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January 26, 1971

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Headlines from January 26, 1971

Guard Is Indicted With 8 Prisoners In Riots at Tombs

By Juan M. Vasquez

NYC corrections guard E D Whittaker and inmates or former inmates H Blyden, C Brown, L Cabrera, R DeLeon, S King, F Meyers and N Ragsdale indicted on charges stemming from their alleged role during prison riots in Oct in Manhattan House of Detention; indictments detailed; Manhattan Dist Atty Hogan comments

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Big Allis Breaks Down in Tests; New Power Crises Threatened

By Robert D. McFadden

Con Ed's most powerful generator Big Allis, that has been inoperative since last July, breaks down again during testing over wii,delete delaying indefinitely its return to service; co repr says generator sustained some damage which will not be known until generator is partly disassembled; says it will take until end of mo just to partly dismantle generator; contends co's reserve capacity for next summer cannot be assessed now; PSC Chmn Swidler had said in wkly power-capacity rept to Gov Rockefeller that Con Ed might not be able to generate sufficient power to meet peak Toads next summer; said it appeared that entire maintenance program could not be completed due to lock of reserve capacity and that if maintenance program is not completed, there may be insufficient generation capacity for summer of '71; breakdown of Big Allis and of Indian Point generator last summer, which was major factor in city's power crisis, noted; chronology of Big Allis breakdowns since it went into operation in '65

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JORDANIAN STAND ON TALKS IS TOUGH

By Henry Tanner Special to The New York Times

Jordan, in action indicating tough attitude in talks, insists that Israel commit itself to complete withdrawal from all occupied territories after which it contends just and durable peace will follow if Israel carries out all existing UN resolutions; 'Jordanian position conflicts with that of Israel, which calls for detailed negotiations on formal peace treaty and leaves issue of withdrawal up for negotiation; Jordan reptdly maintains that Israel's 14 points raised extraneous issues to delay talks and postpone need to face issue of withdrawal to pre- '67 war boundaries; reptdly views as extraneous Israeli suggestion that Arab countries remaining hostile to Israel must not be permitted to station troops in countries that make peace with Israel; stipulates that return of Jerusalem is essential condition to peace; says it recognizes religious and cultural implications of 'Arab city' and declares its willingness to provide access to religious and historical places to all faiths; reiterates its willingness to respect sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence and right to secure and recognized borders of all Middle Eastern countries; position was revealed when Farra submitted text to Crowe to be circulated as official UN document; decision to circulate text is part of mounting exch of pub charges and countercharges by Israel, UAR and Jordan; move reptdly resulted from Jordan's disappointment with pub statements by Meir and other Israeli officials reiterating opposition to UN peace-keeping force; Lebanon, 3d country to which Israel's 14 points was addressed, seen not likely to respond

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 20, 1971, covering January 26, 1971.

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

    All Things Must Pass

    George Harrison

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Abraxas by Santana

    Abraxas

    Santana

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  3. 3
    Album cover for Jesus Christ Superstar by Various Artists

    Jesus Christ Superstar

    Various Artists

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for Greatest Hits by Sly & The Family Stone

    Greatest Hits

    Sly & The Family Stone

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Partridge Family Album by The Partridge Family

    The Partridge Family Album

    The Partridge Family

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    13

Historical Context for January 26, 1971

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