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August 18, 1972

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Headlines from August 18, 1972

Son‐in‐Law Accused In Murder of Three

By Jonathan Kandell Special to The New York Times

warrant is issued on Aug 17 for arrest of G Aillon, charging him with 3 counts of murder in fatal stabbing of his estranged wife Barbara and her parents, B and J G Montano in their home in North Haven (Conn) on Aug 14; Aillon will voluntarily surrender with his lawyer by Aug 18; illus

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Hanoi Appears to Rebuke Both Moscow and Peking

By Bernard Gwertzman Special to The New York Times

N Vietnam, on Aug 17, appears to rebuke both USSR and China for allowing relations with US to weaken their support for Hanoi in war against US; in an 'important ed' printed in party publication and broadcast in several languages, appears to underscore Hanoi's uneasiness with Nixon's visits to Peking and Moscow and apparent improvement in US ties with China and USSR; charges 'imperialists' will now have free hand to consolidate their forces and to oppose world revolutionary movement; criticizes Communist countries that give preference to coexistence

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C. M. Cuts ’73 Price Rise; Others Expected to Do So

By Edward Cowan Special to The New York Times

GM chmn R C Gerstenberg on Aug 17 says co will trim its proposed $90 price increase of '73 model passenger cars to $59, lr to Cost of Living Council Dir Rumsfeld; says GM may apply to Price Comm for additional increases before end of yr; Chrysler, in telegram to Rumsfeld, reiterates its position that it will not voluntarily reduce its proposed $91 price rise; Sen Proxmire asserts Price Comm 'has apparently decided '73 auto price increases are fully warranted', lr to Rumsfeld; Ford discloses that it has obtained extension until Aug 21 to answer Adm's request that auto cos withdraw their proposed price increases; Price Comm announces that it is rejecting Ford application for recalculation of its profit margins without co's money-losing Philco subsidiary

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 16, 1972, covering August 18, 1972.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Chicago V by Chicago

    Chicago V

    Chicago

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Honky Chateau by Elton John

    Honky Chateau

    Elton John

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for School's Out by Alice Cooper

    School's Out

    Alice Cooper

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for A Song For You by Carpenters

    A Song For You

    Carpenters

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits by Simon & Garfunkel

    Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits

    Simon & Garfunkel

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Historical Context for August 18, 1972

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