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NYS Atty Gen and Educ Dept on Mar 24 accuse NYC physician Dr M Jacobson of 11 charges of unprofessional conduct related to disclosures that he has been injecting patients with amphetamines and other drugs; Jacobson reptdly will appear before State Bd of Med on Apr 18 to answer charges; Jacobson illus
Congressmen and other politicians cite apparent lack of heavy White House pressure on Sens who are wavering on nomination of L P Gray to be FBI Dir as evidence of Pres Nixon's alleged disenchantment with his nominee; also cite Mar 22 White House statement which calls Gray's charge that Pres Nixon's chief legal counsel Dean probably lied to FBI agents investigating Watergate affair last summer unfair and untrue
article traces history of century-long clash between Oglala Sioux and dominant white culture; conflict between mixed blooded and full-blooded Indians, deepest and most symbolic div on Pine Ridge Reservation, noted; complicated system of land ownership and use on reservation, stemming from shifting policies of Fed Govt, detailed; illus of 1890 clash at Wounded Knee, front page of NY Times of Dec 30, 1890, Indian leader R Wilson and Wounded Knee sentry; map
NY Agr and Mkts Dept and Conn Agr Dept rept on Mar 23 that consumer resistance to high meat prices is beginning to have an effect in NYC met area supermkts; impact of consumer pressure is seen as 'substantial' and effect on prices is 'visible'; mkt reporters claim that selective buying by consumers in NYC and Hartford areas has left high-priced meat cuts piled up on meat counters; NYS Mkt Information Service official J Kremberg says that buyer resistance is causing sales volumes to decline; notes that some retailers in order to build up purchases are offering sales features during this wk; selected meat prices in area cited; chart of meat price increases in NYC and Hartford areas
Mar 24-26: Israeli State Controller's confidential rept says that millions of dollars' worth of equipment and property of Egyptian enterprises in Sinai was looted by Israelis after June '67 war; property, mostly heavy machinery and indus equipment owned by Egyptian mining and oil ventures, reptdly was carried away by individual Israelis and civilian contracting concerns that were engaged in various rd-bldg, construction and repair jobs in desert; looting reptdly took place in mos before mil govt established effective control in occupied area; rept is to be published on Apr 25; Dr Y Bader, Gahal member of Finance Com in Knesset, charges on Mar 23 that property worth 'tens of millions' had disappeared from Sinai after war; calls for investigation
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 21, 1973, covering March 24, 1973.
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
Elton John
Diana Ross
John Denver
Deodato
1973Jacek Bąk, Polish footballer[†]
Jacek Waldemar Bąk is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
1973Philippe Boucher, Canadian ice hockey player and manager[†]
Philippe Boucher is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League. He was the general manager of the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the QMJHL from 2019 to 2023. He also served as GM with the Quebec Remparts and the Rimouski Oceanic.
1973Steve Corica, Australian footballer and coach[†]
Stephen Christopher Corica is an Australian soccer manager and former player. In December 2023, Corica was announced as the inaugural manager of A-League expansion club Auckland FC.
1973Jure Ivanušič, Slovenian actor, concert pianist and chansonnier[†]
Jure Ivanušič is a Slovene theatre and film actor, director, playwright, concert pianist, composer, chansonnier and translator.
1973Mette Jacobsen, Danish swimmer[†]
Mette Jacobsen is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Denmark who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, beginning in 1988. She won a total of 32 individual medals in international championships in a period from 1989 to 2005.
1973Glen Jakovich, Australian footballer[†]
Glen Darren Jakovich is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).
1973Jim Parsons, American actor[†]
James Joseph Parsons is an American actor. From 2007 to 2019, Parsons played Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. He has received various awards, including four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy. From 2015 to 2018, Forbes named him the world's highest-paid television actor.
1973Bertram Stevens, Australian accountant and politician, 25th Premier of New South Wales (born 1889)[†]
Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale Stevens, also referred to as B. S. B. Stevens, was an Australian politician who served as the 25th Premier of New South Wales, in office from 1932 to 1939 as leader of the United Australia Party (UAP).
In 1973, the world population was approximately 3,920,805,042 people[†]