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July 21, 1974

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Mrs. Grasso Is Nominated in Connecticut

By Lawrence Fellows Special to The New York Times

US Repr Ella T Grasso is nominated by acclamation at Conn Dem Conv as party's candidate for Gov; former Norwalk Mayor Frank N Zullo, who fought to win 20% of votes needed to wage primary battle, drops out of race; pledges to support conv nominee; US Sen Abraham Ribicoff is unopposed in bid for 3d 6‐yr term; State Atty Gen Robert K Killian is nominated for Lt Gov after John Sullivan withdraws; State Sec Gloria Schaffer is nominated for reelection by acclamation; Henry E Parker wins nomination for Treas, defeating Sanford Cloud; both men are black; Sen J Edward Caldwell wins nomination for Controller after Paul McDonough withdraws; illustrations of Grasso and Zullo (L)

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ST. CLAIR ASSERTS PANEL LACKS DATA FOR CITING NIXON

By Unknown Author

Analysis of impeachment evidence assembled by HR Judiciary Com contains new disclosures about related aspects of Watergate affair—'goal’ of clandestine White House effort to discredit Daniel Ellsberg after publication of Pentagon papers was to ‘do to’ liberal remnants of Kennedy and Nixon Adms ‘the same destructive job that was done on Herbert Hoover years ago’ according to handwritten notes John D Ehrlichman made of ‘71 meetings with Nixon; 2 mos before White House plumbers unit broke into office of Ellsberg's psychiatrist Dr Lewis J Fielding, Nixon wondered whether to ‘put a nonlegal team on the conspiracy,’ according to another note penned by Ehrlichman; Repr Robert F Drinan says that section of summary that focused on alleged abuses of Pres power contained ‘the smoking gun’ tying Nixon directly to wrongdoing in Ellsberg case; inquiry staffs summary says that Ehrlichman's handwritten notes of discussions of Ellsberg case shows that Nixon ‘viewed the prosecution of Ellsberg not principally as natl security matter, but with view toward gaining public relations and pol advantage, (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 17, 1974, covering July 21, 1974.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Caribou by Elton John

    Caribou

    Elton John

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Back Home Again by John Denver

    Back Home Again

    John Denver

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Journey To The Centre Of The Earth by Rick Wakeman With The London Symphony Orchestra & The English Chamber Choir (Measham)

    Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

    Rick Wakeman With The London Symphony Orchestra & The English Chamber Choir (Measham)

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for Band On The Run by Paul McCartney And Wings

    Band On The Run

    Paul McCartney And Wings

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    31
  5. 5
    Album cover for Diamond Dogs by David Bowie

    Diamond Dogs

    David Bowie

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

Geoff Jenkins

1974Geoff Jenkins, American baseball player and coach[†]

Geoffrey Scott Jenkins is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers (1998–2007) and Philadelphia Phillies (2008). He is fourth on the Brewers’ all-time career home run list, trailing only Hall-of-Famer Robin Yount, 2011 National League (NL) MVP Ryan Braun, and former All-Star first baseman Prince Fielder. Following his playing career, Jenkins was on the coaching staff of the 2013 Peoria Explorers of the now-defunct Independent Freedom Pro Baseball League.

1974RenĂ© ReinumĂ€gi, Estonian actor, director, and screenwriter[†]

René ReinumÀgi is an Estonian film director, scriptwriter and actor. With Jaak Kilmi he shares nomination for Grand Prix Asturias at the Gijón International Film Festival, nomination for Golden St. George and the winning of Special Jury Prize at the 26th Moscow International Film Festival in 2004.

Historical Context for July 21, 1974

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