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June 21, 1975

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Headlines from June 21, 1975

State Correction Panel Urged to Resign

By Selwyn Raab

NYS Investigation Comm, declaring that State Correction Comm has failed to investigate abuses in state prison system properly, calls for resignations of remaining 4 members of watchdog agency; rept essentially substantiates charges that officials of beleaguered prison agency had ignored irregularities and possible crimes by jail authorities (S)

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CITY'S PROSPECT FOR ADDING TAXES GAINS IN ALBANY

By Linda Greenhouse Special to The New York Times

Prospects for additional taxing authority for NYC rises; Gov Carey, under growing pressure from Dems to assist in NYC's fiscal crisis by compromising with Repubs on major aid-to-educ bill, is expected to propose statewide increase of about $140-million in school aid (S)

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INQUIRY REVEALS I.R.S. MASTER LIST

By Eileen Shanahan Special to The New York Times

List of persons and orgns that were under scrutiny by IRS, which is made public on June 20 at hearing by HR Govt Operations subcom, includes actors and entertainers John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jill St John and Doris Day (S)

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Giancana, Gangster, Slain; Tied to C.I.A. Castro Plot

By Seth S. King Special to The New York Times

Giancana, Sam: Reputed underworld crime head Sam Giancana, reptdly a key participant in CIA plot to assassinate Cuban Premier Castro in '61, slain in his Oak Pk, Ill, home; detectives term slaying a 'professional hit' and speculate that friction between Giancana and other Chicago area crime leaders was reason for murder; Giancana's crime career noted; his participation in CIA plot discussed; por (M)

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Dr. Ray Quits State Dept.; Critical of Kissinger Policy

By Bernard Gwertzman Special to The New York Times

Dr Dixy Lee Ray, in resigning as US State Dept Asst Sec, lets it be known that decision was hastened by being left out of negotiations with Brazil and W Ger on Ger decision to sell Brazil entire nuclear fuel cycle; she had wanted US cos to sell materials to Brazil (S)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 18, 1975, covering June 21, 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
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Venus And Mars by Wings

    Venus And Mars

    Wings

    Last week
    25
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    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
  4. 4
    Album cover for Tommy by Soundtrack

    Tommy

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    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

1975Brian Simmons, American football player[†]

Brian Eugene Simmons is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of North Carolina, and earned All-American honors. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals 17th overall in the 1998 NFL draft, and he played professionally for the Bengals and New Orleans Saints of the NFL.

Historical Context for June 21, 1975

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