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comment on stock mkt malaise in midst of upbeat econ news notes Wall St and investors concerns over fiscal and monetary policy, inflation, tax prospects, interest-rate outlook and internatl relations
article on Iowa farmer G Hanson, who repts big soybean harvest will increase his income by at least 33% in '72; Agr Dept estimates that '72 US crop will be 1.3-billion bu, 13% over last yr's record harvest, and that exports will increase 20%; world demand is rising steadily; reasons discussed; illus; graphs show sharp increase in production and value of soybeans, '61-72
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 28 —A Haryard publicist said today, “Dartmouth's football team has a habit of coming here undefeated and leaving the same way.”
The Los Angeles Sharks, with sharp teeth and dorsal fins emblazoned on their red jerseys, bit off the New York Raiders' comeback and won, 4‐3, in a World Hockey Association game yesterday at Madison Square Garden.
high Nixon Adm official says, Oct 28, that even if Hanoi agrees to Nixon's request for an additional talks session between Kissinger and Le Due Tho, US will not sign the settlement until it has again consulted with S Vietnam; says there will be 'rough' moments in dealing with S Vietnam; Thieu's dissatisfaction with terms of the cease-fire and the pol arrangement discussed; Nixon Adm continues to express optimism that all problems will be resolved; US State Dept officials deny UPI rept from Paris that quotes Communist and French sources saying that Sec Rogers will fly to Paris on Oct 31 to sign peace accord; US seeks agreement on what Kissinger called '6 or 7 very concrete issues'; issues discussed; Nixon Adm official says that by announcing that 'peace is at hand,' Kissinger was signaling to Thieu that Nixon intends to end the war whether he agrees or not
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 25, 1972, covering October 29, 1972.
Curtis Mayfield
Leon Russell
The Moody Blues With The London Festival Orchestra (Knight)
Rod Stewart
Chicago
1972Tracee Ellis Ross, American actress and producer[†]
Tracee Joy Silberstein, known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross, is an American actress. She is known for her lead roles in the television series Girlfriends (2000–2008) and Black-ish (2014–2022) receiving nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the latter.
1972Takafumi Horie, Japanese businessman, founded Livedoor[†]
Takafumi Horie is a Japanese entrepreneur who founded Livedoor, a website design operation that grew into a popular internet portal. After being arrested and charged with securities fraud in 2006, he severed all connections with the company. His trial began on September 4, 2006. On March 16, 2007, Horie was sentenced to imprisonment of 2 years and 6 months.
1972Gabrielle Union, American actress and producer[†]
Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade is an American actress. Her career began in the 1990s, when she made dozens of appearances on television sitcoms, prior to landing supporting roles in 1999 teen films She's All That and 10 Things I Hate About You. She rose to greater prominence the following year, after she landed her breakthrough role in the teen film Bring It On.
1972The three surviving perpetrators of the Munich massacre are released from prison in exchange for the hostages of the hijacked Lufthansa Flight 615.[†]
The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, carried out by eight members of the Palestinian militant organisation Black September. The militants infiltrated the Olympic Village, killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team, and took nine other Israeli team members hostage. Those hostages were later also killed by the militants during a failed rescue attempt.
In 1972, the world population was approximately 3,844,917,680 people[†]