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Soviet authorities are rounding up Jewish activists in Moscow and other cities, apparently to forestall demonstrations during Nixon's visit; more than 30 people, including well-known scientists, have been arrested; in at least 2 cases, police smashed down apt doors to make arrests; individuals and circumstances of arrest discussed (L)
Prices of fruit and vegetables rose 8.2% in May '74, causing 1.1% increase in Consumer Price Index (S)
Judge Gerhard A Gesell sentences Charles W Colson to 1 to 3 yrs in prison and fines him $5,000 for his role in disseminating derogatory material about Dr Daniel Ellsberg and his attys in 71; Colson says Pres Nixon urged him 'on numerous occasions' to commit those acts; says he is convinced Nixon believed he was acting in natl interest; says he believed he himself was acting in natl interest; says he failed Pres because he never really questioned whether what he wanted done was right or proper; HR Judiciary Com members say it is imperative that Colson be called to testify at impeachment hearings; sources say Colson gave Watergate prosecutors documents that backed up his courtroom assertions; White House communications dir Ken W Clawson charges that Colson was sentenced to jail 'for committing the same felony' that has been the 'standard practice' of members and staff of Sen Watergate com for more than a yr and same felony being committed daily by some partisan members of HR Judiciary Com; unsuccessful arguments by Colson's atty David I Shapiro for probation noted; illus of Colson with Sen H E Hughes (L)
police helicopter carrying NYC Mayor Abraham Beame and 2 aides is forced down into Upper Bay near Bklyn on June 21 during thunderstorm; Beame and aides are recovered by police launches; were en route to Kennedy Internatl Airport for flight to San Diego, Calif; no injuries reptd; aides identified as Deputy Mayor Judah Gribetz and Beame bodyguard George Tebau; map of landing area in Upper Bay; illus of Manhattan street during storm (L)
HR Judiciary Com hears evidence that IRS closed its investigation of Pres Nixon for possible tax fraud on basis of incomplete examination of his case; com members say evidence showed that tax agents had not interrogated Nixon and that IRS Comr Donald C Alexander had found many conflicts in testimony of key witnesses; Alexander sent lr last Apr 2 to Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski saying that IRS was unable to complete processing of matter because some witnesses did not cooperate and because of inconsistencies in testimony; recommended that grand jury consider whether crime had been committed in preparation of Nixon's tax returns; said fraud issue could not be determined on basis of evidence assembled by IRS; Govt sources says there was no indication that Jaworski had ruled out further examination of whether Nixon had committed fraud; com reptdly learns that Nixon had asked Alexander if he could deduct as charitable contribution on his '74 tax return any payment he made on his '69 taxes; Alexander reptdly said Nixon could not do so; White House has said Nixon will pay the more than $150,000 he owes on back taxes for '69 even though statute of limitations has expired; Fred Folson, retired head of Fraud Section of Tax Div of Justice Dept explains how IRS normally handles tax fraud investigations; Reprs E Mezvinsky, C B Rangel, W S Cohen, C E Wiggins, R F Drinan, R McClory, H P Smith 3d, G E Danielson, com Chmn Repr P W Rodino Jr and com minority counsel Albert E Jenner Jr comment (L)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 19, 1974, covering June 22, 1974.
Gordon Lightfoot
Paul McCartney And Wings
Soundtrack
Cat Stevens
Maria Muldaur
1974Jo Cox, British politician (died 2016)[†]
Helen Joanne Cox was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Batley and Spen from May 2015 until her murder in June 2016. She was a member of the Labour Party.
1974Donald Faison, American actor[†]
Donald Adeosun Faison is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his leading role as Dr. Chris Turk in the ABC/NBC comedy-drama Scrubs (2001–2010), and a supporting role as Murray in both the film Clueless (1995) and the subsequent television series of the same name. He also starred as Phil Chase in the TV Land sitcom The Exes (2011–2015). Faison has also co-starred in the films Waiting to Exhale (1995), Remember the Titans (2000), Uptown Girls (2003), Something New (2006), Next Day Air (2009), Skyline (2010), and Kick-Ass 2 (2013).
1974Vijay, Indian actor[†]
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, known professionally as Vijay, is an Indian actor and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, Vijay has acted in 68 films and is one of the most commercially successful actors in Tamil cinema with multiple films amongst the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time and is amongst the highest paid actors in India. He has won several awards as an actor. Referred to as "Thalapathy" (transl. Commander), Vijay has a significant fan following.
1974Darius Milhaud, French composer and educator (born 1892)[†]
Darius Milhaud was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as The Group of Six—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions are influenced by jazz and Brazilian music and make extensive use of polytonality. Milhaud is considered one of the key modernist composers. He taught many future jazz and classical composers, including Burt Bacharach, Dave Brubeck, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, György Kurtág, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis among others.
In 1974, the world population was approximately 3,996,416,096 people[†]