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THERE is an old joke, perhaps so old it can be retold as new, in which a Soviet official is proudly showing an impressive Moscow subway station to an American engineer. The visitor is so enchanted that he lingers for quite a time — during which no trains pass through. When he asks, “But where are the trains?” the Russian indignantly replies, “What about the Negroes in the South?”
comment contrasting Sec‐designate Shultz with Sec Connally notes Shultz is known to believe that controls on direct US corp investments abroad is a 'mistake'
J T Clancy use of patronage powers during his '63‐'71 tenure as Queens Surrogate detailed in article on his planned apptmt to SIC; his success in choosing L D Laurino as his successor noted; Clancy and Laurino illus
Californian: Cougar II wins Californian at Hollywood Pk
L J Roussel, who controls 92% of Mutual Savings, int on his control and maneuverings, which are subject of 3 major lawsuits and state and Fed probes; por; disputes began when US Chief Judge S H Lynne, co ex‐dir, wrote to co dirs voicing concern that Roussel might siphon off co assets and threatening stockholder suit; suits and Roussel countersuits for damages were later filed, including $5‐million libel action by Roussel against New Orleans atty J J Morrison; Roussel interests have settled actions filed in '71 by Ala ins watchdog J G Bookout, accepting close state supervision of activities; Roussel, in int, defends friendship with reputed New Orleans Mafia leader C Marcello against implications suggested in Sept '70 by New Orleans anti‐crime figure A M Kohn
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 17, 1972, covering May 21, 1972.
Roberta Flack
Neil Young
America
David Crosby/Graham Nash
Stephen Stills
1972The Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (died 1997)[†]
Christopher George Latore Wallace, better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper. Rooted in the New York rap scene and gangsta rap traditions, he is widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time. Wallace became known for his distinctive, laidback lyrical delivery, offsetting his lyrics' often grim content. His music was usually semi-autobiographical, telling of hardship and criminality but also of debauchery and celebration.
1972Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is damaged by a vandal, the mentally disturbed Hungarian geologist Laszlo Toth.[†]
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was inspired by models from classical antiquity and had a lasting influence on Western art. Michelangelo's creative abilities and mastery in a range of artistic arenas define him as an archetypal Renaissance man, along with his rival and elder contemporary, Leonardo da Vinci. Given the sheer volume of surviving correspondence, sketches, and reminiscences, Michelangelo is one of the best-documented artists of the 16th century. He was lauded by contemporary biographers as the most accomplished artist of his era.
In 1972, the world population was approximately 3,844,917,680 people[†]