Page 16: Historical Events In 1972

Dec 18   US began its heaviest bombing of North Vietnam   

Dec 19   Apollo 17 (last of Apollo Moon landing series) returns to Earth.   

Dec 21   Horace Mann Bond, president of Lincoln University (Pa), dies at 70   

Dec 21   Soviet Union signs a separate peace with East Germany.   

Dec 22   Canadian folk singer Joni Mitchell receives a gold record for her album, For the Roses; includes the single, You Turn Me on, I'm a Radio.   

Dec 23   16 plane crash survivors rescued after 70 days, survived by cannibalism   

Dec 23   Andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, dies at 84   

Dec 23   Earthquake destroys central Managua, Nicaragua   

Dec 24   Charles Atlas, bodybuilder, dies at 79.   

Dec 26   Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the U.S., dies in Kansas City, Missouri.   

Dec 26   Harry Truman, 33rd US Pres (1945-53), dies in KC Mo at 88.   

Dec 27   "Purlie" opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 14 performances.   

Dec 27   Former Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lester B. 'Mike' Pearson 1897-1972 dies at age 75;.   

Dec 27   Lester B Pearson (L), 14th Canadian PM (Nobel 1957), dies at 75.   

Dec 27   New North Korean constitution comes into effect.   

Dec 29   Eastern Tristar Jumbo Jet crashes near Everglades killing 101   

Dec 29   Fritz Behrend, composer, dies at 83.   

Dec 30   President Nixon halts bombing of North Vietnam and announces peace talks   

Dec 30   The US formally ends the bombing of North Vietnam.   

Dec 31   Roberto Clemente, slugger (Pitts Pirate), dies in a plane crash at 38.   

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Jan 02   Jeff jackson: Us baseball outfielder (phila phillies)   

Jan 02   Lake dawson: Nfl wide receiver (kc chiefs)   

Jan 02   Mattias norstrom: Mora swe, nhl defenseman (team sweden, la kings)   

Jan 02   Christopher lennertz: American composer   

Jan 04   Mike mccoy: Wlaf quarterback (amsterdam admirals)   

Jan 04   James longley: American documentary filmmaker   

Jan 13   Bryon morris: Running back (baltimore ravens)   

Jan 13   Byron "bam" morris: Nfl running back (pitts steelers)   

Jan 01   Jane morgan: Actress (mrs margaret davis-our miss brooks),   

Jan 03   Frans masereel: Flem wwii resistance fighter (le soleil),   

Jan 04   Carl-olof anderberg: Composer,   

Jan 06   Chen yi: Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901)   

Jan 07   Clarence passailaigue: Cricketer (487 for 6th wkt for jamaica),   

Jan 08   Kenneth patchen: Us writer (see you in the morning),   

Jan 09   Ted shawn: Us dancer,    

Jan 10   Al goodman: Russian/us orch leader (nbc comedy hour),