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The meandering Mets drew—but did not especially reward—a remarkable crowd of 50,400 persons yesterday in. Shea Stadium, where they suffered another mauling at the hands of the big red machine of Cincinnati.
T D Allman article on day spent with 4 Masai natives waiting for bus in Tanzania; illus
Aug 20: Dem Pres candidate McGovern says on Aug 18 that he expects Pres Thieu and his 'cohorts' to flee and Communist‐dominated coalition to take control of S Vietnam if he is elected US Pres, int with 8 reporters, Milwaukee; says arrangements should be made, perhaps including pact with Communists, to bar assassination and recriminations against pol and mil leaders loyal to Thieu; disputes Nixon stand that Communist take‐over would spur widespread killing and terror; holds US more responsible than N Vietnam or Vietcong for 'massive suffering inflicted on the population'; says he has been told that N Vietnam 'went all out to improve the treatment' of Amer POWs 2 yrs ago; says POWs are in better shape than Nixon Adm indicates; says his attempts through P Salinger to gain release of some POWs now is aimed at showing Amers that POWs will be freed if US changes its policy; lauds Salinger for telling N Vietnamese not to delay serious talks with Nixon until after US election; says he did not know Salinger made statement and handled matter 'badly' in denying news acct about it on Aug 16; sees Communists, following his election victory, possibly accepting someone such as Gen Duong Van Minh as temporary leader; sees no sense of 'urgency' to reunite N and S before end of decade; defends S Shriver charge that Nixon missed chance in early '69 to end war; notes Pres Johnson also ignored N Vietnamese peace signal in late '68
DO YOU KNOW ANY IMPORTANT MAN IN BUSINESS WHO DOES NOT READ FORBES MACAZINE?—ADVT.
SUTTON, Mass., Aug. 19—‐Bruce Devlin of Australia, who plans to pack his clubs and leave the tour for three months after tomorrow's play, apparently means to take leave in grand style. By carding birdies on two of the last four holes in the third round of the $200,000 U.S. Industries Classic, the former plumber from Canberra scored a 69 and took a twostroke lead with a 54‐hole total of 206.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 16, 1972, covering August 20, 1972.
Chicago
Elton John
Alice Cooper
Carpenters
Simon & Garfunkel
1972Derrick Alston, American basketball player[†]
Derrick Samuel Alston Sr. is an American basketball coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. In February 2023, Alston became the second head coach of the Montreal Alliance of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He previously coached primarily in the NBA G League, including as the head coach of the Westchester Knicks.
1972Melvin Booker, American basketball player[†]
Melvin Jermaine Booker is an American former professional basketball player. A 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 185 lb (84 kg) point guard, he played for the University of Missouri.
1972Chaney Kley, American actor (died 2007)[†]
Chaney Kley Minnis was an American actor. During his career he was best known for his recurring role as Officer Asher on the FX drama The Shield and as the lead in the horror movie Darkness Falls.
1972Scott Quinnell, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster[†]
Scott Quinnell is a Welsh former rugby union and rugby league player who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He was a number eight for Wales, Llanelli RFC, Llanelli Scarlets, Richmond and the British & Irish Lions in rugby union. He won 52 caps for Wales and three for the Lions, and scored 11 international tries for Wales and one for the Lions.
1972Anna Umemiya, Japanese model and actress[†]
Anna Umemiya is a Japanese television personality and model. Born in Tokyo, she is the daughter of a Japanese father and an American mother, herself a former model. Her father, Tatsuo Umemiya, was an actor, and former original Iron Chef judge.
In 1972, the world population was approximately 3,844,917,680 people[†]