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Meir scores RC clergymen who have criticized Israel's activities in East Jerusalem by declaring that for 19 yrs world remained silent when Jerusalem was under Moslem Jordanian rule and questions recent expressions of concern; many Israelis were annoyed at recent article in L'Osservatore Romano complaining of Jewish expansion into Arab neighborhoods
plight of Yalobusha County black teacher C Bonner described as typical of recent dismissals of black teachers throughout South as result of desegregation; illus
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., April 4—George W. Latimer, chief counsel for First Lieut. William L. Calley Jr., said today that he was “greatly encouraged” by the announcement here yes terday that President Nixon would personally review and make the final decision on the findings and sentencing in the Calley case.
NYC Budget Dir Hamilton says NYC will lose $9.5-million as result of new formula giving localities only 10% instead of 25% of motor-vehicle fees, starting with 1st day of state fiscal yr, Apr 1
Saigon's claims of immediate success in Laotian operation are deflated by 3 recent enemy raids in S Vietnam
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 31, 1971, covering April 5, 1971.
Janis Joplin
Soundtrack
Jimi Hendrix
Various Artists
Andy Williams
1971Dong Abay, Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Westdon Martin Abay, popularly known as Dong Abay, is a poet and a Pinoy rock musician. He was the founding member, songwriter and lead vocalist of the bands Yano, Pan, and dongabay, which are now all defunct. In 2005, he pursued a solo career as an independent artist by releasing an album entitled Sampol. In 2017, he formed a rock band named Dong Abay Music Organization or D.A.M.O. while having other endeavors such as a songwriting school.
1971Krista Allen, American actress[†]
Krista Allen is an American actress and model. Allen is known for playing Billie Reed in the soap opera Days of Our Lives (1996–1999) and Taylor Hayes on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2021–2023), receiving a Daytime Emmy Awards nomination for the latter.
1971Austin Berry, Costa Rican footballer[†]
Austín Gerardo Berry Moya is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
1971Simona Cavallari, Italian actress[†]
Simona Cavallari is an Italian actress of the cinema, theatre, and television.
1971Victoria Hamilton, English actress[†]
Victoria Hamilton is an English actress known for her roles in theatre and period dramas. Training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Hamilton began appearing in productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. She starred alongside Clive Owen, and later Eddie Izzard, in the London stage play A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (2002), making her Broadway debut a year later, and earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play.
1971Nelson Parraguez, Chilean footballer[†]
Nelson Rodrigo Parraguez Riveros is a retired Chilean football midfielder who was capped 52 times for the Chile national team between 1991 and 2001, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
1971Kim Soo-nyung, South Korean archer[†]
Kim Soo-nyung is a former member of the South Korean Olympic archery team in 1988, 1992, and 2000.
1971José Cubiles, Spanish pianist and conductor (born 1894)[†]
José Antonio Cubiles Ramos was a noted Spanish pianist, conductor and teacher.
1971In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches a revolt against the United Front government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike.[†]
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna is a Marxist–Leninist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formerly a revolutionary movement and was involved in two armed uprisings against the government of Sri Lanka: once in 1971 (SLFP), and another in 1987–1989 (UNP). The motive for both uprisings was to establish a socialist state. Since then the JVP has entered mainstream democratic politics and has updated its ideology, abandoning some of its original Marxist policies such as the abolition of private property, and moderating its rhetoric. The JVP has been led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake since 2014.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]