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Most of the nation's major steel producers announced yes terday that they would raise prices by an average of about 8 per cent on nearly all types of steel products.
Top leaders of all Soviet-bloc countries except Rumania hold 1-day meeting somewhere in Crimea, issue communique implicitly critical of China and possibly critical of Rumania; stress importance of strengthening unity and cohesion of Socialist community, internatl working class and Communist movement; Moscow diplomats believe meeting was called on USSR initiative primarily to discuss China and its developing relations with US; conf attended by Brezhnev, Podgorny, Mongolian Premier Tsedenbal, Bulgarian Premier Zhivkov; Kadar, Honecker, Gierek and Husak also attend; Ceausescu boycotts session
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Nixon Adm acknowledges, through Sen subcom staff rept, that CIA maintains a 30,000-man 'irregular' force now fighting throughout most of Laos; version of rept, prepared by J G Lowenstein and R M Moose after inspection trip to Laos in Apr, once classified top secret, is made pub after clearance by CIA, State and Defense Depts; rept is 1st formal acknowledgment of secret war US is conducting which has long been revealed in news articles; it reveals that use of irregular units in Laos is even more widespread than had been indicated; rept describes irregular units as 'main cutting edge' of Royal Laotian Army which have been supplemented by Thai volunteers recruited and paid by CIA; Sen Symington welcomes release of rept but holds that information the Adm refuses to reveal bears on question of whether US violates '70 provision against hiring soldiers that was written into Defense Appropriations Act; rept reveals that partial total of US spending in Laos in fiscal '70 came to $284.2-million, that spending in current fiscal yr is expected to come to $374-million; says Amer air operations in Laos have declined over past 2 yrs; notes that Chinese Communists have increased their air defenses along rd they are bldg in northern Laos and are making area one of the most heavily defended in the world; details size of force along rd and construction of firing ranges for AA guns; details CIA training and support of irregular troops which began as a force of Meo tribesmen; reaches generally gloomy conclusion about mil and pol situation; sees mil situation worsening; map shows 2/3 of country that is no longer under control of Vientiane Govt
Rogers announces shift in US stand to support seating Communist China in UN but continued opposition to expulsion of Nationalists, holding decision fully in accord with Nixon desire to normalize relations with People's Repub of China, news conf
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 28, 1971, covering August 3, 1971.
Carole King
James Taylor
The Rolling Stones
Paul & Linda McCartney
Various Artists
1971Forbes Johnston, Scottish footballer (died 2007)[†]
Forbes Johnston was a Scottish professional footballer playing primarily in defence, but also spending some time in the midfield.
1971DJ Spinderella, American DJ, rapper, producer, and actress[†]
Deidra Muriel Roper, known professionally as DJ Spinderella or simply Spinderella, is an American DJ, rapper and producer. She is best known as a member of the hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa. Roper occasionally appeared in The Salt-n-Pepa Show, a reality TV series focusing on reforming the group, which aired on the VH1 network in 2008.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]