US Steel Corp vice chmn and steel indus chief labor negotiator R H Larry discusses Taft‐Hartley Act 25 yrs after its birth; says what Taft‐Hartley did in terms of secondary boycotts, jurisdictional disputes and threats of coercion of individual employes was in no way unfair to unions; says power of labor unions today is too great but some unions are beginning to recognize that with such power must come greater responsibility; R H Larry illus

POINT OF VIEW

retains his world middleweight boxing title when challenger J‐C Bouttier fails to answer bell for 13th round, Colombes, France; illus

ONION STOPS FOE AND RETAINS TITLE

Coaching Club American Oaks: Summer Guest wins Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont Pk; illus

Summer Guest Captures Filly Oaks by 4 Lengths

CINCINNATI, June 17&#8212;The Mets had fun watching Yogi Berra play third base tonight, but Berra didn't have any fun watching the Mets play anything.

GENTRY IS VICTIM OF 3 RED HOMERS

Sampson, Anthony: Book The New Anatomy Of Britain by A Sampson revd by B Weinraub

The New Anatomy Of Britain

IT is odd to watch a performer who is utterly out of focus with a play gradually make the play come to focus on him. Or her, I should say, because I am mainly thinking of wench named Carole Shelley who has been brought to Canada from Britain to join the Stratford Festival company for its 20th season. (Who would have thought there were so many seasons upon us since we first ventured into Ontario, to sit under a tent, that short time ago?)

‘Applause—and Voice Lessons Are in Order’

NY Times survey on trend toward organization of physicians into unions; says move is rapidly spreading phenomenon abetted by brakes on drs' incomes, results of wage‐price controls program and intrusion of Govt into health field; unionization seen move to prevent regimentation and nationalization stemming from socio‐econ changes in med; several drs' unions currently functioning noted; M Horowitz, lawyer for Committee of Internes and Residents, leading orgn among staff physicians, holds drs need leverage that collective bargaining provides; says internes and residents have long been dissatisfied with low pay, overwork, poor quality of med practiced in many hosps and their own lack of power within med profession; 2d group of drs that is unionizing are those practicing within communities; opposition, largely from AMA, described; drawing; illus

Unions for Doctors Pose New Challenge to A.M.A.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., June 17 &#8212; It was  Jack Nicklaus all by himself as the thirdround leader in the United States Open golf championship today. After being in a six&#8208;way tie for first in both the first and second rounds, Nicklaus gained a one&#8208;stroke edge with a 72 for a 54&#8208;hole aggregate of 216, even with par.

TREVINO TIED IN 2D

Business economists, reassessing econ as 1st half nears end, find in gen that econ performance has been slightly better than very optimistic forecasts of last fall and that there is little, if anything, in picture to suggest that consensus forecast for yr will not be achieved; views of T C Gaines, Prof Heller, W C Freund, A Greenspan, A H Cox Jr and S B Klaman cited

THE WEEK IN FINANCE

ROSAPENNA, County Donegal, Ireland&#8212;Approached by sea, Tory Island seems to be sinking like a giant liner&#8212;its bow raised, Ls stern nearly submerged. On the lift in by helicopter, the bow becomes the sheer cliffs at its east end, the stern, its beaches and low&#8208;lying pastures and town to the west. Either way, Tory is not easily approachable; the seas and tides and winds off the northwestern coast of Ireland, which is where Tory Island is, are among the worst in the North Atlantic.

Irish Dream Island: No Government at All

For almost the first time this season, fans of the New York Yankees can smile with some confidence and even look toward the immediate future with optimism. The &#8216;Yankees, for whom the first third of the American League season has been a succession of failures and disappointments, yesterday swept double&#8208;header at Yankee Stadium from the Texas Rangers, 2&#8208;0 and 3&#8208;2.

Kline, Stottlemyre, Lyle Pace Yankee Triumphs

E Leontovich, author of play Anna K, based on Tolstoy novel, int on career; por

News of the Rialto

NEW LONDON, Conn., June 14&#8212;Harvard's well&#8208;coordinated varsity eight, under&#8208;stroking Yale for the entire four&#8208;mile trip down the Thames River, continued the domination over its traditional rival today with a sparkling five&#8208;length victory.

HARVARD'S EIGHT TOPS YALE AGAIN

Va Bankers Assn meets June 17, Hot Springs; hears Econ Advisers Council Chmn Stein; Stein por

McGovern Income Plans Ridiculed by a Nixon Aide

Effects of Taft‐Hartley Act discussed on occasion of 25th anniv of its enactment; most clear‐cut effect of act was to get labor unions involved in politics and Cong lobbying; most observers convinced that law has become negligible factor in labor‐mgt relations in most basic indus; illus

Taft‐Hartley at 25—How It's Worked

SAIGON&#8212;At one time, Binhlong province north of Saigon was a prosperous region heavily planted with neat rows of rubber trees and with flourishing towns strung out along its one real road.

Vietnam

negotiations leading up to strategic arms limitation agreements, signed in Moscow by Nixon and Brezhnev, detailed; 2 leaders signed for the public on May 26 one copy which had typing errors, then, the following day, quietly re‐signed corrected copy

2½ Years in Making

THERE'S a clean traveling salesman story currently going the rounds among businessmen&#8208;travelers, who make up two&#8208;thirds of all hotel guests, that has a lot more truth than fancy to it. The joke has the salesman handing the hotel manager a bouquet of flowers. &#8220;It's for the switchboard operator,&#8221; he says. &#8220;Thank you, sir,&#8221; the manager replies, &#8220;I'm sure she will appreciate the compliment for her fine service.&#8221; &#8220;Service?&#8221; roars the salesman. &#8220;I thought she was dead.&#8221;

Hotels and Motels Have a Lot of Room— for Improvement

US defeats GB, 5‐2, to win Wightman Cup at Wimbledon, Eng; illus

BRITAIN BOWS, 5‐2

illus of Sen Kennedy and Repr Mills at Dem platform hearing, St Louis

Kennedy and Mills Urge Health Plan For 1972 Platform

Dexter Cup Trot: Songcan wins Dexter Cup Trot at Roosevelt Raceway

Songcan, $3, Wins In Dexter Cup Trot

WASHINGTON &#8212; The longing for some sort of peace in Vietnam has grown so strong, both in and out of the Nixon Administration, that the slightest hint of progress toward the evanescent goal instantly spurs eager speculation that a settlement may yet be within reach.

&#8220;PUT it this way&#8208;I had a choice of whether I wanted to be a millionairess or not, and I decided against it. I live well, don't kid yourself about that: I do not live the way the farm workers live. But I think it's pointless to have stored up X&#8208;million amounts of dollars when they could be put to use somewhere.&#8221; Joan Baez, in town for a few days&#8208;to muster support for her latest nonviolent project, was getting a bit impatient. I had been pressing her about contradictions, about how she reconciled the image of the enormously successful folk singer with that of the St. Joan of the benefits, charities and peace marches.

Joan Baez:‘I Was in a State of Guilt’

June 18: (Dem Aspirants' Activities) Sen McGovern is favored to win at least 200 of 248 delegates to Dem Natl Conv in NYS Dem Pres primary on June 20; he wages active campaign in state while Sens Muskie and Humphrey make token appearances; Repr Chisholm is fielding 47 delegates in 7 Cong districts and is campaigning actively; Sen McGovern, campaigning for Jewish vote, denies charges by Humphrey supporters that he vacillates in his support of Israel; discussion of ballot with list of slates committed to various candidates; Pres Nixon is expected to win all 88 NY delegates in Repub primary

M'GOVERN VICTORY EXPECTED IN VOTE IN STATE TUESDAY

AFL‐CIO pres G Meany evaluates Taft‐Hartley Act on occasion of its 25th anniv; cites several revisions of act he would support; Meany illus

Anu Tali is an Estonian conductor and one of the founders of the Nordic Symphony Orchestra.

Anu Tali, Estonian pianist and conductor

Anu_Tali

Wikus du Toit is a South African producer, actor, comedian, composer, and director.

Wikus du Toit, South African actor, director, and composer

Wikus_du_Toit

British European Airways Flight 548 was a scheduled passenger flight from London Heathrow to Brussels that crashed near Staines, England, United Kingdom, shortly after take-off on 18 June 1972, killing all 118 people on board. The accident became known as the Staines air disaster. As of 2025, it remains the deadliest air accident in British aviation history and was the deadliest air accident involving a Hawker Siddeley Trident. 
Initially, there were two survivors of the accident: a man who was discovered in the aircraft cabin and a female but both later died due to their injuries.

Staines air disaster: One hundred eighteen people are killed when a BEA H.S. Trident crashes minutes after takeoff from London's Heathrow Airport.

June 18, 1972

Headlines from June 18, 1972

POINT OF VIEW

ONION STOPS FOE AND RETAINS TITLE

Summer Guest Captures Filly Oaks by 4 Lengths

GENTRY IS VICTIM OF 3 RED HOMERS

The New Anatomy Of Britain

Billboard 200

Exile On Main St.

Thick As A Brick

First Take

Manassas

Joplin In Concert

Notable Births

Historical Events

Historical Context for June 18, 1972