US command repts more than 44,200 Amers have been killed since war began in Jan, '61; puts wounded at 293,225

2d Decade of War Begins; Truce Broken by Clashes

NYC Police Dept's program initiated for bringing police closer to communities they serve begins in dept's 77th Precinct in Bedford-Stuyvesant sec of Bklyn; precinct commander Sgt W H Anderson comments

Police in Brooklyn Open Neighborhood Service

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NEW WEEKLY BIOGRAPHICAL SERVICE.

Proxmire reptdly will drop filibuster plans in return for pledge that supersonic liner will be voted on separately by 92d Cong

60 to Bow Out of Congress With Vote on SST Today

Cuban Premier Castro announces Govt will launch 'crusade' to improve worker productivity in '71, s, Havana; notes Govt will discuss stringent law against absenteeism later this mo

Castro Sees Little Hope For Cuban Economy in ’71

sanitationmen's union refrains from taking job action as contract expires

CUTS IN SERVICES BEGUN BY FIREMEN AS CONTRACT ENDS

Levitt inaugurated for new term as NYS Controller

GOVERNOR RENEWS PLEA FOR U.S. AID IN INAUGURAL TALK

NY Times survey on increase in crime on US coll campuses leading to increase in security measures; examples cited; illus

Increasing Campus Crime Spurs Security Measures

Alternate-side parking rule suspended until further notice after snow emergency is declared in NYC

8‐Inch Snow Snarls Air and Road Travel

Notre Dame ended the win ning streak of Texas, the top ranked college football team, at 30 games yesterday by winning the Cotton Bowl contest, 24&#8208;11, before 73,000 spectators at Dallas.

The Bowl Games

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Current scene in 3 Iraqi cities assoc with Bible; Qurnah, legendary site of Garden of Eden, Babylon and Nineveh; drawings; illus

The Talk of Bible Cities

Cambodian troops run into heavy resistance 85 mi SW of Pnompenh

Cambodians Meet Resistance

EMMETT, Idaho, Jan. 1 (UPI) &#8212;A 25&#8208;year&#8208;old man hiking from a disabled vehicle to a cabin in heavy snow country near here froze to death yes terday when he stopped to rest and removed his wet coat. Charles D. Horsman, of Em mett, was barely conscious when his companions, who hiked on, returned for him. He died a few hours later.

Hiker Freezes in Idaho

US command announces 1st troop redeployment of new yr; says authorized Amer strength is reduced by 170 men with withdrawal of Army air supply co; under 6th phase of US withdrawal, US troop strength is scheduled to drop to 284,000 by May 1, decrease of 53,800 from present total of 337,000 men

First Withdrawal of 1971

Article discusses pol instability of area and increasing econ pressures on Western oil cos from Arab oil producing countries, citing recent posted price and tax rises; notes US pro-Israeli policy poses threat to Amer oil co facilities; cites Arab countries dependence on oil revenues and western Eur's reliance on oil supplies; notes proven reserves in Mideast amt to 62% of world total

In the World of Mideastern Oil, Profits Are Nigh but So Are Perils

About 150 S Vietnamese peasants demonstrate on steps of Natl Assembly bldg after Govt officials bar them from visiting relatives at Tanhiep Prison, central detention center which is 20 mi NE of Saigon; complain that many of prisoners have been without trial for up to 3 yrs; prisoners include suspected Vietcong and S Vietnamese who are suspected of subversion or active participation in NLF; details on complaints of peasants regarding visits; Saigon-based com to improve prison conditions has also been turned away from Tanhiep Prison; illus

150 in Saigon Protest Ban On Seeing Jailed Relatives

Nguyen Van Thieu says he believes any peace agreement with Vietcong will be worthless unless Communist movement in S Vietnam is 1st rooted out and destroyed, s, Saigon

Warning by Thieu

Chinese Communist press agency Hsinhua repts great progress in rebuilding Chinese Communist party at lower levels; cites formation of new prov party coms for Kiangsu, Kwangtung and Kiangsi in last 2 wks; mil men predominate new coms, were selected from top leadership of Revolutionary Coms that rule 3 provs; formation of coms stems from Govt's attempt to re-create Communist party on nationwide basis following '67-68 purges that resulted from cultural revolution; Hsu Shih-yu named chief of Kiangsu com, Liu Hsing-yuan heads Kwangtung com and Cheng Shih-ching heads Kiangsi com; some other aides identified

3 Chinese Provinces Rebuilding Party

Thuroklint (freighter): Sinks after colliding with ferry off GB; 7 crewmen saved

Danish Freighter Sinks

Newsmen stage wildcat strikes at London Daily Mirror and The Sun; object to new agreement between publishers and Natl Union of Journalists which sets natl minimum pay scales; union orders strikers back to work; Printing and Kindred Trades Fed, representing Journalists Union and 8 mechanical unions, warns strike may harm natl press; some newspaper closings seen possible in '71; threat seen greatest at Daily Mail, Daily Sketch and London Evening News, pub by Lord Rothermere's Assoc Newspapers

Strikes Casting a Pall Over Fleet Street

Polish Episcopate pub its conditions for full normalization of relations with new Polish Govt, lr read in all Warsaw chs and in major towns; demands several rights that are 'conditions for peace and soc life,' including freedom of expression and freedom of conscience; urges end to suppressive measures, such as those used by police against univ demonstrators in '68 and against workers during recent food riots; refers sharply to riots, noting that means of suppression do not contribute to maintenance of peace

Polish Church Puts Terms to Regime

Sex crimes in Copenhagen, Denmark, which have declined for several yrs coincidentally with liberalization of pornography laws, increased slightly in '70

Slight Rise in Sex Crimes Is Reported in Copenhagen

Scott Leo "Taye" Diggs is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the Broadway musicals Rent and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the TV series Private Practice (2007–2013), Murder in the First (2014–2016), and All American (2018–2023), and the films How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), Brown Sugar, Chicago, Malibu's Most Wanted (2003), Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011), and The Best Man (1999) and its sequel, The Best Man Holiday (2013).

Taye Diggs, American actor and singer

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Renée Elise Goldsberry is an American actress and singer. Known for her roles on stage and screen she has received a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Grammy Award as well as a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Renée Elise Goldsberry, American actress

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The 1971 Ibrox disaster, also known as the Second Ibrox Disaster, was a crush among the crowd at an Old Firm football game, which led to 66 deaths and more than 200 injuries. It happened on 2 January 1971 in an exit stairway at Ibrox Park in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the worst football disaster until the Hillsborough disaster in Sheffield, England, in 1989.

The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football match.

January 2, 1971

Headlines from January 2, 1971

2d Decade of War Begins; Truce Broken by Clashes

Police in Brooklyn Open Neighborhood Service

NEW WEEKLY BIOGRAPHICAL SERVICE.

60 to Bow Out of Congress With Vote on SST Today

Castro Sees Little Hope For Cuban Economy in ’71

Billboard 200

All Things Must Pass

Abraxas

Stephen Stills

The Partridge Family Album

Live Album

Notable Births

Historical Events

Historical Context for January 2, 1971