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February 10, 1974

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Building a Common Oil Policy

By Edith Penrose

Prof Edith Penrose article on oil shortage asserts crisis posed by difficulties arising from Israeli-Arab conflict is exaggerated; says consumer nations have been left in unacceptable position but way out is not energy action groups or confrontation with producers; urges US-Eur cooperation; holds consumer pressures on supplies forced prices to rise; notes Arab and Eur position that Israel withdraw from occuppied territory and US contrary stance; holds US position is factor, coupled with mismanagement of domestic supplies, in US and internatl shortages; cartoon; graph of predicted shortfall in US, Japan, Canada and Eur nations (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 6, 1974, covering February 10, 1974.

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    Album cover for You Don't Mess Around With Jim by Jim Croce

    You Don't Mess Around With Jim

    Jim Croce

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  2. 2
    Album cover for John Denver's Greatest Hits by John Denver

    John Denver's Greatest Hits

    John Denver

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    10
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    Album cover for I Got A Name by Jim Croce

    I Got A Name

    Jim Croce

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    9
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    Album cover for Under The Influence Of... by Love Unlimited

    Under The Influence Of...

    Love Unlimited

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    23
  5. 5
    Album cover for Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

    Elton John

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    17

Notable Births

Elizabeth Banks

1974Elizabeth Banks, American actress[†]

Elizabeth Irene Banks is an American actress, director, and producer. She is known for playing chaperone Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015) and an ICCA commentator in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017). She made her directorial film debut with Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), whose $69 million opening-weekend gross set a record for a first-time director. She directed the action comedy Charlie's Angels (2019) and the horror comedy film Cocaine Bear (2023). Banks founded the film and television production company Brownstone Productions in 2002 with her husband, Max Handelman.

Ty Law

1974Ty Law, American football player[†]

Tajuan Edward "Ty" Law is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New England Patriots. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, where he was a first-team All-American, and was selected by the Patriots in the first round of the 1995 NFL draft. During his 10 seasons in New England, he received four Pro Bowl selections and two first-team All-Pro honors. A three-time Super Bowl winner with the Patriots, Law also holds the franchise record for interceptions. Law spent his final five seasons as a member of the New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, and Denver Broncos, earning a fifth Pro Bowl selection with the first. Ranking 24th in NFL career interceptions, he twice led the league in interceptions during the 1998 and 2005 seasons. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019.

Ivri Lider

1974Ivri Lider, Israeli singer[†]

Ivri Lider is an Israeli pop star and part of the duo TYP, also known as The Young Professionals. He served as a judge on the first season of The X Factor Israel.

Henry Paul

1974Henry Paul, New Zealand rugby player and coach[†]

Henry Rangi Paul is a rugby union coach and former rugby league and rugby union player. A dual-code international, Paul won 24 caps for New Zealand in rugby league and 6 for England in rugby union, as well as rugby sevens. Paul played as a loose forward, stand-off, fullback, and occasionally as a hooker, and as a centre and fly-half in rugby union.

Historical Context for February 10, 1974

In 1974, the world population was approximately 3,996,416,096 people[†]