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sources say Sec Kissinger, in closed briefing to Sen Foreign Relations Com on Apr 10, painted gloomy picture of current state of Middle East negotiations; Kissinger reptdly said that Israeli-Syrian disengagement negotiations cannot be expected to make much progress in near future because of govt crisis in Israel (S)
A Nixon Administration program introduced last summer to spur greater production of domestic crude oil by allowing its price to rise has failed to provide more oil. It has, however, enabled the nation's big oil companies to raise the prices of their own crude oil Sharply and pass those higher prices along to consumers of gasoline and fuel oil. It has also provided soaring profits for oil companies.
HR Judiciary Corn's subpoena of Pres Nixon to supply certain tape recordings and documents is 1st time that a Pres has been subpoenaed by an HR com (S)
Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski has reptdly subpoenaed Fed income tax returns of Pros Nixon's close friends Charles G Rebozo and Robert H Abplanalp in his investigation of Howard Hughes' $100,000 contribution to Pres Nixon's re-election campaign; Sen Watergate com team headed by Terry F Lenzner reptdly has wide variety of circumstantial data indicating that Rebozo and Abplanalp conspired to replace Hughes cash contribution before returning it to a Hughes aide; Rebozo has contended that money was kept, untouched, in safe deposit box; Fed prosecutors are working closely with Sen Watergate com investigators in attempt to determine whether Rebozo violated any campaign financing laws; Watergate com vice chmn Sen Howard H Baker Jr says more subpoenas will be issued for documents necessary to com's attempt to verify recent testimony by Pres Nixon's former atty Herbert W Kalmbach that Rebozo told him that portions of Hughes' money were 'used' as loans or gifts to Pres Nixon's 2 brothers and his personal sec Rose Mary Woods; Watergate com may subpoena 3 alleged recipients (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 10, 1974, covering April 12, 1974.
Paul McCartney And Wings
John Denver
Mike Oldfield
Joni Mitchell
MFSB
1974Belinda Emmett, Australian actress (died 2006)[†]
Belinda Jane Emmett was an Australian actress and singer. She was best known for her roles in the TV drama series Home and Away and All Saints as well as the sitcom Hey Dad..!. She was married to Australian television host, comedian and media personality Rove McManus.
1974Bryan Fletcher, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster[†]
Bryan Fletcher is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative second-row-forward, he played his club football in Australia with the Sydney Roosters and the South Sydney Rabbitohs, before a stint in England with Wigan.
1974Roman Hamrlík, Czech ice hockey player[†]
Roman Hamrlík is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally selected first overall in the 1992 NHL entry draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning, the first-ever selection by the expansion franchise, beginning his career with the team and later playing for the Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, and New York Rangers. In total, he played 1,395 games during his NHL career and participated in three NHL All-Star Games, in 1996, 1999, and 2003.
1974Marley Shelton, American actress[†]
Marley Eve Shelton is an American actress. She made her film debut in Grand Canyon (1991) and had a supporting role in the coming-of-age film The Sandlot (1993) before receiving recognition with her starring role in the fantasy film Warriors of Virtue (1997). Shelton later starred in the comedy film The Bachelor (1999) and had supporting roles in the films Pleasantville (1998) and Never Been Kissed (1999).
1974Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer and manager[†]
Sylvio Mendes Campos Júnior, commonly known as Sylvinho, is a Brazilian football manager and former player, who coaches the Albania national football team.
In 1974, the world population was approximately 3,996,416,096 people[†]