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July 14, 1975

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Historical Context for July 14, 1975

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

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 9, 1975, covering July 14, 1975.

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    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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    Album cover for Venus And Mars by Wings

    Venus And Mars

    Wings

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    Peak
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    5
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    Album cover for One Of These Nights by Eagles

    One Of These Nights

    Eagles

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    Peak
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    3
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    Album cover for Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain & Tennille

    Love Will Keep Us Together

    Captain & Tennille

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    Peak
    4
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    5
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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

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    Peak
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    Album cover for Cut The Cake by Average White Band

    Cut The Cake

    Average White Band

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    Peak
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    3
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    Album cover for Made In The Shade by The Rolling Stones

    Made In The Shade

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
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    Peak
    7
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    4
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    Album cover for Metamorphosis by The Rolling Stones

    Metamorphosis

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
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    Peak
    8
    Weeks
    4
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    Album cover for Tommy by Soundtrack

    Tommy

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    2
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    16
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    Album cover for Gorilla by James Taylor

    Gorilla

    James Taylor

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    Peak
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    7

Notable Births

Tim Hudson

1975Tim Hudson, American baseball player[†]

Timothy Adam Hudson, nicknamed "Huddy", is an American former professional baseball pitcher of Major League Baseball (MLB). After spending his college years at Chattahoochee Valley Community College and Auburn University, Hudson played in the major leagues for the Oakland Athletics (1999–2004), the Atlanta Braves (2005–13), and the San Francisco Giants (2014–15). With the Giants, he won the 2014 World Series over the Kansas City Royals. He is now the varsity head coach for the Lee-Scott Academy baseball team, located in Auburn, Alabama.

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Headlines from July 14, 1975

ISRAELI PLANES HIT PALESTINIAN CAMP; ARABS RETALIATE

By James M. Markham Special to The New York Times

Israeli mil hq says villages in northern Israel were shelled on July 13 from Lebanese territory after Israeli aircraft attacked 'workshop manufacturing weapons for terrorists' on Lebanese coast near Saida; denies repts from Lebanon of Israeli planes being downed; rockets from Lebanon hit Nahariya, Ras Nakoura and Malikya in northern Israel; woman is reptd injured in Nahariya; map (S)

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Existence of an Atomic Particle Supports the β€˜Charm’ Hypothesis

By Walter Sullivan

physicists at DESY Atomic Center in Hamburg, W Ger, rept identifying particle which is 3d, intermediate, one to 2 particles discovered in late '74 at Stanford Linear Accelerator, Palo Alto, Calif; 1st was also found at Brookhaven Natl Lab and was variously called psi and J; Ger group says 3d particle conforms to suggested existence of hypothetical property of some atomic fragments called charm; Dr Roy Schwitters of Stanford says 3d particle has also been discovered there; distinctions in energy between 3 particles described; others commenting on experiments are Dr Bjorn Wiik and Dr G Wolf, of DESY, Dr D N Yang, of SUNY, and Dr Samuel Ting, of MIT

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City Realty Tax Outpaces Values

By Glenn Fowler

Analysis of NYC realty rolls shows that true value of real estate in city increased less than 1% in last 10 yrs but taxes levied on properties rose 21%, finding that raises significant questions about city's future ability to rely on property-tax rises to finance its operations (S)

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SHUT FIREHOUSES TO BE REOPENED, DESPITE JOB CUTS

By Ronald Smothers

State, County and Munic Employes Dist Council 37 exec dir Victor H Gotbaum announces he will not order union members to leave work early in defiance of Mayor Beame's suspension of summer work hrs until he meets with Labor Relations Office Dir John T Burnell; dispute over suspension of summer hrs for members of Gotbaum's union, although not directly related to widespread layoffs of other city workers, has been fueled by union's bitterness over layoffs and city's need to adjust itself to smaller work force (M)

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Police Functions Hard Hit As Layoffs Curb Activity

By Selwyn Raab

Article on major crime-fighting losses suffered by NYC Police Dept in manpower reorganization stemming from dismissals of 3,034 officers; holds Narcotics Div has stopped arresting st-level drug dealers, officials have sharply reduced undercover surveillance of organized crime, investigations of prostitution and gambling rings have been curtailed and 'massage parlors' and pornography shops are no longer routinely watched for vice-law violations; Police Comr Michael J Codd, Chief Simon Eisdorfer, head of Organized Crime Control Bur, Chief of Detectives Louis C Cottell and Deputy Chief James Meehan comment (L)

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RAINS POUND CITY FOR A 2D SUNDAY

By Eleanor Blau

torrential rains hit NYC met area on July 13, flooding highways, cutting electricity and causing property damage; state of emergency declared in Seabrook, NJ, after high winds destroy elementary school and other bldgs; fisherman Luis Castro washed overboard off Jones Beach; damage in other parts of NJ, Conn and NYC described; illus of Paramus, NJ, resident John Weber surveying damage to home (S)

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Reporter's Notebook: Rabin's Trip to Germany Evoked the Past

By Terence Smith Special to The New York Times

article on Israeli Premier Yitzhak Rabin's 5-day official visit to W Ger; says visit was meant to symbolize close new relations between Ger and Israel and usher in better future, but past had way of thrusting itself on scene; describes Rabin party's reaction to seeing Israeli flag on Mercedes-Benz limousine at airport, Rabin's tour of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and of extraordinary security precautions, which prevented any real contact between Rabin and public; says visit was emotional homecoming for Rabin's wife, Lean, who was born in Ger and whose family fled Nazis in '33; illus of Rabin reviewing W Ger soldiers in Bonn (L)

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Israel Stands Firm On Terms for Pact With Egypt on Sinai

By Unknown Author

Israeli Air Force chief Maj Gen Binyamin Peled says Israel would prefer to use its own men instead of Amers to operate early-warning surveillance system near Gidi and Mitla passes in Sinai under any agreement with Egypt, news conf; says Israelis can operate equipment better than intermediary (S)

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Soviet Cautions Asian Nations On Permitting American Bases

By James F. Clarity Special to The New York Times

Soviet Defense Min, in commentary in its newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda, warns Asian nations on July 13 that they could be drawn into mil conflicts by permitting US mil installations on their territory; assails US Defense Dept's policy of maintaining bases abroad as part of its defense strategy; commentary seems clear attempt to rebut recent statements by Amer and People's Republic of China Govts warning of danger from Soviet mil expansion, including installations abroad; US Defense Sec James R Schlesinger and Chinese leaders have been castigated for their attitudes by Soviet official news media in recent wks; commentary holds US has more than 2,000 mil bases in 22 countries that are maintained by about 500,000 Amer mil personnel; contends war in Indochina demonstrated convincingly that foreign mil bases are threat to peace and comprise tool of imperialist aggression and interference in affairs of people (M)

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