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August 23, 1971

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Headlines from August 23, 1971

Warden Tells of Gun

By Wallace Turner Special to The New York Times

San Quentin Warden L S Nelson says that Jackson had gun when he returned from visit with atty; refuses to identify atty but confirms that Jackson's atty J E Thorne was not at prison; says gun Jackson was carrying was smuggled into prison by visitor; Thorne and Jackson's mother raise question that in some way prison authorities had been responsible for Jackson's escape attempt and death; Nelson denies charges; details; illus of prison guards searching for weapons following incident

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Bingham Nephew Sought As a Visitor of Jackson

By Unknown Author

SAN QUENTIN, Calif., Aug. 22—The police were searching tonight for the grandson of a former Governor and United States Senator in connection with an escape attempt from San Quentin prison that ,ended in six deaths yesterday.

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KY LEAVES RACE DESPITE U.S. PLEA

By Craig R. Whitney Special to The New York Times

Nguyen Cao Ky withdraws from pros race because of what he calls Nguyen Van Thieu's designs to rig the elections; withdraws despite repeated appeals by Bunker; calls on Nguyen Van Thieu to resign and allow Sen Pres Nguyen Van Huyen to form a transition govt and organize new elections; says he will resign immediately if Nguyen Van Thieu takes up the challenge; US Embassy statement expresses regret; says it is studying implications of the situation; observers believe Nguyen Cao Ky may sue in Sup Ct to get his name off the ballot; he charges misuse of the ct; Nguyen Van Thieu silent and has in effect begun his campaign; Nguyen Cao Ky illus

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Campbell Recalls a Soup Alter Botulin Is Detected

By Peter Kihss

Campbell Soup Co recalls all chicken vegetable soup packed by its Paris, Tex, plant after discovery of botulism contamination in part of July 15th output; says its own quality‐control system detected the contamination in cans shipped to 16 states in South and West; repts it has accounted for 56% of the July 15th distribution and still seeks 2,031 cases; J Rex, plant mgr, says co halted making soup in July when contamination was 1st discovered

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 18, 1971, covering August 23, 1971.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Tapestry by Carole King

    Tapestry

    Carole King

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  2. 2
    Album cover for Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney

    Ram

    Paul & Linda McCartney

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12
  3. 3
    Album cover for Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon by James Taylor

    Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon

    James Taylor

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    16
  4. 4
    Album cover for Jesus Christ Superstar by Various Artists

    Jesus Christ Superstar

    Various Artists

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    40
  5. 5
    Album cover for Carpenters by Carpenters

    Carpenters

    Carpenters

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12

Notable Births

Demetrio Albertini

1971Demetrio Albertini, Italian footballer and manager[†]

Demetrio Albertini is the sporting director of Parma and a former professional Italian football midfielder and vice-president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). He is widely considered one of the legends of the AC Milan side of the 90s and a fundamental player for the Italy national team of the same period. He spent most of his career with Milan of Italy's Serie A, winning many trophies, including five Serie A titles and two UEFA Champions League titles with the club. He also played his final season for Barcelona, winning the Spanish League before retiring that year.

1971Tim Gutberlet, German footballer[†]

Tim Gutberlet is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made three appearances in the 2. Bundesliga for FC St. Pauli during his playing career.

Gretchen Whitmer

1971Gretchen Whitmer, 49th Governor of Michigan[†]

Gretchen Esther Whitmer is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 49th governor of Michigan since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006 and in the Michigan Senate from 2006 to 2015.

Historical Context for August 23, 1971

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