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MIAMI, April 1—To state that neither Riva Ridge nor Hold Your Peace won today's $66,800 Everglades Stakes at Hialeah would, on.the face of it, be the rankest kind of April Fool's Joke. But it wasn't any joke.
article on Nixon Adm's quiet pursuit of policy of deliberately expanded contacts with white govts in southern Africa cites decision on reâdefinition of embargoes on strategic and mil equipment to Portugal and agreement with Portugal to renew longâelapsed lease on Amer air bases in Azores as evidence of new Amer policy; notes US agreement to authorize ExportâImport Bank loans to Portugal up to $400âmillion
The Knicks and the Baltimore Bullets, who play the second game of their firstround National Basketball Association playoff series tonight at Madison Square Garden, should find it difficult to reproduce the fervid competition and mounting excitement that marked Baltimore's 108‐105 overtime triumph in the opener Friday night.
article on Internatl Auto Show, which opened on Apr 1 at NY Coliseum; highlights include new rotary engine that may be next major innovation for auto indus and GM experimental safety car that may save driver's life in 100âmi crash; GM is only US auto mfr participating in show; exhibits discussed; illus of auto show poster
April 2: (Dem Aspirants' Activities) Wis Pres primary, set for Apr 4, appears to be shaping up as close battle for 1st place between Sens McGovern and Humphrey; in recent days, McGovern has been predicting that he will win and Humphrey has been saying that he still hopes to win but that 2dâplace showing will not hurt his chances in future primaries; large Repub crossover vote that is expected to benefit Gov Wallace complicates race; campaign activities in Wis of Humphrey, McGovern, Muskie, Jackson, Wallace and Lindsay noted; Lindsay urges 5 aspirants hold election eve debate but such debate seen unlikely; Muskie takes new approach when he scores McGovern for what he describes as '66 vote 'against repeal' of the 'rightâtoâwork' section of TaftâHartley Act; Muskie has not previously criticized McGovern and action seen response to apparent rise of McGovern strength in state; McGovern says he voted against cutting off filibuster and his staff acknowledged that vote was wrong; O Quayle poll of Wis voters taken for labor leaders has side effect of increasing labor efforts on behalf of Humphrey; poll's results, which found that McGovern was leading with 23% of state's vote, recalled
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 29, 1972, covering April 2, 1972.
America
Neil Young
Nilsson
Paul Simon
Bread
1972Eyal Berkovic, Israeli footballer[â ]
Eyal Berkovic is an Israeli former professional association footballer, football coach, team owner and television talk show presenter.
1972Remo D'Souza, Indian choreographer and dancer[â ]
Remo D'Souza, is an Indian choreographer, film director, and producer. Over the course of his career spanning more than 25 years, D'Souza has choreographed more than 100 films. He is considered the most successful and renowned choreographer in the Hindi film industry and has served as a role model for many Indian choreographers. Additionally, he has been a judge on the dance reality show Dance Plus for seven consecutive seasons.
1972Calvin Davis, American sprinter and hurdler (died 2023)[â ]
Calvin Davis was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meters, though his fame came from his success in the 400 meter hurdles.
1972Zane Lamprey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[â ]
Zane Lamprey is a comedian, actor, editor, producer, and writer for television and movies.
1972Franz Halder, German general (born 1884)[â ]
Franz Halder was a German general and the chief of staff of the Army High Command (OKH) in Nazi Germany from 1938 until September 1942. During World War II, he directed the planning and implementation of Operation Barbarossa, the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. Halder became instrumental in the radicalisation of warfare on the Eastern Front. He had his staff draft both the Commissar Order and the Barbarossa Decree that allowed German soldiers to execute Soviet citizens for any reason without fear of later prosecution, leading to numerous war crimes and atrocities during the campaign. After the war, he had a decisive role in the development of the myth of the clean Wehrmacht.
1972Toshitsugu Takamatsu, Japanese martial artist and educator (born 1887)[â ]
Toshitsugu Takamatsu was a Japanese martial artist and teacher of Bujinkan founder Masaaki Hatsumi. He has been called "The Last Shinobi" by Bujinkan instructor Wolfgang Ettig.
1972Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.[â ]
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered one of the film industry's most important figures. His career spanned more than 75 years, from his childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both accolade and controversy.
In 1972, the world population was approximately 3,844,917,680 people[â ]