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May 10, 1971

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Headlines from May 10, 1971

Youth Vote Likely to Aid Democrats

By It W. Apple Jr. Special to The New York Times

article on Repub and Dem efforts to recruit new voters who will be between 18 and 21 in '72 and indications that Dems will attract larger share of them

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51 Cease‐Fire Violations Charged to Foe by Allies

By Iver Peterson Special to The New York Times

24-hr allied truce ends with S Vietnamese and Amers accusing the enemy of 51 cease-fire violations, including mining of a ferryboat that took lives of 36 civilians; enemy's unilaterally declared 48-hr truce has not ended; ferryboat mined near Dongha; map

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The ‘Villian’ of the Crisis: Eurodollars

By John M. Lee Special to The New York Times

lack of control and understanding of Eurodollar mkt linked to present monetary crisis; role discussed; flow of Eurodollars from US to Eur reptdly began when Nixon Adm called for easing money supply and lowering US interest rates to stimulate business and employment in US; mkt, which began with $1-billion at end of '50s, now has $50-billion; Bank for Internatl Settlements has com to study methods of control and EEC comm has called for EEC action to keep Eurodollar rate in line with natl levels; US Treas and Export-Import Bank recently offered special Eurodollar securities to mop up some of supply and Brit Treas has forbidden Brit cos to borrow Eurodollars for domestic use for less than 5 yrs; additional moves expected to make mkt more manageable

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 5, 1971, covering May 10, 1971.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Jesus Christ Superstar by Various Artists

    Jesus Christ Superstar

    Various Artists

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    25
  2. 2
    Album cover for Pearl by Janis Joplin

    Pearl

    Janis Joplin

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  3. 3
    Album cover for 4 Way Street by Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young

    4 Way Street

    Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for Up To Date by The Partridge Family

    Up To Date

    The Partridge Family

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Golden Bisquits by Three Dog Night

    Golden Bisquits

    Three Dog Night

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    11

Historical Context for May 10, 1971

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