Witnesses Tell of Horror
The explosion at the baggage‐claim area at La Guardia Airport last night that turned a scene of holiday travel into a nightmare left witnesses talking with horror and amazement of the destruction they had seen.
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The explosion at the baggage‐claim area at La Guardia Airport last night that turned a scene of holiday travel into a nightmare left witnesses talking with horror and amazement of the destruction they had seen.
CHANDIGARH, India, Dec. 29 —The leaders of the Indian Government disclosed today that they intended to use their emergency powers to postpone for a year the parliamentary elections that were to have been held early in 1976.
LONDON, Dec. 29—The British woman was relieved of many of the traditional shackles of this male‐dominated society today and was given markedly more freedom to chart her own life.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29—The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit lifted today a lower court injunction and allowed postal rate increase, including a three‐cent rise on first‐class mail to 13 cents.
Louis J.Lefkowitz, the State Attorney General, yesterday rejected Governor Carey's request to dismiss Maurice H. Nadjari quickly and instead gave the special state prosecutor six months to finish his investigations of political and judicial corruption.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 24, 1975, covering December 30, 1975.
Chicago
Earth| Wind & Fire
America
KC And The Sunshine Band
Joni Mitchell
1975Scott Chipperfield, Australian footballer[†]
Scott Kenneth Chipperfield is an Australian former soccer player who played as a midfielder for Wollongong Wolves, FC Basel, FC Aesch and the Australia national soccer team. His 2010 FIFA World Cup profile describes him "as a talented attacker with great physical ability and an eye for goal." He is also known for his versatility in playing in both right and left midfield and as a left sided defender.
1975Tiger Woods, American golfer[†]
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records. Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and is one of the most famous athletes in modern history. He is an inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
In 1975, the world population was approximately 4,070,735,277 people[†]