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Today is Veterans Day, a national holiday formerly called Armistice Day and observed for many years on Nov. 11. Schools, banks, post offices, courts and most other government offices will be closed. Garbage will not be collected in New York City and alternate‐side‐of‐thestreet parking regulations will be suspended.
some of Pres Nixon's top assts say on Oct 21 that they are confident that Cong will not institute impeachment proceedings in wake of his latest shake-up at Justice Dept; assts picture Nixon as having yielded enormous amount of ground in const dispute over tapes but had found himself confronted by 'strident and belligerent' Cox, who left Pres no choice but to dismiss him; White House will contend, in written statement to be delivered to Judge Sirica in US Dist Ct Oct 22 or 23, that Pres's plan to give ct 'summary' of contents of Watergate tapes 'satisfies' judge's order that Nixon turn over tapes themselves; aide M R Laird predicts Cong will wait to see effects of Nixon's proposal for yielding some pertinent portions of tapes before making any move for impeachment; there is feeling of outrage at White House that Cox had attempted to set up '4th branch of govt' in Justice Dept, which is under Pres; Laird says he does not believe there will be successful move to set up special prosecutor to replace Cox; White House side of controversy noted; illus of Laird, Richardson and F Campbell, Cox's secretary
Number of Dem Congressmen in NY-NJ-Conn area on Oct 21 call for impeachment of Pres Nixon while even Nixon's fellow Repubs are highly critical of him, although generally stopping short of demands for impeachment; criticism from NJ Sens H A Williams and C P Case illustrates bipartisan nature of attacks on Nixon; Williams asserts that Nixon's actions are 'all too reminiscent of beleaguered man in a bunker destroying himself,' an obvious allusion to A Hitler, speech to Morristown, NJ, Dem rally; Case asserts that Nixon's actions 'require most serious consideration of impeachment proceedings'; open demands for impeachment, which are echoed by other politicians outside Cong, contrast with earlier reluctance of even most anti-Nixon Dems to call for his removal; they had feared giving scandal in Nixon Adm appearance of 1-party pol issue that could reduce impact of disclosures about Nixon and his top aides; reluctance is discarded as Dems decide that Watergate scandal and its ramifications passed point where they could be accused of partisan politics; NYS Gov Rockefeller offers 'mild' criticism, asserting that Nixon worked out compromise with Sen investigating com and that matter should be decided by cts and Cong; Conn Gov T J Meskill asserts that he hopes there will be no confrontation between Cong and Nixon; NJ Gov Cahill, vacationing in Eur, is not available for comment; NYC mayoral candidate Repr M Biaggi asserts that it is 'too early' to make decision on impeachment proceedings; Repr B S Abzug sends telegram to HR leaders to notify them that she will introduce impeachment resolution on Oct 23; Repr H Carey predicts that impeachment resolution will be approved by Judiciary Com because of preponderance of liberal Dems on com; Repr O Reid declares that Cong has obligation to begin impeachment proceedings to demonstrate that 'no Pres is above law'; Repr E I Koch calls Nixon a 'law breaker'; Repr S McKinney is less critical, asserting dismissal of special proscutor A Cox is 'outrageous'; Sens J K Javits and J L Buckley are unavailable for comment; NYC mayoral candidates Sen J J Marchi, A D Blumenthal and A D Beame are also critical of Nixon
Iraq on Oct 21 nationalizes Dutch oil holdings in retaliation for pro-Israel leanings
Amer Aging Assn, private lay scientific orgn, recently sponsored 1st natl meeting focusing on role of protein called amyloid in aging; meeting comes at time when scientists are clearly distinguishing between biological process of aging and arteriosclerosis and arthritis that afflict the aged; lack of knowledge of aging process is chief reason why life expectancy in US has reached plateau of about 70 yrs; leading experts say that amyloid protein seems associated with aging more than any other known factor; they do not know if it is abnormal or normal protein that naturally accumulates in body with age; Dr E S Cathcart says amyloid protein has also been detected in wide variety of aged animals; Drs G Glenner, E C Franklin and E P Benditt are noted for their contributions in amyloid protein; preliminary studies have linked structure of type of amyloid associated with aging to that of immunoglobulin, protein responsible for defending body against infections; discovery strengthens theory that aging results from breakdown in immunologic process; discovery of amyloid may help increase period of productive life and shorten period of senility; Drs E Calkins, D Harman and A Leak comment
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 17, 1973, covering October 22, 1973.
The Rolling Stones
Marvin Gaye
The Allman Brothers Band
Cheech & Chong
Stevie Wonder
1973D'Lo Brown, American wrestler[†]
Accie Julius Connor, better known by his ring name D'Lo Brown, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to TNA Wrestling, where he works as a producer. He is best known for his time with WWE. Brown is also known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, All Japan Pro Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Noah.
1973Carmen Ejogo, English actress[†]
Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo is a British actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in such films as Metro (1997), Love's Labour's Lost (2000), What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001), Boycott (2001), Away We Go (2009), Sparkle (2012), Alex Cross (2012), The Purge: Anarchy (2014), Selma (2014), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), It Comes at Night (2017), Alien: Covenant (2017), and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018).
1973Andrés Palop, Spanish footballer and manager[†]
Andrés Palop Cervera is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently a manager.
1973Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese baseball player[†]
Ichiro Suzuki , also known mononymously as Ichiro , is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who played for 28 seasons. He played the first nine years of his career with the Orix BlueWave of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and the next 12 years with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). Suzuki then played two and a half seasons with the New York Yankees and three with the Miami Marlins before returning to the Mariners for his final two seasons. He won two World Baseball Classic titles as part of the Japanese national team. He also became the Mariners' special assistant to the chairman in 2019. He is regarded as one of the greatest contact hitters, leadoff hitters and defensive outfielders in baseball history.
1973Mark van der Zijden, Dutch swimmer[†]
Mark Richard van der Zijden is a Dutch freestyle and medley swimmer, who swam in the qualifying heats of the bronze winning 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Four years earlier, when Atlanta, Georgia hosted the Games, Van der Zijden became seventh in the same event.
1973Pablo Casals, Catalan cellist and conductor (born 1876)[†]
Pau Casals i Defilló, known in English as Pablo Casals, was a Spanish and Puerto Rican cellist, composer, and conductor. He made many recordings throughout his career of solo, chamber, and orchestral music, including some as conductor, but he is perhaps best remembered for the recordings he made of the Cello Suites by Bach. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy.
In 1973, the world population was approximately 3,920,805,042 people[†]