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Lindsay signs bill establishing comm; notes power to audit indus finances and set fares after pub hearings; Councilman Postel charges illegal transfer of rate-making power from Council
Brit Govt decision to withdraw remaining forces from Persian Gulf area seen pressuring Gulf sheiks to decide whether they want to band together or try to exist as ind states; measures pledged by GB for union, if it can be formed, outlined; map of area; Iran and Saudi Arabia seen backing Brit withdrawal
US rebuffs Soviet attempt to get immediate Big 4 action to press Israel to negotiate concessions and urges USSR to stop its propaganda; Nixon Adm reptdly is disappointed with Israel's stand in talks and is worried about prospects for extending cease-fire unless more flexibility is displayed; prefers to have Big 4 wait until Jarring delivers rept, after which it might back some Big 4 statement; seen not wanting to yield to Soviet pressure or publicly be at odds with Israel despite dissatisfaction with Israeli position; Soviet Amb Dobrynin conferred with Rogers to present Soviet case for Big 4 action before cease-fire expires; Rogers reptdly scored USSR's denunciation of Israeli position; US reptdly rejects charges in Soviet press that US is responsible for Israeli intransigence; is generally cool to Big 4 intervention in talks despite indications that US might have to alter stand before cease-fire expires; rebuffs Soviet proposal for Big 4 meeting earlier than scheduled; officials reptdly are irritated with Soviet tactics in light of fact that USSR broke off direct contacts on Middle East with US about 8 mos ago
US command announces 15 fighter-bombers recently carried out extended attacks on AA batteries in N Vietnam; raids said to have been carried out in response to missile firings at Amer aircraft
Bomb, apparently planted by antiwar protesters, explodes in Sen wing of Capitol Bldg in Washington, causing extensive damage but no injuries; explosion occurs in obscure men's lavatory; half hr before explosion, caller warns operator on Capitol switchboard that bomb will go off to protest Laotian operation; explosion provokes cries of outrage from Nixon and members of Cong; illus
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 24, 1971, covering March 2, 1971.
Janis Joplin
Chicago
Soundtrack
Various Artists
Santana
1971Roman Čechmánek, Czech ice hockey player (died 2023)[†]
Roman Čechmánek was a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender. He played professionally in the United States, the Czech Republic, and Germany, including in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings from 2000 to 2004. Čechmánek also played for the Czech national team at multiple international tournaments, including seven World Championships.
1971Dave Gorman, English comedian, author and television presenter[†]
David James Gorman is an English comedian, presenter, and writer.
1971Method Man, American rapper, record producer and actor[†]
Clifford Smith, Jr., known professionally as Method Man, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, and is half of the hip hop duo Method Man & Redman. His debut solo album, Tical (1994), peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and spawned the single "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By", which won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards. The song also peaked within the top five of the Billboard Hot 100; he and Blige later starred in Power Book II: Ghost, a spin-off of Power.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]