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April 5, 1975

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Democrats Decide to Push For State‐Operated Bank

By Maurice Carroll Special to The New York Times

Dems in NYS Legis to push for creation of state bank to compete with commercial banks; plan, as suggested by Speaker Stanley Steingut, would build bank on $3-billion in govt deposits now in commercial banks; bank would be profit-seeking venture and would serve as govt 'yardstick' to measure performance of commercial banks; Steingut special asst William F Haddad claims staff studies show banks can make investments that are both profitable and socially conscious; denies state-bank plan is retaliatory measure against commercial banks for their abandonment of UDC during recent financial crisis (M)

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Communist Units Probe Defenses Around Saigon

By Unknown Author

Vietcong and N Vietnamese troops press southward in probing actions in arc around Saigon; no major battles or further S Vietnamese Govt mil reverses are reptd; Govt has re-established radio contact with Nha Trang, Phan Rang and Phan Thiet; cities had been previously abandoned to Communists without fight; S Vietnamese Air Force sent teams to reopen communications facilities after arty unit comdr at Nha Trang reptdly called Saigon by radio and asked permission to assume command; N Vietnamese Govt reptdly is moving all but 1 of 8 reserve divs in to S Vietnam; mil analysts say N Vietnamese have never before sent so many reserve troops southward; Saigon command repts scattered fighting in Mekong Delta; repts 57 Communists killed, 3 Govt forces killed and 32 wounded; rocket fire reptd in Can Tho; illus of S Vietnamese soldiers turning in weapons at Long Hai; map (M)

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4 U.S. CARRIERS SET FOR RESCUE ROLE

By Leslie H. Gelb Special to The New York Times

US aircraft carriers Coral Sea, Midway, Enterprise and Hancock are standing by in Western Pacific to evacuate Amer citizens and some Vietnamese from S Vietnam; Pres Ford has not issued orders for carriers to proceed to Vietnamese waters; aircraft carrier Okinawa is stationed in Gulf of Siam; Ford's comments on using US mil forces to assist in evacuation efforts, made during recent press conf, recalled; Adm officials say 5,000 to 6,000 Amer citizens are in S Vietnam; contingency plans also call for evacuation of 2,000 S Vietnamese employes of US Embassy in Saigon; hundreds of Amers reptdly are leaving country by commercial and mil aircraft; contingency plans revd; map (M)

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3 Orphans Land Here Amid Grief Over Saigon Crash

By James Feron

Mr and Mrs Benjamin Kolinsky, Ronnie Starr and Mr and Mrs Robert Flanigan greet 3 Vietnamese adopted orphans, La Guardia Airport, in scene made highly emotional by repts that US Air Force C-5A transport carrying hundreds of orphans crashed near Saigon and killed more than 100 children; parents comment; illus (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 2, 1975, covering April 5, 1975.

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    Album cover for Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

    Physical Graffiti

    Led Zeppelin

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    4
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    Album cover for Have You Never Been Mellow by Olivia Newton-John

    Have You Never Been Mellow

    Olivia Newton-John

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    Peak
    1
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    7
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    Album cover for An Evening With John Denver by John Denver

    An Evening With John Denver

    John Denver

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    3
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    5
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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
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    9
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    Album cover for Perfect Angel by Minnie Riperton

    Perfect Angel

    Minnie Riperton

    Last week
    4
    Peak
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    34

Notable Births

1975Sarah Baldock, English organist and conductor[†]

Sarah Baldock is an English organist and choral conductor, formerly the Organist and Master of the Choristers of Chichester Cathedral. She is notable as one of the earliest women to be appointed to the senior music post at a Church of England cathedral. She was married to counter-tenor David Hurley. Baldock has become known as a popular soloist in the UK and abroad.

John Hartson

1975John Hartson, Welsh footballer and coach[†]

John Hartson is a Welsh former professional footballer, coach and sports television pundit for S4C, Sky Sports, Premier Sports TV and TNT Sports.

Juicy J

1975Juicy J, American rapper and producer[†]

Jordan Michael Houston III, known professionally as Juicy J, is an American rapper and record producer. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, he is a founding member of the Southern hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, established in 1991. He released ten studio albums with the group, which began as an underground act until attaining mainstream recognition and signing with Loud Records, an imprint of Columbia Records in 2000. The group's 2005 single, "Stay Fly", yielded their furthest commercial success, peaking at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. That same year, they recorded the song "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" for the film Hustle & Flow, which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Serhiy Klymentiev

1975Serhiy Klymentiev, Ukrainian ice hockey player[†]

Serhiy Volodomyrovych Klymentiev is a Ukrainian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Caitlin Moran

1975Caitlin Moran, English journalist, author, and critic[†]

Catherine Elizabeth Moran is an English journalist, broadcaster, and author at The Times, where she writes two columns a week: one for the Saturday Magazine, and the satirical Friday column "Celebrity Watch".

1975Marcos Vales, Spanish footballer[†]

Marcos Vales Illanes is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Shammond Williams

1975Shammond Williams, American basketball player and coach[†]

Shammond Omar Williams is an American-born naturalized Georgian former professional basketball player. Standing at 1.85 m, he played at both point guard and shooting guard positions. During his career he played in the NBA and in Europe. He is currently the interim head coach for the Denver Pioneers men's basketball team.

Notable Deaths

Tell Berna

1975Tell Berna, American middle and long-distance runner (born 1891)[†]

Tell Schirnding Berna was an American middle-distance and long-distance runner.

Victor Marijnen

1975Victor Marijnen, Dutch politician (born 1917)[†]

Victor Gerard Marie Marijnen was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 24 July 1963 until 14 April 1965.

Chiang Kai-shek

1975Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese general and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (born 1887)[†]

Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and general who led the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 until his death in 1975. His government was based in mainland China until it was defeated in the Chinese Civil War by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1949, after which he continued to lead the Republic of China on the island of Taiwan. Chiang served as leader of the Nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) party and the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) from 1926 until his death, during which he was known as Generalissimo.

Harold Osborn

1975Harold Osborn, American track and fielder (born 1899)[†]

Harold Marion Osborn D.O. was an American track athlete. He won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon and high jump in 1924 and was the first athlete to win a gold medal in both the decathlon and an individual event.

Historical Context for April 5, 1975

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