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September 3, 1971

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Headlines from September 3, 1971

PRICE COMPLAINTS CLLECKED BY PHONE

By Grace Lichtenstein

IRS NYC office is still relying almost entirely on voluntary compliance to enforce Nixon Adm's price freeze in city despite sharp increase in number of complaints about violations; some typical complaints discussed; under current system, IRS agents phone alleged violators to request cooperation; IRS contends system is working well; refuses to divulge names of merchants and cos accused of violations; says names will be released only if alleged violator is indicted

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SAIGON GENERALS SPLIT ON ELECTION

By Tad Szulc Special to The New York Times

US intelligence rept submitted to top US Adm officials says Nguyen Van Thieu met recently with S Vietnamese mil leaders and found some of them 'noncommittal' in supporting him although most pledged their support; some ask for opportunity to meet separately with Nguyen Cao Ky; rept also recounts recent Nguyen Cao Ky conf with Gen Can Van Vien, chief of Joint Gen Staff; Vice Pres left conf confident of general's support in any future pol moves; however, rept adds, general told Vice Pres that army's task is to stay out of pol; rept says Vice Pres seeks 'cracks in President's mil support' for encouragement to oppose Pres more vigorously; US Adm reptdly concerned with Nguyen Van Thieu's ability to control mil forces during electoral period; US officials stress that intelligence rept noted that general who met with Pres commented that Vice Pres withdrew from race under unfair circumstances; also say unrest among students and veterans may work in Nguyen Cao Ky's favor; earlier US intelligence repts stressed uncertainties of pol situation; details

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SIGNING OF PACT ON BERLIN PUT OFF

By David Binder Special to The New York Times

signing of 4-power Berlin agreement delayed for at least 24 hrs because of difficulties in reconciling Eng-to-Ger and Russian-to-Ger translations of text and illness of Rush; Bahr demands that W Ger be provided with single Ger text; 3 working groups are estab to produce 1 version; informed sources rept impasse concerns some of most vital aspects of agreement; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 1, 1971, covering September 3, 1971.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Tapestry by Carole King

    Tapestry

    Carole King

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    22
  2. 2
    Album cover for Every Good Boy Deserves Favour by The Moody Blues

    Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

    The Moody Blues

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    3
  3. 3
    Album cover for Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney

    Ram

    Paul & Linda McCartney

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

    Every Picture Tells A Story

    Rod Stewart

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for Who's Next by The Who

    Who's Next

    The Who

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    4

Notable Births

Kiran Desai

1971Kiran Desai, Indian-American author[†]

Kiran Desai is an Indian author. Her novel The Inheritance of Loss won the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award. In January 2015, The Economic Times listed her as one of 20 "most influential" global Indian women.

1971Glen Housman, Australian swimmer[†]

Glen Clifford Housman is an Australian former distance freestyle swimmer of the 1980s and 1990s, who won the silver medal in the 1500-metre freestyle, swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His career was overshadowed by fellow Australian Kieren Perkins, and was also marred by illness.

1971Chabeli Iglesias, Portuguese-Spanish journalist[†]

María Isabel "Chábeli" Iglesias Preysler is a Spanish journalist and socialite. She is the daughter of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and Filipina socialite Isabel Preysler, and the older sister of singers Julio Iglesias Jr. and Enrique Iglesias.

Paolo Montero

1971Paolo Montero, Uruguayan footballer and manager[†]

Rónald Paolo Montero Iglesias is a Uruguayan football manager and former player, who played as a central defender or left-back.

Historical Events

Qatar

1971Qatar becomes an independent state.[†]

Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. The Gulf of Bahrain, an inlet of the Persian Gulf, separates Qatar from nearby Bahrain. The capital is Doha, home to over 80% of the country's inhabitants. Most of the land area is made up of flat, low-lying desert.

Historical Context for September 3, 1971

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