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January 8, 1973

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Headlines from January 8, 1973

KISSINGER ARRIVES IN PARIS TO RENEW CEASE‐FIRE TALKS

By Henry Giniger Special to The Nov York Times

Nixon dir of communications H G Klein says he will not rule out use of 'any tactic' needed to protect US lives in Vietnam or carry out essential mil objectives, TV Meet the Press int, Jan 7; remarks is response to question about possibility of renewed heavy bombing of N Vietnam; scores 'some of the more irresponsible members of Cong' whose attacks on Nixon's policies, he says, could slow the peace talks; says they fail to realize that in re-electing Nixon, Amer people urged him to proceed in the way that he has on Vietnam; charges some Congressmen have 'double standard' in never protesting the 'great atrocities' committed by the N Vietnamese

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Lon Nol Says U.S. Vows Full Support

By Sydney H. Schanberg Special to The New York Times

Cambodian Pres Lon Nol stresses his view that N Vietnamese have been critically weakened by recent heavy US bombing and by other developments, written replies to NY Times questions

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Foul‐Air Masks Ordered Near Venice

By Paul Hofmann Special to The New York Times

Italian Provincial Labor Office order that 50,000 industrial workers in Porto Marghera, mainland indus suburb of Venice, carry gas masks because of dangerous pollution levels spurs controversy and fear in Venice; Unified Federation of Chem Workers urges that Govt force indus to control emissions; indus, which is pressing for expansion of Porto Marghera, says emissions control equipment has already been installed; Venetians score order; impact of pollution on Venice discussed; illus; map

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State Will Intensify Searches For Missing Welfare Fathers

By Unknown Author

NYS Soc Services Comr A Lavine on Jan 7 announces apptmt of D C Berglund as head of new program designed to find deserting fathers whose families are being supported by welfare; announcement of new office comes after repeated assertions from NYS Welfare Inspector Gen G F Berlinger that local welfare agencies have been ignoring desertion problem; Berlinger has criticized NYC welfare agency for 'lax and uncoordinated' procedures that have led to failure to collect at least $34-million in child-support payments since Oct '64; NYC Soc Services Dept officials assert they are 'ready, willing and able to cooperate' with new agency; Lavine says new agency will provide 'comprehensive technical assistance' to local welfare depts so they can establish and improve programs; will rely heavily on state welfare agency's continuing adm and fiscal audits of local welfare programs; cites Fed study on relationship of welfare cases to deserting fathers

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 3, 1973, covering January 8, 1973.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Seventh Sojourn by The Moody Blues

    Seventh Sojourn

    The Moody Blues

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Rhymes & Reasons by Carole King

    Rhymes & Reasons

    Carole King

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    2
    Peak
    2
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    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for Living With The Past by Jethro Tull

    Living With The Past

    Jethro Tull

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    Peak
    3
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    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for I'm Still In Love With You by Al Green

    I'm Still In Love With You

    Al Green

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    Peak
    4
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    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for Eric Carmen by unknown artist

    Eric Carmen

    Artist not listed

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Mike Cameron

1973Mike Cameron, American baseball player[†]

Michael Terrance Cameron is an American former professional Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, and Florida Marlins over a 16 year career and is currently the Special Assignment Coach for the Seattle Mariners.

Historical Events

Soviet Union

1973Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched.[†]

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until it dissolved in 1991. During its existence, it was the largest country by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing borders with twelve countries, and the third-most populous country. An overall successor to the Russian Empire, it was nominally organized as a federal union of national republics, the largest and most populous of which was the Russian SFSR. In practice, its government and economy were highly centralized. As a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), it was a flagship communist state. Its capital and largest city was Moscow.

Watergate scandal

1973Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins.[†]

The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon. The scandal began in 1972 and ultimately led to Nixon's resignation in 1974, in August of that year. It revolved around members of a group associated with Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign, who broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate Hotel in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 1972, where they planted listening devices, and Nixon's later attempts to conceal his administration's involvement in the burglary.

Historical Context for January 8, 1973

In 1973, the world population was approximately 3,920,805,042 people[†]