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MEET COOKIE. The year's most unlikely heroine. $8.95 at your bookstore.—Advt.
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MEET COOKIE. The year's most unlikely heroine. $8.95 at your bookstore.—Advt.
Pittsburgh wins 3d game of World Series, 5-1
USAF grounds all C-5As after cracks are discovered in engine mountings; '70 mishap resulting from similar problem recalled; craft illus
US Joint Cs/S reptdly devised Cambodia war plan to protect S Vietnam's western flank as US troops continue withdrawal; latest version of plan submitted in Sept to Sec Laird; he is reptdly reluctant about cost of plan which doubles spending to about $500-million a yr by '77; final decision on plan rests with sr policy rev group headed by Dr Kissinger; plan details
HR, 265-87, strikes from equal rights amendment provisions that would continue legality of drafting men but not women, move long favored by women's rights advocates; Repr Wiggins, in debate, argued that Defense Dept gen counsel had said it would be 'impossible for mil to operate' if provision were not accepted; holds services would be forced to draft more women than they want and that separate barracks and other facilities would not be permitted; Repr Conyers asks why Defense Dept, it if was concerned, had not asked to testify on amendment
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 13, 1971, covering October 13, 1971.
Rod Stewart
John Lennon
Carole King
Soundtrack
Carpenters
1971Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter[†]
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen is an English comedian, actor and performance artist. Known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen, he has received various accolades throughout his career, including two BAFTA TV Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a SAG Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and six Primetime Emmy Awards.
1971Billy Bush, American television journalist and radio host[†]
William Hall Bush is an American radio and television host. A member of the Bush family, he is the nephew of the 41st president, George H. W. Bush, and the cousin of the 43rd president, George W. Bush, and 43rd Florida governor Jeb Bush.

1971Pyrros Dimas, Albanian-Greek weightlifter and politician[†]
Pyrros Dimas is a Greek politician and former weightlifter. He is currently the technical director for USA Weightlifting, having taken that position in June 2017. Dimas has also been involved in politics as a member of the Hellenic Parliament, representing the Panhellenic Socialist Movement from 2012 to 2015.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]