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demands for end to war draw strongest approval at gathering of Democrats, Milwaukee, hearing 4 contenders for Pres nomination; Sen Bayh says he would withdraw all Amers, even advisers, from S Vietnam
Kazakhstan Repub reassumes control of rich, irrigated cotton dist in Chimkent Prov which it had ceded to Uzbek Repub 8 yrs ago; map
Sadat reptdly replaces Communications Min Badir with A M Saad and names Maj Gen S H al-Shazli as mil C/S
Sec Hodgson announces that RR Signalmen will go on strike at 6:01 AM, news conf; says he is âbitterly disappointedâ that union refused to accept wage proposals equaling or bettering those accepted by other rail unions; says he will go to Cong with proposal to end strike if nation's rail service is disrupted or shut down; notes union refused 2 requests for extension of strike deadline; Chamberlain asserts that he intends to shut down nation's rrs, news conf; says he has ârecd assurancesâ that other unions will hon picket lines; Hiltz maintains that union feels that by forcing dispute into Cong it can get better settlement; possible effects of strike for NYC met area commuters noted
Royal Canadian Mounted Police accused of involvement in unlawful arrest and return to US of 3 mil deserters, Canadian House of Commons hearing on charges that mounted police have participated in illegal surveillance activities
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 12, 1971, covering May 17, 1971.
Crosby| Stills| Nash & Young
Various Artists
The Partridge Family
Janis Joplin
Three Dog Night
1971Mark Connors, Australian rugby player[â ]
Mark Connors is an Australian rugby union footballer. He is currently the Queensland Reds third most capped player ever, playing 134 games for the side. He has played for Australia 20 times, including their victory in the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
1971Shaun Hart, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster[â ]
Shaun Hart is a former Australian rules football player, who played for the Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League. Hart played in Brisbane's Lions hat trick of premierships from 2001 to 2003 as well as in the Bears reserves premiership in 1991. He is currently the director of coaching at Port Adelaide Power and has also been an assistant coach.
1971Stella Jongmans, Dutch athlete[â ]
Stella Jongmans is a retired Dutch athlete who specialised in the 800 metres. She won the gold at the 1995 Summer Universiade and silver at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. In addition, she represented The Netherlands at two Olympic Games, in 1992 and 1996.
1971Queen MĂĄxima of the Netherlands, Dutch royal[â ]
MĂĄxima is Queen of the Netherlands as the wife of King Willem-Alexander.
1971Gina Raimondo, Governor of Rhode Island[â ]
Gina Marie Raimondo is an American businesswoman, lawyer, politician, and venture capitalist who served as the 40th United States secretary of commerce from 2021 to 2025. As a member of the Democratic Party, she served as the 75th governor of Rhode Island from 2015 to 2021 and was the first woman to serve in the role.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[â ]