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November 24, 1972

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Headlines from November 24, 1972

New Rules for Evidence Widen Judges' Discretion

By Warren Weaver Jr. Special to The New York Times

US Sup Ct issues new rules of evidence for Fed ct system on wk of Nov 23 which include establishment of 'secrets of state' system that denies cts access to information whose disclosure Govt regards as 'contrary to the public interest'; secret of state is defined as Govt secret relating to 'national defense or the international relations of the United States'

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DUBLIN PRESSING ATTACK ON I.R.A.

By Bernard Weinraub Special to The New York Times

Irish Govt, under Brit pressure for yrs to crack down on Irish Repub Army, has initiated major legal effort to curb rebel orgn; Govt officials say on Nov 23 that highly publicized arrest on Nov 19 of IRA's terrorist Provisional wing chief of staff S MacStiofain, is only 1 in series of moves to splinter group; Justice Min D O'Malley says IRA is hindering reunification of country by driving deeper wedges between Catholic and Protestant communities in North, int; other recent actions against IRA noted; Govt has raided and closed hq of Sinn Fein, pol arm of IRA, and bolstered mil patrols along Irish-Ulster border; Govt is scheduled to introduce bill next wk aimed at making it easier to jail IRA members; factors why Prime Min Lynch and O'Malley have finally decided to counter IRA leaders discussed

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Operating Problems Cited

By Michael C. Jensen

The Columbia Broadcasting System faces serious operating problems in keeping its tele vision programs on the air, but it has not yet suffered any fi nancial losses despite a 21‐day strike by the union of its tech nicians, Arthur R. Taylor, the network's president, said yes terday.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 22, 1972, covering November 24, 1972.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Catch Bull At Four by Cat Stevens

    Catch Bull At Four

    Cat Stevens

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Super Fly (Soundtrack) by Curtis Mayfield

    Super Fly (Soundtrack)

    Curtis Mayfield

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  3. 3
    Album cover for All Directions by The Temptations

    All Directions

    The Temptations

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    15
  4. 4
    Album cover for Close To The Edge by Yes

    Close To The Edge

    Yes

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Ben by Michael Jackson

    Ben

    Michael Jackson

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    14

Notable Births

Ruxandra Dragomir

1972Ruxandra Dragomir, Romanian tennis player[†]

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie is a retired tennis player from Romania.

Marek Lemsalu

1972Marek Lemsalu, Estonian footballer[†]

Marek Lemsalu is an Estonian former professional footballer. He played as a centre-back for Pärnu KEK, Sport Tallinn, Pärnu Kalakombinaat/MEK, Flora, Mainz 05, Kuressaare, Strømsgodset, Tulevik, Start, Bryne and Levadia.

Historical Context for November 24, 1972

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