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Labor Dept repts 2.5% drop in prices of farm products and processed foods and feeds more than offset small rise in indus goods, resulting in 0.6% in Mar Consumer Price Index (S)
Defense Dept officials reptdly expect N Vietnamese forces to attempt isolating Saigon by mounting offensives into Mekong Delta and toward Vung Tau; Communist div operating in Tay Ninh area reptdly has moved into delta; Communists reptdly take Chonh Thanh, 45 miles north of capital; US officials believe morale of Govt units in Saigon sector is still 'reasonably good'; relative inactivity of S Vietnamese Air Force assessed (M)
former Associated Milk Producers lawyer Jake Jacobsen testifies that he gave former Treas Sec John B Connally $10,000 gratuity in '71 and joined him in '73 in plan meant to cover up payoff, testimony at bribery trial of Connally; claims he gave money in appreciation of Connally's assistance in raising milk price-support level; under prosecutor Frank M Tuerkheimer questioning, Jacobsen says he perjured himself when Watergate prosecutors and Sen Watergate Com began delving into milk fund scandal, but asserts lies were furtherance of plan to conceal payments; Jacobsen describes alleged money transaction and subsequent cover up; Connally's sec Rose Cicala testifies Jacobsen met with Connally on May 14 and Sept 24 '71, dates of alleged payoffs; Madison Hotel, Washington, DC, mgr Osman Moreno claims Jacobsen stayed at hotel on nights preceding dates; Amer Security & Trust Co asst mgr Elizabeth M Marshall verifies bank records showing that Jacobsen rented deposit box in which he kept $5,000 between 2 payments; tape of Connally's conversation with former Pres Nixon, in which Connally urged Nixon to 'satisfy dairymen' to assure financial support in '72 re-election campaign cited; Jacobsen por (L)
Pres Ford, warning of possible resurgence of 'double-digit inflation,' asks Cong to put new budget control law into effect 1 yr early so it could impose on itself spending ceiling for forthcoming fiscal yr, news conf; appeals to members of Cong 'to stop coming to White House with 1 spending bill after another'; asks Cong to make applicable in fiscal '76 the Budget Control Act of '74, which does not come into effect until fiscal '77; spokesmen for HR and Sen budget coms say that coms have voted to implement fiscal discipline required by law; say coms in Mar approved implementation plan under which Cong would do essentially what Ford called for--although not necessarily at exact spending levels he has in mind; HR Budget Com Chmn Brock Adams says act is being implemented in fiscal '75; scores Ford for his 'public relations campaign' (M)
Gov Carey, with Mayor Beame beside him, announces that NYS will advance NYC money from state budget to ease city's critical Apr cash-flow predicament; State Controller Levitt, explaining he wants to be sure city will meet Apr 14 indebtedness, repts he will meet with financial group to arrange borrowing of $400-million, which he will then give to city as advance of state's $396.2-million revenue-sharing payment; payment is not due until June 25; Controller Goldin lauds state action; Carey illus with Beame (L)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 2, 1975, covering April 4, 1975.
Led Zeppelin
Olivia Newton-John
John Denver
Bob Dylan
Minnie Riperton
1975Delphine Arnault, French businesswoman[†]
Delphine Caroline Marie Arnault is a French businesswoman who has been serving as the chairperson and chief executive officer of Christian Dior Couture since February 2023.
1975Thobias Fredriksson, Swedish skier[†]
Thobias Fredriksson is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed since 2000. He won two medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin with a gold in the team sprint and a bronze in the individual sprint events.
1975Joyce Giraud, Puerto Rican television actress and producer, Miss Puerto Rico 1994[†]
Joyce Marie Giraud Mojica, also known as Joyce Giraud de Ohoven, is a Puerto Rican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. In 1994, she competed at Miss World 1994 but failed to place in the semifinals. In 1998, Giraud was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 1998 and represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 1998 where she finished as 2nd Runner-Up. She has since appeared in acting roles in television and film, and beginning in 2013 was a housewife on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for its fourth season.
1975Pamela Ribon, American actress, screenwriter, and author[†]
Pamela Ribon is an Academy Award-nominated American screenwriter, author, blogger and actress. She created, wrote, and performed in the short film My Year of Dicks (2022), which was nominated for the 95th Academy Awards under the category Best Animated Short Film and based on her memoir Notes to Boys . In November 2014, she found a Barbie book from 2010 titled I Can be a Computer Engineer. She decried elements of the book where Barbie appeared to be reliant on male colleagues. Mattel has since ceased publishing the book. Also known as Pamie and Wonder Killer, she runs the website pamie.com. She was one of the original recappers for Television Without Pity. Her commencement address for the 2019 College of Fine Arts graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin was praised by Texas Monthly.
1975Miranda Lee Richards, American singer-songwriter[†]
Miranda Lee Richards is an American singer-songwriter.
1975Scott Rolen, American baseball player[†]
Scott Bruce Rolen is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, and Cincinnati Reds from 1996 to 2012.
1975Kevin Weekes, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster[†]
Kevin Weekes is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 348 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is now a studio analyst for NHL Network, appearing on shows like On the Fly and NHL Tonight, while also calling weekly showcase games. He also calls games on ESPN/ABC, and makes regular studio appearances during games and on ESPN's weekly hockey show, The Point.
1975Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[†]
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975, the company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows, and the company has since expanded to Internet services, cloud computing, video gaming and other fields. Microsoft is the largest software maker, one of the most valuable public U.S. companies, and one of the most valuable brands globally.
1975Vietnam War: A United States Air Force Lockheed C-5A Galaxy transporting orphans, crashes near Saigon, South Vietnam shortly after takeoff, killing 172 people.[†]
The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and China, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations. The conflict was the second of the Indochina wars and a proxy war of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and US. The Vietnam War was one of the postcolonial wars of national liberation, a theater in the Cold War, and a civil war, with civil warfare a defining feature from the outset. Direct US military involvement escalated from 1965 until its withdrawal in 1973. The fighting spilled into the Laotian and Cambodian Civil Wars, which ended with all three countries becoming communist in 1975.
In 1975, the world population was approximately 4,070,735,277 people[†]