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In 1973, the world population was approximately 3,920,805,042 people[†]
1973Lesli Brea, Dominican baseball player[†]
Lesli Guillermo Brea is a former Major League Baseball player. A right-handed relief pitcher, Brea is 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall, and he weighed 170 pounds during his playing career. Some records list his year of birth as 1978, but this figure was subsequently found to be inaccurate.
1973Martin Corry, English rugby player[†]
Martin Edward Corry MBE is a retired English rugby union player who represented and captained England and Leicester Tigers in a career spanning 14 seasons. Corry played 64 times for England between 1997 and 2007, played 7 tests for the British & Irish Lions on tours in 2001 & 2005, and played 290 times for Leicester between 1997 and 2009. Earlier in his career he played top division rugby for Newcastle Gosforth and Bristol. A versatile player his principal positions were number eight and blindside flanker, he also played lock more as his career progressed.
1973Peter Aufschnaiter, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (born 1899)[†]
Peter Aufschnaiter was an Austrian mountaineer, agricultural scientist, geographer and cartographer. His experiences with fellow climber Heinrich Harrer during World War II were depicted in the 1997 film Seven Years in Tibet.
1973President Nixon nominates House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford as the successor to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew.[†]
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Ford assumed the presidency after the resignation of President Richard Nixon, under whom he had served as the 40th vice president from 1973 to 1974 following Spiro Agnew's resignation. Prior to that, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973.
US officials say on Oct 11 that US is supplying Israel with ammunition and missiles but is reptd to be holding back on any decision on large-scale resupply program as it continues to hope that mil and diplomatic factors will bring end to Middle East war; say Nixon Adm's assessment is that Israel, despite substantial losses in 1st 6 days of war, has no immediate need for heavy mil equipment such as planes and tanks; say Israeli Govt has made no specific request to replace heavy equipment lost in fighting with Egypt and Syria; say Israel expressed concern about ammunition, aircraft and missiles and has asked for accelerated US deliveries; hold that Pentagon is engaged in 'a minor effort' to supply ammunition and Sidewinder and Sparrow air-to-air missiles used by jet fighters Israel acquired from US; indicate that only few cargoes are involved and that Israeli planes are carrying them; shipments are described as advance deliveries on orders placed before fighting began on Oct 6; Adm hopes that US and USSR, which is believed to be sending mil aid to Egypt and Syria and to be urging other Arab states to help Egypt and Syria, will not become involved in contest to supply opposing sides; is trying to discourage speculation that USSR is engaged in major airlift resupply effort; State Dept spokesman R J McCloskey says US is in no position to make judgment on size or content of Soviet supplies; US mil analysts believe Israel has achieved dominance on Syrian front but add that crucial battle with Egypt in Sinai is still ahead; Israel has reptdly lost about 60 planes supplied by US; Pentagon officials rept that Soviet cruiser and 2 guided-missile destroyers moved through Dardanelles on Oct 10, keeping good distance from combat zone
Oct 12: Large Israeli armored force pushes out of Golan heights in direction of Damascus, Syria, on Oct 11, smashing through Syrian defenses and leaving dozens of burning Sryian tanks in its wake; penetrates about 6 miles beyond '67 cease-fire line; Israeli Defense Min M Dayan, during visit to front, says Israeli attack is designed to teach Syrians that 'the same road that leads from Damascus to Tel Aviv also leads from Tel Aviv to Damascus'; it is unclear whether Israel intends to fulfill Dayan's threat; it seems more likely that Israelis are out to inflict maximum damage on Syrian Army before turning full attention to Egyptian front in Sinai Peninsula; illus of Dayan in bunker on Golan heights and Syrian soldiers behind sandbags on defensive line
Extensive questioning in slums of Santiago and of other Chilean cities and towns yields conclusion that more than 2,000 people may have been killed in mo since mil coup toppled Marxist coalition Govt; most of fatalities were unreptd executions carried out after the 3 days of heavy armed resistance to mil had ceased; eyewitness repts indicate that there were many senseless killings and much unwarranted brutality in arrest of suspected leftists; indicate also that security forces used coup to execute summarily many petty criminals as well as suspected opponents of regime; death figure may rise when fate of several thousand people now listed as prisoners is known, but it is likely that it will be far less than it has sometimes been reptd; difficulty of securing accurate figures discussed; official figures on civilian and mil or police fatalities noted; fear among poor aroused by rumors of massive executions noted
The Oakland A's won the American League pennant yesterday by beating the Baltimore Orioles, 3‐0, behind the five‐hit pitching of Jim (Catfish) Hunter. The A's will meet the New York Mets in the opener of the 70th World Series in Oakland tomorrow. Details on Page 53.
'73 Nobel Prize in category of Physiology or Med on Oct 11 is awarded to Drs K von Frisch, K Lorenz and N Tinbergen for their pioneer work in relatively new science of ethology-comparative study of behavior; 3 will share $121,000 prize; their discoveries resulted primarily from studies on insects, fishes and birds; they have stimulated comprehensive research also on mammals, including man
Cuban Foreign Min R Roa and some Cuban reprs with pistols under their jackets rush UN Gen Assembly rostrum on Oct 11, protesting speech by Chilean Amb R Bazan Davila; other delegates and guards, who stopped them, say that guns remained undrawn, but UN security chief Col H A Trimble calls incident potentially most serious moment in his yrs at UN; Bazan's speech, in answer to one by Roa that denounced Chile and US, charged that Cuba was planning overthrow of Chile and that Premier F Castro made it his 'daily pastime' to watch executions of pol opponents; there was also angry exchange between Roa and US Amb J A Scali, each charging the other with involvement in Chilean affairs; number of Latin Amer delegations protest Cuban delegation's conduct
Egyptian command repts on Oct 11 that Israel lost 25 tanks and armored vehicles in southern sector of Sinai front in battle that lasted from noon Oct 10 until midday Oct 11; says Israeli force was encircled and eventually destroyed; says several Israeli crews surrendered their tanks and half-tracks; repts 2d major tank battle in central section of Sinai front, apparently in area east of Qantara but no casualty figures are given; says Egyptian fighter-bombers attacked concentrations of Israeli armor, destroying 7 tanks; says that its planes and missiles repelled heavy Israeli attacks on Egyptian territory, shooting down 23 Israeli planes; places its losses at 6 planes; communique says Israeli planes attacked in places from nothern Nile delta on Mediterranean to Gulf of Suez in south; war has forged sense of natl unity and pride in Egypt indicating that Egyptian Pres A Sadat, in deciding on major mil operation, correctly assessed mood of country; foreign mil experts in Cairo, Egypt, say that they believe that Egyptian command will not attempt all-out eastward drive into Sinai at this time; say that Egyptian strategy appears to be aimed at securing strip of Sinai deep enought to withstand any counterattack by Israelis and to prevent Israeli forces from reaching Suez Canal once more; say that if this initial goal can be achieved, Egyptians will then start pushing for liberation of remainder of Sinai--either by new offensive or by internatl diplomatic action; Egyptian C/S Maj Gen S E al-Shazli stresses carefully planned character of operation in public declarations; Egyptian War Min Gen A Ismail, in message to his troops, says they are restoring Egypt to its glory, dignity and honor and urges them to liberate Sinai; illus of Israeli prisoners of war taken by Egypt
Pres Nixon goes to Camp David, Md, on Oct 11 with mil aide and Secret Service guards
campaign for NYS Appeals Ct Chief Judge, which possibly may be bitterest judicial campaign in state's history, has involved personal attacks of nature seldom present in judicial race, divided NYC's legal community and prompted number of Dem defections; Repub-Liberal candidate Judge C D Breitel, Dem J D Fuchsberg and Conservative candidate Justice J J Leff have been conducting rather routine campaigns but staffs and supporters of front-runners Breitel and Fuchsberg have been quietly circulating material damaging to each of them; Fuchsberg camp has spread rumors that Breitel's health has been impaired by stroke he suffered last Dec; Breitel counters that he has 'never tried to hide' fact that he suffered 'coronary occlusion'; Breitel supporters, for their part, have sanctioned anonymous circulation of material detailing circumstances of Fuchsberg's '48 indictment on charges of suborning perjury, or encouraging witness to lie under oath; case discussed; Fuchsberg calls such material both vicious and completely lacking in integrity'; race marks 1st time since '16 that Repub has opposed Dem; tradition of bipartisan support for Chief Judge candidates was shattered when Queens Dem Chmn Troy and Bklyn Dem Chmn Esposito had public argument over deal for bipartisan endorsement of Breitel; majority of those Dems who support Breitel are prominent lawyers; campaigns of both candidates revd; pors of Fuchsberg and Breitel
Jordanian officials on Oct 11 affirm that King Hussein is in 'continuous contact' with Govts of Egypt and Syria, but there is no indication whether Jordan will enter war against Israel; several Israeli jets fly over Amman, Jordan, and AA-guns open fire; Jordanian mil command on Oct 10 ordered all reserve officers to stand by for futher orders; Iraqi Foreign Min M S Abdul-Baqi arrives in Amman on Oct 11 and gives Hussein message from Iraqi Pres A H al-Bakr; message is not disclosed, but there is speculation that it exhorts Hussein to bring Jordan into fighting; there is no further word about message that Hussein sent Egyptian Pres Sadat on Oct 10; there is no comment about repts that Tunisian Pres H Bourguiba informed Hussein that Tunisia would resume diplomatic relations if Jordan joined war; Hussein is also reptdly in touch with Syrian Pres H Assad and Saudi King Faisal
ex-Vice Pres Agnew attends funeral of his half-brother W R Pollard with his wife and mother-in-law Mrs W L Judefind in Baltimore, Md, on Oct 11; Agnew then returns home; he appears at Exec Office Bldg to look at mail; aide says there are about 700 favorable messages and about 5 critical; aides say Agnew watched televised news conf of Atty Gen Richardson and Atty Gen Beall; illus of Agnew with his aunt L Akers
authoritative Govt sources say on Oct 11 that Pres Nixon reptdly initiated secret legal negotiations that led to sudden Oct 10 resignation of S T Agnew as Vice-Pres and his dramatic conviction on charge of Fed income tax evasion; say Nixon prompted 1st bargaining toward agreement under which Agnew surrendered his office and pleaded no contest to tax charge in exchange for $10,000 fine and probation rather than imprisonment; sources close to Agnew say on Oct 11 that as early as Sept 13, he had informed Justice Dept through his attys that he was prepared to resign in return for end of Govt's criminal prosecution of him; Atty Gen Richardson declares that Govt's 'tenacious' investigation and public disclosure of allegations against incumbent Vice Pres should serve to dispel atmosphere of 'cover-up' created by Watergate scandal and to restore 'confidence that our system works,' news conf; defends arrangement that enabled Agnew to avoid imprisonment and acknowledges that US Atty Beall and other Govt prosecutors in Baltimore had sought stiffer penalty; urges 'compassion' for Agnew and says he hopes Md officials will refrain from additional criminal action against Agnew in state cts; says settlement of criminal proceedings against Agnew does not preclude continued investigation by IRS or possibility of civil action to assess back taxes and penalties against Agnew; tax officials say their investigation will continue; Richardson says Nixon 'fully approved each of major steps' taken by Justice Dept in deliberations with Agnew's attys; confirms that negotiations began in Sept; says 1st telephone call he had was from Pres counsel J F Buzhardt Jr asking if he would be willing to meet with Agnew's counsel; says Buzhardt's role was ltd to 1 of 'facilitating communications' between prosecutors and defense attys; Govt sources knowledgeable about Agnew case and attys who worked on Agnew's defense describe Buzhardt's role as far more central one; Agnew ex-associates say on Oct 11 that crucial meeting on plea agreement was between Agnew atty J Best and Buzhardt; illus of B Nutting and S Stover, members of Agnew's staff