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December 19, 1975

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Headlines from December 19, 1975

Soviet Will Continue Paying Higher Rate On Grain Shipments

By Christopher S. Wren Special to The New York Times

MOSCOW, Dec. 18 — The United States and the Soviet Union agreed today on a new shipping accord that allows American ships to continue charging freight rates significantly higher, than the market level to deliver American grainto the Soviet Union.

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Panel Backs Bush For C.I.A. as Ford Bars Political Bid

By Nicholas M. Horrock Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18—The Senate Armed Services Committee voted today to approve the nomination of George Bush as Director of Central Intelligence, after President Ford ruled out the 51‐year‐old former member of Congress as a possible running mate in 1976.

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ECONOMISTS WARN ON TAX INCREASE

By Soma Golden

Some of the nation's leading private economists said yesterday after the House refused to override President Ford's veto of the tax cut bill that if the Federal Government's personal tax cut was not extended into next year, the economic recovery, which is already rather wobbly, could weaken even further.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 17, 1975, covering December 19, 1975.

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    Album cover for Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits by Chicago

    Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits

    Chicago

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    4
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    Album cover for Gratitude by Earth| Wind & Fire

    Gratitude

    Earth| Wind & Fire

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    7
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    3
  3. 3
    Album cover for History/America's Greatest Hits by America

    History/America's Greatest Hits

    America

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    8
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
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    Album cover for K C And The Sunshine Band by KC And The Sunshine Band

    K C And The Sunshine Band

    KC And The Sunshine Band

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    5
    Peak
    4
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    21
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    Album cover for Red Octopus by Jefferson Starship

    Red Octopus

    Jefferson Starship

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    2
    Peak
    1
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    23

Notable Births

1975Makis Belevonis, Greek footballer[†]

Makis Belevonis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a right back.

Brandon Sanderson

1975Brandon Sanderson, American author and academic[†]

Brandon Winn Sanderson is an American author of high fantasy, science fiction, and young adult books. He is best known for the Cosmere fictional universe, in which most of his fantasy novels, most notably the Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive, are set. Outside of the Cosmere, he has written several young adult and juvenile series including The Reckoners, the Skyward series, and the Alcatraz series. He is also known for finishing author Robert Jordan's high fantasy series The Wheel of Time. Sanderson has created two graphic novels, including White Sand and Dark One.

Jeremy Soule

1975Jeremy Soule, American composer[†]

Jeremy Soule is an American composer of soundtracks for film, television, and video games. He has composed soundtracks for over 60 games and over a dozen other works during his career, including The Elder Scrolls, Guild Wars, Total Annihilation, and the Harry Potter series.

Olivier Tébily

1975Olivier Tébily, Ivorian-French footballer[†]

Olivier Tébily is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. A French citizen, he won 18 full international caps for his native Ivory Coast national team. He played in the top level league in four countries: for Châteauroux in Division 1, for Celtic in the Scottish Premier League, for Birmingham City in the English Premier League, and for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

1975Dean Treister, Australian rugby league player[†]

Dean Treister is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, and 2000s. A member of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks team, Treister played many games for the club from 1993 to 2003, including the 1997 Super League Grand Final. His position of choice was hooker. As a Cronulla Sharks local junior, Dean was part of the famous 1994 Presidents Cup winning team and played 161 first grade games between 1995 and 2003 where he scored 16 tries and played in the hooker position. He finished his career in England where he played 1 season for Hull FC. Throughout his time at the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks he was a favourite amongst the fans. Treister was known for his creative ability in attack and his ability to control the game.

Historical Context for December 19, 1975

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