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March 30, 1972

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Headlines from March 30, 1972

Miss Davis Tells of Buying Guns but Denies Plot Role

By Earl Caldwell Special to The New York Times

A Davis delivers opening statement in her own defense in murder-conspiracy trial, San Jose; says she had purchased some guns for her own protection but vigorously denies she had given them to group that tried to free G Jackson from prison; says she did have a deep love for Jackson but dismisses as 'utterly fantastic, utterly absurd' the prosecution's contention that this had driven her to join the alleged conspiracy; says she had wanted all of the Soleded Brothers freed but through the cts, not by violence; devotes much of her nearly 2-hr defense statement to recounting her upbringing in 'violence-filled atmosphere' of Birmingham, Ala, to establish her need of guns as protection; prior to Davis's statement trial was delayed for over an hr while Judge Arnason tried to gauge what effect, if any, attempted jailbreak on previous day had had on jury; prosecutor A Harris appears irked by defense's unexpected decision to have defendant make her own opening statement

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DUN & BRADSTREET AMONG 60 NAMED IN HOUSING FRAUD

By Edith Evans Asbury

FHA official in Hempstead, NY, office and several other employes and ex-employes indicted with others in alleged multi-million-dollar housing fraud scheme to obtain FHA insurance for unduly high mortgages on run-down, overpriced houses purchases by low-income and minority group families in Bklyn, NY

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Medical Plan in Jersey

By Ronald Sullivan Special to The New York Times

NJ Gov Cahill announces that he is sending med and dental units of NJ Natl Guard into Trenton State prison in response to inmate demands for improved care; says that pilot project, described as 1st of its kind in US, will begin Apr 27 when Natl Guard med personnel will begin making weekend physical exams of 1,300 prisoners to identify their specific health and dental requirements; says eventual goal of program is development of a basis for upgrading regular and emergency services for inmates; speculation that action also is attempt to upgrade image of Natl Guard, which is seen as only responding in time of riots or inmate uprisings

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 29, 1972, covering March 30, 1972.

  1. 1
    Album cover for America by America

    America

    America

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Harvest by Neil Young

    Harvest

    Neil Young

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for Nilsson Schmilsson by Nilsson

    Nilsson Schmilsson

    Nilsson

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    18
  4. 4
    Album cover for Paul Simon by Paul Simon

    Paul Simon

    Paul Simon

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Baby I'm-A Want You by Bread

    Baby I'm-A Want You

    Bread

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Mili Avital

1972Mili Avital, Israeli-American actress[†]

Mili Avital is an Israeli actress. Her career began in Israel, starring on stage, film and television. She won the Israeli Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1991, moved to New York in 1993 to study theatre in English, was discovered by an agent while working in a restaurant, and started acting in Hollywood almost immediately. She has maintained her career in both countries since.

1972Emerson Thome, Brazilian footballer and scout[†]

Emerson Augusto Thome, also known as ParedĂŁo, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Karel PoborskĂ˝

1972Karel Poborský, Czech footballer[†]

Karel PoborskĂ˝ is a Czech former professional association football player. PoborskĂ˝ played as a winger, and was most noted for his technical ability and pace.

Notable Deaths

Mahir Çayan

1972Mahir Çayan, Turkish politician (born 1946)[†]

Mahir Çayan was a Turkish communist revolutionary and the leader of People's Liberation Party-Front of Turkey. He was a Marxist–Leninist revolutionary leader. On 30 March 1972, he was killed in an ambush by Turkish Military Forces with nine of the other members of THKP-C and THKO in the Kızıldere Incident.

1972Gabriel Heatter, American radio commentator (born 1890)[†]

Gabriel Heatter was an American radio commentator whose World War II-era sign-on, "There's good news tonight," became both his catchphrase and his caricature.

Historical Events

Easter Offensive

1972Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.[†]

The Easter Offensive, also known as the 1972 spring–summer offensive by North Vietnam, or the Red Fiery Summer as romanticized in South Vietnamese literature, was a military campaign conducted by the People's Army of Vietnam against the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and the United States military between 30 March and 22 October 1972, during the Vietnam War.

Historical Context for March 30, 1972

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