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urinalysis tests for drug addiction set; Nixon seeks Cong approval to hold addicts in unform for 30 days beyond discharge for treatment, message to Cong on drug problem; notes crime potential of drug addiction among troops
State grand jury in Trenton indicts superseded Bergen County Prosecutor R Dilts and codefendant M Schiro on charges involving bribery, obstructing justice and misconduct in office; 5‐count indictment charges that defendants had conspired to fix pending prosecution and prison sentences involving 5 men charged with hijacking and extortion; 5 identified as S Cannold, L Cennimo, S Carfi, R L Smith and E McCutchen; case detailed
most authors of Pentagon study were career mil and civilian officials who were promised anonymity when they were recruited for project; sources say anonymity was promised so authors could make candid judgments and not have judgments later affect their careers; among authors who have so far emerged are: L Gelb, overall coordinator of project; Col P F Gorman, R Moorstein, R Holbrooke, M Gurtov, D Ellsberg, H Heymann; analyses in study vary considerably in sharpness of judgments made; some examples cited
Sen Kennedy calls for full disclosure of secret Govt data on Vietnam policies and actions during Pres Kennedy Adm; says Amer people should be 'final judge' of whole period of the '60s and before of US role in Vietnam; Cong protest mounts over Govt action against The Times; comment by Sens Curtis and Mansfield and by Reprs McCloskey and Abzug cited; over 20 Dem Reprs will ask Gurfein for permission to file brief as 'friend of the ct' backing Times's position; move led by Repr Eckhardt; group hires Prof T Emerson to represent them; HR subcom sets hearing on Govt policies on withholding 'vital information' from Amer people; Sec Romney says study confirms a charge he made in '65 that the Amer people were 'brainwashed' about the war, s, Charleston, W Va; T C Sorensen says it is a 'dangerous mistake; for Govt to try to prevent pub of documents, news conf; Mansfield continues to press for Sen probe on US involvement in Vietnam; Sen Buckley says that while he is disturbed by certain aspects stemming from pub of documents, he does not feel that what he read endangers natl security
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 16, 1971, covering June 18, 1971.
Carole King
The Rolling Stones
Paul & Linda McCartney
Various Artists
Carpenters
1971Kerry Butler, American actress and singer[†]
Kerry Butler is an American actress and singer known primarily for her work in theater. She is best known for originating the roles of Barbara Maitland in Beetlejuice, Penny Pingleton in Hairspray, and Clio/Kira in Xanadu, the latter of which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical.
1971Jason McAteer, English-Irish footballer and manager[†]
Jason Wynne McAteer is a former professional footballer. His primary position was in midfield either in the centre or on the right flank, though he was also an able full-back. Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland national team at international level, winning 52 international caps and playing at two World Cups in 1994 and 2002.
1971Nathan Morris, American soul singer[†]
Nathan Bartholomew Morris is an American baritenor, singer, businessman, and the founding member of the mega vocal group Boyz II Men.
1971Nigel Owens, Welsh rugby referee and TV presenter[†]
Nigel Owens, is a Welsh former international rugby union referee, who retired in December 2020 after a 23-year career. He previously held the world record for the most test matches refereed and was one of five international referees listed as professional within the Welsh Rugby Union, alongside Craig Evans, Adam Jones, Dan Jones and Ben Whitehouse. He is widely considered to have been one of the greatest rugby referees of all time.
1971Thomas Gomez, American actor (born 1905)[†]
Thomas Gomez was an American actor.
1971Paul Karrer, Russian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1889)[†]
Paul Karrer was a Swiss organic chemist best known for his research on vitamins. He and British chemist Norman Haworth won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1937.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]