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Sen, 80-5, on Nov 13, in move seen as related to energy crisis and Arab oil export embargo, passes bill authorizing construction of trans-Alaska pipeline; Nixon is expected to approve measure despite inclusion of some undesired provisions; Sec Shultz opposes gasoline rationing, except as last resort
US State Sec Kissinger arrives in Tokyo on Nov 14 for 2-day visit, which will include talks with Japanese Govt leaders
A strike by the dancers of the New York City Ballet caused cancellation of the opening of the fall season last night. It marred the celebration marking the company's 25th year, which was to have taken place after the performance. Page 47.
NYS Select Comm on Crime chmn Sen R J Marino on Nov 13 charges that NY judges illegally freed defendants in at least 247 felony narcotics cases in last few yrs; says available evidence shows that number of illegal sentences increased 6 times between '68 and '71; conditional or unconditional discharges, which are specifically prohibited in felony drug cases by NYS Penal Law, were given 17 times in '69, 44 times in '69, 72 times in '70 and 114 times in '71; of 114 sentences, 78 were imposed in NYC, 23 in Queens, 22 in Manhattan, 20 in Bklyn, 8 in Bronx and 5 in Staten Island; Marino says he will present evidence to new chief judge C D Breitel, to obtain his assistance in identifying judges who are responsible; 1 such sentence was imposed by NYS Sup Ct Justice D S Rinaldi
H J Samuels, while trying to line up support for Dem nomination for NYS Gov in '74, is urging Dem politicians to work for an ethnically and geographically balanced ticket, int; holds that such a ticket is 'key to Dem victory in '74'; adds that he has been 'creating discussion' among Dem leaders on subject; proposal touches off 1st skirmish of Dem gubernatorial campaign; gubernatorial hopeful Repr O R Reid asserts ticket balancing is 'abhorrent' and 'pol of past'; another Dem hopeful, Repr S Stratton asserts he is interested in a ticket that would be balanced by an upstater as candidate for Gov; adds that he does not consider Samuels an upstater, since he moved his voting address from Canandaigua to Manhattan after being apptd chmn of Offtrack Betting Corp; Samuels still maintains his upstate home and asserts that he considers himself 'both' an upstater and downstater; Samuels, in response to Reid's criticism, asserts that 'we ought to learn something from pol of past, which has given us N Rockefeller for 15 yrs'; Samuels and many other Dem politicians are concerned that an unbalanced ticket, such as '70 Dem state ticket, would doom it to defeat
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 14, 1973, covering November 14, 1973.
Elton John
The Rolling Stones
The Allman Brothers Band
The Who
Cheech & Chong
1973Lawyer Milloy, American football player[†]
Lawyer Marzell Milloy is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He played college football for the Washington Huskies, and earned unanimous All-American honors. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 1996 NFL draft, and also played for the Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons, and Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection, a two-time All-Pro, and a member of the Patriots' Super Bowl XXXVI championship team that beat his hometown team, the St. Louis Rams.
1973Rubén Rivera, Panamanian baseball player[†]
Rubén Rivera Moreno is a Panamanian former professional baseball player. He played Major League Baseball for five teams, from 1995 to 2003. With the New York Yankees, Rivera won the 1996 World Series over the Atlanta Braves. His cousin, Mariano Rivera, was the longtime closer for the Yankees.
1973Andrew Strong, Irish singer and actor[†]
Andrew Strong is an Irish singer and the son of Irish musician and singing coach Robert (Rob) Strong. He grew up in Shandon Park, Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland,, and later Blessington, Co. Wicklow. He starred as Deco Cuffe in the 1991 cult film The Commitments based on the book by Roddy Doyle, despite being only 18 at the time. In 1992, he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in The Commitments, and with the cast, received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
1973In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey.[†]
Anne, Princess Royal is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the only sister of King Charles III. Anne was born third in the line of succession to the British throne and is now 18th, and has been, since 1987, Princess Royal, a title held for life.
1973The Athens Polytechnic uprising, a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–74, begins.[†]
The Athens Polytechnic uprising occurred in November 1973 as a massive student demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974. It began on 14 November 1973, escalated to an open anti-junta revolt, and ended in bloodshed in the early morning of 17 November after a series of events starting with a tank crashing through the gates of the Athens Polytechnic. It is believed that approximately 40 people were killed by the Greek army on that day, and more than 2,000 were injured. This was the first event in a series of political crises that ultimately led to the fall of the junta in the summer of 1974, just a few months later.
In 1973, the world population was approximately 3,920,805,042 people[†]