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December 1, 1974

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Headlines from December 1, 1974

2 Arab Raiders in Israel Kill Moslem, Surrender

By Unknown Author

Dec 1: 2 armed Arab guerrillas seize house in Upper Galilee village of Rihaniya on Nov 30, kill Israeli Moslem and later surrender to Israeli forces; Rihaniya is Circassian village 3 miles south of Lebanese border; Circassians are descendents of Moslems from Caucasus; Israeli mil hq says gunmen infiltrated from Lebanon and reptdly believed they entered Jewish village; guerrillas reptdly killed Subhi Abzak and seriously injured his wife when they entered his 2-story house; at sound of gunfire, villagers surrounded house; gunmen refused to give themselves up to villagers and later surrendered to Israeli authorities; map (M)

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Pioneer 11 Nears Jupiter On Photographic Mission

By Walter Sullivan Special to The New York Times

Unmanned Pioneer 11 spacecraft is speeding toward rendezvous with Jupiter after 2-yr journey from earth; will fly within 26,000 mi of planet on Dec 3 at speed of 107,000 mph; spacecraft's imaging system is transmitting data, which are expected to provide views of planet's polar regions; will fly through Jupiter's intense radiation belts, necessitating temporary shutdown of imaging system; will transmit 22 color photographs of planet, and is expected to provide 1st measurement of core of planet's radiation belt; will transmit photographs of Callisto, Ganymede and Io, Jupiter's inner moons, and will attempt to obtain temperature reading of Amalthea, planet's innermost moon; will leave solar system, arriving in vicinity of Saturn in '79 (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 27, 1974, covering December 1, 1974.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Greatest Hits by Elton John

    Greatest Hits

    Elton John

    Last week
    47
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for It's Only Rock 'N Roll by The Rolling Stones

    It's Only Rock 'N Roll

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for Not Fragile by Bachman-Turner Overdrive

    Not Fragile

    Bachman-Turner Overdrive

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for Walls And Bridges by John Lennon

    Walls And Bridges

    John Lennon

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Photographs & Memories/His Greatest Hits by Jim Croce

    Photographs & Memories/His Greatest Hits

    Jim Croce

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Costinha

1974Costinha, Portuguese footballer and manager[†]

Francisco José Rodrigues da Costa, known as Costinha, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was also a manager.

Historical Events

TWA Flight 514

1974TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on board.[†]

Trans World Airlines Flight 514 was a Boeing 727-231 en route from Indianapolis, Indiana and Columbus, Ohio to Washington Dulles International that crashed into Mount Weather, Virginia, on December 1, 1974. All 92 occupants aboard, 85 passengers and 7 crew members, were killed. In stormy conditions late in the morning, the aircraft was in controlled flight and impacted a low mountain 25 nautical miles northwest of its revised destination. The accident was one of two crashes involving Boeing 727 aircraft in the United States that day, the other being the crash of Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231 later that evening near Haverstraw, New York.

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231

1974Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, another Boeing 727, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport.[†]

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231 was the fatal crash of a Boeing 727 in the eastern United States on December 1, 1974 in Harriman State Park near Stony Point, New York, just north of the New York City area. The Northwest Airlines 727 had been chartered to pick up the Baltimore Colts professional football team in Buffalo in western New York.

Historical Context for December 1, 1974

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