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June 19, 1975

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Headlines from June 19, 1975

'61 C.I.A. Poison Plot Reported Against 3 Top Leaders in Cuba

By John M. Crewdson Special to The New York Times

Source says CIA organized attempt in early '61 to poison Cuban Premier F Castro, his bro Raul, and Ernesto Che Guevara because CIA believed they would be capable of rallying Cuba after a counterrevolutionary invasion then being planned; says assassination plot was directed by alleged organized crime figures Sam Giancana and John Roselli; says planning began during Eisenhower Adm in latter 1/2 of '60; says CIA project officer in case was Sheffield Edwards; says Edwards recently told Sen Select Intelligence Com that he enlisted Robert A Maheu to serve as CIA's liaison with criminal underworld figures to arrange the murders (M)

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By SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES

Illus of Tran Tien Dung facing Vietnamese people's tribunal on theft charges; Tran was led away to repent his thievery and be educated in new Govt's ways after trial

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Faisal Killer Executed

By Unknown Author

Kneeling before a crowd of 10,000, a 27‐year‐old Saudi prince was beheaded in Riyadh yesterday for the assassination of his uncle, King Faisal, on March 25. Page 7.

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BYRNE SEES CRISIS OVER BUDGET GAP

By Ronald Sullivan Special to The New York Times

TRENTON, June 18—Governor Byrne warned an emergency joint session of the Legislature today that New Jersey faced the worst fiscal crisis in its history as a result of the Senate's failure to approve his tax program and the revenue it included for his $2.8billion state budget.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 18, 1975, covering June 19, 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

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Venus And Mars by Wings

    Venus And Mars

    Wings

    Last week
    25
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    2
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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
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
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    Album cover for Tommy by Soundtrack

    Tommy

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
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    13
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    Album cover for Welcome To My Nightmare by Alice Cooper

    Welcome To My Nightmare

    Alice Cooper

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    14

Notable Births

Hugh Dancy

1975Hugh Dancy, English actor and model[†]

Hugh Michael Horace Dancy is an English actor who rose to prominence for his role as the title character in the television film adaptation of David Copperfield (2000) as well as for roles in feature films as Kurt Schmid in Black Hawk Down (2001) and Prince Charmont in Ella Enchanted (2004). Other film roles include Joe Conner in Shooting Dogs (2005), Grigg Harris in The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), Luke Brandon in Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), Adam Raki in Adam (2009) and Ted in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011). On television, he portrayed criminal profiler Will Graham in the NBC television series Hannibal (2013–2015), Cal Roberts in the Hulu original series The Path (2016–2018) and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, in the Channel 4 miniseries Elizabeth I (2005); the latter role earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Dancy currently portrays Senior Assistant District Attorney Nolan Price on NBC's revival of the original Law & Order (2022–present).

Anthony Parker

1975Anthony Parker, American basketball player[†]

Anthony Michael Parker is an American professional basketball executive who is the general manager of the Orlando Magic and former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as in Italy and Israel. He is one of the most beloved and successful players in Maccabi Tel Aviv history.

Notable Deaths

Sam Giancana

1975Sam Giancana, American mob boss (born 1908)[†]

Salvatore "Mooney" Giancana was an American mobster who was boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966.

Historical Context for June 19, 1975

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