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June 2, 1975

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After Summit, New NATO Confidence

By Flora Lewis Special to The New York Times

Analysis of NATO summit conf, of pol, econ and strategic problems discussed, and of resurgence of solidarity it achieved; roles and statements by Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, Pres Ford, Premiers Aldo Moro and Leo Tindemans noted (L)

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Many Transport Systems Retain Crisis‐Won Riders

By Ralph Blumenthal

NY Times survey of transit systems in 11 major cities indicates that in contrast to ridership losses in NYC and other cities, innovative public transport elsewhere in nation is attracting enough new riders to retain almost all ridership gains won during gasoline shortage in '74 (L)

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White House Prom

By Unknown Author

Susan Ford's senior prom was held in a special place—the White House. Details and pictures are on Page 20.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 28, 1975, covering June 2, 1975.

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    Album cover for That's The Way Of The World (Soundtrack) by Earth| Wind & Fire

    That's The Way Of The World (Soundtrack)

    Earth| Wind & Fire

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
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    12
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    Album cover for Tommy by Soundtrack

    Tommy

    Soundtrack

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    Peak
    2
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    10
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    Album cover for Straight Shooter by Bad Company

    Straight Shooter

    Bad Company

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    4
    Peak
    3
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    7
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    Album cover for Chicago VIII by Chicago

    Chicago VIII

    Chicago

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    Peak
    1
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    8
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    Album cover for Blow By Blow by Jeff Beck

    Blow By Blow

    Jeff Beck

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    6
    Peak
    5
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    8

Notable Births

1975Salvatore Scibona, American author[†]

Salvatore Scibona is an American novelist. He has won awards for his novels as well as short stories, and was selected in 2010 as one of The New Yorker's "20 under 40: Fiction Writers to Watch". His work has been published in ten languages. In 2021 he was awarded the $200,000 Mildred and Harold Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for his novel The Volunteer. In its citation the academy wrote, "Salvatore Scibona's work is grand, tragic, epic. His novel The Volunteer, about war, masculinity, abandonment, and grimly executed grace, is an intricate masterpiece of plot, scene, and troubled character. In language both meticulous and extravagant, Scibona brings to the American novel a mythic fury, a fresh greatness."

Historical Context for June 2, 1975

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