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April 7, 1974

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A President's predicament

By Alfred Kazin

Nash K Burger rev of The Jefferson Papers of the Univ of Virginia; Part I: compiled by Constance E Thurlow and Francis L Berkeley Jr; Part II: compiled by John Casteen and Anne Freudenberg

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202 Gives Shot Lead To Charles

By Unknown Author

GREENSBORO, N. C., April 6—Bob Charles, a 33‐year‐old left hander from New Zealand, carded a four‐underpar 67 today and grabbed the third‐round lead in the $220,000 Greater Greensboro golf tournament.

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U.S. Attorneys Ask to Run Joint Crime Strike Forces

By Nicholas Gage

Subcom of US Attys Advisory Com to Atty Gen urges phasing out of organized-crime strike forces in large met areas and their incorporation as separate units by US Attys offices; holds that if strike forces are continued as they are, personnel practices and operations should be re-examined and that no new units should be set up; asserts that alterations in strike-force concept are necessary to curb resentment from US Attys and to prevent duplication of work done by other law enforcement agencies; subcom is headed by western Penna US Atty Richard L Thomburgh and includes 5 other US Attys; rept detailed (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 3, 1974, covering April 7, 1974.

  1. 1
    Album cover for John Denver's Greatest Hits by John Denver

    John Denver's Greatest Hits

    John Denver

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  2. 2
    Album cover for Band On The Run by Paul McCartney And Wings

    Band On The Run

    Paul McCartney And Wings

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    16
  3. 3
    Album cover for Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell

    Court And Spark

    Joni Mitchell

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

    Tubular Bells

    Mike Oldfield

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    22
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Way We Were by Barbra Streisand

    The Way We Were

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8

Historical Context for April 7, 1974

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