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December 19, 1974

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F.D.A. Approves a Challenged Food Dye

By Lucinda Franks

FDA plans to approve permanent use of artificial food coloring Red No 2 although some of agency's own scientists say there are questions about whether it may cause cancer, birth defects or fetal death; agency says it has completed new fetal toxicity tests which it says show no harmful reproductive effects; consumer groups, including Ralph Nader's Health Research Group, and Center for Science in Public Interest, have protested FDA's decision; illus of researcher Dr Jacqueline Verrett who says evidence against Red No 2 is strong (M)

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Bill Advances in Congress Despite Russian Disavowal

By Bernard Gwertzman Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18—A House‐Senate conference committee agreed tonight on the final version of the trade, reform bill despite a last‐minute disavowal by Moscow of any deal linking trade concessions to easier emigration from the Soviet Union.

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Rockefeller Vote Today

By Unknown Author

House debate today on the nomination of Nelson Rockefeller as Vice‐President will be limited to six hours. If confirmed, he will be sworn in later in the day. Page 38.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 18, 1974, covering December 19, 1974.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Greatest Hits by Elton John

    Greatest Hits

    Elton John

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  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
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for WarChild by Jethro Tull

    WarChild

    Jethro Tull

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for Serenade by Neil Diamond

    Serenade

    Neil Diamond

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Verities & Balderdash by Harry Chapin

    Verities & Balderdash

    Harry Chapin

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    16

Notable Births

1974Eduard Ivakdalam, Indonesian footballer[†]

Eduard Ivakdalam is an Indonesian former professional footballer. Ivakdalam normally plays as a midfielder and he is a former player for Indonesia national football team.

Joe Jurevicius

1974Joe Jurevicius, American football player[†]

Joe Jurevicius is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1998 NFL draft. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

1974Felipe Lopez, Dominican-American basketball player[†]

Luis Felipe López is a Dominican former professional basketball player. He starred as a high school player and for the St. John's Red Storm in college basketball. López played for four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has played for teams in a half dozen countries, as well as in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) in the U.S. Most recently, he has been a broadcaster with Spanish-language networks. His life story was the subject of an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary entitled The Dominican Dream.

Jake Plummer

1974Jake Plummer, American football player and sportscaster[†]

Jason Steven "Jake" Plummer is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Plummer was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft, spending six seasons with the Cardinals and then four with the Denver Broncos.

Ricky Ponting

1974Ricky Ponting, Australian cricketer and sportscaster[†]

Ricky Thomas Ponting is an Australian cricket coach, commentator, and former player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time and is the most successful captain in international cricket history, with 220 victories in 324 matches with a winning rate of 67.91%.

Historical Events

Nelson Rockefeller

1974Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford under the provisions of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[†]

Nelson Aldrich "Rocky" Rockefeller was the 41st vice president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford. He was also the 49th governor of New York, serving from 1959 to 1973. Rockefeller was a member of the Republican Party and of the wealthy Rockefeller family.

Historical Context for December 19, 1974

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