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March 27, 1975

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Kissinger Revives A Vietnam Aid Plan

By John W. Finney Special to The New York Times

Sec Kissinger revives Ford Adm proposal for 3-yr phaseout of mil and econ aid to S Vietnam, State Dept news conf; maintains US has moral commitment to continue aid which dates back to '73 signing of Paris peace accord; links Cong action limiting aid to $700-million in fiscal '75 to current mil setbacks in S Vietnam; Sen Griffin chides Cong for going on 10-day recess and 'turning its back on allies in Indochina,' Sen speech (M)

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Saigon Reports It Halted Plot to Overthrow Thieu

By Unknown Author

Vietnamese sources rept on Mar 26 that at least 3 journalists have been arrested; all are believed to be anti-Communist and conservative; journalists are identified as Cu Mom, Dau Phi Luc and Ha Minh Ly, employed by newspaper Chinh Luan (S)

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BIG BANKS TO LEND U.D.C $140‐MILLION

By Linda Greenhouse Special to The New York Times

11 major NYC commercial banks tentatively agree to lend NYS Urban Development Corp (UDC) $140-million to help finish its projects; agreement comes 1 day before expected flood of lawsuits that could cause corp to declare itself bankrupt; agreement involves $140-million revolving credit fund at 8.5% interest; actual loan will be made to Project Finance Agency; Gov Carey says agreement will carry UDC into 76; agreement was worked out last wk during series of meetings between corp chmn Richard Ravitch and bankers (M)

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Nearly Blind Student Accepts $165,000, As Jury Is About to Award Her $900,000

By Lawrence Van Gelder

Gail Kahnowitz, nearly-blind 21-yr-old student, fearful of becoming burden to her family, accepts $165,000 settlement of malpractice suit she brought against hosp and 2 drs, only to learn later from jurors in Bklyn Sup Ct that jury would have awarded her $900,000; she and male jurors weep over situation; she had brought $2-million suit against Brookdale Hosp and Drs Bernard Zelesnak and Harold Levy, alleging that 'uncontrolled amts of oxygen' was administered to her after her premature birth with resulting damage to her eyes; jury had told ct that verdict had been reached when Miss Kahnowitz insisted the settlement offered her earlier by ins cos be accepted; Kahnowitz illus with mother (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 26, 1975, covering March 27, 1975.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

    Physical Graffiti

    Led Zeppelin

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Have You Never Been Mellow by Olivia Newton-John

    Have You Never Been Mellow

    Olivia Newton-John

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
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    Album cover for Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

    Blood On The Tracks

    Bob Dylan

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for Perfect Angel by Minnie Riperton

    Perfect Angel

    Minnie Riperton

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    33
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    Album cover for What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits by The Doobie Brothers

    What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits

    The Doobie Brothers

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    46

Notable Births

1975Andrew Blowers, New Zealand rugby player[†]

Andrew Francis Blowers is a former rugby union player who played in the back row as either a flanker or number 8. He earned 11 caps for the New Zealand national team between 1996 and 1999. He retired from playing in 2009.

1975Kim Felton, Australian golfer[†]

Kim Felton is an Australian professional golfer.

Fergie (singer)

1975Fergie, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress[†]

Stacy Ann Ferguson; born March 27, 1975), professionally known as Fergie, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and businesswoman. After earning recognition as a child actress in the 1980s, Fergie achieved international fame as a member of the Black Eyed Peas from 2000 to 2018. During her tenure with the group, she achieved success with her solo music, film and television appearances, and business ventures.

Christian Fiedler

1975Christian Fiedler, German footballer and manager[†]

Christian Fiedler is a German football coach and former player who is goalkeeper coach at Greuther Fürth. A goalkeeper, he spent his entire playing career with Hertha BSC.

Notable Deaths

Arthur Bliss

1975Arthur Bliss, English conductor and composer (born 1891)[†]

Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss was an English composer and conductor.

Historical Events

Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

1975Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.[†]

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is an oil transportation system spanning Alaska, including the trans-Alaska crude-oil pipeline, 12 pump stations, several hundred miles of feeder pipelines, and the Valdez Marine Terminal. TAPS is one of the world's largest pipeline systems. The core pipeline itself, which is commonly called the Alaska pipeline, trans-Alaska pipeline, or Alyeska pipeline,, is an 800-mile (1,287 km) long, 48-inch (1.22 m) diameter pipeline that conveys oil from Prudhoe Bay, on Alaska's North Slope, south to Valdez, on the shores of Prince William Sound in southcentral Alaska. The crude oil pipeline is privately owned by the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.

Historical Context for March 27, 1975

In 1975, the world population was approximately 4,070,735,277 people[†]