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Physicians, govt officials, drug experts and chem mfrs are growing increasingly worried about deadly and relatively new drug abuse problem among nation's children; inhalation of aerosol sprays; FDA officials rept that more than 100 youths have died from deliberate aerosol sniffing since '67; problem discussed
Nguyen Van Thieu strikes back at pol rivals, news conf; calls Duong Van Minh a 'coward and a liar', insists pres elections will be fair and honest; defends his role in '63 coup against Ngo Dinh Diem, rebuts suggestion by Duong Van Minh in recent ints that he (Nguyen Van Thieu) was responsible for murder of Ngo Dinh Diem at time of coup; describes his role in coup and coup events
Premier Tal says that Govt troops have rounded up 2,300 guerrillas in last wk and that only 200 remain at liberty, news conf, Umm al Hiran; says guerrillas have lost all their bases in Jordan and that 'subversiveâ groups such as Popular Front will not be allowed to operate from Jordan; news conf seen attempt to proclaim to Jordanian pub and Arab world that Govt has triumphed over guerrillas; Tal says that 31 Govt soldiers were killed and 86 wounded in fighting and that 50 guerrillas were killed; says that some Arab govts told Jordan that Popular Front was 'heavily infiltratedâ by Israeli agents and says that Jordanian authorities knew of 320 Israeli agents among guerrillas; claims that crackdown was necessary to restore Govt's sovereignty over guerrillas within it its borders; says that 2,300 are in camp in eastern Jordan reptdly near Mafraq; map; says that guerrillas are being divided into 'goodâ (proâGovt) and 'badâ categories and that some of 'badâ guerrillas will be jailed and some will be chased out of country; says that goodâ guerrillas, of which there are not many, will be allowed to operate against Israel from as yet undefined and unspecified area; 'goodâ groups reptdly are Al Fatah and some splinter groups whose membership is less than 300; some officials suggest that Govt will only permit about 500 guerrillas to operate from Jordanian territory; Tal says that remaining 200, reptd to be in Jordan River Valley area, will be rounded up by routine patrols; scores Arafat as trouble maker and says he will not be allowed to return; says Jordan will continue to observe 2 main principles of Cairo agreement, signed with Arafat after civil war; 2 principles include absolute Jordanian sovereignty and freedom of true guerrillas to operate; Tal defends guerrilla operations in theory
Ata reptdly is leader of group of officers that conducted coup d'etat against Govt of Maj Gen Nimeiry; Ata makes radio s announcing coup
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 14, 1971, covering July 20, 1971.
Carole King
The Rolling Stones
Various Artists
Carpenters
Paul & Linda McCartney
1971Charles Johnson, American baseball player[â ]
Charles Edward Johnson Jr. is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball with the Florida Marlins, the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998), the Baltimore Orioles (1999â2000), the Chicago White Sox (2000), the Colorado Rockies (2003â2004), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005).
1971Sandra Oh, Canadian actress[â ]
Sandra Miju Oh is a Canadian and American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Rita Wu in Arliss (1996â2002), Cristina Yang in Grey's Anatomy (2005â14), and Eve Polastri in Killing Eve (2018â22). She has received one Primetime Emmy Award from 14 nominations, as well as two Golden Globe Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2019, Time magazine named Oh one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[â ]