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Pres Nixon plans to ask Cong to create Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals to hear cases arising from new system of wage and price controls
Bush spokesman, N L King, repts Bush shares concern of Buckley and other Sens over impact that expulsion of Nationalists from UN would have on US pub opinion; holds news briefing after Buckley confs at UN with Bush; Buckley, in news conf after seeing Bush, announces that if Taiwan is expelled he will immediately introduce legis calling for dramatic reduction of US funds contributions to UN; says he speaks in name of 21 Sens and reflects 'mood of Cong' and 'majority' of Amer people; says he opposes admission of Communists; King says Sen Taft will also conf with Bush; some diplomats rept that reaction of Cong has become key argument used by Rogers and Bush in meetings with other reprs on issue; split over effectiveness of strategy; repts from Washington note that Nixon Adm has done nothing to discourage Cong conservatives in their warnings about financial consequences of expulsion; Bush and Buckley illus
FAA says it is withdrawing controversial proposed Fed standard for measuring airport noise and will allow reprs of air transport indus to help rewrite it, rept, Airport Operators Council Internatl meeting; agency officials indicate they are unable to develop standard by which they can obtain concurrence of airport operators, airlines and environmental groups; hold indus groups will not 'dictate' rules but that there will be consultations with indus before system is devised to measure effect of jetport noise on communities; Sen Cranston, expressing critical view of agency, says he will introduce legis to transfer jurisdiction over airport and aircraft noise control to Environmental Protection Agency from 'indus-oriented FAA' and other agencies that now have limited jurisdiction in matter, and will push legis, opposed by airlines, requiring modification of most jetliners built in 60s to reduce their noise; says similar agreements with foreign govts are also needed
NYC met area labor leaders are wary of Nixon's efforts to control wages; are particularly concerned over steps that would limit pay increases scheduled in future under existing contracts; some continue hopeful that Pay Bd will be granted full autonomy in decision making; several int
E Pace on increase of 'fences,' people who buy or sell stolen property, in NYC; law enforcement officials say increase is caused by shift in crime patterns and new trends in fencing; details; illus
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 6, 1971, covering October 12, 1971.
Rod Stewart
Carole King
John Lennon
Soundtrack
The Moody Blues
1971Tony Fiore, American baseball player[†]
Anthony James Fiore is an American former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. In his career, he pitched for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000-2001) and the Minnesota Twins (2001-2003). He was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1992. His signature pitch was the palmball.
1971Steve Johnston, Australian motorcycle racer[†]
Steven Paul Johnston is former international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.
1971Bronzell Miller, American football player and actor (died 2013)[†]
Bronzell LaJames Miller was an American professional football player and entertainer. As a football player he played for the University of Utah in college and then a series of professional teams after being selected by the St. Louis Rams in 1995. He spent a season with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1996, the Calgary Stampeders from 1997 to 2001 and ending with the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2001. As an actor he appeared in feature films including Bringing Down the House, Mr. 3000, Slow, The Luck of the Irish, as well as television shows and commercials. He also worked as a print model for the YMCA of Greater New York and performed voice work for Milwaukee Radio Group.
1971Dean Acheson, American lawyer and politician, 51st United States Secretary of State (born 1893)[†]
Dean Gooderham Acheson was an American politician and lawyer. As the 51st U.S. Secretary of State, he set the foreign policy of the Harry S. Truman administration from 1949 to 1953. He was also Truman's main foreign policy advisor from 1945 to 1947 during early years of the Cold War. Acheson helped design the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, as well as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He was in private law practice from July 1947 to December 1948. After 1949, Acheson came under political attack from Republicans led by Senator Joseph McCarthy over Truman's policy toward the People's Republic of China.
1971Gene Vincent, American musician (born 1935)[†]
Vincent Eugene Craddock, known as Gene Vincent, was an American rock and roll musician who pioneered the style of rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his backing band the Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-a-Lula", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. His chart career was brief, especially in his home country of the US, where he notched three top 40 hits in 1956 and 1957, and never charted in the top 100 again. In the UK, he was a somewhat bigger star, racking up eight top 40 hits from 1956 to 1961.
1971The 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire begins.[†]
The 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire, officially known as the 2,500-year celebration of the Empire of Iran, was hosted by the Pahlavi dynasty in the Imperial State of Iran in October 1971. Concentrated at Persepolis, it consisted of an elaborate set of grand festivities that sought to honour the legacy of the Achaemenid Empire, which was founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC. The event was aimed at highlighting ancient Iranian history and also showcasing the country's contemporary advances under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who had been reigning as the Shah of Iran since 1941. The site brought sixty members of royalty and heads of state from abroad.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]