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July 23, 1974

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Headlines from July 23, 1974

G.O.P. Counsel Wary on Impeachment

By James M. Naughton Special to The New York Times

HR Judiciary Com's newly designated Repub counsel Samuel Garrison tells HR Judiciary Com that HR should not impeach Pres Nixon unless it appears probable that he would be convicted in a Sen trial and removed from office; says even then, HR has obligation to make 'pol' judgment whether 'best interests' of US would be served by ejecting Nixon from Presidency; ousted Repub counsel Albert E Jenner Jr says he disagrees with Garrison argument that Nixon, in citing exec privilege as basis for defying com subpoenas for 147 taped conversations and a number of documents was, in effect, exercising a 5th Amendment protection against self‐incrimination; Garrison's summation of evidence contrasted with that of Nixon's atty James D St Clair; Jenner presents his own final summation to com; Reprs M C Butler and T F Railsback comment; Garrison illus (L)

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Britain Obtains Loan From Iran; Revamps Taxes to Aid Economy

By Terry Robards Special to The New York Times

Brit Chancellor of Exchequer Denis Healey, in interim budget message, announces series of measures to prop up econ, curtail inflation and bolster public confidence in business outlook; implies that econ stimulus is needed now to head off serious recession; critics and pol opponents of Labor party adm of Prime Min Wilson immediately charge 'mini‐budget' is inspired solely by desire to curry favor with voters before natl elections that are expected for autumn; Healey interrupted by heckling and jeering from Tories; MP Robert Carr and Confed of Brit Indus dir gen critical of plans; Healey illus (M)

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ANKARA CLAIMING PERMANENT BASE

By Nan Robertson Special to The New York Times

Turkish Premier Bulent Ecevit says Turkey accepts cease‐fire on Cyprus but that Turkish presence on island is now irrevocably established, news conf; says 10‐mile corridor established by Turkish forces from beachhead to Turkish sec of Nicosia will become permanent base of strength for Turkish people on island; warns that absence of pol authority on Cyprus poses problems for cease‐fire and expresses hope that collective conscience and common sense of people will prevail; says Turkey is relying on UN to stabilize situation; scolds UN for refraining too much from involvement in conflicts but says he is grateful for its prompt interest and that of Security Council for attempting to resolve Cyprus conflict; denies he was under any pressure to accept cease‐fire; illus of Turkish paratroopers (L)

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BEAN RESPONDS TO GOLDIN AUDITS AS 3D IS RELEASED

By Maurice Carroll

NYC Mayor Beame tries to dampen pol damage done to image of fiscal expertise by 3 audits commissioned by Controller Goldin depicting sloppy bookkeeping and multimillion‐dollar discrepancies in books when he was Controller, news conf, Gracie Mansion; declines to discuss pol motivations of Goldin, who discloses findings of 3d audit by Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co on $6.7‐billion in pension funds at earlier news conf; Beame's 13‐min presentation described as 'homely' lecture on how system works and assurance that wrongs will be corrected rather than defense of audits' findings; Beame says he is sure that his transition staff told Goldin's people everything they needed to know; Goldin rebuffs suggestions that he rushed to put out Peat rept to take edge off Beame's announcement; rept, which indicates that Beame's mgt of Controller's office was 'exceptionally inefficient,' detailed; 2 earlier audits revd; Goldin refuses to characterize or criticize Beame's performance as Controller; says next stage of his inquiry into office will be to 'trace back' what happened to cause discrepancies; Peat audit examined same pension funds that State Controller Levitt examined in '71 at Beame's invitation; some of earlier rept's findings were repeated in audit; audit excerpts; Beame illus (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 17, 1974, covering July 23, 1974.

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    Album cover for Caribou by Elton John

    Caribou

    Elton John

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    Album cover for Back Home Again by John Denver

    Back Home Again

    John Denver

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    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)

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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 Diamond Dogs by David Bowie

    Diamond Dogs

    David Bowie

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Notable Births

1974Terry Glenn, American football player and coach (died 2017)[†]

Terry Tyree Glenn was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, and Dallas Cowboys. He was selected by the New England Patriots seventh overall in the 1996 NFL draft. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, earning consensus All-American honors in 1995.

Maurice Greene (sprinter)

1974Maurice Greene, American sprinter[†]

Maurice Greene is an American former track and field sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career (1997–2004) he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion. This included three golds at the 1999 World Championships, a feat which had previously only been achieved by Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson and has since been equaled by three others.

Rik Verbrugghe

1974Rik Verbrugghe, Belgian cyclist[†]

Rik Verbrugghe is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist.

Historical Events

Greek junta

1974The Greek military junta collapses, and former Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis is invited to lead the new government, beginning Greece's metapolitefsi era.[†]

The Greek junta or Regime of the Colonels was a right-wing military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974. On 21 April 1967, a group of colonels overthrew the caretaker government a month before scheduled elections which Georgios Papandreou's Centre Union was favoured to win.

Historical Context for July 23, 1974

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