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William McChesney Martin Jr., former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board and one of the nation's foremost financial experts, has agreed to undertake a searching exam‐ ination of the rules and pro cedures of the New York Stock Exchange.
Landmarks Preservation Comm Sept rept labeled confidential recommended rejection of present design of proposed pavilion and 'vigorously' objected to other alterations of museum's western facade occasioned by proposed reconstruction of Temple of Dendur; rept, made available to NY Times by Manhattan Community Bd No 8 chmn Diamond, was sent to Mayor Lindsay, Heckscher, museum dir Hoving and Art Comm pres Oenslager; Landmarks Comm chmn Goldstone says rept was not required to be made pub because it was intergovt rept; Hoving denies rept was not made pub, noting it was sent to Art Comm, appropriate city agency; stresses that everything in master plan, with exception of Lehman pavilion which is privately funded, has been placed before proper city agencies; notes museum's western facade was altered in '36 and in '50s; Councilman Burden, Assemblyman Olivieri and Parks Council to join in lawsuit to compel museum to submit all its bldg plans, including Lehman pavilion, to Planning Comm for approval; Burden charges Heckscher with 'illegal act' in approving master plan
GB and her Commonwealth partners work out compromise leaving GB free to supply arms to S Africa while establishing 8-nation study group 'to consider question further'; pact, which allows GB to proceed with arms sales at any time, seen major victory for Brit diplomacy; Prime Min Heath agrees to participate in study group, which excludes 3 E African nations most opposed to Brit stand--Uganda, Zambia and Tanzania; Tanzania Pres Nyerere, in earlier debate, pleaded with Heath not to conclude deal; hints that E African nations would leave Commonwealth; Heath says GB has recd assurance that S Africa has no aggressive intentions and that it will not use any items of maritime equipment supplied by GB 'for purposes other than those for which they have been supplied'; Commonwealth conf must still debate 'Declaration of Commonwealth Principle' introduced by Pres Kaunda; declaration condemns racial discrimination and pledges Commonwealth members to furnish no aid to countries that practice it
Laird says he has reptd to Nixon that expanded use of Amer air power in Cambodia is 'crucial to the success' of program of Amer troop withdrawals from Vietnam, news conf; appears to acknowledge change in policy by not using term 'interdiction', which has been used in past to mean permissible efforts to cut off flow of enemy supplies and personnel
series; W Beecher on Defense Dept loss of influence under Nixon; stereotype of hawkish Pentagon and dovish civilian advisers no longer holds true; Joint Cs/S as often counsel restraint as they do bold action; Nixon himself is inclined toward bold action; illus
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 20, 1971, covering January 21, 1971.
George Harrison
Santana
Various Artists
Sly & The Family Stone
The Partridge Family
1971Uni Arge, Faroese footballer and entertainer[†]
Uni Jógvanson Arge is a Faroese journalist, writer, musician, singer and a former international football striker.
1971Rafael Berges, Spanish footballer[†]
Rafael Berges Martín is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left-back, currently a manager.
1971Doug Edwards, American basketball player[†]
Douglas Edwards is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1993 NBA draft. Edwards played for the Hawks and Vancouver Grizzlies in 3 NBA seasons, averaging 2.4 ppg. He played collegiately at Florida State University. Edwards gained his nickname "Doughboy" while playing in Vancouver. On September 10, 2008, Frank Martin announced the addition of Edwards to his coaching staff at Kansas State University. He has two brothers, both former basketball players: Steven and Allen.
1971Dmitri Khlestov, Russian footballer[†]
Dmitri Alekseyevich Khlestov is a former Russian football player.
1971Sergey Klevchenya, Russian speed skater[†]
Sergey Konstantinovich Klevchenya is a Russian speed skater who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Winter Olympics and for Russia in the 1994 Winter Olympics, in the 1998 Winter Olympics, and in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
1971Dylan Kussman, American actor[†]
Dylan Kussman is an American film and television writer and actor. He played the part of Richard Cameron in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society (1989) and Dr. Allen Painter in The Way of the Gun (2000). He has also appeared in such films as Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991), X2 (2003), Leatherheads (2008), Flight (2012) and Jack Reacher (2012), and is the writer, director and star of the online noir drama The Steps. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the 2017 Tom Cruise film The Mummy. In 2019, he appeared in the Clint Eastwood film Richard Jewell.
1971Doug Weight, American ice hockey player and coach[†]
Douglas Daniel Weight is an American professional ice hockey coach, executive, and former player. He is also the former head coach and assistant general manager for the New York Islanders. During his 19-year National Hockey League career, he played for the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks, St. Louis Blues and the New York Islanders.
1971The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.[†]
The Emley Moor transmitting station is a telecommunications and broadcasting facility on Emley Moor, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village centre of Emley, in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]