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July 14, 1971

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West Pakistan Pursues Subjugation of Bengalis

By Sydney H. Schanberg Special to The New York Times

S H Schanberg dispatch holds W Pakistan pursues subjugation of Bengalis, is determined to make its occupation stick, despite crippled econ, collapse of govt adm, widening guerrilla activity, mounting army casualties and an alienated, sullen population; says W Pakistanis are discouraging use of Bengali language, trying to replace it with their own, Urdu, and are changing st designations in Dacca to remove all Hindu names; says Govt is bringing wave upon wave of W Pakistanis to replace E Pakistanis in govt jobs, that other jobs have been given to Moslem migrants from India such as the Biharis, who are loyal to W Pakistan; Army trains new paramilitary home guards, arms 'loyal' civilians to form 'peace committees,' whose recruits include small minority of Bengali right-wing Moslems; Schanberg says Govt, to insure troop strength, has leased 2 Boeing 707's from private Irish-owned charter airline, World Airways, to carry reinforcements to E Pakistan; says killing, though more selective, has not stopped, that army is now concentrating on Hindus in what foreign observers see as holy war; describes damage to property and econ; repts Bengali resistance gathers momentum, with increasing aid, sanctuary and sometimes covering fire from India; says thousands of young Bengalis are being trained in guerrilla tactics on Indian side of border, with India providing many of instructors; map; illus of destruction in Jessore

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HOUSE VOTE KILLS MOVE TO CITE C.B.S. ON PENTAGON FILM

By Christopher Lydon Special to The New York Times

HR, 226-181, votes to recommit to com, and in effect to kill, proposed contempt citation against CBS and pres Stanton; Stanton hails vote; Repr Staggers stunned and embarrassed by opposition of both parties' leadership and many of his fellow com chmn; says he will not raise contempt issue again; attributes defeat to 'greatest lobbying I've ever seen'

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Development Unit Set Up for Harlem

By Charlayne Hunter

State Urban Development Corp (UDC) and 30-member group of Harlem residents, mainly business and professional people, announce plan to form subsidiary called Harlem Urban Corp to help community orgns build and operate housing, civic, cultural and commercial facilities in area; Harlem unit hon co-chmn, Boro Pres Sutton, and pres and chief exec officer J E Wood Jr comment on potential impact of new orgn; UDC pres Logue also hails move, news conf; L Douglas, 1 of squatters who temporarily blocked state office bldg, Harlem, and Haryou-Act chmn M England score lack of inclusion of squatters in new corp and lack of community participation on its formation; Sutton says unit will be expanded

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 14, 1971, covering July 14, 1971.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Tapestry by Carole King

    Tapestry

    Carole King

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  2. 2
    Album cover for Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

    Sticky Fingers

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for Jesus Christ Superstar by Various Artists

    Jesus Christ Superstar

    Various Artists

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    35
  4. 4
    Album cover for Carpenters by Carpenters

    Carpenters

    Carpenters

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney

    Ram

    Paul & Linda McCartney

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Bubba Ray Dudley

1971Bubba Ray Dudley, American professional wrestler[†]

Mark LoMonaco, known by his ring name Bubba Ray Dudley, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE under a legends contract. He is best known for being one-half of the Dudley Boyz tag team with D-Von Dudley, during his tenures in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and WWE.

Historical Context for July 14, 1971

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