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USSR, in Pravda article attacking Chinese foreign policy tactics, holds it imperative for Communists to heighten their 'pol vigilance' and thwart Peking's efforts to extend its influence in Communist movement and in 3d-world countries; holds Chinese leaders conceptions and actions based on 'anti-Marxist, anti-Leninist ideology of Maoism'
White House officials disclose that Nixon has no intention of proposing or supporting an excess-profits tax on business as part of immediate or post-freeze econ policy; say Nixon holds such a tax 'counter-productive'; Stans and Hodgson recent statements that some form of profits control might have to be considered recalled; officials say equity between business and labor can be achieved without excess-profits tax; say Nixon wants no change in his proposed tax pkg; Stans sends wire to 750 corp execs asking them not to raise dividends; Justice Dept files brief in US Dist Ct, Washington, urging dismissal of petition by Nader and others seeking to overturn Treas decision on depreciation liberalization
Nixon says he will continue to press for the release of Amer POWs, s, Associated Milk Producers, Chicago
sniper fire kills 18-mo-old girl, Belfast; soldiers and police have borne brunt of attacks in recent wks but civilians have also recently become targets; Ulster officials believe new wave of violence is designed to upset and possibly sabotage upcoming talks between Prime Min Heath and Lynch; say new bombings, mostly aimed at cities, are attempts to stir panic in city and provoke Prot extremists; view is underscored when IRA Provisional wing issues statement warning civilians to stay away from Govt offices and pubs frequented by Brit soldiers; hotels and dept stores conduct evacuation drills; gunmen earlier in day kill Brit army pvt 3 miles from Irish border; Faulkner says terrorism has reached stage of 'sick and indiscriminate violence'; says actions will not force Prot Govt to surrender; over 1,000 shipyard workers hold rally urging 3d force or Prot militia be estab to thwart IRA, although move is opposed by Faulkner Govt; illus
wife E Peron's remains returned to him in Madrid by Argentine Govt; Peron illus with her in '48
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 1, 1971, covering September 4, 1971.
Carole King
The Moody Blues
Paul & Linda McCartney
Rod Stewart
The Who
1971Craig Conroy, American ice hockey player and executive[†]
Craig Michael Conroy is an American former professional ice hockey player and the current general manager of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). A sixth-round selection of the Montreal Canadiens at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Conroy played 1,009 NHL games for the Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings during a professional career that spanned from 1994 to 2011. Internationally, he twice played with the United States National Team – at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and the 2006 Winter Olympics.
1971Lance Klusener, South African cricketer and coach[†]
Lance Klusener is an international cricket coach and former cricketer of South Africa. He was known for his aggressive batting and fast-medium swing bowling. Klusener was one of the best all-rounders in the world during 1990s and early 2000s and one of the pioneers of power batting as a finisher. He was popular for his ferocious batting, ability to hit the deck hard and ability to take wickets on crunch situations and break partnerships.
1971Maik Taylor, German-Irish footballer and coach[†]
Maik Stefan Taylor is a former Northern Ireland international football goalkeeper and, since July 2022, goalkeeping coach at Birmingham City.
1971Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board.[†]
Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight operated by Alaska Airlines from Anchorage, Alaska, to Seattle, Washington, with several intermediate stops in southeast Alaska. The aircraft was a Boeing 727-100 with U.S. registry N2969G manufactured in 1966. On September 4, 1971, the aircraft operating the flight crashed into a mountain in Haines Borough, about 18 miles west of Juneau, Alaska, while on approach for landing. All 111 people aboard were killed. The subsequent investigation found that erroneous navigation readouts led the crew to descend prematurely. No definitive cause for the misleading data was found. It was the first fatal jet aircraft crash involving Alaska Airlines, and remained the deadliest single-aircraft accident in United States history until June 24, 1975, when Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 crashed. It is still, however, the worst air disaster in Alaska state history.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]