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MOSCOW, Sept. 13—Nikita S. Khrushchev was buried to day in a simple ceremony from which the Soviet leaders were absent but which was marked by a statement of homage from his son.
Gov Rockefeller, in statement issued by his office, says uprising at Attica was brought on by 'revolutionary tactics of militants' and that he has ordered full investigation of all factors leading to uprising, including role that outside forces would have appeared to have played; discloses that Pres Nixon had spoken with him over phone and endorsed his action in quelling riot; details
ATTICA, N. Y., Sept. 13—“I laid there on the floor and knew I was going to bleed to death right there.”
37 men, 9 hostages and 28 prisoners, killed as 1,000 state troopers, sheriff's deputies and prison guards storm Attica prison under pall of tear gas and quell rebellion; several of hostages die when convicts slash their throats with knives; others are stabbed and beaten with clubs and pipes; most of prisoners killed in assault fell under rifle and shotgun fire from invading troopers; volunteer dr who worked among wounded after assault describes prison's interior as 'war zone'; Deputy Comr Dunbar, commenting on assault, says that 2 of hostages had been killed previous to invasion and that 1 had been stabbed and emasculated; of remaining 7, five were killed instantly by inmates and 2 died in hosp; says that in addition to 28 dead inmates, 8 other convicts were missing; says that 2 of dead convicts were killed by their own colleagues; calls state's recapture of prison as 'efficient, affirmative police action'; action ordered with 'extreme reluctance' by Comr Oswald following consultation with Gov Rockefeller after inmates had rejected ultimatum that they release hostages and return to their cells; prison's recapture detailed; members of negotiating team, which had been locked in prison's administrative bldg during assault, express deep regret that no solution had been found to avert bloodshed; comment on action; illus; map
T Wicker revs incidents at Attica
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 8, 1971, covering September 14, 1971.
Carole King
The Moody Blues
Rod Stewart
The Who
Paul & Linda McCartney
1971Jeff Loomis, American guitarist and songwriter[†]
Jeff Loomis is an American musician, best known for his role as lead guitarist in the progressive metal band Nevermore during its existence from 1991 to 2011, as well as brief tenures in its precursor, Sanctuary. In 2014, he joined Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, and in 2021 he joined Graham Bonnet's Alcatrazz as well. He left Arch Enemy in 2023. As a solo artist he has released two albums and one EP.
1971Andre Matos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2019)[†]
Andre Coelho Matos was a Brazilian singer and musician. He was involved in the heavy metal bands Viper, Angra, Shaman and Symfonia. Since 2006, Matos had been dedicating his time to his solo career. In 2012, he was ranked No. 77 at the list of 100 Greatest Voices of Brazilian Music by Rolling Stone Brasil.
1971Christopher McCulloch, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Christopher McCulloch, also known by the pseudonym Jackson Publick, is an American storyboard artist, writer, director, producer, and voice actor. He is known for his work on several Tick properties and for the animated television series The Venture Bros. He and Doc Hammer are the Venture Bros. co-creators, writers, editors, and directors, producing the show through their animation company Astro-Base Go. McCulloch voices over 20 characters in the series, including Hank Venture, The Monarch, and Sergeant Hatred.
1971Kimberly Williams-Paisley, American actress, director, and producer[†]
Kimberly Williams-Paisley is an American actress known for her starring role in 10th Kingdom, roles on According to Jim and Nashville, as well as her breakthrough in Father of the Bride (1991), for which she was nominated for several teen awards, and its sequel, Father of the Bride Part II (1995). Throughout her career, she has guest starred on shows including Tales from the Crypt, George Lopez and Less than Perfect. She is also known for her roles in made-for-TV movies, including Safe House, The Christmas Shoes, and Lucky 7, and also her role as Laura Parker in Shade, a short film that she also wrote and directed. Williams is married to country musician Brad Paisley, with whom she has two sons; actress Ashley Williams is her sister.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]