1974, in Houston. Minnesota beat Dallas, 27 to 10, and Miami defeated Oakland, 27 to 10. Born: Jason Behr, American film and TV actor known for the TV series Roswell; in Minneapolis, Minnesota Died: Chief Marshal Konstantin Vershinin, 73, commander-in-chief of the Soviet Air Force 1946-1949 and 1957-1969 December 31, 1973 (Monday) Elections for the 120-seat Knesset took place in Israel. Prime Minister Golda Meir's Alignment party won 51 seats and its coalition partners, including the Mafdal won 16 seats to maintain a majority. In the United Kingdom, as a result of coal shortages caused by industrial action, the Three-Day Week electricity consumption reduction measure came into force. at midnight. The three-day restriction, allowing manufacturers to use electricity on only three out of seven days in a week, would continue in effect until February 21. In a rare postseason meeting of two of the unbeaten and untied college football teams in the U.S., No. 1-ranked Alabama (11-0-0) met No. 4 Notre Dame (10-0-0) in the Sugar Bowl game in New Orleans. Notre Dame defeated Alabama, which had been named national champion by UPI on December 4, by a single point, 24–23. In Sydney, Australia, the heavy metal group AC/DC performed their first major concert, a New Year's Eve gala at the Bondi Lifesaver Club at Bondi Beach. Born: Khaled K. El-Hamedi, Libyan peace activist and founder of the International Organization for Peace, Care and Relief (IOPCR); in Tripoli References 1973 1973-12 1973-12