- President: Richard M. Nixon
- Vice-President: Spiro T. Agnew
- US Population: 209,896,021
- Life expectancy 71.2 years
- Dow-Jones: 1036 High - 921 Low
- Federal Spending: $230.68 Billion
- Federal Debt: $439.5 Billion
- Inflation: 4.3%
- Consumer Price Index: 41.8
- Unemplowment: 5.9%
PRICES
- Cost of a new home: $30,700
- Median Household Income: $9,697
- Cost of a First Class USPS stamp: 10cents
- Cost of a gallon of regular gasoline: 36cents
- Cost of a dozen eggs: 52 cents
- Cost of a gallon of milk: $1.20
1972 TOP MOVIE MONEY MAKERS
The Godfather $134,963,773
The Poseidon Adventure $93,300,000
Malcom X $48,124,000
Cabaret $42,765,000
Lady Sings the Blues $9,600,000
Other movie releases... Deliverance, Heat, Last Tango in Paris, Play it again Sam, Sleuth, Sounder, The Candidate, The Heartbreak Kid and The Ruling Class.
ACADEMY AWARDS
- Best Actor: Marlon Brando - The Godfather
- Best Actress: Lisa Minnelli - Cabaret
- Best Director: Bob Fosse - Cabaret
- Best Picture: AlbertS. Ruddy - The Godfather
- Best supporting Actor: Joel Grey - Cabaret
- Best supporting Actress: Eileen Keckart - Butterflies are Free