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In 1973, the world population was approximately 3,920,805,042 people[†]
1973Alyson Court, Canadian actress and producer[†]
Alyson Stephanie Court is a Canadian actress. She began her career as a child actress, her first role was on Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985) and later on she made her television debut in Mr. Dressup (1984–1994). Court continued to appear in educational productions, landing the lead role of Loonette the Clown on the series The Big Comfy Couch (1992–2002).
1973Nick Lachey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor[†]
Nicholas Scott Lachey is an American actor, singer-songwriter, producer, TV personality and host. He rose to fame as the lead singer of the multi-platinum-selling boyband 98 Degrees and later starred in the reality series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica with his then-wife, Jessica Simpson. He has released four solo albums: SoulO, What's Left of Me, A Father's Lullaby, and Soundtrack of My Life. He also had a recurring role on the television series Charmed. He hosted NBC's The Sing-Off, co-hosted VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live from 2014 to 2015, and Nickelodeon's America's Most Musical Family, and co-hosts the Netflix shows Love Is Blind and The Ultimatum with his wife Vanessa Lachey. He is also the sole host of Perfect Match for Netflix. In 2021, Lachey won the fifth season of The Masked Singer.
1973Gabrielle Miller, Canadian actress and director[†]
Gabrielle Sunshine Miller is a Canadian actress who, since the start of her career in 1993, has appeared in many television films and series episodes, including leading roles in two of Canada's most popular concurrently-running series, the sitcom Corner Gas (2004–09) and the comedy-drama Robson Arms (2005–08). She was also a regular or semi-regular on the TV series Pasadena (2002), Alienated (2003–04), Call Me Fitz (2012–13), Mother Up! (2013) and Good Witch (2015–16). Most recently she guest starred on Episode 25.03 of Law and Order SVU.
1973Zisis Vryzas, Greek footballer and coach[†]
Zisis Vryzas is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward for various teams in Greece and abroad, as well as for Greece, when they won the Euro 2004. After his retirement, he worked for PAOK as technical director, and for a brief period, took up the position of president, following Theodoros Zagorakis' resignation. On 16 August 2010, Vryzas became the assistant coach of the Greece national team.
EPA Admr Train on Nov 8, testifying before Sen Interior Com on Sen Jackson bill to consider any variances in air quality on case-by-case basis and limiting power to issue such variances to 1 yr, asserts it is unrealistic to suppose damage can be held to level of primary standards
Egypt on Nov 8 is awaiting 1st signs that Israeli forces are beginning to lift siege of city of Suez as part of agreement worked out by Egyptian Pres A Sadat and US Sec of State H A Kissinger; informed diplomats say Kissinger has obtained from Sadat promise that he will free Israeli prisoners and ease blockade of Strait of Babel Mandeb at southern end of Red Sea if Israel will pull its forces back to cease-fire lines of Oct 22; Sadat reptdly has obtained committment from Kissinger that US will press for conf on final settlement of Middle East conflict before end of '73; informed sources also rept that Kissinger assured Sadat that in future US will not support any Middle East nation that initiates fighting; end of siege of Suez and entrapment of Egyptian 3d Corps by Israeli forces is regarded as cardinal by Egyptians since estimated 4,000 civilian and mil wounded are trapped in city and Sinai without adequate care; Egyptian sources stress that ceasefire remains dangerous pending start of Israeli pullback from Suez city; thrust by Egyptian mil forces across Suez on Oct 6 seen as move to break stalemate that has existed since '67 conflict and to unleash forces capable of carrying Middle East toward permanent settlement, including withdrawal of Israeli forces from all occupied lands; use of Arab oil as weapon seen partially fulfilling Arab hopes, but major importance is being attached to meeting between Kissinger and Sadat, which many Arabs feel indicate that Kissinger is no longer 'the silent partner for Israel' but 'an active catalyst for future negotiation'; new Egyptian view of Kissinger will, it is felt, heavily influence Cairo's actions; many Egyptians reptdly are impressed by Kissinger's ability to cut swiftly through many layers of complex issues; feel most important aspect of meeting was sense of urgency Sadat was able to impart to Kissinger and are pleased with abrupt dispatch of US Asst Sec of State J S Sisco to Tel Aviv; Govt-controlled Egyptian press repts Egyptian-US agreement to resume full diplomatic relations as well as aspects of discussion of interim Middle East agreement; maps depict provision corridor to trapped 3d Corps in Sinai, area around Suez siezed by Israel after Oct 22 cease-fire and Strait of Bab el Mandeb
NJ major high-speed tollways on Nov 8 reduce their speed limits to 50 mph in what is believed to be first statewide response to Pres Nixon's appeal for fuel-saving efforts; NJ Tpk lowers its speed limit from 60 mph; original speed limits on Garden State Pkwy were 60 mph in northern area and 65 mph in south; normal speed limit on Atlantic City Expressway was 70 mph; tpk police rept that many motorists are making effort to adhere to new speed limit; say they will not issue tickets for speeding until new limit is publicized; Gov Cahill has not ordered reduction in hwy speed limits; directs state-owned vehicles to travel no faster than 50 mph; NJ Environmental Protection Dept aide says bumper stickers with message '50 Max' are being prepared for state vehicles; tpk, with its electrically regulated speed-limit signs, is first of state's tollways to impose reduced speed limit; illus of signs on tpk announcing new speed limit
Drug and Hosp Union Local 1199 on Nov 8 announces it will continue its strike against 48 hosps and nursing homes in met area, despite $500,000 ct fine imposed by Fed Dist Judge R L Carter; Carter rules strike is in defiance of restraining order; promises further daily fines if walkout continues; union pres L Davis is fined $10,000 with additional levies also pending; Carter says he will suspend all fines if 30,000-member local removes its picket lines immediately and returns to work; union spokesman M Foner announces strike will continue at least until Nov 11, when members are to vote on its continuance in secret balloting at picket sites; says Nov 11 was date set because Carter has directed Cost of Living Council to convene no later than Nov 10 to decide issue of pending wage increase; says that in addition to $500,000 fine, local will be liable to additional penalties of $25,000 for each day it continues strike; union sources say fines will be contested in ct; NYC Bd of Health declares health emergency, saying that strike has caused serious shortages of blood, fuel, med and food; declaration vests bd with broad power in Comr of Health; bd calls on Mayor Lindsay to exercise all necessary powers to insure maintenance of public health; Cost of Living Council officials say increase sought by union comes to 11%, not 7.5%, when fringe benefits are taken into account; strike conditions at several insts described
NYS Sup Ct Justice Gellinoff rules Nov 8 that NYC has to continue maximum base rent program permitting rent increases up to 7.5% per yr in many rent-controlled apts; NYC City Council had voted last June to repeal program; in theory, the decision means that next major round of rent increases will take effect beginning Jan 1, '74, but ruling will be appealed and it is possible that increases could be stayed by cts while appeal is argued; Gellinoff ruled that city council could not repeal maximum base rent law but also ruled that council could repeal provision which gave special hardship increases to landlords; basic ruling that council could not repeal base rent law hinged on fact that between law's enactment in '70 and its repeal in '73, the state had passed a law restricting city's power to act on rent control
NJ Tkp, Garden State Parkway, Atlantic City Expressway on Nov 8 cut speed limits to 50 mph, following Nixon call for such move to conserve fuel; NJ Gov Cahill order state-owned vehicles to observe 50 mph limit but does not lower state's 55 mph limit; outlines energy policy that includes suspension of air quality standards to permit use of high-sulphur fuels; illus
US HR on Nov 8 approves, 306-82, and sends to Sen rr restructuring bill sponsored by Reprs B Adams and R Shoup, refusing to incorporate most changes sought by Nixon Adm; principal White House amendment, introduced by Repr D Kuykendall, would have delayed by about 10 mos date by which rr reorganization cts would have to decide whether rrs should be included in new merged network; Adm has expressed fears that taxpayers might be saddled with $1-billion to $3-billion in extra outlays to rr creditors if judges are forced to make quick decisions on future of bankrupt lines; Adm is also defeated on 2 amendments that would have reduced labor costs in rail restructuring by limiting yrs during which special employe allowances could be collected; legis would create nonprofit Fed Natl Ry Assn to consolidate 6 bankrupt NE lines, shrinking their 30,000 route-mi into tighter, profitable system; would also create NE Rail Corp to issue stock to rrs' creditors and operate new system; would authorize up to $1-billion in Govt-guaranteed loans to corp; would provide $85-million in operating subsidies to lines during interim; would provide for possible abandonment of thousands of mi of unprofitable trackage; provisions detailed
Maj Gen A Sharon who led Israeli forces across Suez Canal charges on Nov 8 that his superiors may have been too slow to reinforce and exploit his breakthrough, thereby losing chance to achieve a decisive victory over Egypt; Sharon, presently reservist and head of hawkish, right-wing slate in forthcoming parliamentary elections, contends in interview that Israeli high command moved too slowly and cautiously from outset of war on Oct 6 and 'failed to understand the element of time, which was critical'; says Israel was strong enough in 1st hours of conflict to avoid 'the disaster that befell us,' adding that 'what happened to us should not have happened'; asserts that mil command delayed for 36 to 40 hours pushing of reinforcements across canal bridgehead, delay which meant that Egyptain 3d Corps on eastern bank of canal south of Israeli bridgehead had not been encircled or reduced as a mil force by time 1st UN cease-fire was imposed on Oct 22; other Israeli officers contend that Egyptians 'failed to read the battle correctly' and to grasp what was happening after canal crossing; Sharon contends, however, that Israelis were equally remiss and were unaware of exact nature of battle; bolsters argument by noting that only high-ranking official to visit bridgehead during 1st critical days was Defense Min M Dayan 'the only one' who 'understood what was happening'; explains that other comdrs believed that he had failed to secure bridgeheads and its approaches and were reluctant to risk funneling 2d division into battle; says his tanks penetrated 15 mi across canal and into Egypt before being reinforced, but that he was ordered to recall them; asserts that after bridgehead west of canal had been reinforced by 2d armored division his own force was prevented from racing north to attempt to encircle Egyptian 2d Corps, which occupies eastern end of canal; says he had capability to encircle 2d Corps, which would have resulted in neutralization of most of Egyptian forces; says his divison met little initial resistance on west bank of canal, but that major force he used to push back elements of 2d Egyptian Corps that could have threatened corridor leading to bridgehead met with bitter opposition and failed to push Egyptians back very far; crux of controversy surrounding Snaron's accusations is that other gens, who did not agree with mil assessments, hesitated to send reinforcements across canal during critical early stage of conflict, when large and easy gains could have been made; Sharon's criticism reptdly is aimed at Maj Gen S Gonen, Lt Gen C Bar-Lev, and Israeli C/S Lt Gen D Elazar; has fought in all of Israel's wars; retired from army in July to form Likud--coalition of opposition parties critical of govt of Premier Meir; illus with Dayan near Suez Canal on Oct 16
The stock market rallied briskly yesterday in active trading as the Dow‐Jones industrials gained 12.57 points. The rally was touched off by President Nixon's talk on energy and the lessening of Mideast tensions. Details, Page 57.
Pres Nixon's personal secretary R M Woods testifies in Fed Dist Ct on Nov 8 that some of tape recordings of White House conversations were of such poor quality that Pres Nixon and his visitors were inaudible or drowned out by extraneous noises; says she was unable to prepare full transcript of tapes subpoenaed by Watergate prosecutors because tapes were so difficult to understand; says 'The quality is very bad on some, depending on the room. There are a lot of funny things. If the Pres puts his feet up on the desk, it sounds like a bomb hitting you right in the ears'; she was asked by Nixon late in Sept to transcribe tapes; says, in response to question about J C Bennett's Nov 7 testimony that Woods had discovered 'gap' in tape of Apr 16 conversation between Nixon and then-White House counsel J W Dean 3d, that she had not discovered gap; Woods's testimony contrasts with that of former White House aide A P Butterfield before Sen Watergate com on July 16 when he disclosed existence of tapes; Butterfield said he had personally tested system and that voices and conversations were picked up very clearly; Woods testifies that quality of 1st tape she attempted to transcribe at Camp David on Sept 29 was so bad that it took her more than 30 hrs for meeting that White House logs list as lasting 90 mins; ex-White House chief of staff H R Haldeman characterized quality of 1 of tapes he had heard as 'quite adequate for getting rept of conversation' despite some 'ups and downs' and 'some bad intervals'; Woods's testimony raises apparent discrepancy in White House testimony; she says she was given 8 tapes for Sept 28-29 working weekend at Camp David; Pres aide S Bull said earlier this wk that 13 tapes were taken to Camp David; Woods denies she edited or changed tapes or added words when she was typing them up; illus of Haldeman and Woods
Law enforcement sources disclose on Nov 8 that Repr M Biaggi of Bronx has been focus of investigation by offices of NYS Deputy Atty Gen M H Nadjari, state's special anticorruption prosecutor, and US Atty P J Curran; assert that state investigation involves Biaggi's possible role in alleged $50,000 bribery of State Sup Ct justice and Fed investigation involves possible tax evasion; J A Phillips, Chief Asst Special Prosecutor, stated in Aug in arguments in support of subpoena of records from Century Natl Bank and Trust Co that 'in the course of that (bribery) investigation, the evidence developed by the grand jury indicates that principal officers of the Century Bank have information and evidence' relating to alleged bribery; referred to unnamed public official, holding that official had been on bank payroll as 'business getter'; on Nov 8 it is disclosed that official was Biaggi; bribery investigation was developed from case involving Citizens Casualty Ins Co of NY, which was declared insolvent in '70 after fighting long ct battle to stay in business; co, whose lawyer was Biaggi, won brief victory in battle before Acting Sup Ct Justice A C Orlando, interim appointee who is now sitting in Claims Ct; Orlando was reversed and co was ordered dissolved; case revd