The October 25, 1972 was a Wednesday under the star sign of ♏. It was the 298 day of the year. President of the United States was Richard M. Nixon.
If you were born on this day, you are 52 years old. Your last birthday was on the Friday, October 25, 2024, 350 days ago. Your next birthday is on Saturday, October 25, 2025, in 14 days. You have lived for 19,343 days, or about 464,232 hours, or about 27,853,963 minutes, or about 1,671,237,780 seconds.
Date: 25 October 1972
Special to The New York Times
Cleveland Newspaper Guild ratifies 29-mo agreement with Cleveland Plain Dealer, ending strike that closed paper for 3 days; contract provisions detailed; paper's officials rept it will resume publishing on Oct 25
Date: 25 October 1972
Special to The New York Times
P J Bridge, former reporter for Newark Evening News who was jailed for refusing to answer grand jury questions about article he wrote on alleged corruption in Newark Housing Authority, says after release that he would repeat his actions if necessary; is applauded by crowd of more than 200 journalists who gathered at Village Gate, NYC, for fund raising rally on behalf of journalists who face Govt legal action; illus of Bridge leaving jail
Date: 25 October 1972
By RICHARD PHALONSpecial to The New York Times
Essex County, NJ, grand jury on Oct 24 finds allegations that apptment of R Notte as exec dir of Newark Housing Authority had been supported by organized crime 'without substance'; Sup Ct Judge Giuliano also frees P Bridge, former reporter for Newark Evening News, who was jailed for refusing to give source of story about housing authority that appeared in now-defunct Newark News last May
Date: 26 October 1972
Special to The New York Times
Newspaper circulation drivers M Birordy (NY Times) and A Nicolini (NY Post) plead guilty on Oct 20 to charges of larceny for stealing 405 copies of Sunday issues of NY Times; are fined $10 each plus $10 ct costs and are dismissed by their cos
Date: 26 October 1972
By DAVID A. ANDELMAN
David ANDELMAN
V Zorin, one of USSR's top pol commentators, currently assigned to Soviet mission to UN, is robbed at gunpoint of $154 while walking at midday in Central Pk on Oct 25; mission 1st sec A Skotnikov repts incident to police but says Soviet Govt has not lodged a formal protest; Mayor Lindsay telephones mission and expresses his concern and regret; Parks Admr Heckscher issues statement
Date: 25 October 1972
Chilean shopkeepers strike seen having adverse effects on Santiago despite Govt assurances; illus of police removing demonstrator who protested opening of stores
Date: 26 October 1972
By JAMES M. NAUGHTONSpecial to The New York Times
Dem Pres nominee Sen McGovern, in nationally televised program on Oct 25, charges that Nixon Adm has abandoned antitrust proceedings against ITT after concern offered to help finance Repub Natl Conv
Date: 26 October 1972
By Tom Wicker
Tom Wicker
T Wicker article discusses paradox that great preponderance of met press is supporting Nixon for re-election even though Adm is less sensitive to First Amendment rights than any adm since J Adams and his Alien and Sedition Acts; cites Nixon's consistent attacks on press and his recent claim that 'opinion makers' have 'duty' to support Pres, statement which was strongly protested by most newspapers; sketch
Date: 26 October 1972
Smith, Beverly