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November 26, 1973

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Headlines from November 26, 1973

Dr. Logan Dies in Fall

By Unknown Author

Dr. Arthur C. Logan, a board member of the city's Health and Hospitals Corporation who was widely regarded as one of the most influential black leaders in the city, died yesterday in a fall from the 135th Street viaduct of the Henry Hudson Parkway. Details on Page 34.

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Jets, Giants Beaten; Ohio State in Bowl

By Unknown Author

Both the New York Jets and Giants were defeated yesterday in rainy National Football League contests. The Jets, even with Joe Namath at quarterback, were beaten by the Atlanta Falcons, 28‐20, at Shea Stadium. At Philadelphia, the Eagles beat the Giants, 20‐16.

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MILITARY COUP IN GREECE REMOVES PAPADOPOULOS; NEW REGIME BEGINS PURGE

By Alvin Shuster Special to The New York Times

Greek Pres G Papadopoulos, former col who seized power in '67, is ousted on Nov 25 in mil coup; Papadopoulos, who reptdly is placed under house arrest, is replaced by Lt Gen P Gizikis, comdr of 1st Army base in Larissa in central Greece; fate of Papadopoulos is not clear; new leaders impose 24-hr curfew in Athens and Salonika and begin purge of supporters of Papadopoulos in Govt and mil services; among those dismissed are Premier S Markezinis, who was apptd last mo to head civilian Cabinet, comdr in chief of armed forces and chiefs of army, air force and Athens police; armed forces broadcasts suggest that coup had been staged by officers who felt that Papadopoulos was moving too far and too fast toward restoration of democracy; rept that they acted to save country from 'chaos and catastrophe'; key figure in coup is believed to be Brig Gen D Ioannidis, chief of Greek mil police; diplomats generally believe that he was disillusioned by Papadopoulos programs, including timetable for parliamentary elections in '74; major target of coup was seaside villa of Papadopoulos at Logonissi, about 26 miles southeast of Athens, where he was spending weekend; villa was surrounded by tanks and ships at about 5 AM and Papadopoulos was apparently placed under house arrest; residents of area deny repts of gunfire; coup comes 8 days after student-led rebellion against Papadopoulos and his Govt; Gizikis, in broadcast, tells nation that he harbors no personal ambition; adds that he accepts mandate of armed forces, but does not mention plan for elections; asserts that his only ambition is to contribute to normal operation of Govt, as well as to consolidation of 'tranquility and unity' among Greek people; new leaders appt as Premier A Androutsopoulos, Amer-trained lawyer who is said to have close Amer connections; former Premier Markezinis is reptd to be at home and well; phone callers are told that he is not under arrest; how long new leaders had been preparing coup is unclear, but student riots seemed to provide 'plotters' with ground to oust Papadopoulos and demonstrate that open defiance would not be tolerated; Gen Ioannidis calls in newspaper editors and tells them that they should henceforth work in behalf of new Govt; adds that new leaders would not tolerate criticism; notes that newspapers are free to publish, but is quoted as saying that he would not be 'displeased' if they did not; operations of mil take-over detailed; pors of Gizikis, Papadopoulos, Markezinis and Androutsopoulos; illus

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Arabs Hijack a Dutch Jet, With 288 Aboard, to Libya

By Juan de Onis Special to The New York Times

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: 12 hijackers, allegedly members of Arab Nationalist Youth for the Liberation of Palestine, on Nov 26 hijack KLM Boeing 747 with 288 passengers aboard over Iraq during flight from Beirut to New Delhi and Bangkok; craft craft makes refueling stop in Damascus, Syria, and is forced to fly to Nicosia, Cyprus, where hijackers demand release of 7 Arabs jailed since Apr for bombing attacks on home of Israel's amb to Cyprus and against El Al jetliner at Nicosia airport; hijackers refuse to allow passengers or crew to disembark; reptdly send message to Cypriote Pres Abp Makarios; Palestinian guerrilla leaders attending conf of Arab leaders in Algeria denounce hijacking as move against conf of Arab leaders in Algeria; Y Arafat, chmn of Palestine Liberation Orgn, calls hijacking an act of sabotage; jetliner reptdly has been flown to Tripoli, Libya; map of craft's route

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 21, 1973, covering November 26, 1973.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

    Elton John

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Quadrophenia by The Who

    Quadrophenia

    The Who

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    3
  3. 3
    Album cover for Ringo by Ringo Starr

    Ringo

    Ringo Starr

    Last week
    15
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for Goats Head Soup by The Rolling Stones

    Goats Head Soup

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for You Don't Mess Around With Jim by Jim Croce

    You Don't Mess Around With Jim

    Jim Croce

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    40

Notable Births

Peter Facinelli

1973Peter Facinelli, American actor, director, and producer[†]

Peter Facinelli is an American-Italian actor. He starred as Donovan "Van" Ray on the Fox series Fastlane from 2002 to 2003. He played Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the film adaptations of the Twilight novel series, and is also known for his role as Mike Dexter in the 1998 film Can't Hardly Wait. Facinelli was a regular on the Showtime comedy-drama series Nurse Jackie, portraying the role of Dr. Fitch "Coop" Cooper. He portrayed Maxwell Lord on the first season of the TV series Supergirl.

Notable Deaths

1973John Rostill, English bass player and songwriter (born 1942)[†]

John Henry Rostill was an English musician, bassist and composer, recruited by the Shadows to replace Brian Locking in autumn 1963.

Historical Context for November 26, 1973

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