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B Fischer on Aug 4 beats B Spassky in 10th game of world champ chess match; score is now 6 1/2 to 3 1/2 in favor of Fischer
US Labor Dept on Aug 4 repts 2.2% increase in farm and food prices in July 72
Harlem Commonwealth Council purchases Shultz Co Inc, mfr of supermkt equipment, from Natl Industries Inc for $1-million as part of its econ development plan; J H Dowdy, pres of council and of Commonwealth Holding Co, which is owned by council, stresses that immediate and major aim of purchase is to generate profits, but that annual profits will be used to attack soc problems; notes trend among community development corps to get into revenue-generating enterprises; says no changes in management are planned
Communist party newspaper reveals discovery of western Han Dynasty tomb over 2,100 yrs old, hailing find as most important archeological discovery in decades; tomb yields corpse of nobleman's wife in extraordinary state of preservation, elaborately sealed in 6 inner coffins, wrapped in 20 layers of silk and accompanied by appropriate artifacts; silk covering innermost coffin, depicting in vibrant colors the myth of Yi the Archer, who shot down 9 of sky's 10 suns, making earth habitable, is hailed as most important discovery by Brit Amb in Peking J Addis; illus
Aug 5: US Defense Dept officials, Aug 5, rept that 2d fuel pipeline is being completed from China to Kep, 30 mi NE of Hanoi; new line, parallel to one completed in July, will increase N Vietnam's fuel supplies from China to 1,000 tons daily, approximately the current operating needs of the North; officials say that while new lines will be of some help in sustaining the enemy offensive, they doubt that Hanoi will be able to mount another offensive of similar scope; estimate 65,000 to 70,000 N Vietnamese soldiers were killed since offensive began in Apr; say mining of ports has been 100% effective in cutting off all water-borne supplies except those brought in by sampans or junks; assert N Vietnamese truck pool, believed to number 20,000 vehicles, is strained to the limit; US Defense Dept officials say that approximately 75% of N Vietnam's elec power and 27% of its petroleum storage capacity has been cut by US bombing; say Hanoi still has 13 divs deployed S of DMZ; map
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 2, 1972, covering August 5, 1972.
Elton John
Alice Cooper
The Rolling Stones
Bill Withers
Simon & Garfunkel
1972Ikuto Hidaka, Japanese wrestler[†]
Ikuto Hidaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). Hidaka was the regular partner of Minoru Fujita, with whom he has held the Zero1-Max International Lightweight Tag Team and Intercontinental Tag Team Titles, making them the only team to do so. He has also worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW).
1972Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricketer and coach[†]
Aaqib Javed is a Pakistani former international cricketer and the current head coach of Pakistani cricket team in all formats. He is also a member of the Men's National Selection Committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board. He was a right-handed fast-medium pace bowler with the ability to swing the ball both ways. He played 22 Tests and 163 One Day Internationals for Pakistan between 1988 and 1998. He was a part of the Pakistan team which won the 1992 Cricket World Cup.
1972Darren Shahlavi, English-American actor and martial artist (died 2015)[†]
Darren Majian Shahlavi was an English actor, martial artist and stuntman.
1972Jon Sleightholme, English rugby player[†]
Jonathan Mark Sleightholme is a former rugby union player who played on the wing for Grimsby, Hull Ionians Wakefield, Bath, Northampton Saints, Yorkshire, England Sevens and England.
1972Theodore Whitmore, Jamaican footballer and manager[†]
Theodore Eccleston Whitmore, OD, is a Jamaican former professional footballer. He is the former head coach of Jamaica national team.
1972Christian Olde Wolbers, Belgian-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer[†]
Christian Francis Olde Wolbers is a Belgian musician, record producer, and songwriter. He is the current bassist and backing vocalist of the rap metal/nu metal band Powerflo. He is also a former bassist of the thrash metal band Vio-lence and hardcore punk/crossover thrash band Beowülf, and a former bassist, guitarist and backing vocalist of the industrial metal band Fear Factory.
In 1972, the world population was approximately 3,844,917,680 people[†]