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SOUTHAMPTON, L. I., Dec. 21 — A 50‐year‐old Nassau County teacher was arrested here today on charges of breaking into estates in this fashionable resort area. The local police said they had recovered antiques and art works worth more than $1.5 million in the suspect's home in neighboring Sae Harbor.
VIENNA, Monday, Dec. 22—Six terrorists, their weapons concealed in sports‐equipment bags, burst into a meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting countries here yesterday, shot three persons to death with submachine guns and held at least 60 people hostage.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21—President Ford's campaign plan, a key adviser says, is “to be the best President he knows how.” His central campaign problem, the same counselor adds, may be an impatient public's sense that through 16 months of his accidental term, Mr, Ford has been the best President he knows how.
A special state investigator has concluded that “serious errors in judgment” were made in the investigation of the bloody 1971 Attica prison riot, and following a recommendation in his report, a new special prosecutor was named yesterday to determine if indictments should be sought against law enforcement officers who took part in the retaking of the prison.
Darkness postponed the deciding match of the 1976 North American Zone Davis Cup semifinals yesterday between Mexico and the United States. Raul Ramirez of Mexico was ahead of Jimmy Connors, two sets to one, with Connors leading, 3‐2, in the fourth set, The match resumes today in Mexico City.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 17, 1975, covering December 22, 1975.
Chicago
Earth| Wind & Fire
America
KC And The Sunshine Band
Jefferson Starship
1975Sergei Aschwanden, Swiss martial artist[†]
Sergei Aschwanden is a Swiss judoka born in Bern.
1975Dmitri Khokhlov, Russian footballer and manager[†]
Dmitri Valeryevich Khokhlov is a Russian football manager and former midfielder who is the manager of the Under-19 squad of Lokomotiv Moscow.
1975Marcin Mięciel, Polish footballer[†]
Marcin Mięciel is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker. His trademark was the bicycle kick.
1975Stanislav Neckář, Czech ice hockey player[†]
Stanislav "Stan" Neckář is a former Czech professional ice hockey player. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, Phoenix Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Nashville Predators. He then played two seasons in Europe before retiring, with České Budějovice, and Elitserien team Södertälje SK.
1975Takuya Onishi, Japanese astronaut[†]
Takuya Onishi is a Japanese astronaut selected for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2009. He spent four months on board the International Space Station in 2016. In March 2025, he arrived at the ISS as part of Expedition 72/73.
1975U.S. President Gerald Ford creates the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in response to the 1970s energy crisis.[†]
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Ford assumed the presidency after the resignation of President Richard Nixon, under whom he had served as the 40th vice president from 1973 to 1974 following Spiro Agnew's resignation. Prior to that, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973.
In 1975, the world population was approximately 4,070,735,277 people[†]