for the Home Department[†]

Dame Priti Sushil Patel is a British politician who has served as Shadow Foreign Secretary since November 2024, having previously served as Home Secretary from 2019 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, she was Secretary of State for International Development from 2016 to 2017. Patel has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Witham since 2010. She is ideologically on the right wing of the Conservative Party; she considers herself to be a Thatcherite and has attracted attention for her socially conservative stances.

Notable Deaths

J. Arthur Rank

1972J. Arthur Rank, English businessman, founded Rank Organisation (born 1888)[†]

Joseph Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank was an English industrialist who was head and founder of The Rank Organisation.

Historical Context for March 29, 1972

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