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June 13, 1973

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Headlines from June 13, 1973

Pupil Busing Is Ordered by Court Between Detroit and Its Suburbs

By William K. Stievens Special to The New York Times

Fed Appeals Ct, Cincinnati, rules 6-3 on June 12 that black children from Detroit must ride buses to suburbs and white children must ride them into Detroit to achieve racial balance in schools; decision appears to set stage for final determination by US Sup Ct on how far state and local govts are required to go in breaking down racial barriers in educ; in approving principle of met area busing, appeals ct sets itself in opposition to other ct which invalidated similar plan for Richmond, Va; Mich atty plans to appeal ruling; decision sends case back to Detroit dist ct for development of specific busing plan; NAACP hails ruling

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U.S.‐HANOI DRAFT IS SAID TO DEMAND ANEW CEASE‐FIRE

By Unknown Author

Essential points of draft document being worked out at Paris peace talks to strengthen original Vietnam cease-fire agreement reptdly contains clause that all foreign countries will stop mil activities in Cambodia and Laos and withdraw all their troops and mil equipment

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Hydrants in City Opened Illegally on 93° Day

By Ralph Blumenthal

water pressure drops on June 12 below critical levels depriving firefighters, hosps and homes of adequate supplies as result of illegal hydrant openings by city youths seeking relief from 93-degree temps; Mayor Lindsay warns of pressure crisis and calls for public aid in curtailing 'malicious misbehavior' by youths; says water wastage is gambling with lives of every citizen; officials says 1,000 of cities 105,000 fire hydrants are spilling 2,000 gals a minute into sts, wasting estimated .55-billion gals; heat wave and water crisis are expected to ease on June 13 as cool front enters met area; impact of water problems on met area communities and cities discussed; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 13, 1973, covering June 13, 1973.

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    Album cover for Red Rose Speedway by Paul McCartney And Wings

    Red Rose Speedway

    Paul McCartney And Wings

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    Album cover for The Beatles 1967-1970 by The Beatles

    The Beatles 1967-1970

    The Beatles

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    10
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    Album cover for Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin

    Houses Of The Holy

    Led Zeppelin

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    Album cover for They Only Come Out At Night by Edgar Winter

    They Only Come Out At Night

    Edgar Winter

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    Album cover for The Beatles 1962-1966 by The Beatles

    The Beatles 1962-1966

    The Beatles

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Notable Births

1973Sam Adams, American football player[†]

Samuel Aaron Adams is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, earning consensus All-American honors, and was selected eighth overall by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1994 NFL draft. Following six seasons as a member of the Seahawks, he earned consecutive Pro Bowl selections and All-Pro honors during his two seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. Adams was also part of the team that won a Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXV and made another championship appearance in his one season for the Oakland Raiders in 2002. As a member of the Buffalo Bills from 2003 to 2004, Adams was named to a third Pro Bowl. He spent his last two seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals and the Denver Broncos.

Tanner Foust

1973Tanner Foust, American race car driver and television host[†]

Tanner Lee Foust is an American professional racing driver, stunt driver, and television host. He competes in rally, drift, ice racing, time attack, hill climb and rallycross with multiple podium placements, national championships, and world records. He was a co-host of the American version of the motoring television series Top Gear.

Mattias Hellberg

1973Mattias Hellberg, Swedish singer-songwriter[†]

Mattias Hellberg is a Swedish musician. Hellberg has worked with a variety of Swedish bands and artists in different genres, both as a permanent member and as guest or session member.

1973Stuart Karppinen, Australian cricketer and coach[†]

Stuart James Karppinen is a former Australian cricketer who is also the former strength and conditioning coach of the Australian national cricket team. Born in Townsville, Karppinen moved to Canberra with his family at a young age. He played for the Australian Capital Territory Under-19s at the 1991–92 Barclays Bank Australian Under-19 Championships, taking one wicket in his only match. He was first selected for the Australian Capital Territory senior side during the 1993–94 season, although the ACT did not at the time have either first-class or List A status, and thus only played state teams' Second XIs and other sides touring Canberra. Karppinen was also the recipient of an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship in 1997. The Australian Capital Territory was admitted to the Australian domestic limited-overs competition for the 1997–98 season, playing as the "Canberra Comets". Karppinen played six matches for the team in their inaugural season, taking nine wickets with a best of 2/35. Karppinen did not play any matches the following season, and transferred to Western Australia for the 1999–2000 season.

Ville Laihiala

1973Ville Laihiala, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Ville Laihiala is a Finnish musician. He was the vocalist and guitarist of the gothic metal band Poisonblack, and the frontman for Sentenced from 1996 until the group ended their career in 2005. When joining Sentenced, he was soon accepted by fans. He wrote very few songs for Sentenced, for example the song "Aika Multaa Muistot" on the album The Cold White Light.

Historical Events

Philadelphia Phillies

1973In a game versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium, Los Angeles Dodgers teammates Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey and Bill Russell play together as an infield for the first time, going on to set the Major League Baseball record of staying together for 8+1⁄2 years.[†]

The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizens Bank Park, located in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.

Historical Context for June 13, 1973

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