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Nixon announces 10% surcharge on all dutiable imports, except those subject to quotas, and says US will cease to convert foreign-held dollars into gold, TV-radio address; notes imports might cost more as result of action but says dollar value will be unchanged for consumers who buy Amer-made products
Brit troops occupying Ulster reptdly feel as if they are in foreign country as violence evokes terror and anger among them; illus; 14 soldiers have died since '69, including 3 since implementation of internment policy; Lt Col G Howlett says many soldiers feel dealing with terrorists openly is exhilarating relief from jeers and sniper attacks of civilians, including women and children; many Caths now feel troops are merely occupying force in behalf of Prot domination; soldiers deny they are pro-Prot and anti-Cath, speak little about pol; army restrictions seem to have little impact on soldiers' friendships with local Prot girls but Cath girls often encounter bitter hostility
Pres Nixon, announcing 90-day wage-price freeze, asks Cong to repeal, retroactive to Aug 15, 7% excise tax on auto purchases, TV s; says tax cut will represent avg drop of about $200 in price of new car; declares he will 'insist' that auto indus pass reduction on to auto buyers
States seen cutting back on pub assistance programs after decade of liberalization and expansion; examination of '71 legis action indicates that at least 19 states have made sharp reductions in welfare benefits and that almost all of others are considering or have made changes in welfare programs; cutbacks seen partly attributable to econ conditions and upward surge of state govt costs; chart shows increases in number of welfare recipients and pub assistance costs, '55-71
Mayor Lindsay makes 2 strong appeals to save 30c fare, holding that higher rates will cause econ hardship 'and in some cases econ catastrophe' for New Yorkers; urges TB&TA call immediate meeting of its bd to consider doubling tolls on bridges and tunnels; also requests Rockefeller to convene special session of NYS Legis to reconsider various aspects of 'save-the fare' plan rejected by Legis earlier in yr; Ronan bars unilateral action by TB&TA, holding it would jeopardize legis pkg that he and Lindsay recommended for consideration at Legis special session; says revenue to be gained is only 'drop in the bucket' compared to Transit Auth needs
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 11, 1971, covering August 16, 1971.
Carole King
James Taylor
Various Artists
Paul & Linda McCartney
The Rolling Stones
1971Stefan Klos, German footballer[†]
Stefan Klos is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
1971Spyros Skouras, Greek-American businessman (born 1893)[†]
Spyros Panagiotis Skouras was a Greek-American motion picture pioneer and film executive who was the president of 20th Century-Fox from 1942 to 1962. He resigned June 27, 1962, but was chairman of the company for several more years. He also had numerous ships, owning Prudential Lines.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]