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June 8, 1975

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Headlines from June 8, 1975

New Militancy Emerges in Chinatown

By Selwyn Raab

Trivial traffic tie-up in Chinatown which led to arrest of Peter Yew has ignited wave of protests from residents of area against police and demands for more soc services from city; Yew was uninvolved in traffic dispute but was allegedly assaulted by police; map shows location of Chinatown; illus of Chinese-Amers marching to City Hall (L)

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Ford Expected fro Release C.I.A Report

By Nicholas M. Horrock Special to The New York Times

Pres Ford's response to Rockefeller CIA Comm rept revd; fact that rept has not yet been made public noted; controversy over sec dealing with CIA assassination plots revd; comments by Rockefeller, C Douglas Dillon and White House press sec Ron Nessen noted (M)

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Doctors' Slowdown Enters 2d Week Without Abating

By Robert D. McFadden

NYS drs' work slowdown over malpractice law enters 2d wk with no sign of a break, little impact on public health, looming financial crises for many hosps and growing restlessness among paraprofessional and nonprofessional hosp employes; Kings County Med Soc pres Dr Norman S Blackman and other protest leaders draw up additional demands for presentation to Gov Carey; says Malpractice Crisis Com, representing drs in 9 counties, does not believe drs will resume normal schedule without action by Carey; there are repts of dissension among some drs, particularly on Long Island; Natl Union of Hosp and Health Care Employes threatens to withhold some services to patients of drs leading malpractice job action; Artier Fed of Physicians and Dentists offers to pledge money for legal fees of any dr sued for limiting his practice in protest; NYS Educ Dept's Med Bd calls protest threat to public health and welfare; illus of Drs Alexander De La Garza, Blackman and Mitchel C Sieger at malpractice conf (M)

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BELGIANS DECIDE TO BUY U.S. F‐16'S

By Unknown Author

BRUSSELS, June 7—The Belgian Government announced today that it had decided to purchase 102 F‐16 jet fighters built by the General Dynamics Corporation of St. Louis, paving the way for one of the largest arms contracts of the century.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 4, 1975, covering June 8, 1975.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John

    Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy

    Elton John

    Last week
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
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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
    Weeks
    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for Tommy by Soundtrack

    Tommy

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for Blow By Blow by Jeff Beck

    Blow By Blow

    Jeff Beck

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Hearts by America

    Hearts

    America

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    10

Notable Births

Mark Ricciuto

1975Mark Ricciuto, Australian footballer and sportcaster[†]

Mark Anthony Ricciuto is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). From Ramco, South Australia, Ricciuto started as a junior with the local Waikerie Magpies Football Club. He joined the West Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), making his debut at the age of 16, before being recruited by Adelaide as a zone selection prior to the 1993 season.

Historical Context for June 8, 1975

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