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Banks, stock exchanges, post offices and many department and retail stores and library branches are closed. There is no regular refuse collection, and Sunday parking rules are in effect.
US and Brit space experts hold unmanned Cosmos 379, Cosmos 362, Cosmos 398 and Cosmos 434, all launched within past 10 mos, tested components for future manned lunar landing; say Cosmos 434 flight tested variable-thrust, restartable rocket engine similar to onboard propulsion system used on US Apollo lunar landing missions; US experts note USSR has never denied that it has manned lunar program; say lack of large booster rocket has prevented full-scale lunar test flight; US intelligence sources hold such a rocket was destroyed in launch pad explosion 2 yrs ago; 4 Cosmos spacecraft were launched into orbit by large nonmil launching vehicle; several, including Cosmos 434, traveled 8,000 mi into space, much further than previous USSR flights testing equipment designed to be used by man; Brit space scientist G E Perry repts 3 flights, including latest, demonstrated greater maneuverability in space than previous USSR manned missions
E Ger youth wounded and captured by E Ger border guards while attempting to cross Berlin wall into W Berlin; illus
Police Dept Superior Officers Council chmn and Sgts Benevolent Assn head H H Melnick accuses Murphy of weakening departmental morale by 'administrative innuendo and blanket indictment' of integrity and efficiency of commanders; charges that Murphy is conducting his anticorruption crusade in 'glare of publicity' and says that charges should be brought against guilty, that he should not devote all his time to criticizing his commanders; Murphy's actions defended by Patrol Chief Cawley
Nguyen Cao Ky admits he is source of news repts of threatened coup against Pres, but insists that published accounts are false and dismisses 2-hr talk with foreign newsmen in which he made threats as 'an informal talk'; details on statements made by Vice Pres in talk with newsmen; lower house deputy seeks support for measure to change electoral law to allow Nguyen Cao Ky, Duong Van Minh and Nguyen Tran to run in Pres election; proposal has little chance since new legis will not meet until after Oct 3
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 1, 1971, covering September 6, 1971.
Carole King
The Moody Blues
Paul & Linda McCartney
Rod Stewart
The Who
1971Devang Gandhi, Indian cricketer[†]
Devang Jayant Gandhi is a former Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman and a very occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler. He played for Bengal, Hadleigh and Thundersley Cricket Club, Essex.
1971Asko Künnap, Estonian poet and illustrator[†]
Asko Künnap is an Estonian designer, writer, and artist.
1971Dolores O'Riordan, Irish singer-songwriter (died 2018)[†]
Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan was an Irish musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band The Cranberries. O'Riordan was the principal songwriter of the band, and additionally performed acoustic and electric guitars. She became one of the most recognisable voices in alternative rock, and was known for her lilting mezzo-soprano voice, signature yodel, use of keening, and strong Limerick accent.
1971Paninternational Flight 112 crashes on the Bundesautobahn 7 highway near Hamburg Airport, in Hamburg, Germany, killing 22.[†]
Paninternational Flight 112 was a BAC One-Eleven operated by German airline Paninternational that crashed in Hamburg on 6 September 1971 while attempting to land on an autobahn following the failure of both engines. The accident killed 22 passengers and crew out of 121 on board.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]