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July 7, 1974

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Headlines from July 7, 1974

Policeman Balks Rape Attempt But Tenants Ignore Plea for Aid

By George Dugan

tenants in Jamaica, Queens, apt bldg ignore pleas for aid from off-duty NYC Ptl Myron Cherry who had prevented a rape; he was holding 3 men at bay with gun for 40 mins while he knocked on 5 doors for someone to call for help after suprising 4 men carrying unconscious woman into bldg; suspects identified as Eladie Diaz, Mario Guide and Angel Jaime, 19 (M)

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Pope and Kissinger Discuss the Mideast

By Unknown Author

Sec of State Kissinger and W Ger Foreign Min Hans-Dietrich Genscher lunch together in Alpine villa, then fly to Munich to watch World Cup soccer match in which Poland beat Brazil 1-0; Kissinger is on visit to brief W Ger leaders on Pres Nixon's recent summit talks in Moscow (M)

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Inflation Goes Around the World

By Unknown Author

The 24‐nation Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reported last week that, for the sixth consecutive month, consumer prices rose by more than 1 per cent in May in the major industrialized countries.

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GRAIN FOOD STUDY ASKS ENRICHMENT

By Boyce Rensberger

Natl Research Council's Food and Nutrition Bd recommends that all foods made of wheat, corn and rice be enriched with 10 essential nutrients, in wake of bd's rept that significant numbers of Amers are suffering from variety of vitamin and mineral deficiencies; urges millers to reduce amt of wheat 'refining' because such processes remove large proportion of grain's nutritive value (S)

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Game Shows Now Dominate Daytime TV

By Unknown Author

Article on increasing number of game shows on day-time TV; networks are bringing game shows back to TV because they are among least expensive forms of programing; NBC has scheduled 9 straight game shows on weekdays between 9:30 AM and 2 PM; NBC and CBS programing vps Lin Bolen and Bud Grant comment; formats of some game shows discussed; illus of scenes from Gambit and Hollywood Squares shows(L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

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

  1. 1
    Album cover for Band On The Run by Paul McCartney And Wings

    Band On The Run

    Paul McCartney And Wings

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    29
  2. 2
    Album cover for Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot

    Sundown

    Gordon Lightfoot

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    23
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Sting by Soundtrack

    The Sting

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    24
  4. 4
    Album cover for Buddha And The Chocolate Box by Cat Stevens

    Buddha And The Chocolate Box

    Cat Stevens

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for Caribou by Elton John

    Caribou

    Elton John

    Last week
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Births

Patrick Lalime

1974Patrick Lalime, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster[†]

Patrick Lalime is a Canadian ice hockey commentator and former professional ice hockey player who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres. Lalime retired from playing in 2011 to join the Réseau des sports (RDS) television network covering the Ottawa Senators, but has since left RDS to cover the Montreal Canadiens and the NHL for TVA Sports.

Historical Context for July 7, 1974

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