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US officials say there are satisfied mil balance in Middle East has remained unchanged despite rept of increased Soviet shipments of aircraft to UAR
Nixon signs $2.25-billion measure that is expected to provide 150,000 pub service jobs for unemployed over next 2 yrs; illus; bill, which is known as '71 Emergency Employment Act, is 1st gen pub employment legis since Works Project Adm of '30s; Nixon says Cong leaders assured him that Cong will enact 'in few days' appropriation needed to fund legis; notes Labor Dept has already selected number of areas where men will be put to work immediately; dept is setting up special unit within Manpower Adm to process anticipated flood of applications from states, counties and cities for share of funds; Nixon asserts that legis eliminates some of his major objections to similar legis vetoed in Dec; argues that present bill provides employment that is 'real and steadying' and not 'dead-end entrapment in permanent pub subsidy'; bill authorizes $750-million for fiscal '72 and $1-billion for following yr as long as natl unemployment rate remains above 4.5%; each state will receive at least $1.5-million and rest of funds will be distributed according to need as shown by unemployment rates; $250-million more is authorized in each of 2 yrs for areas having unemployment rate above 6% for 3 consecutive mos; measure provides that wages to be paid must be highest of Fed, state or local minimum wage in area or prevailing rate that employer pays for persons employed in similar occupations; not more than 33% of participants may be employed in professional category; professionals' salaries will be limited to $12,000 a yr
RABAT, Morocco, July 12— With King Hassan II in attend ance, the Moroccan Army to day buried 20 of its men who were killed on Saturday during the thwarting of an attempt to overthrow the monarchy.
B Furness resigns as chmn of NYS Consumer Protection Bd, charging State Legis it more interested in protecting indus than consumer; had been apptd by Gov Rockefeller during his re-election campaign; says she is now beginning to wonder if her apptmt was election-yr gambit; Rockefeller, in accepting resignation, says he shares her disappointment in Legis action; Assembly Speaker Duryea holds Legis and Gov have a 'fine and long record' in consumer protection; some sources say Atty Gen Lefkowitz, whose dept has responsibility for enforcing consumer protection laws, was less than completely enthusiastic about new agency; Furness illus
Article on man-made lakes in various cities and rapid growth of recreational communities around them discusses local officials' concern that lakes may become polluted by sewage discharges
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 7, 1971, covering July 13, 1971.
Carole King
Carpenters
The Rolling Stones
Paul & Linda McCartney
Various Artists
1971MF Doom, English-American rapper (died 2020)[†]
Daniel Dumile, also known by his stage name MF Doom or simply Doom, was a British and American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Noted for his intricate wordplay, signature metal mask, and "supervillain" stage persona, he became a major figure of underground hip hop and alternative hip hop in the 2000s.
1971Mark Neeld, Australian footballer and coach[†]
Mark Neeld is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s. He was senior coach of the Melbourne Football Club from 2012 to 2013.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]