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September 2, 1973

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Headlines from September 2, 1973

Meany Is Critical of Nixon On Economy and Election

By Philip Shabecoff Special to The New York Times

G Meany, in wide-ranging pre-Labor Day speech, says AFL-CIO will be able to reach agreement with Teamsters union in regard to dispute between C Chavez and Teamsters; under such accord, Teamsters will give up their contracts to represent agr workers in Calif and let Chavez and United Farm Workers Organizing Com continue to try to organize field workers there

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Soviet Sentences 2

By Unknown Author

Two Soviet dissidents were sentenced in Moscow yesterday to three years of confinement followed by three years of enforced residence in a remote part of the country. Details appear on page 12.

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Canada Acts on Strike

By Unknown Author

The Canadian Parliament enacted emergency legislation yesterday ordering an end to the nine‐day rail strike, and leaders representing most of the strikers agreed to return to work. Page 3.

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LIBYA TAKES OVER ALL OIL COMPANIES OPERATING THERE

By Henry Tanner Special to The New York Times

oil indus experts on Sept 1 say 6 oil cos expropriated by Libya will oppose action and refuse to accept Libyan terms; say cos are unlikely to send reprs to join bds that Libya says it will create to run concessions; assert cos cannot accede to Libyan position without endangering 25% participation agreement concluded with Persian Gulf producers; reptd litigation in matter is unlikely; Exxon Corp says it will take legal steps to protect its position

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DRUG RAID IS MADE AT WRONG HOUSE

By Ronald Smothers

Casually dressed NYC narcotics detectives, armed with search warrant and posing as utility workers, break down door of the wrong Harlem apt on Sept 1 in search of cocaine and frighten apt's only occupant, R Baker, that she suffers cut attempting to escape through closed window; Deputy Chief J Schawaroch, commander of detectives who conducted raid, says that his men did identify themselves after 1st posing as utility workers to see if anyone was in apt; says they broke down door after Baker did not open it for them and after they heard her scurrying about the apt; search warrant was for an adjacent bldg, but police refuse to identify name of person sought; Baker revs incident; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 29, 1973, covering September 2, 1973.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Chicago VI by Chicago

    Chicago VI

    Chicago

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

    The Dark Side Of The Moon

    Pink Floyd

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    25
  3. 3
    Album cover for Foreigner by Cat Stevens

    Foreigner

    Cat Stevens

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for Brothers And Sisters by The Allman Brothers Band

    Brothers And Sisters

    The Allman Brothers Band

    Last week
    13
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    2
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    Album cover for Touch Me In The Morning by Diana Ross

    Touch Me In The Morning

    Diana Ross

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

1973Jason Blake, American ice hockey player[†]

Jason Wayne Blake is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1973Indika de Saram, Sri Lankan cricketer[†]

Samantha Indika de Saram is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who usually occupies the position of wicketkeeper. He is a past student of St. Thomas' College, Matara.

1973Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer[†]

Matthew Stephen Dunn is an Australian former freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.

Nicholas Pinnock

1973Nicholas Pinnock, English actor[†]

Nicholas Andre Pinnock is a British actor. He is known for his role as lead character Aaron Wallace in the ABC legal drama For Life and as Truman Dawes in the Peacock crime drama Long Bright River.

Sudeepa

1973Sudeep, Indian actor, filmmaker and television presenter[†]

Sudeep Sanjeev, also known as Kichcha Sudeepa, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer and television presenter, who primarily works in Kannada cinema. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He is one of the highest paid actors of Kannada films and also featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2013. He has received several awards including four Filmfare awards, two Karnataka State Film Awards and one Nandi Award.

Notable Deaths

1973Carl Dudley, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1910)[†]

Carl Ward Dudley (1910–1973) was an American film director and producer. He was best known for directing and producing short travelogues.

J. R. R. Tolkien

1973J. R. R. Tolkien, English novelist, short story writer, poet, and philologist (born 1892)[†]

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Historical Context for September 2, 1973

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