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April 8, 1973

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NIXON SENDS HAIG ON INDOCHINA TRIP AS OUTLOOK DIMS

By By R. W. Apple Jr. Special to The New York Times

Nixon, on Apr 7, sends Gen A M Haig Jr to Indochina to get clearer picture of deteriorating mil situation in area; Haig confs with Nixon and H A Kissinger in San Clemente, Calif, prior to his departure; White House press sec Ziegler says Haig will visit Laos, Cambodia and S Vietnam and make 'a gen assessment of situation'; refuses to speculate on trip; does reject suggestions that Nixon might be considering deployment of Amer ground forces in Cambodia; silent on repts from Phnom Penh that Amer C-130 Hercules transport planes were ordered to begin delivering ammunition and other war supplies to Phnom Penh; says Haig's trip was made necessary by 'developments'; Haig is accompanied by Maj G Joulwan, 2 members of Kissinger's staff and A Antippas, State Dept aide; Haig por

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BOYCOTT OF MEAT ENDS WITH A CALL FOR NEW PROTESTS

By Robert D. McFadden

article on recent week long meat boycott contends that meat consumers, when buying fish, found fish prices were often above those for some choice cuts of meat; notes that Labor Dept reptd recently that fish prices were up 13% from '72 level; asserts that rising cost of meat as well as meat boycott stimulated demand for seafood and thus caused fish prices to go up; compares some of prices for fish with meat prices; illus

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RED SOX BONE YANKS AGAIN, 10‐5

By Murray Chass Special to The New York Times

BOSTON, April 7 — It's already been a long season for the Yankee pitchers. Victimized by Carl Yastrzemski's revitalized bat and their own team's sloppy, defense, the pitchers gave up another flock of runs as Boston whipped the Yankees, 10‐5, today.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 4, 1973, covering April 8, 1973.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Lady Sings The Blues (Soundtrack) by Diana Ross

    Lady Sings The Blues (Soundtrack)

    Diana Ross

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  2. 2
    Album cover for Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player by Elton John

    Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player

    Elton John

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Prelude by Deodato

    Prelude

    Deodato

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    12
  4. 4
    Album cover for Dueling Banjos by Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell

    Dueling Banjos

    Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for Rocky Mountain High by John Denver

    Rocky Mountain High

    John Denver

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    30

Notable Births

1973Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer[†]

Khaled Badra is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Emma Caulfield

1973Emma Caulfield, American actress[†]

Emma Caulfield Ford is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as former demon Anya Jenkins on the supernatural drama television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1998–2003), which earned her a nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Cast. She had recurring roles as Susan Keats on the Fox teen drama series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1995–1996), as Emma Bradshaw on the CW teen drama series Life Unexpected (2010–2011), and as Sarah Proctor on the Disney+ miniseries WandaVision (2021), a role she reprised in its spin-off Agatha All Along (2024). She starred in the supernatural horror film Darkness Falls (2003) and in the romantic comedy film Timer (2009), and had a supporting role in the comedy film Back in the Day (2014).

Christof May

1973Christof May, German theologian[†]

Christof May was a German Catholic theologian and priest. He worked for the Diocese of Limburg, as Regens of the seminary, as Bischofsvikar responsible for development of the church, and as Domkapitular in the cathedral chapter. He advocated for changes in the Catholic Church.

Notable Deaths

Pablo Picasso

1973Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1881)[†]

Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) and the anti-war painting Guernica (1937), a dramatic portrayal of the bombing of Guernica by German and Italian air forces during the Spanish Civil War.

Historical Context for April 8, 1973

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