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April 12, 1975

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Headlines from April 12, 1975

Onassis Said to Have Planned Divorce, Provided $3‐Million for Widow in Will

By John Corry

Aristotle Onassis's will leaves $3-million to his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; will reptdly stipulates that trust funds of $1-million be set up for each of Mrs Onassis's children; Onassis associate John Meyer says on Dec 3 '74, he called atty Roy M Cohn at Onassis's request to start divorce proceedings, int; Greek inheritance law noted; Onassis's financial empire revd; Onassis family friends say pre-nuptial agreement gave Mrs Onassis $2-million (M)

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SOVIET SIGNS PACT FOR LOAN IN WEST

By James F. Clarity Special to The New York Times

Sec William E Simon heads US delegation to Joint US-USSR Commercial Comm, Moscow; meets with Soviet Communist party leader Leonid I Brezhnev for wide-ranging conversation on trade; says discussions were frank and honest but that issue of Jewish emigration and trade were not discussed; US delegation also includes Acting Sec John K Tabor and Amb Walter J Stoessel Jr (M)

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SAIGON SAYS REDS YIELD IN KEY CITY

By Andrew H. Malcolm Special to The New York Times

S Vietnamese mil forces reptdly dislodge Communist forces from Xuan Loc; heavy N Vietnamese attacks against city continues; fighting reptd at Trang Bom; radio contact made with S Vietnamese soldiers near Cam Ranh and Nha Trang; scattered and heavy fighting in Mekong Delta, Kien Tuong, Moc Hoa, Bac Lieu, Chau Doc, Choung Thien, Sa Dec, Vinh Binh and Kien Hoa; map (M)

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6 Major Parties in Lisbon Accede to Rule by Military

By Henry Giniger Special to The New York Times

6 major Portuguese parties sign agreement with armed forces setting essential terms of Const that will leave basic power in hands of mil for at least 3-5 yrs, Apr 11; Communists, satellite Portuguese Dem Movement and Popular Socialist Front, Socialist splinter group, sign agreement with enthusiasm; more moderate groups say they are signing agreement because they had no other choice; leaders of Socialist party, Popular Dem party and Social Dem Center, who had expressed hope for return of mil to barracks at end of yr, say that lo have opposed mil on const agreement would have meant their parties' destruction; sovereignty of constituent assembly, to be elected in Apr 25 election, has been limited and capacity for opposition has also been largely neutralized with signing of const agreement; Pres Francisco da Costa Gomes explains reasons for limitations; illus of Socialist leader Mario Soares signing const agreement (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 9, 1975, covering April 12, 1975.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

    Physical Graffiti

    Led Zeppelin

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for An Evening With John Denver by John Denver

    An Evening With John Denver

    John Denver

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    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
    8
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    Album cover for Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

    Blood On The Tracks

    Bob Dylan

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for For Earth Below by Robin Trower

    For Earth Below

    Robin Trower

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Deaths

Josephine Baker

1975Josephine Baker, French actress, activist, and humanitarian (born 1906)[†]

Freda Josephine Baker, naturalized as Joséphine Baker, was an American and French dancer, singer, and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in France. She was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 French silent film Siren of the Tropics, directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant.

Historical Context for April 12, 1975

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