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September 5, 1975

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China Expected to Become A Major Producer of Oil

By Leslie H. Gelb Special to The New York Times

Selig S Harrison, in study conducted for Carnegie Endowment for Internatl Peace, predicts Chinese People's Repub, drawing on offshore reserves and those of Po Hai Gulf, will reach Saudi Arabia's current oil-production level by '88; raises specter fo explosive quarrels in Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, where Chinese claims run up against similar ones by Taiwan, South and North Korea, North Vietnam and Japan; Ford Adm reptdly discourages Amer cos from operating in areas where they could get involved in pol difficulties, policy which has effect of favoring China's claims; Continental Oil and Amer Oil, operating at own risk, have joined with Taiwan on promising natural gas find in South China Sea, and Gulf is exploring Yellow Sea for S Korea; Harrison says Chinese have quietly acquired sophisticated exploration equipment from French, Japanese and US, with State Dept support; Ford Adm officials, however, dispute Harrison's prediction that China will become oil exporter on scale with Saudi Arabia; agree that China will continue to direct exports to Japan, N Korea and N Vietnam in hopes to supply them with enough oil to dissuade them from contesting its claims (M)

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Issue and Debate

By Glenn Fowler

When New York City residents enter the voting booth on Election Day, those words will confront them as the first of nine propositions to which they will be asked to answer “Yes” or “No” by pulling the appropriate lever.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 3, 1975, covering September 5, 1975.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Red Octopus by Jefferson Starship

    Red Octopus

    Jefferson Starship

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    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
    14
  3. 3
    Album cover for Between The Lines by Janis Ian

    Between The Lines

    Janis Ian

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    25
  4. 4
    Album cover for One Of These Nights by Eagles

    One Of These Nights

    Eagles

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Heat Is On by The Isley Brothers

    The Heat Is On

    The Isley Brothers

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    13

Notable Births

Rod Barajas

1975Rod Barajas, American baseball player and manager[†]

Rodrigo Richard Barajas is an American former professional baseball catcher. Barajas served as the interim manager for the San Diego Padres after Andy Green's firing on September 21, 2019. As a player in Major League Baseball (MLB), he played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Pittsburgh Pirates. With the Diamondbacks, he won the 2001 World Series over the then reigning, three-time world champion New York Yankees. Barajas also played for the Mexico national baseball team.

George Boateng

1975George Boateng, Dutch footballer and manager[†]

George Antwi Boateng is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Randy Choate

1975Randy Choate, American baseball player[†]

Randol Doyle Choate is an American former professional baseball pitcher. The New York Yankees selected him in the 1997 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft from Florida State University. Choate made his MLB debut for the Yankees in 2000, and also pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Rays, Florida/Miami Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardinals. He won the 2000 World Series with the Yankees.

Matt Geyer

1975Matt Geyer, Australian rugby league player and coach[†]

Matt Geyer is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. A New South Wales State of Origin representative wing, he played his club football primarily with the Melbourne Storm of the National Rugby League competition, winning the 1999 premiership with them. He also represented City Origin and played for the Western Reds.

Notable Deaths

Alice Catherine Evans

1975Alice Catherine Evans, American microbiologist (born 1881)[†]

Alice Catherine Evans was an American microbiologist. She became a researcher at the U.S. Department of Agriculture where she investigated bacteriology in milk and cheese. She proved that Bacillus abortus caused the disease brucellosis in both cattle and humans, which led to the pasteurization of milk in the US in 1930. Evans was the first woman president elected by the Society of American Bacteriologists.

Historical Events

Sacramento, California

1975Sacramento, California: Lynette Fromme attempts to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford.[†]

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 population of 524,943 makes it the fourth-most populous city in Northern California, the sixth-most populous in the state, the ninth-most populous state capital, and the 35th most populous city in the United States. Sacramento is the seat of the California Legislature and the governor of California. Sacramento is also the cultural and economic core of the Greater Sacramento area, which at the 2020 census had a population of 2,680,831, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in California.

Historical Context for September 5, 1975

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