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June 29, 1971

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Headlines from June 29, 1971

Ellsberg Yields, Is Indicted; Says He Cave Data to Press

By Robert Reinhold Special to The New York Times

Ellsberg surrenders, Boston, to US Atty for arraignment; earlier, tells newsmen he gave Pentagon study to press; also says that in '69 he gave Sen Fulbright information contained in study documents; regrets he did not release study to press at that time; will not confirm that The Times, 1st paper to publish some of documents, was the recipient of the study or whether he is linked to subsequent appearances of study material in other papers; Times still silent on source of its documents; Los Angeles Fed grand jury returns 2-count indictment against Ellsberg; Ellsberg released in $40,000 bail; July 15 hearing set for removal of Ellsberg to Los Angeles where case may be tried; at later news conf he urges everyone to read documents and hopes that disclosures will help 'free ourselves from this war'; says he sought to raise the issue of personal responsibility and accountability of officials; says nothing in documents he disclosed would harm US; Ellsberg and wife illus

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Ali Wins to Draft Case Appeal

By David E. Rosenbaum Special to The New York Times

US Sup Ct, 8-0, clears Cloy of refusing; induction into Army on ground that he was improperly drafted in 1st place; contends that Justice Dept had misled Selective Service authorities by advising them that Clay's claim as conscientious objector was neither sincere nor based on religious tenets; ruling detailed; case revd; illus of Clay's career

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HOUSE REJECTS VIETNAM PULLOUT VOTED BY SENATE

By John W. Finney Special to The New York Times

HR rejects, 219-176, Mansfield amendment to draft extension bill; vote is best showing war critics have made in HR in nearly 2 yrs of trying to press issue; Nixon asked Speaker Albert to argue against amendment; issue goes to Sen-HR conf com; if amendment is weakened in conf, bill faces probable filibuster when it returns to Sen floor; Repr Whalen motion instructing HR conferees to accept Mansfield amendment is tabled

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DECISION DELAYED ON VIETNAM STUDY

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Sup Ct puts off decision on Times and Washington Post cases; ct officials say decision may be issued July 2; Times has been restrained from publishing its series 13 days so far

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 23, 1971, covering June 29, 1971.

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    Album cover for Tapestry by Carole King

    Tapestry

    Carole King

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    Album cover for Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

    Sticky Fingers

    The Rolling Stones

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    7
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    Album cover for Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney

    Ram

    Paul & Linda McCartney

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    Album cover for Carpenters by Carpenters

    Carpenters

    Carpenters

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    Album cover for Jesus Christ Superstar by Various Artists

    Jesus Christ Superstar

    Various Artists

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Notable Births

Matthew Good

1971Matthew Good, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Matthew Frederick Robert Good is a Canadian musician. He was the lead singer and songwriter for the Matthew Good Band, one of the most successful alternative rock bands in Canada during the 1990s and early 2000s. Since the band disbanded in 2002, Good has pursued a solo career and established himself as a political commentator and mental health activist. Between 1996 and 2016, with sales by Matthew Good Band included, Good was the 25th best-selling Canadian artist in Canada. Good has been nominated for 21 Juno Awards during his career, winning four.

Notable Deaths

1971Nestor Mesta Chayres, Mexican operatic tenor and bolero vocalist (born 1908)[†]

Néstor Mesta Cháyres was an acclaimed tenor in Mexico and a noted interpreter of Spanish songs, boleros and Mexican romantic music on the international concert stage. He was widely commended for his artistic renditions of the works of Agustín Lara and María Grever and was nicknamed "El Gitano de México".

Historical Events

Soviet Union

1971Prior to re-entry (following a record-setting stay aboard the Soviet Union's Salyut 1 space station), the crew capsule of the Soyuz 11 spacecraft depressurizes, killing the three cosmonauts on board. Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev are the first humans to die in space.[†]

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until it dissolved in 1991. During its existence, it was the largest country by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing borders with twelve countries, and the third-most populous country. An overall successor to the Russian Empire, it was nominally organized as a federal union of national republics, the largest and most populous of which was the Russian SFSR. In practice, its government and economy were highly centralized. As a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), it was a flagship communist state. Its capital and largest city was Moscow.

Historical Context for June 29, 1971

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