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June 20, 1972

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Headlines from June 20, 1972

U. S. Claims Record Strike At Foe's Antiaircraft Guns

By Malcolm W. Browne Special to The New York Times

June 20: US command repts, June 19, that its planes destroyed more of N Vietnam's AA defenses during the previous 24 hrs than in any period since Hanoi's offensive began Mar 30; mil sources say pause in bombing near Hanoi has ended with USSR Pres Podgorny's departure from Hanoi and that the area was again open to attack; 300 tactical strikes against other parts of the North reptd; 5 B‐52 missions against enemy supply caches around Donghoi reptd; other B‐52 missions reptd; US plane reptdly shot down June 13 by MIG fighter in N Vietnam 60 mi N‐NW of Hanoi; 2 crewmen missing; Pres Thieu reptdly visited Anloc June 18; enemy continues shelling Anloc; S Vietnamese battles enemy near Hailang; details on other ground action in S Vietnam and on casualties in Anloc campaign; map

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SENATE HOLDS UP MONEY FOR BASES

By John W. Finney Special to The New York Times

US Sen, in assertion of its foreign policy prerogatives, votes on June 19 to cut off funds for Azores base agreement unless it is submitted to Sen for approval as a treaty; action taken in approval of amendment to foreign aid bill by Sen Case; Sen rejects Sen Symington move to delete Case amendment; Mansfield stresses importance for Sen to assert its role in foreign policy; Sen action is victory for Foreign Relations Com; Sen adopts Sen Tower amendment for continued US loans to Portugal

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 14, 1972, covering June 20, 1972.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones

    Exile On Main St.

    The Rolling Stones

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

    Thick As A Brick

    Jethro Tull

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for First Take by Roberta Flack

    First Take

    Roberta Flack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19
  4. 4
    Album cover for Manassas by Stephen Stills

    Manassas

    Stephen Stills

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Joplin In Concert by Janis Joplin

    Joplin In Concert

    Janis Joplin

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

1972Alexis Alexoudis, Greek footballer[†]

Alexis Alexoudis is a Greek former footballer. Alexoudis played most of his career for OFI and Panathinaikos.

Historical Events

Watergate scandal

1972Watergate scandal: An 18+1⁄2-minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between U.S. President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex.[†]

The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. The scandal began in 1972 and ultimately led to Nixon's resignation in 1974, in August of that year. It revolved around members of a group associated with Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign, who broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate Hotel in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 1972, where they planted listening devices, and Nixon's later attempts to conceal his administration's involvement in the burglary.

Historical Context for June 20, 1972

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