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June 19, 1972

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6 States and Puerto Rico Choose Delegates

By R. W. Apple Jr

June 19: (Colo, Mont, Utah, Idaho, Conn, ND and PR Convs—Dem Aspirants’ Activities) Sen McGovern, over weekend of June 17‐18, picks up sizable blocs of delegates at Dem convs in Colo, Mont, Utah, Idaho, Conn, North Dakota and Puerto Rico leading party professionals to concede nomination to him; aides to Sens Muskie and Humphrey privately say that both men are remaining in race mainly in hope of persuading McGovern to moderate some of his positions in hopes of party unity; McGovern's delegate vote total now stands at 1,091.55; delegate vote tally of other aspirants listed; proceedings of convs in 7 states and Puerto Rico detailed; McGovern is expected to pick up at least 200 of 248 delegates to be elected in June 20 NYS primary and during weekend of June 24‐25 he is expected to gain 24 more votes among 30 that will be allotted by NYS Dem Com; McGovern is then expected to have 1,325 votes, only 184 short of 1,509 needed to win nomination

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HONG KONG RAINS TAKE MANY LIVES

By Unknown Author

more than 100 are feared dead and thousands homeless in Hong Kong on June 19 following 3 days of torrential rain that sent earth and rock sliding down steep hillsides; illus of landslide

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Nicklaus Wins Open

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Jack Nicklaus won the United States Open golf championship for the third time yesterday with a finalround 74 for 290, beating Bruce Crampton of Australia by three strokes. It was Nicklaus's 13th major title, tying the record of Bobby Jones. Details on Page 43.

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All 118 Killed in Worst British Air Crash

By Alvin Shuster Special to The New York Times

British European Airways (BEA): Brit Eur Airways Trident‐1 aircraft on London‐Brussels flight with 118 passengers crashes into field shortly after takeoff from Heathrow Airport killing all aboard; witnesses describe crash; wreckage illus; map

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 14, 1972, covering June 19, 1972.

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    Album cover for Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones

    Exile On Main St.

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    1
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    2
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    Album cover for Thick As A Brick by Jethro Tull

    Thick As A Brick

    Jethro Tull

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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
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    Album cover for First Take by Roberta Flack

    First Take

    Roberta Flack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19
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    Album cover for Manassas by Stephen Stills

    Manassas

    Stephen Stills

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
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    Album cover for Joplin In Concert by Janis Joplin

    Joplin In Concert

    Janis Joplin

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

Jean Dujardin

1972Jean Dujardin, French actor[†]

Jean Edmond Dujardin is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series Un gars, une fille (1999–2003), in which he starred alongside his partner Alexandra Lamy, before becoming a popular film actor with comedies such as Brice de Nice (2005), Michel Hazanavicius's OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006), its sequel OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009), and 99 Francs (2007).

Ilya Markov

1972Ilya Markov, Russian race walker[†]

Ilya Vladislavovich Markov is a Russian race walker.

Brian McBride

1972Brian McBride, American soccer player and coach[†]

Brian Robert McBride is an American former soccer player who played as a forward for Columbus Crew, Fulham and Chicago Fire. He is the sixth-highest all-time leading goalscorer for the United States national team.

Poppy Montgomery

1972Poppy Montgomery, Australian actress[†]

Poppy Montgomery is an Australian-American actress. She played FBI agent Samantha Spade on the CBS mystery drama Without a Trace and Detective Carrie Wells on the CBS/A&E police drama Unforgettable.

Robin Tunney

1972Robin Tunney, American actress[†]

Robin Tunney is an American actress who made her film debut in Encino Man (1992), and later rose to prominence with headline parts in the cult films Empire Records (1995) and The Craft (1996). Her performance in Niagara, Niagara (1997) won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She then had leading roles in End of Days (1999), Supernova, Vertical Limit, Cherish, The Secret Lives of Dentists and The In-Laws (2003), and earned wider recognition playing Veronica Donovan on Prison Break (2005–2006) and Teresa Lisbon on The Mentalist (2008–2015).

Historical Context for June 19, 1972

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