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Rev of activities of 93d Cong notes it approved legis limiting power of Pres to commit US armed forces to foreign hostilities without Cong approval (S)
comment on econ difficulties facing newspaper collection cos, who are not able to sell paper to plants for recycling; cos commenting include Dellvena Carting Corp and I Hershman & Co; illus
Minnesota Vikings defeat St Louis Cardinals, 30-14, in opening round of NFL playoffs (M)
Merchants across US are experiencing generally disappointing Christmas sales because of inflation, unemployment and concern over economy; sales appear to be running about 5% behind previous yr; ints with consumers and merchants in 15 cities within last wk find that Christmas selling is 'tough'; consumers rept that stores are less crowded than last Christmas; retailers comment; illus of shopper (L)
Vice Pres Rockefeller meets with Pres Ford on Dec 21, both alone and with members of respective staffs, for about 90 mins; White House press sec Ron Nessen says that Ford will appt Rockefeller vice chmn of Domestic Council and expects him to play major role in 'explaining' Ford's domestic and foreign programs 'throughout country'; announcement outlining Rockefeller's official duties and responsibilities gives little hint of how much power he will have; he will assume post of vice chmn of Natl Security Council and help White House find new dir of Domestic Council; at own requestt, he will have 'special interest in handling council role in coordinating activities with Govs and Mayors'; has been apptd member of Murphy Comm, which analyzes foreign policy; Ford has asked him to study White House system of having scientific adviser or bd of advisers, with eye to whether system should be revised; Rockefeller will also have role in planning '76 bicentennial; Nessen says that Ford has open door to Vice Pres; says that members of Vice Pres staff will attend regular White House staff meetings; says that Rockefeller will have role in recruiting 'top people' for Adm; earlier, Rockefeller had sat in on econ meeting; Rockefeller aides present at meeting with Pres were Ann Whitman, Robert R Douglass and James Cannon; Ford's aides were Donald Rumsfeld, John O Marsh Jr and Maj Gen Brent Scowcroft; Nessen and Hugh Morrow, Rockefeller's press sec, joined them later; Rockefeller also sat in on meeting between Ford and 5 Repub Sens on mandatory energy measures; Ford and Rockefeller illus (L)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 18, 1974, covering December 22, 1974.
Elton John
The Rolling Stones
Jethro Tull
Neil Diamond
Harry Chapin
1974Rei Hance, American actress[†]
Rei Hance is an American retired actress, credited under her birth name during her acting career. She is known for starring in the horror film The Blair Witch Project (1999) and the miniseries Taken (2002). After retiring from acting, she became a medical marijuana grower. She legally changed her name to Rei Hance in 2020.
1974Sterling North, American author and critic (born 1906)[†]
Thomas Sterling North was an American writer. He is best known for the children's novel Rascal, a bestseller in 1963.
1974Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration.[†]
Grande Comore is an island in Comoros off the coast of Africa. It is the largest island in the Comoros nation. Most of its population is of the Comorian ethnic group. Its population as of 2006 is about 316,600. The island's capital is Moroni, which is also the national capital. The island is made up of two shield volcanoes, with Mount Karthala being the country's highest point at 2,361 m (7,746 ft) above sea level. According to the 2009 revision of the constitution of 2002, it is governed by an elected Governor, as are the other islands, with the federal government being much reduced in power. The name Ngazidja is sometimes seen in the now nonstandard form Njazidja.
1974The house of former British Prime Minister Edward Heath is attacked by members of the Provisional IRA.[†]
Sir Edward Richard George Heath was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. Heath also served for 51 years as a Member of Parliament from 1950 to 2001. Outside politics, Heath was a yachtsman, a musician, and an author.
In 1974, the world population was approximately 3,996,416,096 people[†]