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WASHINGTON, Nov. 22—The week‐long deadlOck in efforts to end the national coal miners’ strike, now in its 11th day, was ended temporarily tonight with brief, exploratory talks on the union's steeply increased demands.
Sen Rules Com votes, 9‐0, to recommend to full Sen the confirmation of N A Rockefeller as Vice Pres; Sens J B Allen and R C Byrd say they have not decided whether they will defend nomination on Sen floor; Sen H W Cannon says com's written rept will be filed by Dec 3 and that it is still undecided whether Sen will wait for conclusion of HR hearings before voting; questions in HR Judiciary Com hearing concentrate on Attica prison uprising, econ interdependence of whole Rockefeller family and extent of its power and Rockefeller's relationship with former NYS Repub Chmn L Judson Morhouse; Repr B Jordan says conflict‐of‐interests’ worries are ‘not allayed’ either by Rockefeller's offer to place his securities in blind trust or by his offer to request that he not be informed either about his family's investments; Repr J Brooks, R W Kastenmeier comment; illus of Mr and Mrs Rockefeller (L)
hijacking of Brit Airways jetliner is regarded in Beirut on Nov 22 as challenge to authority of Palestine Liberation Orgn chmn Yasir Arafat; with 3 hijackers belonging to splinter group that opposes PLO, hijacking appears to be another example of lack of unity and discipline on Palestinian revolutionary movement; PLO denounces hijacking as ‘irresponsible act'; Arafat's authority is flouted by several large guerrilla groups as well as by extremist splinter groups; there has been evidence of dissension as well within Al Fatah, largest guerrilla group and principal member of PLO, which is also headed by Arafat; Dubai hijackers and jailed extremists whose release 3 guerrillas are demanding are reptd to belong to Palestinian splinter group that was led by Mohammed Abdulghafar, former member of Al Fatah, who was assassinated in Sept; in Palestinian circles, this was reptd to be execution by members of Fatah's intelligence unit loyal to Arafat, who discovered that Abdulghafar ordered guerrilla attack on Pan Am Boeing 707 in Rome airport in Dec ‘73, without PLO authorization; Dubai hijackers are identified as Martyr Abou Mahmoud Squad; Abou Mahmoud was code name for Abdulghafar (M)
Defense Sec Schlesinger says annual $300‐million expected to be saved from current series of mil base reductions and consolidations will not translate into mil budget reductions but will help provide greater combat effectiveness over next decade (M)
R Witkin on imminent takeover of Lockheed Aircraft Corp by Textron Inc in light of announcement by both cos to increase Lockheed's write‐offs to $800‐million and to eliminate condition that Lockheed sell 45 additional L‐1011 jetliners; Textron chmn and chief exec G William Miller illus; chart of Textron's assets, earnings and net financial worth during ‘73‐74 (L)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 20, 1974, covering November 23, 1974.
The Rolling Stones
Jim Croce
America
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Cheech & Chong
1974Saku Koivu, Finnish ice hockey player[†]
Saku Antero Koivu is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1995–96 after three seasons with TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga. Koivu served as the Canadiens' captain for ten of his 14 years with the club, making his captaincy tenure the longest in the team's history, tied with Jean Béliveau. Koivu was the first European player to captain the Canadiens. He also served as captain of the Finnish national men's ice hockey team from 1998 to 2010, and was inducted into IIHF Hall of Fame in 2017.
1974Malik Rose, American basketball player, sportscaster, and executive[†]
Malik Jabari Rose is an American former professional basketball player. Rose played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning championships with the San Antonio Spurs in 1999 and 2003.
1974Notable victims of the Massacre of the Sixty:[†]
Lij Abiye Abebe was an Ethiopian politician and son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie.
1974Notable victims of the Massacre of the Sixty:[†]
Aman Mikael Andom was an Ethiopian military officer and politician who was the first post-imperial acting head of state of Ethiopia. Aman was also the first Chairman of the Derg. He was appointed to this position following the coup d'état that ousted Emperor Haile Selassie on 12 September 1974, and served until his assassination in a shootout with his former supporters.
1974Notable victims of the Massacre of the Sixty:[†]
Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold was an Ethiopian politician under Emperor Haile Selassie. He was foreign minister from 1947 to 1958 and prime minister from 1961 until his overthrow and execution by the Derg in 1974.
1974Notable victims of the Massacre of the Sixty:[†]
Leul Ras Aserate Kassa GCVO was a Viceroy of Eritrea and a member of the nobility of the Ethiopian Empire. He was the fourth son of Ras Kassa Haile Darge, and his wife Princess (Le'ult) Tsige Mariam Beshah. Prince Aserate Kassa was educated at Monkton Combe School in the United Kingdom between 1937 and 1938. He was married to (Le'ilt) Zuriash Worq Gabre-Igziabher, daughter of Jantirar Gabre-Igziabher, and granddaughter of Empress Menen Asfaw, consort of Emperor Haile Selassie I. Prince Aserate Kassa was the head of the Selalle sub-branch of the Shewan branch of Ethiopia's Imperial Solomonic dynasty.
1974Notable victims of the Massacre of the Sixty:[†]
Lij Endelkachew Makonnen was an Ethiopian politician. Born in Addis Ababa, his father, Ras Betwoded Makonnen Endelkachew, served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia in the 1950s. Endelkachew Makonnen was a member of the aristocratic Addisge clan that were very influential in the later part of the Ethiopian monarchy. He would be the last Imperial Prime Minister appointed by Emperor Haile Selassie. He was a stepson of Princess Yeshashework Yilma, Emperor Haile Selassie's only niece.
1974Cornelius Ryan, Irish-American journalist and author (born 1920)[†]
Cornelius Ryan was an Irish journalist and author known mainly for writing popular military history. He was especially known for his histories of World War II events: The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day (1959), The Last Battle (1966), and A Bridge Too Far (1974).
1974Sixty Ethiopian politicians, aristocrats, military officers, and other persons are executed by the provisional military government.[†]
The Massacre of the Sixty, or Black Saturday, was an execution that took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia commissioned by the Derg government against 60 imprisoned former government officials at Kerchele Prison on the morning of 23 November 1974. The prison was commonly called Alem Bekagn – "I've had enough of this world".
In 1974, the world population was approximately 3,996,416,096 people[†]