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July 9, 1974

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Trudeau Wins in Canada; Parliament Majority Seen

By Robert Trumbull Special to The New York Times

Canadian Prime Min Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Liberal party win overwhelmingly in Canadian natl elections; incomplete returns assure Liberals of at least 131 seats in House of Commons; New Dem Party leader David Lewis is removed from Parliament in apparent upset after being defeated by Liberal party candidate Ursula Appolloni; New Dem Party declines from 31 to possibly as few as 20 seats in Parliament; Trudeau Cabinet Mins Mitchell W Sharp and John N Turner retain posts; New Dem Rev Andrew Hogan becomes 1st RC priest elected to Parliament; former Moncton, New Brunswick, Mayor Leonard Jones, running independently, is also a winner; analysts say scope of Liberal party's victory is indicated by its capture of 20 seats in Toronto, Ontario, area where party had been able to win only 11 in previous election; inflation, principal issue in campaign, discussed; illus of Trudeau and Stanfield (M)

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NATIONS TO HELP TROUBLED BANKS

By Terry Robards Special to The New York Times

BASEL, Switzerland, July —Central bankers from the world's leading industrialized nations agreed in principle today to provide emergency assistance to financially troubled banks wherever necessary to avert a crisis of confidence in the international banking system.

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A New Peron Bonus

By Unknown Author

President Isabel Martinez de Peron of Argentina, on her first full working day, pledged to follow the policies of her husband, the late Juan Domingo PerOn, “without an iota of change.” She then announced that the nation's workers would be paid a bonus amounting to a month's wages. Details, Page 9.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 3, 1974, covering July 9, 1974.

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

    Band On The Run

    Paul McCartney And Wings

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    Album cover for Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot

    Sundown

    Gordon Lightfoot

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    Album cover for The Sting by Soundtrack

    The Sting

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for Buddha And The Chocolate Box by Cat Stevens

    Buddha And The Chocolate Box

    Cat Stevens

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    Album cover for Caribou by Elton John

    Caribou

    Elton John

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Notable Births

Siân Berry

1974Siân Berry, English environmentalist and politician[†]

Siân Rebecca Berry is a British politician who has served as the member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion since July 2024, succeeding Caroline Lucas. She was a co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales alongside Jonathan Bartley from 2018 to 2021, and was its sole leader from July to October 2021. From 2006 to 2007, she was one of the Green Party's principal speakers.

1974Ian Bradshaw, Barbadian cricketer[†]

Ian David Russell Bradshaw is a former Barbadian cricketer who played for the West Indies cricket team as a left-arm fast bowler. A former West Indies under-19s and Barbados captain, he was a notable member of the West Indies team that won the 2004 Champions Trophy, being named man of the match in the tournament's final, and scored the winning boundary. Bradshaw eventually picked up 78 wickets for the Windies at an average of 29.47 from 62 ODIs.

1974Gary Kelly, Irish footballer[†]

Gary Oliver Kelly is an Irish former footballer who played his entire professional career with Leeds United.

Kārlis Skrastiņš

1974Kārlis Skrastiņš, Latvian ice hockey player (died 2011)[†]

Kārlis Skrastiņš was a Latvian professional ice hockey player. Skrastiņš was drafted by the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League in 1998 as a defenceman and spent twelve years in the league playing for the Predators, the Colorado Avalanche, the Florida Panthers, and the Dallas Stars.

Nikola Šarčević

1974Nikola Šarčević, Swedish singer-songwriter and bass player[†]

Nikola Šarčević is a Swedish musician of Serbian origin. He is the bassist, vocalist, and primary songwriter for the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin and also has a solo career with four studio albums. He also runs the Swedish brewery Duckpond Brewing.

Notable Deaths

Earl Warren

1974Earl Warren, American jurist and politician, 14th Chief Justice of the United States (born 1891)[†]

Earl Warren was an American attorney and politician who served as the 30th governor of California from 1943 to 1953 and as the 14th chief justice of the United States from 1953 to 1969. The Warren Court presided over a major shift in American constitutional jurisprudence, which has been recognized by many as a "Constitutional Revolution" in the liberal direction, with Warren writing the majority opinions in landmark cases such as Brown v. Board of Education (1954), Reynolds v. Sims (1964), Miranda v. Arizona (1966), and Loving v. Virginia (1967). Warren also led the Warren Commission, a presidential commission that investigated the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He served as Governor of California from 1943 to 1953, and is the last chief justice to have served in an elected office before nomination to the Supreme Court. Warren is generally considered to be one of the most influential Supreme Court justices and political leaders in the history of the United States.

Historical Context for July 9, 1974

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