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July 20, 1975

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3 Share Women's Golf Lead

By John S. Radosta Special to The New York Times

NORTHFIELD, N. J., July 19—The third round of the United States Women's Open ended this afternoon in one of the tightest bunchings in recent years, with three players sharing first place and another three tied one stroke behind.

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Vacancies in Supermarkets On Rise in Nation

By Carter B. Horsley

The “for rent” sign is going up in supermarkets across the country, giving rise to problems for neighboring merchants, inconvenience for shoppers, new opportunities for independent operators and, perhaps, fresh approaches to food retailing.

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Pentagon Challenges Navy On ‘ Super‐Carrier’ Future

By John W. Finney Special to The New York Times

Defense Dept proposes fundamental reallocation of USN shipbldg funds, discouraging construction of 12 nuclear super-carriers, secret 'issue paper' written by dept's Program Analysis and Evaluation office, released by USN source; suggestion coincides with increasing budget problem, stemming from USN's allocation of about 50% of budget for carrier procurement and operation; USN has 4 nuclear carriers in operation or under construction and wants to replace 8 older carriers with 90,000-ton nuclear vessels, costing up to $2-billion each; CNO Adm James L Holloway 3d holds large carriers are most efficient, least expensive and most flexible in variety of naval operations; dept paper suggests USN instead construct new class of 'medium' 50,000-ton nuclear carriers, noting move would free USN resources for bldg other vessels in proposed 600-ship fleet; argues increasing unreliability of foreign bases and drift away from firm alliances will require USN force be composed of greater numbers of smaller vessels, rather than few sophisticated carriers (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 16, 1975, covering July 20, 1975.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Venus And Mars by Wings

    Venus And Mars

    Wings

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    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    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
    Weeks
    7
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    Album cover for One Of These Nights by Eagles

    One Of These Nights

    Eagles

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain & Tennille

    Love Will Keep Us Together

    Captain & Tennille

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Cut The Cake by Average White Band

    Cut The Cake

    Average White Band

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    4

Notable Births

Ray Allen

1975Ray Allen, American basketball player and actor[†]

Walter Ray Allen Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. Allen played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 2018. He is widely considered one of the greatest three-point shooters of all time. Allen was a ten-time NBA All-Star, and won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the 2000 United States men's basketball team. At the time of his retirement, he was the leading three-point scorer in NBA history until he was surpassed by Stephen Curry in 2021. As of 2025, he ranks third on the NBA's all-time three-pointers list. In 2021, he was selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

Judy Greer

1975Judy Greer, American actress and producer[†]

Judith Therese Evans, known professionally as Judy Greer, is an American actress. She is primarily known as a character actress who has appeared in a wide variety of films. She rose to prominence for her supporting roles in the films Jawbreaker (1999), What Women Want (2000), 13 Going on 30 (2004), Elizabethtown (2005), 27 Dresses (2008), and Love & Other Drugs (2010).

Erik Hagen

1975Erik Hagen, Norwegian footballer[†]

Erik Hagen is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a centre-back in Norway and Russia, as well as for the Norwegian national team, earning 28 caps.

Birgitta Ohlsson

1975Birgitta Ohlsson, Swedish journalist and politician, 5th Swedish Minister for European Union Affairs[†]

Eva Birgitta Ohlsson Klamberg is a Swedish politician who was Minister for European Union Affairs in the Swedish government from 2010 to 2014. She is a member of the Liberals, formerly the Liberal People's Party. Birgitta Ohlsson serves as the National Democratic Institute's director of political parties.

Jason Raize

1975Jason Raize, American singer and actor (died 2004)[†]

Jason Raize Rothenberg, known professionally as Jason Raize, was an American actor, singer, and former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme. He was best known for his roles as the adult Simba in the Broadway stage musical version of The Lion King and the voice of Denahi in the animated Disney film Brother Bear.

Yusuf Şimşek

1975Yusuf Şimşek, Turkish footballer and manager[†]

Yusuf Şimşek is a Turkish football manager and former player.

Historical Context for July 20, 1975

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