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NYC Police rept that 1/3 of police have been issued flatâtipped bullets; tests indicate that new bullet ricochets less and has better penetrating power than older, rounded type; bullet described; illus
illus of Drug and Hosp Union Local 1199 demonstration held on June 13 in defiance of temporary restraining order
large numbers of fresh S Vietnamese troops flown into Anloc area June 13 as battle for town seems to be nearing end; defense garrison finally evicts all N Vietnamese troops except for a small pocket in NW corner; battle for Anloc began Apr 7; 30 destroyed N Vietnamese tanks counted amid rubble of almost destroyed town; thousands of refugees walk out of Anloc into the S Vietnamese lines; some are killed by enemy mines, some reptdly kidnapped by enemy forces; battle for town reptd as extraordinarily bloody with thousands of N Vietnamese believed killed under heavy bombing and in reptd assaults; Saigon 21st Div reptdly suffered over 3,000 casualties trying to reach the town; US officers say N Vietnamese units are now shattered by allied firepower; refugees illus; map
Fed Judge D N Edelstein, in 1st such order ever issued, requires US Govt to publicize widely terms of settlement of an antitrust case before settlement becomes final; case involves Amer Soc of Mechanical Engineers and Natl Bd of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, accused of having conspired to block sale of foreignâmade steam boilers in US by denying foreign products safety certifications required by law in many localities; Edelstein issues order on June 12 in US Dist Ct for Southern Dist of NY; idea behind order is that persons other than those directly involved in case should have opportunity to learn of settlement and have time to file protest if they find terms of settlement inadequate; details of settlement and of requirement for publicizing it discussed; ad on settlement is required to be published in 7 consecutive issues of NY Times, as a paper of gen circulation, and of NY Law Journal, as a paper seen by lawyers; Edelstein por
Israeli and Egyptian planes clash over Mediterranean on June 13 in 1st dogfight since Suez Canal area ceaseâfire went into effect in April â70; Israeli spokesman says 2 MIGs were shot down in internatl waters north of Sinai Peninsula, with pilots seen parachuting into sea; map
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 14, 1972, covering June 14, 1972.
The Rolling Stones
Jethro Tull
Roberta Flack
Stephen Stills
Janis Joplin
1972Rick Brunson, American basketball player and coach[â ]
Eric Daniel Brunson is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played nine seasons in the NBA and has also worked as an assistant coach for several teams. Brunson played college basketball for the Temple Owls.
1972Matthias Ettrich, German computer scientist and engineer, founded KDE[â ]
Matthias Ettrich is a German computer scientist and founder of the KDE and LyX projects.
1972Claude Henderson, South African cricketer[â ]
Claude William Henderson is a South African former cricketer who bowled left-arm spin and played in seven Test matches and four One Day Internationals in 2001 to 2002.
1972Danny McFarlane, Jamaican hurdler and sprinter[â ]
Danny D. McFarlane, OD is a Jamaican hurdler, who has won numerous international medals in individual and relay contests. Having won five medals at the World Championships in Athletics and an Olympic bronze medal with the Jamaican 4 x 400 metres team, McFarlane has also won in individual competition: he took an Olympic silver medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He competed collegiately for the University of Oklahoma. At Oklahoma, McFarlane won the 1997 4 Ă 400 meter relay at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
1972DĂŒndar TaĆer, Turkish soldier and politician (born 1925)[â ]
DĂŒndar TaĆer was a Turkish soldier and politician who was a leading figure in Turkish nationalism.
1972Japan Air Lines Flight 471 crashes on approach to Palam International Airport (now Indira Gandhi International Airport) in New Delhi, India, killing 82 of the 87 people on board and four more people on the ground.[â ]
Japan Air Lines Flight 471 was a Japan Air Lines international flight from Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, to Palam International Airport in New Delhi, India. On 14 June 1972 the Douglas DC-8-53 operating the flight, registered JA8012, crashed short of the New Delhi airport, killing 86 of the 89 occupants: 10 of 11 crew members, and 76 of 78 passengers. Four people on the ground were also killed.
In 1972, the world population was approximately 3,844,917,680 people[â ]