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Hou Hong, sr adviser to Cambodian Pres Lon Nol, is appointed Defense Min to replace Maj Gen Thappana Nginn, whose resignation officially is ascribed to health; sources close to Govt see Nginn's resignation as 1st indication of Amer-instigated moves to bolster Lon Nol Govt (S)
Geneva conf on Eur security recesses Dec 20 for mo with tentative accord on 7 of 10 principles to serve as guidelines for insuring good relations among Eur nations; many delegates encouraged; some Western delegates privately say it may now be possible to end conf next summer at summit level, as USSR insists, with declaration ratifying postwar boundaries and insuring freer flow of information and contacts (M)
F Butterfield on opposition to S Korean Pres Park, consisting of students, intellectuals, members of S Korea's 12% Christian minority and opposition party members, gaining in voice and visibility in their attempt to rid nation of Park's repressive pol policies and to have Const revisioned; says that while opposition has not yet mustered enough strength to challenge overtly Park's authoritarian rule, Park has not been able to quiet his opponents and has had to resort to increasingly harsh and costly measures to repress them; por of Park (M)
Provisional wing of IRA on Dec 20 announces 11-day Christmas cease-fire in GB; suspension of violence will begin at midnight Dec 22; illus (M)
Parimar (Coastal Ship): Dutch Navy spokesman repts 10 crewmen were taken off Greek coastal ship Parimar following engine room fire and explosion as ship ran aground off Netherlands; 2 men are still missing (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 18, 1974, covering December 21, 1974.
Elton John
The Rolling Stones
Jethro Tull
Neil Diamond
Harry Chapin
1974Karrie Webb, Australian golfer[†]
Karrie Anne Webb is an Australian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. She has 41 wins on the LPGA Tour, more than any other active player.
1974Richard Long, American actor and director (born 1927)[†]
Richard McCord Long, also known as Dick Long, was an American actor best known for his leading roles in three ABC television series, The Big Valley, Nanny and the Professor, and Bourbon Street Beat. He was also a series regular on ABC's 77 Sunset Strip during the 1961–1962 season.
In 1974, the world population was approximately 3,996,416,096 people[†]