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October 14, 1975

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Headlines from October 14, 1975

A Liquor ‘War’ in New England

By John Kifner Special to The New York Times

Article on liquor 'war' between NH and Mass that stems from lower liquor taxes in NH and fact that NH stores, including liquor stores, are open Sunday; 2 new state liquor stores 30 mi from border lure Mass buyers; Mass State Repr William McLean says he plans to offer bill that would authorize sending police observers to NH to watch liquor stores for heavy buyers who, on return to Mass, could be held for avoiding payment of Mass liquor taxes; puts Mass liquor sales losses at $50-million yrly; NH officials say any liquor 'spies' will be sent packing; illus; map showing NH-Mass border area and location of new liquor stores in NH (M)

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Levi Panel on Crime

By Unknown Author

Attorney General Edward H. Levi has disclosed that he named a Justice Department panel to develop ways of moving against corporate crime. Page 15.

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8.2% CITY JOB LOSS IN ’70's FORECAST

By Peter Kihss

NYS Labor Dept forecast shows that, even assuming natl econ recovery and successful fight against inflation, NYC will have 313,732 fewer jobs in '80 than in '70, net loss of 8.2% over decade; city already has lost about 500,000 jobs from June '69 peak so that latest forecast would assume maximum recovery of not quite 200,000 jobs in next 5 yrs, given brightest prospects (M)

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Wallace, Starting European Tour, Meets With Wilson.

By Unknown Author

Ala Gov George C Wallace, arriving in London to begin Eur tour, asserts he neither rejoices in nor advocates bold remedies for NYC's financial problems, news conf; says he has 'misgivings' about situation and says he does not believe that we can sit back and let them default' but also suggests that city officials could 'bail themselves out' by cutting prolific spending' (S)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 8, 1975, covering October 14, 1975.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

    Wish You Were Here

    Pink Floyd

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Windsong by John Denver

    Windsong

    John Denver

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    2
  3. 3
    Album cover for Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

    Born To Run

    Bruce Springsteen

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

    One Of These Nights

    Eagles

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
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    Album cover for Win; Lose Or Draw by The Allman Brothers Band

    Win; Lose Or Draw

    The Allman Brothers Band

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    5

Notable Births

Michael Duberry

1975Michael Duberry, English footballer[†]

Michael Wayne Duberry is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Floyd Landis

1975Floyd Landis, American cyclist[†]

Floyd Landis is an American former professional road racing cyclist. At the 2006 Tour de France, he would have been the third non-European winner in the event's history, but was disqualified after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. The competition was ultimately won by Óscar Pereiro.

Shaznay Lewis

1975Shaznay Lewis, English singer and songwriter[†]

Tricia Marie "Shaznay" Lewis is an English singer and songwriter. Lewis rose to fame as a member of the girl group All Saints which she formed with Melanie Blatt in 1993. As a member of All Saints, Lewis won two Brit Awards and an Ivor Novello Award, and co-wrote three of the group's five UK number-one singles: "Never Ever", "Bootie Call" and "Pure Shores". In 2002, Lewis starred in the film Bend It Like Beckham.

Carlos Spencer

1975Carlos Spencer, New Zealand rugby player[†]

Carlos James Spencer is a former New Zealand rugby union player and previously the head coach of the Eastern Province Kings and the Munakata Sanix Blues. He is currently an assistant coach for the New Orleans Gold of Major League Rugby (MLR).

Historical Events

Royal Air Force

1975An RAF Avro Vulcan bomber explodes and crashes over Żabbar, Malta after an aborted landing, killing five crew members and one person on the ground.[†]

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, on the merger of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). Following the Allied victory over the Central Powers in 1918, the RAF emerged as the largest air force in the world at the time. Since its formation, the RAF has played a significant role in British military history. In particular, during the Second World War, the RAF established air superiority over Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain, and led the Allied strategic bombing effort.

Historical Context for October 14, 1975

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