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In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]
1971Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraqi leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (died 2019)[†]
Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri, commonly known by his nom de guerre Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was an Iraqi militant leader who was the founder and first leader of the Islamic State (IS), who proclaimed himself caliph in 2014 and stayed in power until his death in 2019.
1971Ludmilla Lacueva Canut, Andorran writer[†]
Ludmilla Lacueva Canut is an Andorran writer of both fiction and non-fiction works, as well as an opinion columnist for the newspaper Bondia.
1971Stephen Lynch, American singer-songwriter and actor[†]
Stephen Andrew Lynch is an American comedian, musician and actor who is known for his satirical songs mocking daily life and popular culture. Lynch has released four studio albums and four live albums along with a live DVD. This DVD, Live at the El Rey, was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
1971Annie Perreault, Canadian speed skater[†]
Annie Perreault is a Canadian short track speed skater, who won medals in the 500 m and 3000 m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She had already won a relay gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
1971Lawrence Moore Cosgrave, Canadian colonel and diplomat (born 1890)[†]
Colonel Lawrence Vincent Moore Cosgrave, was a Canadian soldier, author, diplomat and trade commissioner. He was the Canadian signatory to the Japanese Instrument of Surrender at the end of World War II.
1971Myril Hoag, American baseball player (born 1908)[†]
Myril Oliver Hoag was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder, Hoag played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, and Cleveland Indians between 1931 and 1945 and was on the winning team in three World Series. He appeared in the 1939 MLB All-Star Game.
1971Charles E. Pont, French-American minister and painter (born 1898)[†]
Charles Ernest Pont was an American artist and Baptist minister. Although his ministerial career was not particularly noteworthy, he was a prolific artist in many media including watercolor, printmaking, oil, pen and ink, and pencil. His framed art not only hangs in hundreds of private and public collections, but can also be found in many realms of graphic design, including book and magazine illustration, greeting cards, sign painting and calligraphy, murals, typographic design, and decorative papers. While his style evolved with the times in which he lived, and was particularly influenced by modernism in the 1930s, he is best known for the fine precision of his prints and the realism of his watercolors.
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NASA dears flight for lunar landing after successful 1-second firing of spacecraft's main rocket; firing refines spacecraft's course toward moon; Apollo mgr McDivitt holds test confirms his belief that there is short in defective switch but notes it can be bypassed during upcoming critical rocket firings, news conf; repts X-rays taken of switch and adjacent wiring prior to installation revealed no apparent damage; during test, Worden opened circuit breaker so switch could be bypassed and then manually triggered rocket, which is usually fired by automatic command from onboard guidance computer; flight dir Griffin says astronauts will initiate future firings with combination of automatic and manual controls; says firings may take 2 to 3 seconds longer than usual; Scott and Irwin inspect lunar module; rept all critical systems are operating normally; transmit color telecast from module; rept glass cover on instrument dial designed to show altitude rates during module's descent to lunar surface is shattered; collect pieces of glass, making sure no sharp fragments are left where they could tear their spacesuits; mission controllers rept broken glass is not serious problem; Worden switches on elec power of scientific instruments and mapping cameras in service module; instruments and cameras begin transmitting data to earth tracking stations, indicating that they are in good condition; scientist-astronaut Dr J P Allen acts as capsule communicator; illus; schematic diagram of command module's instrument panel
Phelps-Dodge reaches tentative agreement
Kibbee named chancellor; says success of open admissions policy depends on strong teaching abilities and urges efforts be made to evaluate faculty; says he is confident that high acad standards can be maintained under program; says city and state must continue to support univ but does not expect costs to rise at rapid rate of last decade; favors continuing tuition-free policy for undergrads
The General Motors Corpora tion and the United States Steel Corporation reported sharply improved quarterly profits yes terday.
Pan Amer announces it will no longer promote or take part in safari tours that involve killing of animals classified by World Wildlife Fund as endangered species, says policy change will cost it several hundreds of thousands of dollars, which it hopes to recoup by promoting photographic safaris to same areas; fund spokesman hopes Pan Amer example will lead other airlines to adopt similar policies
Schweitzer says it would be inappropriate for him to appear before Sen subcom to answer 'baseless charges' that he accepted $50,000 in bribes from convicted stock manipulator; his atty says that Schweitzer has no intention of stepping down from bench pending investigation of judicial propriety
S Vietnamese prov chiefs and mil authorities in Central Highlands, under pressure by Govt to improve security by next summer, plan to resume controversial program of transferring thousands of Montagnard tribesmen out of Communist-controlled areas; planned moves meet with disapproval by US officials and most have not been approved by Saigon Govt; 50,000 were 'relocated' in '70, in many cases against their will, before US advisers forced a suspension; J P Vann, sr US official in highlands, comments on problems caused by relocation; Nguyen Van Thieu, anxious for votes from the million Montagnards, reluctant to approve removals; illus; map
Deputy Asst Sec Render says 10-12 officers from gen to co grade have been relieved of command, transferred or reprimanded for failure to enforce adequately regulations aimed at improving race relations guaranteeing equal opportunity within armed services; declines to name any of officers; says actions were taken since Dec 70 in cases 'where we could identify clearly that comdrs had been negligent'
HR approves HEW Dept appropriations bill amendment that would add $82-million to Fed vocational rehabilitation programs
KHARTOUM, the Sudan, Wednesday, July 28—The Om durman radio announced today that the head of the Sudanese Communist party, Abdel Kha lek Mahgoub had been hanged. The announcement came a few hours after the execution was reported of Joseph G'aratig, a former Sudanese cabinet min ister.
Sugarman announces that 3,000 welfare recipients will be assigned to pub works projects for city agencies in Aug; says program is being undertaken to comply with state law approved in spring; notes number of workers will increase in each subsequent mo until Dec 1, when it is anticipated that all employable recipients will be working for agencies; Soc Services Dept spokesman puts number of employable clients at 30,000-50,000; participants will not receive pay for jobs but will be required to work number of days based on amt of pub assistance recd