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November 8, 1975

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Headlines from November 8, 1975

‘Fingerprints’

By James T. Wooten Special to The New York Times

Vasilios K Psarroulis, master of Brit-owned Liberian vessel Garbis, is arrested in Phila on Nov 7 on criminal charge that he failed to notify US authorities of discharge of 40,000 gals of oil into ocean within 50 miles of Amer shore; spill, discovered off Fla Keys on July 18, blackened Fla coastline for 50 miles and necessitated a $400,000 clean-up operation; arrest is 1st of its kind under Water Pollution Control Act; Lts Thomas Morse and Rick Williams of Coast Guard describe 4-mo investigation in which oil from spill was 'fingerprinted' through series of chem tests and traced to Garbis (M)

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Lisbon Soldiers Blow Up Leftist Radio Transmitter

By Alvin Shuster;Special to The New York Times

Portuguese soldiers blow up transmitter of radio station operated by extreme left in raid ordered by mil leadership to strengthen its authority; station, Radio Renascenca, was voice of RC Ch in Lisbon before it was taken over during summer (M)

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Feminists Reappraise Direction and Image

By Enid Nemy

Many feminists, in wake of defeat of proposed Equal Rights Amendment to NYS and NJ Consts, question direction of women's movement and reappraise some of its tactics; comment by NYS Lt Gov Krupsak, Betty Friedan, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Elinor C Guggenheimer, Elizabeth Forsling Harris and Eleanor Holmes Norton (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 5, 1975, covering November 8, 1975.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rock Of The Westies by Elton John

    Rock Of The Westies

    Elton John

    Last week
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Red Octopus by Jefferson Starship

    Red Octopus

    Jefferson Starship

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  3. 3
    Album cover for Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

    Wish You Were Here

    Pink Floyd

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for Prisoner In Disguise by Linda Ronstadt

    Prisoner In Disguise

    Linda Ronstadt

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Windsong by John Denver

    Windsong

    John Denver

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

Antony Hickling

1975Antony Hickling, English film maker, actor[†]

Antony Hickling is an English independent filmmaker, actor, writer, voiceover artist, and professor.

Brevin Knight

1975Brevin Knight, American basketball player and sportscaster[†]

Brevin Adon Knight is an American former professional basketball point guard who played with nine teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1997 to 2009. Knight played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1997 NBA draft.

Tara Reid

1975Tara Reid, American actress[†]

Tara Donna Reid is an American actress and model. Her film roles established her status as a sex symbol in the late 1990s through the early 2000s.

1975Alena Vašková, Czech tennis player[†]

Alena Vašková is a retired Czech tennis player.

Historical Context for November 8, 1975

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