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September 18, 1971

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Headlines from September 18, 1971

Meskill Names Broker to Head State's Environmental Agency

By Israel Shenker Special to The New York Times

Gov Meskill appts millionaire investment banker D W Lufkin as 1st Environmental Protection Dept Comr; Lufkin announces he has resigned from all business posts and put stock investments in blind trust, news conf; holds Conn needs indus and healthy econ but not at expense of 'ecological disaster'; will serve 4‐yr term; dept, estab by Gen Assembly, will begin operations Oct 1; will replace large number of separate agencies dealing with environmental protection and pollution control

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A. MEDINA CHARGE REDUCED BY JUDGE

By Homer Bigart Special to The New York Times

Medina trial; taking of testimony ends; mil judge Col K A Howard throws out charge that Medina murdered a small boy and reduces charge of murder of 100 civilians to charge of involuntary manslaughter; says he reduced latter charge because Govt failed to prove that Medina had any 'intent' to slaughter civilians; says he does not want to expose Medina to life‐imprisonment on this charge; murder charge involving death of a woman and charge of assault against a POW stay; defense witness G Oliver, back on stand, denies prosecutor Maj W G Eckhardt's charge that Oliver told Haralson that he intended to murder Eckhardt and asst trial counsel Capt F R Wurtzel; Howard dismisses charge against Oliver and refuses to call a mistrial

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 15, 1971, covering September 18, 1971.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Tapestry by Carole King

    Tapestry

    Carole King

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    24
  2. 2
    Album cover for Every Good Boy Deserves Favour by The Moody Blues

    Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

    The Moody Blues

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    Peak
    2
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    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

    Every Picture Tells A Story

    Rod Stewart

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    Peak
    3
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    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for Who's Next by The Who

    Who's Next

    The Who

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    Peak
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    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney

    Ram

    Paul & Linda McCartney

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
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    16

Notable Births

Lance Armstrong

1971Lance Armstrong, American cyclist[†]

Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist. He achieved international fame for winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was stripped of his titles in 2012 after an investigation into doping allegations found that Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs over his career. As a result, Armstrong is currently banned for life from all sanctioned bicycling events.

Anna Netrebko

1971Anna Netrebko, Russian-Austrian soprano and actress[†]

Anna Yuryevna Netrebko is a Russian and Austrian operatic soprano who has performed at the Salzburg Festival, Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera and La Scala.

Jada Pinkett Smith

1971Jada Pinkett Smith, American actress[†]

Jada Koren Pinkett Smith is an American actress, businesswoman, and talk show host. She is co-host of the Facebook Watch talk show Red Table Talk, for which she has won a Daytime Emmy Award. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021.

Historical Context for September 18, 1971

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