1974 Idaho gubernatorial election
The 1974 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 5. Incumbent Democrat Cecil Andrus defeated Republican nominee Jack Murphy, the lieutenant governor, with 70.92% of the vote.


1974 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The 1974 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bob Blackman, the Illini compiled a 6–4–1 record and finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.


1974 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Jeff Hollenbach with 1,037 passing yards, running back Chubby Phillips with 772 rushing yards, and wide receiver Joe Smalzer with 525 receiving yards. Hollenbach and linebacker Tom Hicks were selected as the team's most valuable players.


1974 Illinois elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 5, 1974.


1974 Illinois elections, Election information
1974 was a midterm election year in the United States.


1974 Illinois elections, Election information, Turnout
Turnout in the primary election was 30.09%, with a total of 1,817,804 ballots cast. 1,174,231 Democratic and 643,573 Republican primary ballots were cast.


1974 Illinois elections, Election information, Turnout
Turnout during the general election was 52.23%, with 3,084,675 ballots cast.


1974 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States House
All 24 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1974.


1974 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States House
The Democratic Party flipped three seats, leaving the party composition of Illinois' House delegation as 13 Democratic and 11 Republican.


1974 Illinois elections, State elections, Treasurer
Incumbent Treasurer Alan J. Dixon, a Democrat, won reelection to a second term.


1974 Illinois elections, State elections, Treasurer, Republican primary
Harry Page defeated Jeannette H. Mullen in the Republican primary.


1974 Illinois elections, State elections, State Senate
Seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1974. Democrats flipped control of the chamber.


1974 Illinois elections, State elections, State House of Representatives
Seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1974. Democrats flipped control of the chamber.


1974 Illinois elections, State elections, Trustees of University of Illinois
An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois system.


1974 Illinois elections, State elections, Trustees of University of Illinois
The election saw the election of new members, Democrats Robert J. Lenz, Nina T. Shepherd, and Arthur R.  Velasquez.


1974 Illinois elections, State elections, Trustees of University of Illinois
First-term Republican Russel W. Steger, and fellow Republican Timothy W. Swain (who had been appointed in 1955, and had been elected to three full terms since) both lost reelection. Third-term Republican Earl M. Hughes was not renominated.


1974 Illinois elections, State elections, Ballot measures
Illinois voters voted on a single ballot measure in 1974. In order to be approved, the measure required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the measure or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.


1974 Illinois elections, State elections, Ballot measures
This marked the first time that Illinois voters voted on a proposed amendment to the 1970 Constitution of Illinois following its adoption.


1974 Illinois elections, State elections, Ballot measures, Restrict Governor's Amendatory Veto Power
Voters rejected the Restrict Governor's Amendatory Veto Power amendment, a measure which would have amended Amends Article IV, Section 9, Paragraph (e) of the Constitution of Illinois failed to meet either threshold to amend the constitution. It would have restricted the amendatory veto power given to the governor, which allows the governor to return bills to the legislature with suggested changes.


1974 Illinois elections, Local elections
Among the local elections was a referendum in  Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties which created Regional Transportation Authority.


1974 Indian Open
The 1974 Indian Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Bombay, India. It was the second edition of the event and was held from 11 November through 17 November 1974. The tournament was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and categorized in Group B. Third-seeded Onny Parun won the singles title.


1974 Indian Open, Finals, Doubles
Anand Amritraj /  Vijay Amritraj defeated  Dick Crealy /  Onny Parun 6–4, 7–6


1974 Indian Rajya Sabha elections
Rajya Sabha elections were held in 1974, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber.


1974 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Elections
Elections were held in 1974 to elect members from various states. The list is incomplete.


1974 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Elections, Members elected
The following members are elected in the elections held in 1974. They are members for the term 1974-80 and retire in year 1980, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.


1974 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Bye-elections
The following bye elections were held in the year 1974.


1974 Indian presidential election
The Election Commission of India held indirect 6th presidential elections of India on 17 August 1974. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, from Assam with 765,587 votes won over his nearest rival Tridib Chaudhuri, from West Bengal who got 189,196 votes.


1974 Indian presidential election, Electoral Change
During the 1974 elections, there was a change in the electoral college. It now had 521 from the Lok Sabha, 230 from the Rajya Sabha and 3654 from the State assemblies.


1974 Indian vice presidential election
The 1974 Indian vice-presidential election was held on 27 August 1974. B. D. Jatti defeated his opponent, Niral Enem Horo to become the fifth Vice-President of India.


1974 Indian vice presidential election
There were some changes in the law regarding vice-presidential elections, as follows:


1974 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The 1974 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Lee Corso, in his second year as head coach of the Hoosiers.


1974 Indianapolis 500
The 58th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 26, 1974. Johnny Rutherford, in his eleventh attempt, won the race from the 25th starting position, the farthest back since Louis Meyer in 1936. It was the first of his three Indy victories, and started a three-year stretch where he finished 1st-2nd-1st.


1974 Indianapolis 500
The race was run relatively clean, with no major crashes or injuries, a sharp contrast from the tragic 1973 event. In order to increase safety, significant improvements were made to the track and cars. Wings were reduced in size, fuel tank capacity was reduced, and pop-off valves were added to the turbocharger plenums in order to reduce horsepower and curtail speeds.


1974 Indianapolis 500
For the first time in Indy history, the race was scheduled for the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. This ended the "never on a Sunday" policy previously held from 1911 to 1973. At the time, it was also the earliest calendar date (May 26) that the race had ever been held. With the implementation of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act in 1971, the holiday was now observed on the last Monday of May (25–31), creating a three-day weekend (Saturday–Monday) every year.


1974 Indianapolis 500
On race day, A. J. Foyt broke the all-time record for most starts at Indianapolis. The 1974 race was his 17th Indy 500 start (all consecutive), breaking the record of 16 previously held by Cliff Bergere and Chet Miller. Foyt would go on to start a total of 35 consecutive races.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Race schedule
* Includes days where trackactivity was significantlylimited due to rain


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Schedule changes
The race was run in the wake of the energy crisis, which precipitated several changes to the schedule. During the offseason, government officials were pressuring sports and recreational organizations to curtail their energy consumption. Track management did not want to shorten the traditional 500-mile race distance, but agreed to voluntarily curtail other track activities. In the first half of 1974, NASCAR decided to trim all of their race distances by 10%, as well as scale back practice and ancillary events. Earlier in the year, the Daytona 500 was notably trimmed by 20 laps (the race officially started on lap 21), and the race ran a distance of only 450 miles. Furthermore, the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring were canceled outright.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Schedule changes
USAC opted to cut a week of practice out of the schedule for the Indy 500. Previously, the track would open for practice on May 1 (or as early as the Saturday before May 1). For 1974, the track opened three weeks before the race. Time trials were cut back from four days to two. Pole day would be held on the Saturday two weeks before the race, and Bump Day would be held on the Saturday one week before the race.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Schedule changes
In addition, the track would begin opening on practice days around 12 noon, rather than the previous 9 a.m. Normally, the first few hours of practice were quiet and leisurely with few cars taking advantage of the track time. Thus they were deemed superfluous and excessive on resources and operating costs. This change was also introduced because it made logical sense to have drivers practicing on the track at the same time of day as they would be running in time trials and the race itself (theoretically it would better mimic the conditions encountered on those days).


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Schedule changes
The reduced on-track time was seen as a way to reduce overall fuel consumption – fewer days that fans would drive their cars to the track – but a mostly insignificant reduction of the actual methanol fuel used by the race cars.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Safety improvements
After the tragic 1973 race, several changes were made to the course, as well as the car rules. The pit lane was widened, and lengthened to the north by about 400 feet. In addition, the inside wall from turn 4 to the pit entrance, which had played a part in the fatal 1973 crash that killed Swede Savage and the 1964 crash that killed Dave MacDonald and Eddie Sachs, was moved in, which allowed cars to have a much easier entrance into the pit lane as asphalt replaced grass in that area. The heights of the inside and outside retaining walls were also raised and set at a uniform height, a second safety fence was added to the existing fencing throughout, and several rows of trackside seats on the main straightaway were removed.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Safety improvements
Also part of the improvements were a new flagstand and officials' booth. Tom Binford, the new chief steward for 1974, requested the construction of an elevated booth, to be located on the outside of the track at the start/finish line. The flagging duties were moved to the new perch. Previously they were done from a small trackside platform on the inside grass along the pit lane, and prior to that, on the race track itself.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Safety improvements
Though flagman Pat Vidan did not particularly like the confines of the new flagstand (it constricted his grandiose waving style), the officials preferred their improved view of the track and the isolation the booth provided (previously the officials were stationed on the pit lane, in full ear of the often confrontational participants).


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Safety improvements
Just three days after the 1973 race, USAC held an urgent meeting to draft emergency rule changes in time for the Pocono 500. Rear wings were reduced in size from 64 inches to 55 inches. On-board fuel capacity was reduced from 70 US gal (58 imp gal; 260 l) down to 40 US gal (33 imp gal; 150 l), and fuel tanks were only allowed on the left side of the car, with the exception of a 21⁄2 gallon pick-up tank.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Safety improvements
An energy-absorbing material was to be placed in the spot formerly occupied by the right-side tank, and total fuel allotment for the 500 miles was reduced from 375 to 340 gallons. By May 1974, the rules were changed once more, further reducing the total fuel allotment to 280 gallons, and rear wings down to 43 inches.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Safety improvements
During time trials, all cars were required to carry a pop-off valve to control turbocharger "boost." Maximum boost levels were set at 80 inHG. The reduction of boost, reduction of wing sizes, and other technical changes lowered speeds by about 8–10 mph from 1973. As a result, top speeds would be around 190 mph, and the elusive 200 mph barrier would be out-of-reach for 1974.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Rule changes
In response to the fatal accident of pit crew member Armando Teran in 1973, safety trucks were prohibited from driving on the racing surface in the opposite direction of the racing cars. Teran was struck by a fire truck rushing to the scene of Swede Savage's accident.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Rule changes
During time trials, a new safety rule was put into place to convey to the officials the start of a qualifying attempt. When a driver was on his three warm-up laps, a crew member(s) from his team was now stationed at the north end of the mainstretch, and provided with two flags (green and yellow). When the car came around after the third and final warm-up lap, the crew member was instructed to wave a green flag in the air to signify the driver will begin the run. If the crew waves a yellow flag, or waves no flag, the run does not start, the car returns to the pits, and the attempt does not count. As in previous years, each car was still permitted up to three official qualifying attempts.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Rule changes
Previously, the driver himself would make the decision on whether to start the qualifying run. He would do so by raising his hand in the air as he approached the start/finish line. Due to the significantly rising speeds, and the awkwardness of doing so in the increasingly confined cockpits, this practice was abandoned. For instance, during qualifying in 1970, Lloyd Ruby raised his hand to make his attempt, but officials did not see it, and inadvertently waved him off. After he persuaded the officials for a do-over, he burned a piston.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Rule changes
It was also in the interest of safety, reflecting upon an incident that involved Bobby Grim during the 1959 race. Grim suffered magneto failure and began coasting to the pits. As was customary for drivers of the time, he raised his arm to signify to the other drivers he had lost power. However, due to the high speed he was still traveling, he painfully dislocated his arm in the process.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Rule changes
This new arrangement also made it simpler for the crew to "wave off" an unsatisfactory attempt already in progress. At any time during the four-lap run, if the crew was dissatisfied with the performance, they could wave a yellow flag, and officials would immediately abort the run. Crews could now wave off a run without needing input from, or conveying the message to, the driver out on the track. Previously the only way to wave off a run was to pull into the pits.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Rule changes
Typically, crew members would use hand-held stopwatches and clock their car from a reference point in turn four. That would give them enough time to estimate their forthcoming lap time, and decide whether to abort the run before the car crossed the start/finish line. Furthermore, the rules made it clear that the instant the yellow flag was waved by the crew, the run was aborted, irrespective of the position of the car out on the track. If the car continued down the mainstretch, it would not matter if he/she proceeded to cross the finish line.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Rule changes
Previously, if a car physically crossed the finish line, the run counted and was locked in, even if the team was intending to wave off the run. That situation made for some precarious maneuvers to the pit lane or to cars stopping out on the track to avoid crossing the finish line and 'locking in' the undesirable qualifying time.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Background, Departure of Firestone
The 1974 race would be the last, temporarily, for Firestone, who dropped out of Indy car competition effective at the end of the season. Firestone had been a fixture at the Indianapolis 500 dating back to 1911. Firestone-shod cars had won the Indianapolis 500 a total of 48 times to date, including 43 consecutive from 1920 to 1966. By the mid-1960s, Goodyear had joined the sport, and began a fiercely-competitive "tire war." Firestone had not won the 500 since Al Unser won back-to-back in 1970-1971. Starting in 1975, Goodyear became the lone tire supplier for championship trail racing and the Indy 500 - an arrangement that would continue through 1994. Firestone made a heralded return to Indy car competition in 1995, and eventually became the exclusive tire supplier in 2000.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Time trials
Qualifying was scheduled for two days (Saturday May 11 & Saturday May 18). Each day was slated to have two separate sessions, an early session from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., followed by a late session from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The four total sessions were intended to mimic the traditional four days of time trials which had been scaled back for 1974 due to the energy crisis. The pole position was to be the fastest driver before 2:30 p.m. on the first day (May 11), or once the original qualifying draw had exhausted. Officials announced that the pole round would be extended beyond 2:30 p.m. only if all cars had not yet had their opportunity to make their allotted attempt. Qualifiers from the late session would line up behind the qualifiers from the early session, and so on.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Time trials
Rain, however, threw a wrench into the plan on both days. Pole qualifying ended up stretching in to the second day. Once the pole round was finally completed, bump day qualifying immediately commenced, and the four sessions plan was scrapped.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole day
Pole Day was scheduled for Saturday May 11. A. J. Foyt drew the first spot in the qualifying draw, and was the first car to make an attempt when the track opening at 11 a.m. His four-lap speed of 191.632 mph placed him tentatively on the pole position.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole day
Wally Dallenbach completed a run of 189.683 mph, which put him in second starting position. His car featured a controversial "king sized" turbocharger, which some competitors complained was too large to be controlled by the standard issue pop-off valves. Ultimately, Dallenbach's blower was deemed legal, but USAC ruled that the team had to use the same turbo in the race. They would not be allowed to swap it out for the more fuel-conservative smaller turbo on race day.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole day
At 12:25 p.m. rain halted qualifying. Only nine cars had completed an attempt.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole day
At 3:35 p.m., the track was dried, and qualifying resumed. Five more cars were able to take to the track, but rain returned, and the track was closed for the day at 4:20 p.m. The field was only filled to 15 cars, and several drivers, including Mario Andretti and Gordon Johncock were still in line and eligible for the pole. Al Unser and Johnny Rutherford, however, both suffered blown engines during the day, and had to forfeit their spots in the qualifying line. Both would be ineligible for the pole, and would have to be second-day qualifiers.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump day
The track opened for time trials on Saturday May 18 with eleven cars still eligible for the pole position round. Gordon Johncock was the first driver out, and he completed a run of 186.287 mph. The next car out was Mike Hiss, who qualified third at 187.490 mph. Andretti was the last driver who was a factor for the pole, but he ended up fifth. At 12:30 p.m., the pole round was officially over, with A. J. Foyt holding on to the pole position. The field officially was filled to 24 cars. As soon as the pole round had concluded, rain fell, closing the track for almost four hours.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump day
At 4:20 p.m., the track was dried and re-opened for Bump Day time trials. Rutherford, who missed out on the pole round, qualified at 190.446 mph, the second-fastest car in the field. Since he was a second day qualifier, however, he was forced to line up behind the first-day qualifiers in 25th position.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump day
With fifteen minutes left in the day, the field was filled to 33 cars. Johnny Parsons bumped Jigger Sirois out of the field with nine minutes left. The final car to make an attempt was rookie Jan Opperman, who qualified for the 32nd position, bumping Denny Zimmerman. Sammy Sessions and others were left waiting in line at the 6 o'clock gun. A protest was filed by owners representing nine cars that were not able to make an attempt (mostly due to the numerous rain delays), but it was dismissed.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Start
At the start, Wally Dallenbach blasted from the middle of the front row to take the lead into turn one. His aforementioned "king-sized" turbocharger was credited for the fast start, but its reliability was a source of considerable concern. Dallenbach set a new race record for one-lap of 191.408 mph on lap 2, as he pulled out to a sizable lead. The lead was short-lived, however, as Dallenbach broke a piston and coasted to a stop on lap 3. Attrition was very high early on, as eight cars dropped out with mechanical problems by lap 11. Mario Andretti and Gary Bettenhausen each broke a valve, and Mike Mosley blew an engine. Rick Muther pulled into the pits with problems during the pace lap, but rejoined the race, only to lose a piston after 11 laps.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Start
A. J. Foyt took the lead when Dallenbach dropped out. Rutherford was charging dramatically from the 25th starting position. By lap 23, he was running third, and on lap 24, he passed Bobby Unser to take 2nd position.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half
The top five consisted of Foyt, Rutherford, Bobby Unser, rookie Tom Sneva and Al Unser. By lap 45, Rutherford was driving very aggressively in traffic, and caught up to Foyt. The two cars ran nose-to-tail over the next several laps.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half
During the second sequence of pit stops around lap 50, teammates Gordon Johncock and Steve Krisiloff both ran out of fuel. They coasted back to the pits and lost considerable time on the track. Bobby Unser also ran out of fuel, and top of that, had a 39 second pit stop. On lap 62, the first caution came out when Larry Cannon stalled on the backstretch. Under the yellow, A. J. Foyt had a terrible pit stop of 53 seconds, which allowed Rutherford to take the lead for the first time on lap 65.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half
The green came out on lap 68, but only lasted three laps, as Jimmy Caruthers blew an engine, and dropped oil on the track. Five laps later, Pancho Carter lightly brushed the wall exiting turn four, but the car did not suffer significant damage.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half
On the next green flag pit stop around lap 90, Rutherford was on the receiving end of good luck. He ducked into the pits under green, but seconds later the caution came out for a spin by Jan Opperman, which allowed Rutherford to pit with little time lost.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half
Jerry Karl crashed in turn 3 after completing 115 laps. During the caution, Johnny Rutherford exited the pits right in front of second place A. J. Foyt, and held the lead. Seconds later, the green light came back on while the drivers were in the southchute. Foyt got the jump on the restart, and passed Rutherford for the lead in turn 2.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half
At lap 130, Foyt, Rutherford, and Bobby Unser were running 1st-2nd-3rd. Al Unser dropped out on lap 131 with a broken valve, bringing out the caution for a tow-in. Foyt ducked into the pits, and Rutherford was now the leader again.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half
On lap 138, the green light came back on. Foyt came through traffic and passed Rutherford for the lead down the mainstretch. A lap later though, Foyt's car began smoking, and he was issued the black flag due to leaking oil. After two pits stops, Foyt dropped out with a broken turbocharger scavenger pump.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half
Rutherford took over the lead on lap 141, and seemed to have the race in hand. Bobby Unser was the only other car on the lead lap, but was between 15-20 second behind. Rutherford had a close call in turn one while attempting to pass lap traffic. As he was lapping Pancho Carter and Jim McElreath, Carter spun right next to him in turn one. McElreath narrowly avoided him, and all three cars continued.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half
Rutherford gave up the lead only one more time on lap 176 during a pit stop. He led the final 24 laps to win his first Indianapolis 500. David Hobbs' 5th-place finish was the only top ten at Indianapolis for a foreign driver in the 1970s (except Andretti, who was born in Italy but was a naturalized U.S. citizen).


1974 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half
Immediately after the checkered flag was waved for Johnny Rutherford, a multitude of fans streamed onto the active track in turn 3. This forced the race steward to immediately halt the race, rather than give lapped drivers five extra minutes to complete the race distance as had been the custom since 1964 (before 1964, the time allowed was even longer). The fan incursion caused the Indianapolis 500 race rules to be changed for 1975 and beyond, so that the winner crossing the line ends the race, and all competitors behind the race winner are allowed only to finish their current running lap under green.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
The race was carried live on the IMS Radio Network. The broadcast reached an estimated 1,200 affiliates and carriers. Sid Collins served as chief announcer and Fred Agabashian served as "driver expert." At the conclusion of the race, Lou Palmer reported from victory lane. The broadcast opened with a 45-minute prerace.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Several shuffles occurred amongst the reporters and locations, the most significant changes in almost a decade. Mike Ahern retired from the crew and his prestigious turn one location. Veteran Ron Carrell moved from turn three to take over turn one. Among the newcomers was Paul Page, who debuted as a pit reporter. The reporting location for turn three was moved to a platform on the "L" grandstand. Doug Zink took over turn three, and rookie Jerry Baker made his 500 radio debut on the backstretch.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
For the first time, there were five pit/garage reporters on the crew. For the 1974 race, the length of the pit road was increased, and the additional reporter was added to help cover the expansion. Bob Forbes was once again the "wireless" roving reporter.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Chief Announcer: Sid CollinsDriver expert: Fred AgabashianStatistician: John DeCampHistorian: Donald Davidson


1974 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Turn 1: Ron CarrellTurn 2: Howdy BellBackstretch: Jerry Baker  R Turn 3: Doug ZinkTurn 4: Jim Shelton


1974 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
The race was carried in the United States on ABC Sports on a same-day tape delay basis. Jim McKay returned as announcer, but Jackie Stewart was in Monaco for coverage of the grand prix. Former driver Sam Posey joined the crew as booth analyst.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
The broadcast has re-aired on ESPN Classic since May 2011.


1974 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
Since April 25, 2019 the full race broadcast was made available on the official Indianapolis Motor Speedway YouTube channel.


1974 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
The 1974 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship was the ninth edition of the World Championship.


1974 Individual Long Track World Championship
The 1974 Individual Long Track World Championship was the fourth edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship. The event was held on 8 September 19743 in Scheeßel, West Germany.


1974 Individual Long Track World Championship
The defending champion Ole Olsen was unable to defend his title because of an injury suffered during the 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship, two days previous. The world title was won by Egon Müller of West Germany.


1974 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 29th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.


1974 Individual Speedway World Championship
Sweden's own Anders Michanek scored a 15-point maximum to claim his only Individual world title in front of a capacity crowd at the Ullevi stadium in Göteborg. Four time champion Ivan Mauger finished second on 11 points after winning a run-off with Swede Sören Sjösten who also scored 11. With the defending champion Jerzy Szczakiel not qualifying after finishing last in the 2nd Continental Semi-final, the only other World Champion in the field was Denmark's Ole Olsen who suffered a horror night, finishing second in his first ride before falling in his second and not being able to contest the rest of the meeting.


1974 Individual Speedway World Championship, Format changes
The format of the Championship changed for the 1974 event. This time the Swedish riders were allowed five places in the World Final to be held in Sweden. All other nations had to go through the European Final route to provide the remaining 11 riders for the World Final.


1974 Individual Speedway World Championship, Second Round, British/Commonwealth Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1974 Individual Speedway World Championship, Third Round, Continental Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1974 Individual Speedway World Championship, Third Round, British/Commonwealth/Nordic Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1974 Individual Speedway World Championship, Fourth Round, Swedish Finals
Three races held on 28 May at Stockholm, 29 May at Norrköping and 30 May in Göteborg


1974 Individual Speedway World Championship, Fourth Round, European Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1974 Individual Speedway World Championship, World Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1974 Intercontinental Cup
The 1974 Intercontinental Cup was an association football tie held over two legs in March and April 1975 between Independiente, winners of the 1974 Copa Libertadores, and the runners up of the 1973–74 European Cup, Atlético Madrid, as the winners Bayern Munich declined to participate.


1974 Intercontinental Cup
The first leg was held on 12 March 1975 at the Estadio Libertadores de América, then known as the Estadio de Independiente or La Doble Visera, home of Independiente. The match finished up as a 1–0 victory for the local team, with a goal scored by Agustín Balbuena in the 34th minute.


1974 Intercontinental Cup
Vicente Calderón Stadium hosted the return leg on 10 April 1975. Atlético Madrid won the second leg 2–0. The goals came from Javier Irureta in the 23rd and Rubén Ayala in the 85th minute. Atlético Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate, and became the only team to win the Intercontinental Cup without winning a continental championship.


1974 Intertoto Cup
In the 1974 Intertoto Cup no knock-out rounds were contested, and therefore no winner was declared. This year marked the first edition a club from Turkey took part.


1974 Intertoto Cup, Group stage
The teams were divided into ten groups of four teams each.


1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. This was Bob Commings' first year as head coach of the Hawkeyes.


1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, UCLA
The victory over the 12th ranked Bruins snapped a 12-game losing streak and was only Iowa's second win in its last 19 games.


1974 Iowa Senate election
The 1974 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1974 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 26 of the state senate's districts—the 25 odd-numbered state senate districts and a special election in district 10. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for regularly-scheduled election each cycle. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1974 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly


1974 Iowa Senate election
The primary election on June 4, 1974 determined which candidates appeared on the November 5, 1974 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here. General election results can be obtained here.


1974 Iowa Senate election
Following the previous election in 1972, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 28 seats to Democrats' 22 seats.


1974 Iowa Senate election
To take control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 4 Senate seats.


1974 Iowa Senate election
Democrats flipped control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1974 general election, with Democrats claiming 26 seats and Republicans falling to 24 seats after the election (a net gain of 4 seats for the Democrats).


1974 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 1974 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Earle Bruce, the Cyclones compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 198 to 186. They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.


1974 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Phil Danowsky, Rick Howe, and Mike Strachan were the team captains.


1974 Iowa gubernatorial election
The 1974 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Republican Robert D. Ray defeated Democratic nominee James Schaben with 58.07% of the vote.


1974 Iran International Tournament
The Iran International Tournament (Persian: تورنمنت بین المللی ایران) or simply known as Iran Cup (Persian: جام ایران) was a friendly football tournament held in Tehran, Iran. The first edition was held between July 12 and July 21, 1974. The second edition was 1975 Iran International Tournament.


1974 Iran International Tournament
Six teams participated in this edition: Iran national football team A & B, Tunisia national football team, USSR U23 and club sides Zagłębie Sosnowiec from Poland and FK Teplice from Czechoslovakia.


1974 Irish Greyhound Derby
The 1974 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during June and July with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 27 July 1974.


1974 Irish Greyhound Derby
The winner Lively Band won £10,000 and was trained by Jack Murphy, owned by Cyril Scotland and bred by Denis Clancy. The competition was sponsored by Carrolls.


1974 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Myrtown travelled over to Ireland for the 1974 Irish Derby hoping to go one place better than his 1974 English Greyhound Derby campaign but would face Ireland's best greyhounds. Prominent owner Cyril Scotland (owner of 1972 winner Catsrock Daisy) would enter another leading contender called Lively Band, a fawn dog who possessed significant early pace and had won the Derby consolation at White City.


1974 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Myrtown was ante-post favourite and progressed through the mandatory first round. Fastest in the round was Tain Rua who recorded 29.30.


1974 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The second round featured eight heats run on the same night for the first time and included a formidable race in which Myrtown won from Lively Band in 29.20. Other winners included the Irish TV Trophy winner Waverley Supreme and Nelson Blast but Tommy Astaire was eliminated. In the quarter-finals Myrtown won in 29.00 and still looked like the one to beat. Nelsons Blast set a time of 29.12 before Lively Band recorded 29.05; the remaining heat went to Shady Wagger.


1974 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Myrtown suffered his first defeat in the semi-finals losing out to Shady Wagger; Lively Band won the other semi from National Produce Stakes champion Quote Me and Windjammer.


1974 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The final draw proved pivotal because Lively Band and Myrtown both broke well from the traps but the latter found trouble trying to get across to the rails which allowed the Jack Murphy trained Lively Band to ease to victory from the strong finishing Windjammer. Quote Me failed to finish with a serious injury.


1974 Irish local elections
The 1974 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on 18 June 1974.


1974 Irish presidential election
The 1974 Irish presidential election resulted from the sudden death in office of President Erskine H. Childers. Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh was elected unopposed as the fifth president of Ireland.


1974 Irish presidential election, Nomination process
Under Article 12 of the Constitution of Ireland, a candidate for president could be nominated by:


1974 Irish presidential election, Agreed candidate
Initially all parties privately agreed to nominate the late president's widow, Rita Childers. Before she was informed of the plan, however, a mix-up led to the collapse of the arrangement. A partially deaf Fine Gael Teachta Dála, identified in some reports as Tom O'Donnell, confirmed the secret arrangement upon mishearing a journalist's question asking about the decision of a local council's nomination of Childers as president, having assumed that the cross-party decision was made public. Fianna Fáil leader Jack Lynch, thinking the party was set up, subsequently withdrew from the agreement and nominated Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh instead. The parties agreed to the new arrangement due to a number of external factors, including a sluggish economy and The Troubles.


1974 Irish presidential election, Agreed candidate
Ó Dálaigh had served as Attorney General from 1951 to 1953, as a judge of the Supreme Court from 1953 to 1973, as Chief Justice from 1961 to 1973, and had been serving as a judge of the European Court of Justice from 1973 at the time of his nomination. All parties agreed to Ó Dálaigh's nomination. As no other candidate was nominated, it was not necessary to proceed to a ballot for his election.


1974 Irish presidential election, Result
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh was inaugurated as president on 19 December 1974.


1974 Islington London Borough Council election
The 1974 Islington Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


1974 Israel Super Cup
The 1974 Israel Super Cup was the 4th Israel Super Cup (9th, including unofficial matches, as the competition wasn't played within the Israel Football Association in its first 5 editions, until 1969), an annual Israel football match played between the winners of the previous season's Top Division and Israel State Cup. With this match, the competitions resumed after two years of absence.


1974 Israel Super Cup
The match was played between Maccabi Netanya, champions of the 1973–74 Liga Leumit and Hapoel Haifa, winners of the 1973–74 Israel State Cup.


1974 Israel Super Cup
For both teams, this was their second appearance in the competition. At the match, played at Kiryat Haim Stadium, Maccabi Netanya won 2–1.


1974 Italian Athletics Championships
The 1974 Italian Athletics Championships was the 64th edition of the Italian Athletics Championships and were held in Rome (track & field events).


1974 Italian Grand Prix
The 1974 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 8 September 1974. It was race 13 of 15 in both the 1974 World Championship of Drivers and the 1974 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 52-lap race was won by Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson after he started from seventh position. Emerson Fittipaldi finished second for the McLaren team and Tyrrell driver Jody Scheckter came in third.


1974 Italian Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying classification
*Positions with a pink background indicate drivers that failed to qualify


1974 Italian Open (tennis)
The 1974 Italian Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played by men on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The men's tournament was part of the 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix circuit while the women's tournament was part of the Women's International Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was held from 26 May through 3 June 1974. The singles titles were won by third-seeded Björn Borg and first-seeded Chris Evert.


1974 Italian Open (tennis)
World no. 2 Jimmy Connors and Evonne Goolagong were banned from playing in the 1974 Italian Open by Philippe Chatrier, president of the French Tennis Federation (FTF), because both had signed contracts to play in the World Team Tennis league in the United States. The initial rounds in the men's event were played as best-of-three-set matches while the semifinal and final were played as best-of-five-set. Second-seeded Jan Kodeš was disqualified during his second round match against Tonino Zugarelli when he pushed referee Brunetti during an argument over a disputed line call. Borg's semifinal match against Guillermo Vilas was stopped at 1–1 in the final set due to darkness and was finished the next day. Borg won and had to follow up by playing the final against titleholder Ilie Năstase only two hours later.


1974 Italian Open (tennis), Finals, Men's doubles
Brian Gottfried'/  Raúl Ramírez defeated  Juan Gisbert /  Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–2, 6–3


1974 Italian Open (tennis), Finals, Women's doubles
Chris Evert /  Olga Morozova defeated  Helga Masthoff /  Heide Orth w.o.


1974 Italian divorce referendum
An abrogative referendum on the divorce law was held in Italy on 12 May 1974. Voters were asked whether they wanted to repeal a government law passed three years earlier allowing divorce for the first time in modern Italian history. Those voting "yes" wanted to outlaw divorce as had been the case before the law came into effect, and those voting "no" wanted to retain the law and their newly gained right to divorce. The referendum was defeated by margin of 59.26% to 40.74% on a voter turnout of 87.72% out of 37 million eligible voters, thus allowing the divorce laws to remain in force.


1974 Italian divorce referendum
This vote was the first of its kind in the country, being the first regular legislative referendum held by the Italian Republic 27 years after the Italian constitution, which allowed such referendums, was approved. It was considered a major victory for the civil rights and anti-clericalism movements, and for the Italian Radical Party.


1974 Italian divorce referendum, Initial petitions
Signatures and petitions for the referendum were collected by Christian groups led by Gabrio Lombardo with very strong support from the Catholic church.


1974 Italian divorce referendum, Political party positions
The Christian Democrats and the neo-fascist Italian Social Movement intensely campaigned for a yes vote to abolish the law and make divorce illegal again. Their main themes were the safeguarding of the traditional nuclear family model and the Roman Catechism.


1974 Italian divorce referendum, Political party positions
Most left-wing political forces, the main ones being the Italian Socialist Party and the Italian Communist Party, supported the no faction.


1974 Italian divorce referendum, Political party positions
Intense campaigning for a no vote also came from Marco Pannella of the Italian Radical Party which had been petitioning for a right to divorce in Italy since the early 1960s.


1974 Italian divorce referendum, Confusion about voting
The wording of the referendum statement caused significant confusion, with some people not understanding that they had to vote "No" in order to retain the right to divorce or vote "Yes" in order to outlaw divorce. It was argued that the wording made the statement insufficiently clear, and some campaigners from the no camp stated that without this confusion the no vote might have been even higher than the 59% obtained. (See double negative.)


1974 Italian divorce referendum, Censorship
The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 held in April of that year was not transmitted on the Italian state television channel RAI because of Italy's entry, a song by Gigliola Cinquetti. Despite the contest taking place more than a month before the planned vote, and despite Cinquetti eventually coming in second place, Italian censors refused the contest and song to be shown or heard.


1974 Italian divorce referendum, Censorship
RAI censors felt the song, titled "Sì" (Italian for "yes") and containing lyrics constantly repeating the word "Sì", could be accused of being a subliminal message and a form of propaganda to influence the Italian voting public to vote yes in the referendum. The song remained censored on most Italian state television and radio stations for over a month.


1974 Izu Peninsula earthquake
The 1974 Izu Peninsula earthquake (Japanese: 1974年伊豆半島沖地震) occurred on May 9 at 08:33 local time. The epicenter was located off the Izu Peninsula, Japan. 25 people were reported dead. Landslides and damage of roads, buildings, and infrastructure were reported. This earthquake triggered a small tsunami. The intensity in Tokyo reached shindo 3. The magnitude of this earthquake was put at Ms 6.5, or MJMA 6.9.


1974 Jackson State Tigers football team
The 1974 Jackson State Tigers football team represented the Jackson State University during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach Robert Hill and played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi.


1974 Japan Open Tennis Championships
The 1974 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on hard courts and took place in Tokyo, Japan. The men's events were part of the 1974 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix while the women's tournament was a non-tour event. The tournament was held from 7 October through 13 October 1974. First-seeded John Newcombe won the men's singles title and the accompanying $15,000 first prize money and Maria Bueno won the women's singles event.


1974 Japan Series
The 1974 Japan Series was the 25th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Chunichi Dragons against the Pacific League champion Lotte Orions. This was the first Japan Series since 1964 without the Yomiuri Giants, who had won the previous nine championships. The Orions defeated the Dragons in six games to win their second title, and first since winning the inaugural Japan Series as the Mainichi Orions.


1974 Japan national football team
This page records the details of the Japan national football team in 1974.


1974 Japan rugby union tour of New Zealand
The 1974 Japan rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of 10 matches played in April and May 1974 in New Zealand by the Japan national rugby union team. It was the first visit of a Japanese team in New Zealand. They did not play against the All Blacks, but two matches against the New Zealand Universities team and the Junior All Blacks, which was at that time an Under-23 selection. These three matches were recognized as test matches by the Japanese Rugby Union team.


1974 Japanese House of Councillors election
House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 7 July 1974, electing half the seats in the House. The Liberal Democratic Party won the most seats.


1974 Japanese House of Councillors election
This election has been marked by polar opposite predictions by political commentators, some claiming that the LDP would see diasterous results following severe price inflation and the 1973 oil crisis, although as the election approached, others confidently believed the LDP would see marked success following shifts in forecasts. The results ended up somewhere in between, with the LDP falling down to 126 seats, exactly half barely holding onto a thin majority by enlisting the help of two LDP-alligned independents.


1974 Japanese House of Councillors election
The biggest winner among the opposition was the Japanese Communist Party, the only major party to see an increase in the popular vote. Its number of seats was doubled, thanks to skillful allocation of votes for specific candidates, with many JCP candidates spread equitably among the lower ranks of the national district results, instead of wasting many votes on a few candidates and thereby causing a few others to fell below the threshold. LDP factional infighting and the subsequent vote splitting ended up hurting the LDP severely, such as in the four-member Hokkaido district. Here, only two LDP candidates were fielded, but a conservative independent running against them caused the conservative vote to be split and all three failed to be elected, giving all of the seats to the opposition.


1974 Japanese House of Councillors election
The election also weakened Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka's standing within his own party. This was most evident when Kentarō Kujime, who belonged to the same faction as anti-Tanaka LDP politician and future Prime Minister Takeo Miki, ran as an independent candidate against the LDP-approved candidate Masaharu Gotōda in the Tokushima district and won (an event dubbed the "Awa War," after the birthplace of Miki).


1974 Japanese House of Councillors election
Along with Tokushima, the LDP also lost to the opposition in the single-seat district for Okinawa, but won in all of the other ones, instead seeing their losses in the urban districts with more seats, a typical situation for older Japanese elections. Despite all of this, Tanaka saw his faction increase in number of Diet seats, whereas both Miki and former Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, another Tanaka critic, saw their factions decrease in power.


1974 John Player League
The 1974 John Player League was the sixth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Leicestershire County Cricket Club.


1974 John Player Tournament
The 1974 John Player Tournament was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne, United Kingdom. The event was part of the Women's International circuit of the 1974 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 17 June through 22 June 1974. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned £1,750 ($4,200) first-prize money.


1974 John Player Tournament, Finals, Doubles
Helen Gourlay /  Karen Krantzcke defeated  Chris Evert /  Olga Morozova 6–2, 6–0


1974 KFK competitions (Ukraine)
The 1974 KFK competitions in Ukraine were part of the 1974 Soviet KFK competitions that were conducted in the Soviet Union. It was 10th season of the KFK in Ukraine since its introduction in 1964.


1974 Kansas City Chiefs season
The 1974 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League, the 12th as the Kansas City Chiefs, and the 15th overall,  it ended with a  5–9 record and the Chiefs missed the playoffs for the 3rd straight year and third-place finish in the AFC West, Hank Stram was fired after the season and was replaced by Paul Wiggin in 1975.


1974 Kansas City Chiefs season
While the club's sparkling new facility at Arrowhead Stadium was drawing rave reviews, the Chiefs roster was beginning to show its age. The result was the team's first losing season in 11 years as the club was unable to string together consecutive victories during the year, a first in franchise history. Many of the club's key players were entering the twilight of their careers: Len Dawson was 39, Jim Tyrer was 35, Bobby Bell, Buck Buchanan, and Ed Budde were 34, Dave Hill was 33 and Otis Taylor was 32.


1974 Kansas City Chiefs season
One of the year's few bright spots in the 5–9 season was cornerback Emmitt Thomas, who led the league with a franchise-record 12 interceptions. The final game of the 1974 campaign marked the final time all seven of Kansas City's Pro Football Hall of Fame players from the club's AFL champion era took the field together with coach Hank Stram. Including owner Lamar Hunt and seven future Minnesota Vikings Hall of Famers, an amazing total of 16 Hall of Fame inductees were involved in that 1974 season finale game. That 35–15 loss against Minnesota provided an anticlimactic conclusion to Hank Stram's illustrious coaching career in Kansas City. Three days later, Stram, the only head coach in franchise history was relieved of his duties on December 27 after compiling a 124–76–10 regular season record with the club.


1974 Kansas City Royals season
The 1974 Kansas City Royals season was their sixth in Major League Baseball. The Royals finished fifth in the American League West at 77-85, 13 games behind the Oakland Athletics. Pitcher Steve Busby set a single-season franchise record with 22 victories.


1974 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1974 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1974 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 1974 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Don Fambrough, the Jayhawks compiled a 4–7 record (1–6 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 247 to 157. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.


1974 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The team's statistical leaders included Scott McMichael with 1,044 passing yards, Laverne Smith with 1,181 rushing yards and Emmett Edwards with 542 receiving yards. Robert Miller and Steve Towle were the team captains.


1974 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The 1974 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head football coach was Vince Gibson, who served his eighth and final season. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. It was the final season for Wildcat quarterback Steve Grogan.


1974 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 1974 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. Republican nominee Robert Frederick Bennett narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Vern Miller with 49.47% of the vote.


1974 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election
The 1974 Kensington and Chelsea Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.


1974 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The 1974 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University  in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Don James, the Golden Flashes compiled a 7–4 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents 254 to 161.


1974 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The team's statistical leaders included Larry Poole with 1,070 rushing yards, Greg Kokal with 1,265 passing yards, and Ken Dooner with 451 receiving yards. Six Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: defensive back Cedric Brown, tight end Ken Dooner, defensive end Marvin Elliott, defensive lineman Larry Faulk, running back Larry Poole, and Henry Waszczuk.


1974 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
After the season on December 23, James resigned and departed for the University of Washington in Seattle. He was credited with turning a "mediocre" Kent State program into a MAC power in four years; their 9–2 record in 1973 was the best in program history.


1974 Kentucky Derby
The 1974 Kentucky Derby was the 100th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1974, with 163,628 people in attendance.


1974 Kentucky Wildcats football team
The 1974 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Wildcats scored 248 points while allowing 194 points, finishing 6–5 overall and 3–3 in the SEC.


1974 Kentucky Wildcats football team, Season
Mike Fanuzzi and Tom Ehlers were chosen as team captains.


1974 Kentucky Wildcats football team, Season
Kentucky opened with a 38–7 win at Virginia Tech, followed by a 16–3 road loss at West Virginia. A 28-22 home win against Indiana was next, then a 14–10 loss to Miami (Ohio).


1974 Kentucky Wildcats football team, Season
Kentucky lost its SEC opener on the road at Auburn, 31–13, but followed with a 20–13 home win against LSU, the Wildcats' first victory vs. the Bayou Bengals since 1960. A 24-20 home loss to Georgia was followed by a 30–7 win at Tulane. Kentucky then won two conference games at home, 38–12 against Vanderbilt and 41–24 against #9-ranked Florida (7–2). Florida already received an invitation to the Sugar Bowl, while Kentucky, at 5–4, was looking to clinch its first winning season since 1965.


1974 Kentucky Wildcats football team, Season
Florida jumped out to a 17–6 lead but Kentucky outscored the Gators 35–7 the rest of the way, causing three Florida fumbles, intercepting two passes and blocking two punts. Kentucky closed its season with a 24–7 loss at Tennessee for a final mark of 6–5 overall and 3–3 in the SEC.


1974 Kenyan general election
General elections were held in Kenya on 14 October 1974. At the time, the country was a de facto one-party state with the Kenya African National Union being the sole party to participate in the election. 740 KANU candidates stood for the 158 National Assembly seats, with 88 incumbents (including four ministers) defeated. Voter turnout was 56.5%. Although the post of President of Kenya was due to be elected at the same time as the National Assembly, Jomo Kenyatta was the sole candidate and was automatically elected without a vote being held. Following the election, a further 12 members were appointed by President Kenyatta.


1974 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The 1974 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 80th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.


1974 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
On 20 October 1974, Fenians won the championship after a 0-10 to 0-06 defeat of Bennettsbridge in the final. It was their fourth championship title overall and their third title in succession.


1974 King's Cup
The 1974 King's Cup finals were held from December 10 until December 20, 1974, once again in Bangkok. This was the 7th edition of the international football competition.


1974 King's Cup
The tournaments was expanded from the previous edition to 8 teams. Seven of which were national teams and one clubside


1974 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
The 1974 Kingston upon Thames Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.


1974 Kuneitra Cup
The 1974 Kuneitra Cup (Arabic: كأس القنيطرة 1974) was an international football tournament held in Damascus, Syria, from 26 September to 9 October 1974. Morocco won the tournament, beating Syria in the final.


1974 Kuneitra Cup, Format
The 11 teams were distributed in two groups: Group A was composed of Syria, Sudan, Libya, Palestine, and North Yemen; Group B of Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt B, NA Hussein Dey, Lebanon, Jordan. The top two teams of each group faced each other in the semi-finals: the winners progressed to the final, whereas the losers played the third-place match.


1974 Kuneitra Cup, Scorers
There were 108 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 3.72 goals per match.


1974 LFF Lyga
The 1974 LFF Lyga was the 53rd season of the LFF Lyga football competition in Lithuania. It was contested by 25 teams, and Tauras Siauliai won the championship.


1974 LPGA Championship
The 1974 LPGA Championship was the 20th LPGA Championship, held June 20–23 at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts, southeast of Worcester.


1974 LPGA Championship
Sandra Haynie, the 1965 champion, won her second LPGA Championship, two strokes ahead of JoAnne Carner. It was the second of her four major titles.


1974 LPGA Tour
The 1974 LPGA Tour was the 25th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 1 to November 24. The season consisted of 32 official money events. JoAnne Carner and Sandra Haynie won the most tournaments, six each. Carner led the money list with earnings of $87,094.


1974 LPGA Tour
The season saw the first tournament in Mexico, the Bing Crosby International Classic. There were three first-time winners in 1974: Bonnie Bryant, Gail Denenberg, and Sue Roberts. Bryant was the first, and through 2016 only, left-handed golfer to win on the LPGA Tour.


1974 LPGA Tour
Kathy Whitworth won the LPGA's annual tour stop in St. Petersburg for a fifth time. Only three other golfers in tour history have won the same event five times.


1974 LPGA Tour, Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1974 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.


1974 LSU Tigers football team
The 1974 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Under head coach Charles McClendon, the Tigers had a record of 5–5–1 with a Southeastern Conference record of 2–4. It was McClendon's thirteenth season as head coach at LSU.


1974 La Flèche Wallonne
The 1974 La Flèche Wallonne was the 38th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 11 April 1974. The race started and finished in Verviers. The race was won by Frans Verbeeck of the Watney team.


1974 Lafayette Leopards football team
The 1974 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season.


1974 Lafayette Leopards football team
In their fourth year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 3–7 record. Adam Piergallini and Michael Slattery were the team captains.


1974 Lafayette Leopards football team
Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.


1974 Lamar Cardinals football team
The 1974 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. The Cardinals finished the 1974 season with an 8–2 overall record and a 4–1 conference record.


1974 Lambeth London Borough Council election
Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held in May 1974. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 28.3%. This election was the last one that had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour got all 10 aldermen.


1974 Latvian SSR Higher League
This article gives statistics of the Latvian Higher League in association football in the 1974 season.


1974 Latvian SSR Higher League, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and VEF won the championship.


1974 Lehigh Engineers football team
The 1974 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season.


1974 Lehigh Engineers football team
In their tenth year under head coach Fred Dunlap, the Engineers compiled a 7–3 record. Jim Addonizio and Joe Alleva were the team captains.


1974 Lehigh Engineers football team
After starting the season with two wins, the Engineers briefly appeared in the national NCAA small-college coaches poll, ranking No. 15 for the last full week of September. A loss that weekend to Division I opponent Penn dropped them out of the top 20. Lehigh remained unranked the rest of the year.


1974 Lehigh Engineers football team
Lehigh played its home games at Taylor Stadium on the university campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.


1974 Leningrad Aeroflot Il-18 crash
On 27 April 1974, an Aeroflot Il-18 airliner crashed while operating a charter flight from Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) to Zaporizhzhia, continuing to Krasnodar, Russia. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Pulkovo Airport in Leningrad. None of the 109 people on board survived.


1974 Leningrad Aeroflot Il-18 crash, Aircraft
The aircraft had been in service since 1964, and had sustained 7,501 cycles (takeoffs and landings) at the time of the crash.


1974 Leningrad Aeroflot Il-18 crash, Passengers and crew
The flight was led by Captain Nikolai Danilov, with 4 other pilots and two flight attendants. There were 102 passengers on board.


1974 Leningrad Aeroflot Il-18 crash, Accident
The aircraft's number four engine caught fire two minutes after takeoff due to a faulty compressor disk. The crew elected to return to the airport. Upon extending the flaps for landing, an asymmetrical flap condition occurred, causing the aircraft to dive sharply about two and a half kilometers from the runway.


1974 Leningrad Aeroflot Il-18 crash, Accident
Strong vibrations in the number four engine had been reported on the flight before the crash.


1974 Lesser Antilles earthquake
The 1974 Lesser Antilles earthquake occurred at 05:50:58 local time on October 8 with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Four people were injured in what the United States' National Geophysical Data Center called a moderately destructive event.


1974 Lesser Antilles earthquake, Tectonic setting
While the northern and southern boundary of the Caribbean Plate are complex and diffuse, with zones of seismicity stretching several hundred kilometers across, the eastern boundary is that of the Lesser Antilles subduction zone. This 850 km (530 mi) long subduction zone lacks a uniform curve and has an average dip of 50–60°. The largest known earthquake on the plate interface was a M7.5–8.0 event in 1843, but it did not generate a large tsunami. In opposition, the three largest events between 1950 and 1978 were intraplate normal faulting events.


1974 Lewisham London Borough Council election
Elections to Lewisham London Borough Council were held in May 1974. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 33.8%. This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour got all ten aldermen.


1974 Liberty Bowl
The 1974 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 16, 1974, in Memphis, Tennessee. In the 16th edition of the Liberty Bowl, the Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Maryland Terrapins, 7–3.


1974 Liberty Bowl, Background
Maryland won eight games for the second straight year, but this time they were champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Losses to #3 Alabama and Florida dropped them out of the rankings to start the season, but they won the next five games to rise back to #15 heading into a game with #10 Penn State. A 24–17 loss was their last loss of the regular season as they won the next three games to finish with a perfect conference record and a #10 ranking heading into their first ever Liberty Bowl and second straight bowl appearance.


1974 Liberty Bowl, Background
As for Tennessee, they won less games than the previous season for the second straight season while finishing tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference. They were 0–1–1 against ranked opponents (tying #12 UCLA and losing to #4 Alabama), but they managed to be invited to their fifth bowl game of the decade, with their first Liberty Bowl appearance since 1971.


1974 Liberty Bowl, Game summary
A Bob Smith punt return for 63 yards set up a Steve Mike-Mayer field goal from 28 yards out to give Maryland a 3–0 lead in the first half. Tennessee attempted to tie the game with eight minutes remaining on a field goal by Ricky Townsend, but a juggled snap by QB Condredge Holloway (later knocked out of the game) led to a blocked kick by Randy White. On a Maryland punt, center Marion Koprowski's snap went over Phil Wangenheim, falling at the Tennessee 7 where the Vols recovered the ball.


1974 Liberty Bowl, Game summary
On third down, backup quarterback Randy Wallace threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Larry Seivers with 2:38 remaining to give the Vols the 7–3 lead. Maryland drove down the field, reaching the Tennessee 20 with less than a minute to go after Frank Russell caught an option pass from Louis Carter. With nine seconds to go, Ernie Ward intercepted Bob Avellini's pass at the two yard line to seal the game.


1974 Liberty Bowl, Game summary
Maryland won the first down total (16–15), the passing total (158–65), but they were outrushed by Tennessee (173–108) and they gave up the ball five times, including three fumbles, while the Vols gave up the ball just twice.


1974 Liberty Bowl, Aftermath
Tennessee wouldn't go back to a bowl game until 1979, while not returning to the Liberty Bowl again until 1986. Maryland would reach four more bowl games in the decade while winning the conference twice. They have not returned to the Liberty Bowl since this game.


1974 Liechtenstein general election
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 1 and 3 February 1974. The result was a victory for the Progressive Citizens' Party, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 95.3%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote. This was the last election contested by the Christian Social Party.


1974 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1974 season was the club's 44th year of existence, the 21st year in professional football, the 1st in the Serie B and the 14th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.


1974 Lima earthquake
The 1974 Lima earthquake occurred on October 3 at 14:21 UTC (09:21 local time). It was located at about 80 km southwest of Lima, Peru. The magnitude of the earthquake was put at 8.1 Mw, or Ms 7.8. The earthquake caused 78 deaths and about 2400 injured.


1974 Lima earthquake, Background
The intensity around Lima was generally about MM V to VII, but the maximum reached IX. Two buildings of reinforced concrete collapsed in La Molina, where the intensity was MM VIII to IX. A four-story reinforced concrete building in Callao collapsed.


1974 Lima earthquake, Background
The largest aftershock occurred on November 9, 1974, at 12:59 UTC (07:59 local time) with a magnitude of Mw  7.1, or Ms  7.1. The November 9 aftershock was located at about 25 km south of the main shock.


1974 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 1974 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 80th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board.


1974 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
On 17 November 1974, Kilmallock won the championship after a 2-09 to 3-05 defeat of Patrickswell in the final. It was their fourth championship title overall and their second title in succession.


1974 Lion Shield
The 1974 season of the Lion Shield was the fourth recorded season of top flight association football competition in Tonga. Kolofo'ou No.1won the championship, their fourth successive title.


1974 Little League World Series
The 1974 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Kaohsiung Little League of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, defeated the Red Bluff Little League of Red Bluff, California, in the championship game of the 28th Little League World Series.


1974 Little League World Series
This was the fourth consecutive title for Taiwan. As of 2018, this is the second longest winning streak by any single country or U.S. state (the longest winning streak is five, also by Taiwan, during 1977–1981). After this series, foreign teams were banned from the competition; however, the ban was rescinded one year later, allowing foreign teams to qualify for the 1976 series, and each thereafter.


1974 Little League World Series
This was the last LLWS to match U.S. teams with international teams in the opening round of play. This was also the first, and only, LLWS to feature shutouts in all first-round and second-round games of the winner's bracket. The elimination game between Jackson, Tennessee, and Maracaibo, Venezuela, was the first LLWS game scoreless after six innings of regulation play. The game ended in the seventh inning with a walk-off home run in favor of Venezuela. This record stood until the 2015 international championship game, between Mexico and Japan. After the tournament, all teams were invited to Washington, D.C., and were the first official guests greeted by newly inaugurated President Gerald Ford.


1974 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 1974 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 60th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 21 April 1974. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Georges Pintens of the MIC–Ludo–de Gribaldy team.


1974 London local elections
Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 2 May 1974. Ward changes took place which increased the total number of councillors by 4 from 1,863 to 1,867.


1974 London local elections
All London borough council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1971.


1974 London local elections, Results summary
Labour won a narrow victory in terms of votes, winning 41.9% to the Conservatives' 40.8%, but won a decisive victory in seats, winning 1,090 to the Conservatives' 713.


1974 London pillar box bombings
On 25 and 27 November 1974 the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) placed several bombs in pillar boxes and one in a hedge behind a pillar box. This was a new tactic used by the IRA in England, although a similar tactic had been used in Northern Ireland during The Troubles several times previously. 40 people were wounded from five explosions in several districts.


1974 London pillar box bombings, Background
The IRA began their bombing campaign of England in early 1973 when they bombed the Old Bailey courthouse, the seat of justice in Britain, they used a car bomb to attack it which injured over 200 people, caused extensive damage and one person died from a heart attack.


1974 London pillar box bombings, Background
1974 was to be the IRA's most deadly year in England with close to 50 people being killed and with around 500 being injured. The year started with the M62 coach bombing a military coach which had soldiers and their families on it. Nine soldiers were killed and three civilians with just under 40 being injured, many seriously.


1974 London pillar box bombings, Background
The IRA had been bombing targets in and around the London area since October 1974 including, the Guildford pub bombings on 5 October and the Woolwich pub bombing on 7 November. Seven people were killed from these two bombings alone (5 British military personnel & 2 civilians) and almost 100 people were injured.


1974 London pillar box bombings, Background
On 21 November the Birmingham pub bombings killed 21 and injured close to 200. The Prevention of Terrorism Act 1974 (PTA 1974) was passed through parliament quickly to give the police special powers in dealing with the IRA and similar groups. The powers gave the police powers to hold people in custody for up to seven days without charge. There was a strong desire to respond to what was perceived as "the greatest threat [to the country] since the end of the Second World War."


1974 London pillar box bombings, Background
Six men who were wrongly convicted of the bombings was a group known the Birmingham Six who spent 17 years in English jails until their convictions were overturned in 1991. The PTA 1974 was also used to convict other innocent people like Judith Ward of the M62 coach bombing and it was also used to convict the eleven members of the Guildford Four and Maguire Seven of the Guildford bombings. All these convictions were also overturned in the late 1980s/early 1990s.


1974 London pillar box bombings, Bombings
The IRA decided to send a message of defiance to the government over the PTA and to show that the IRA was very much still operational in England. They created bombs concealed in packets small enough to fit in a standard-sized pillar post box.


1974 London pillar box bombings, Bombings
On 25 November 1974 the IRA planted bombs inside pillar boxes in various places around London. They made three small gelignite laden bombs with pocket watch timing devices. The first bomb on Caledonian Road, nearby King's Cross and Pentonville Road, went off at 5:50 pm that injured two people. Ten minutes later a second bomb went off outside Piccadilly Circus at 6:00 pm. This was the worst bomb of the day as it injured 16 people. The last bomb detonated near Metropole Cinema, just outside London Victoria station, and went off at 6:50 pm, injuring another 2 people. This brought the total injured to 20 for the day.


1974 London pillar box bombings, Bombings
The Metropolitan Police called in the army bomb squad to check all pillar boxes in the W1 and N1 postal areas. In addition, false alarms throughout other places in London caused traffic chaos. The next day, many nervous post workers in central London refused to open boxes in fear that there could be a bomb.


1974 London pillar box bombings, Bombings
Two days later on 27 November, a twin bomb attack near the National Army Museum on Tite Street in Chelsea occurred – again time bombs inside pillar boxes. The first bomb was small and designed to lure security services to the scene before a much larger bomb went off 21 minutes later in a hedge close by. The second explosion injured 20 people including an explosives officer, six policemen and two ambulancemen. Investigations showed that the second bomb had 3 to 5 lb of gelignite and 200 nails incorporated to make a claymore-type device. The second bomb was aimed to kill those on the scene.


1974 London pillar box bombings, Aftermath
The secondary 'come-on' bomb in Chelsea, the first time it was deployed in London, forced the Metropolitan Police to make changes to responses to explosions. It required all police officers attending an explosion to carry out an immediate search around the scene and cordon the area off to ensure there would be no second bomb.


1974 London–Sahara–Munich World Cup Rally
The 1974 London–Sahara–Munich World Cup Rally, known also under the commercial identity of 1974 UDT World Cup Rally, was the second and final of the World Cup Rallies to be held. Drawing inspiration from the 1974 FIFA World Cup which was held in Munich, the rally began in London, Great Britain and travelled to Munich, Germany, via Nigeria. It was won by the privateer Australian crew of Jim Reddiex, Ken Tubman and André Welinski, driving a Citroën DS.


1974 London–Sahara–Munich World Cup Rally
70 cars entered the race - 19 finished. The number of cars entering was lower than the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally as the 1973 oil crisis and the resultant drop in global car sales had its effect on motorsport budgets. Many of the manufacturer teams of the 1970 event did not take part four years later.


1974 London–Sahara–Munich World Cup Rally
An error in the navigation notes of the event, caused by the end of a road in Algeria being extended several miles in between the compilation of the notes and the rally taking place saw the majority of competitors becoming lost in the Algerian Sahara Desert. This, in combination with the most gruelling terrain ever traversed by an international rally to that point saw only seven cars travel the full distance south into Nigeria, with only five then completing the full competition distance to Germany. Of the remainder of the "Kano Seven".


1974 London–Sahara–Munich World Cup Rally
the Lancia Fulvia of Shekhar Mehta and Lofty Drews suffered engine problems on the return leg from Kano to Tamanresset, was towed to Tunis and air-freighted to Salzburg to take part in the final part of the event. The V8 Jeep crewed by Americans Brian Chuchua, Douglas Fortin and Richard Clark made it through Africa, but crashed out of the event following a collision with a large dog in Turkey.


1974 London–Sahara–Munich World Cup Rally
The majority of the competition did not complete the southernmost leg of the rally, south of the Tamanrasset rally point. Aerial searches for lost competing vehicles were conducted and eventually all cars were accounted for with no casualties. Some competitors abandoned the route and found their own way out of Africa. Notably former Grand Prix racer Stirling Moss and his co-drivers Mike Taylor and Allan Sell in their Mercedes-Benz arrived at an Algerian military fort with no water to find it abandoned. Moss and his crew-mates were unable to continue until the arrival of a water convoy in the following days.


1974 London–Sahara–Munich World Cup Rally
Time penalties quickly climbed into large figures during the stages held in Africa with the majority of the field finishing with over a week's worth of time penalties at the finish. The gap between the winning Citroën DS over the first of the factory supported Peugeots that finished second, third and fourth was over 28 hours. The 19th and last classified finisher acquired over 450 hours of time penalties, approximately 18 days behind the winners.


1974 London–Sahara–Munich World Cup Rally, Route and scoring
The course covered approximately 18,000 miles (29,000 km) through Europe and northern Africa before returning to Europe. Some of the principal towns and cities visited were, in order:


1974 London–Sahara–Munich World Cup Rally, Route and scoring
The course included many special stages, some over 500 miles (800 km) long. Time penalties were given for exceeding set times on the special stages, as well as for other infractions of the rules, and the cars' positions determined by the penalties awarded rather than lowest cumulative times.


1974 London–Sahara–Munich World Cup Rally, Results
Only 19 cars finished the event, with only five cars completing the full rally distance. The route included a 171 km loop in the Hoggar mountains on the southbound transition of Algeria; of the "Kano Seven" only the winning Citroën and the Lancia Fulvia of Shekhar Mehta and Lofty Drews completed this part of the course. The Escort of Eric Jackson and Bob Bean also completed the loop, but although they started the leg to Kano, they turned back for Tamanrasset after incurring suspension damage in Niger.


1974 Long Beach State 49ers football team
The 1974 Long Beach State 49ers football team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season.


1974 Long Beach State 49ers football team
Cal State Long Beach competed in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by first year head coach Wayne Howard, and played the majority of their home games at Veterans Stadium adjacent to the campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. In addition, they played one home game at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins, five losses (6–5, 1–3 PCAA).


1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season
The 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League West by four games over the Cincinnati Reds, then beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1974 National League Championship Series before losing to the Oakland Athletics in the 1974 World Series.


1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season
Mike Marshall set a record by pitching in 106 games in 1974, a record that still stands today.


1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, 1974 National League Championship Series
The Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in four games in the NLCS.


1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, 1974 World Series
The Dodgers were defeated by the Oakland Athletics in five games in the World Series.


1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, 1974 World Series
AL Oakland Athletics (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (1)


1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season, 1974 Major League Baseball Draft
This was the tenth year of a Major League Baseball Draft. The Dodgers drafted 23 players in the June draft and six in the January draft.


1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season, 1974 Major League Baseball Draft
The top pick was pitcher Rick Sutcliffe from Van Horn High School in Independence, Missouri. Sutcliffe would go on to win the 1979 Rookie of the Year Award. The Dodgers traded him to the Cleveland Indians in 1982 but he would remain in the league through 1994. He accumulated a record of 171–139, was a three-time All-Star and won the 1984 National League Cy Young Award, while with the Chicago Cubs.


1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season, 1974 Major League Baseball Draft
They also drafted infielder Jim Riggleman in the fourth round. While he never made the Majors as a player he had a stint as the Dodgers Major League Bench coach and would become a successful Major League Manager with four different clubs.


1974 Los Angeles International Airport bombing
The 1974  Los Angeles International Airport bombing occurred on August 6, 1974 in the overseas passenger terminal lobby of Pan American World Airways at the Los Angeles International Airport. The attack killed three people and injured 36 others.


1974 Los Angeles International Airport bombing
The attack was perpetrated by 37-year-old  Yugoslavian immigrant Muharem Kurbegovic, who was arrested two weeks after the bombing. Kurbegovic was eventually found guilty of first-degree murder for committing the bombing and an additional attack. He was sentenced to life in prison.


1974 Los Angeles International Airport bombing, Attack
The bomb exploded at 8:10 AM inside a locker. There were about 50 people in the airport lobby at the time of the explosion. The terminal was evacuated after the blast. The explosion ripped through 100 feet (30 m) of the lobby.


1974 Los Angeles International Airport bombing, Attack
Three people died as a result of the attack, with two victims dying at the scene and an additional victim dying later at the hospital. Thirty-six people were injured in the attack, including a priest who lost a leg.


1974 Los Angeles International Airport bombing, Attack
Kurbegovic was nicknamed "The Alphabet Bomber" because of his alleged plan to attack places in an order that would make an anagram of Aliens of America. He later disputed this and stated that his objective was to "undermine and erode the foundation of Western Civilization, which is the Holy Bible".


1974 Los Angeles Rams season
The 1974 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 37th year with the National Football League and the 29th season in Los Angeles. The Rams looked to improve on its 12-2 season from 1973 and win the NFC West for the 2nd straight season. While not improving on their record, they did win their division for the 2nd straight season with a 10-4 record, which was good enough for the 2nd best record in the NFC.


1974 Los Angeles Rams season
In the playoffs, Los Angeles defeated the Washington Redskins in a rematch of week 13's game, which Washington won 23-17, which turned out to be the Rams only loss at home during the entire season. They won this game 19-10 to advance to the NFC Championship Game for the first time ever. However, they lost to the Minnesota Vikings 14-10 to end their season.


1974 Lothian Regional Council election
The first election to Lothian Regional Council was held on 7 May 1974 and saw Labour emerging as the largest party on the council, although falling just shy of a majority.


1974 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
The 1974 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In their eighth year under head coach Maxie Lambright, the team compiled a 11–1 record, were UPI College Division national champion, Southland Conference champion, and lost to Central Michigan in the Pioneer Bowl.


1974 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 1974 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and was led by T. W. Alley in his second and final year as head coach.


1974 Louisville Open
The 1974 Louisville Open, also known as the First National Tennis Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Louisville Tennis Center in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 29 July through 5 August 1974. The tournament was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and categorized in Group AA. The singles final was won by tenth-seeded Guillermo Vilas who received the $16,000 first prize money and 80 Grand Prix points.


1974 Louisville Open, Finals, doubles
Charlie Pasarell /  Erik van Dillen defeated  Jürgen Fassbender /  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6–2, 6–3


1974 Luxembourg general election
General elections were held in Luxembourg on 26 May 1974. The Christian Social People's Party remained the largest party, winning 18 of the 59 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. However, it went into opposition as the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party and Democratic Party formed a coalition government under prime minister Gaston Thorn.


1974 Macdonald Brier
The 1974 Macdonald Brier was held in London, Ontario at the London Gardens. The total attendance for the week was 48,170. This Brier would be the 12th victory for Alberta in the Brier's history. At this time, there were no playoffs in the Brier.


1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship
The 1974 Canadian Ladies Curling Championship, known as the Macdonald Lassie for sponsorship reasons, Canada's national women's curling championship was held February 24-28, 1974 at the Victoria Memorial Arena in Victoria, British Columbia.


1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship
The Emily Farnham rink, representing Saskatchewan won the event, the sixth straight title for that province. Saskatchewan went undefeated through the tournament, and clinched the title after the eighth draw, as no other team could catch up to them. The event capped a stellar season for the team, which won 120 out of 122 games, with one of their two losses coming against a men's team. It would be the only national championship appearance for Farnham.


1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship, Teams
St. Albert Ladies CC, St. Albert Skip: Marilyn JohnstonThird: Elaine SounessSecond: Irene FielderLead: Marie Schultheiss


1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship, Teams
Skip : Merline Darbyshire Third: Marjorie MarshSecond: Pat McCaughanLead: Susan Dahl


1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship, Teams
Skip : Sue-Anne Bartlett Third: Ann BrightSecond: Frances HiscockLead: Mavis Pike


1974 Macdonald Lassies Championship, Teams
Skip : Joyce MyersThird: Sharon HorneSecond: Penny LaRocque Lead: Vickie Noseworthy


1974 Maine Black Bears football team
The 1974 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Walter Abbott and finished the season with an overall record of 4–6 and a 4–2 mark in the Yankee Conference. Maine shared the conference title with UMass.


1974 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1974 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic Governor Kenneth M. Curtis was term-limited and could not seek re-election. Independent candidate James B. Longley defeated Democratic Party challenger (and future Senate Majority Leader) George J. Mitchell and Republican James Erwin in a tight three-way contest. Longley's victory made him the first independent (non-party-affiliated) governor in Maine's history.


1974 Maine gubernatorial election, Campaign, Democratic nominee
George Mitchell was an early front runner for The Blaine House in 1974. He had bested Joseph Brennan in the Democratic primary, and had the backing of popular former governor, and then Maine Senator Edmund Muskie. Many Maine political observers believed he would be able to easily beat back the challenge from James Erwin and become Maine's next governor.


1974 Maine gubernatorial election, Campaign, Democratic nominee
Mitchell ran on the campaign theme "There are two Maines. There should only be one.". He argued that Maine was a gorgeous state with rich natural resources and was a thriving tourist destination, but at the same time it had high unemployment and a large number of Maine families lived below the poverty line. His campaign focuses on ways to bring together the two Maines – a place with a protected environment and a strong economy.


1974 Maine gubernatorial election, Campaign, Republican nominee
James Erwin of York, another early front runner in the race, had served in the Maine House and Senate before winning his first of three terms as attorney general in 1967. In 1970, he had lost his first run for governor by 890 votes to the Democratic incumbent Curtis, and his campaign theme was "Erwin This Time." He defeated Harrison Richardson, also a state legislator, for the nomination.


1974 Maine gubernatorial election, Campaign, Republican nominee
According to his 2005 obituary, Erwin was "born in New York City and grew up in Englewood, N.J. He spent his summers on his mother's family's farm in South Berwick, which is now the site of Berwick Academy. He graduated from Dartmouth College and served in the Army during World War II."


1974 Maine gubernatorial election, Campaign, Independent candidate
James B. Longley was the owner of a successful insurance agency in Lewiston, who got his first opportunity in statewide politics when then-Governor Curtis asked him to lead a state government commission called The Maine Management and Cost Survey Commission, which was intended to make government more efficient, and cut costs. After some initial reluctance, Longley accepted the position and pursued the job with vigor.


1974 Maine gubernatorial election, Campaign, Independent candidate
Longley made several recommendations that were projected to save the state in excess of $24 million. One of his major proposals included restructuring the Maine university system, which he felt was grossly inefficient. His work at the commission gave him a prominent statewide profile, something he decided to try to turn into an electoral mandate when Governor Curtis retired in 1974.