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Premier Jacques Chirac announces on June 9 that Pres Giscard d'Estaing has dismissed Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber from Cabinet because of his public criticism of Govt's decision to hold nuclear tests soon; Servan-Schreiber illus (S)
Ital diplomats rept Italy is urgently seeking possible $1-billion loan from US or West Ger to bail nation out of its grave financial crisis; sources note that Italy's internatl credit rating is being further eroded by continuing disagreement within Govt over what emergency measures should be taken; dispute over whether present credit restrictions in Italy should be maintained or even tightened has caused severe strains that are threatening survival of Premier Mariano Rumor's coalition Govt; $1-billion loan barely would cover mo of Italy's balance-of-payments deficits that may reach more than $10-billion in '74; pol quarrel between Rumor's Christian Dem party and Socialist party on use of credit curbs detailed (M)
The first of 61 defendants charged with crimes in the Attica prison revolt is scheduled to go to trial in Buffalo today. But a complexity of legal entanglements still surrounds the cases nearly three years after the revolt, and the series of trials may not actually get under way for some time. Page 61.
new PBA Pres Kenneth McFeeley attributes his upset victory to 'erosion' of professional and econ status of NYC ptl, and desire for better public image; will seek to end pay parity with other munic employes and to estab better relations between PBA and press; police officers comment on election; other new officers are: Douglas Weeving, 1st vp; Samuel Di Melia, 2d vp; James Walsh, recording sec; Joseph Vanderhoff, sgt at arms; McFeeley illus (L)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 5, 1974, covering June 10, 1974.
Paul McCartney And Wings
Soundtrack
Cat Stevens
Maria Muldaur
John Denver
1974Dustin Lance Black, American screenwriter, director, film and television producer, and LGBT rights activist[†]
Dustin Lance Black is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and LGBT rights activist. He is known for writing the film Milk, for which he won the Oscar for best original screenplay in 2009. He has also subsequently written the screenplays for the film J. Edgar and the 2022 crime miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven.
1974Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (born 1900)[†]
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a member of the British royal family. He was the third son of King George V and Queen Mary, and was a younger brother of kings Edward VIII and George VI. He served as Governor-General of Australia from 1945 to 1947, the only Prince to hold the post.
In 1974, the world population was approximately 3,996,416,096 people[†]