Faye and Payne Reunited In Nostalgic 'Good News'; Short-Hair Musical'
Date: 18 December 1973
By PAUL GARDNER
Paul GARDNER
Actress A Faye and actor J Payne, who appear in A Burrows play Good News, int on career; illus
Lucy Worsley Birthday, Date of Birth
Lucy Worsley (born 18 December 1973) is an English historian, author, curator, television presenter and podcaster. She was the joint chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces from 2003 to 2024, but is best known amongst UK television viewers as a presenter of BBC Television and Channel 5 series on historical topics.
Read more...- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Tuesday, December 18, 1973
- Place of Birth
- Reading
- Age
- 51
- Star Sign
- ♐
The December 18, 1973 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♐. It was the 351 day of the year. President of the United States was Richard M. Nixon.
If you were born on this day, you are 51 years old. Your last birthday was on the Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 319 days ago. Your next birthday is on Thursday, December 18, 2025, in 45 days. You have lived for 18,947 days, or about 454,740 hours, or about 27,284,439 minutes, or about 1,637,066,340 seconds.
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18th of December 1973 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on December 18, 1973
PAPERS, UNION SLATE AUTOMATION PARLEY
Date: 19 December 1973
Fed labor mediator T W Kheel repts on Dec 18 that discussions on automation issues between ITU Local 6 and NY Times, NY Daily News and NY Post are scheduled to begin on Jan 7
As F.C.C. Members Leave, Nixon's Influence Grows
Date: 19 December 1973
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
L Brown analyzes growing influence of Pres Nixon on FCC; says when Nixon names successor to H R Lee, who resigned last wk, he will have apptd 6 of 7 members of comm; says that not since F D Roosevelt's Adm has composition of FCC so borne stamp of a single Pres and that since apptmts are for 7 yrs, Nixon's influence upon Amer communications policy wil extend well beyond his own term of office; notes concern of Sen Communications Subcom Chmn J O Pastore and various citizens' orgns that FCC may become overly representative of 1 part of pol spectrum; Brown notes Sen Commerce Com has arranged to hold confirmation hearings on Jan 23 for Nixon's 2d apptmt to Dem seat, J H Quello; although ostensibly a Dem, Quello reptdly contributed to Nixon's '72 re-election campaign and was urged on Pres by Vice Pres Ford; discusses other questions complicating Quello's candidacy; says it is expected that when 2 vacant Dem seats are filled, FCC Chmn D Burch will resign; notes TV Digest reptd early this wk that Pres is planning to name N B Freeman, vp and exec ed of King Features Syndicate, to succeed Burch
COURT FINES ANCORP IN NEWSPAPER CASE
Date: 18 December 1973
FTC on Dec 17 discloses that Judge D B Bonsal has ruled that Ancorp Natl Services, formerly known as Amer News Co, violated '64 order of FTC barring practice of exacting special payments from newspapers; concern is now in bankruptcy proceedings and has been fined $204,200 for knowingly inducing and recieving discriminatory promotional allowances from NY Times, Daily News and NY Post; Ancorp gen mgr R S Itzler announced last March that co is filing arrangement with its creditors under Chapter XI of Fed Bankruptcy Act
Mayor Gives Leonard Lyons Medallion and Scroll
Date: 18 December 1973
L Lyons, author of syndicated column Lyon's Den, on Dec 17 is awarded NYC's feronze medallion by Mayor Lindsay in ceremony at City Hall; illus
News Officials Oppose Any Links of Correspondents to the C.I.A.; Opposition by the A.P. Communist Role Hinted
Date: 18 December 1973
By MARTIN ARNOLD
Martin ARNOLD
NY Times foreign correspondent M W Browne repts that when he was working for AP in Saigon there were number of foreign correspondents he believed were working for CIA; statement comes in response to CIA statement that agency has about 36 amer newsmen working abroad on its payroll as undercover informants or as full-time intelligence agents; Times correspondents M Arnold and J de Onis rept that during revolution in Domincan repub in '65 they were approached by CIA agent with information about revolution
Curran Says Coverage of a Raid Didn't Hinder Free-Trial Rights
Date: 19 December 1973
By ARNOLD H. LUBASCH
Arnold LUBASCH
US Atty P J Curran, in documents filed in US Fed Ct, NYC, on Dec 18, contends massive news coverage of narcotics raids on homes of 86 alleged drug pushers early in '73 was not illegal; contends briefing of reporters before raids was not illegal or improper, but acknowledges that it was 'ill advised' to allow newsmen to accompany law enforcement officials on raid on home of 1 of defendants; explanation has been demanded from Curran as result of motions by defendants who were convicted on narcotics charges after being arrested during raids
Newsman's WidowWins Case
Date: 19 December 1973
Mrs S Salazar, widow of R Salazar who was killed while covering '70 East Los Angeles riots involving Mex-Amers for TV station KMEX, is awarded $700,000 in damages on Dec 18; originally sued for $1.5-million
News Summary and Index; The Major Events of the Day International National Metropolitan The Other News Quotation of the Day
Date: 19 December 1973