20. август 1975. је био среда под знаком звездице ♌. Био је 231 дан у години. Председник Сједињених Држава је био Gerald R. Ford.
Ако сте рођени на данашњи дан, имате 50 година. Ваш последњи рођендан је био среда, 20. август 2025., пре 327 дана. Ваш следећи рођендан је четвртак, 20. август 2026., за 37 дана. Живели сте 18.590 дана, или око 446.166 сати, или око 26.769.985 минута, или око 1.606.199.100 секунди.
Date: 20 August 1975
By WARREN WEAVER Jr. Special to The New York Times
Warren WEAVER
Sen B Bayh says he will lead drive to defeat proposed revised criminal code if it is not rewritten to eliminate 'repressive' provisions restricting availability of Govt information, news conf; proposes adding provision to prevent punishment of employes who disclose information under all but very special circumstances (S)
Date: 21 August 1975
By CHRISTOPHER LYDON Special to The New York Times
Christopher Special
Godfrey W Kauffmann, pres of Washington Star Communications, parent co of Washington Star, is urging fellow stockholders to ignore Joe L Allbritton's tender offer until Kauffmann family and other principals have planned concerted strategy later in wk; lr from Kauffmann, mailed on Aug 19, made no mention of reduced $28.5-million price that Allbritton is now offering for stock he does not control; Rudolph Kauffmann, sec of Star Communications, says Allbritton's price may meet with approval if other details of transfer can be negotiated; Robert Nelson, sr vp of Star, says that bank debts and contractual obligations at paper are reason for sharp drop in Allbritton's price; John H Kauffmann, former co pres, is quoted as saying Allbritton's price is too low (M)
Date: 20 August 1975
NYC Human Resources Adm is processing applications for half-fare transit program for physically handicapped (S)
Date: 21 August 1975
Date: 20 August 1975
Date: 21 August 1975
Date: 20 August 1975
Date: 20 August 1975
Date: 21 August 1975
Officials at World Rowing champs, Nottingham, Eng, mistakenly raise Nationalist Chinese flag rather than flag of Communist China; flag is replaced after Chinese express indignancy at incident (S)