SENATE VOTES RISE IN G. I. PAY OF $2.7‐BILLION
Sen agrees to start debate on McGovern-Hatfield amendment June 16; Repub and Dem leaders suggest that on June 21 they will submit a cloture motion that will force an end to debate
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Sen agrees to start debate on McGovern-Hatfield amendment June 16; Repub and Dem leaders suggest that on June 21 they will submit a cloture motion that will force an end to debate
NYC grand jury indicts R Ornstein and E V Kuck, suspended city policemen, for allegedly lying under oath about their asserted role in theft of $15,000 worth of meat in Jan
Sen, 45-33, accepts HR-Sen conf com rept and approves $5.5-billion econ development bill that includes $2-billion pub works program to help tide nation over recession; measure, which is key part of broad Dem effort to create jobs for unemployed, seen certain to be passed by HR; Nixon, who is opposed to bill's pub works provision, may veto it; Repubs score provision, contending that there is no requirement that funds would be used in areas of highest unemployment
State, County and Municipal Employes union escalates strike by municipal workers protesting legis action on their pension plan when drivers who deliver food used in school lunch programs join strike
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 9, 1971, covering June 9, 1971.
The Rolling Stones
Carole King
Various Artists
Paul & Linda McCartney
James Taylor
1971Gilles De Bilde, Belgian footballer and sportscaster[†]
Gilles De Bilde is a Belgian former professional footballer, sports pundit and television personality.

1971Jean Galfione, French pole vaulter and sportscaster[†]
Jean Galfione is a French retired pole vaulter. During his pole vaulting career, he won at least one medal in each of the following major international competitions - the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the World Indoor Championships, the European Championships and the European Indoors Championships

1971Jackie McKeown, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Jackie McKeown is the Scottish former lead singer and guitarist for the Glasgow indie rock band The Yummy Fur who plays in 1990s.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]