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January 5, 1971

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Headlines from January 5, 1971

President Predicts Gains In Econotny for'71 and'72

By Robert B. Semple Jr. Special to The New York Times

concedes rebroadcasting, on night before '70 election, of s scoring demonstrators at San Jose was mistake he would not repeat, televised int; says his greatest achievement has been reduction of US role in Vietnam

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Many Under 21 Register to Vote Here

By Clayton Knowles

several hundred youths regis to vote in NYC; pors; Mayor Lindsay enrolls 1st; Atty Gen Lefkowitz, Sec Lomenzo, Controller Beame, NYC Council Pres Garelik, 5 NYC Boro Presidents, Assemblyman Steingut, Comr O'Rourke, other officials also present; Boro Pres Leviss registers daughter

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Sadat Reveals Israeli Raid Killed 6 Soviet Missilemen

By Unknown Author

UAR Pres Sadat acknowledges that Soviet soldiers manned UAR missile sites and that 6 wore killed in Israeli raid on site at Dahshur, 20-mi south of Cairo, s, Tanta; does not specify date of incident but on Feb 17, UAR announced raid on Dahshur missile site; says Soviet troops were needed because it would have taken 8 mos to train UAR personnel to man sites; does not specify whether any Soviet soldiers are still manning sites as Israel claims but UAR officials recently said that Soviets returned as soon as UAR personnel learned how to perform jobs; visit to Moscow of former UAR Pres Nasser on Jan 22-25, '70, shortly after Israeli air raids began, recalled

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 30, 1970, covering January 5, 1971.

  1. 1
    Album cover for All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

    All Things Must Pass

    George Harrison

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Abraxas by Santana

    Abraxas

    Santana

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
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    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for Stephen Stills by Stephen Stills

    Stephen Stills

    Stephen Stills

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    4
    Peak
    3
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    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Partridge Family Album by The Partridge Family

    The Partridge Family Album

    The Partridge Family

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    9
    Peak
    4
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    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for Live Album by Grand Funk Railroad

    Live Album

    Grand Funk Railroad

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    Peak
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    5

Notable Births

Stian Carstensen

1971Stian Carstensen, Norwegian multi-instrumentalist and composer[†]

Stian Carstensen is a Norwegian multi-instrumentalist musician, entertainer and with Jarle Vespestad (drums) and Nils-Olav Johansen, central member of the Balkan-jazz orchestra Farmers Market.

Notable Deaths

Douglas Shearer

1971Douglas Shearer, Canadian-American sound designer and engineer (born 1899)[†]

Douglas Graham Shearer was a Canadian American pioneering sound designer and recording director who played a key role in the advancement of sound technology for motion pictures. The elder brother of actress Norma Shearer, he won seven Academy Awards for his work. In 2008, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.

Historical Context for January 5, 1971

In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]