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October 28, 1971

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Headlines from October 28, 1971

Thant Asks China to Name Delegate to Council Soon

By Tad Szulc Special to The New York Times

Thant urges Communist China name delegate to Security Council as soon as possible so that Council will be able to function, wire to Acting Min Chi Peng-fei; notes Charter requires each member to be represented at all times; current Council Pres Amb Sevilla-Sacasa (Nicaragua) says he is ready to call Council into special session to 'incorporate Chinese repr into our body'; Peking has not replied to Thant earlier message notifying it of Assembly vote; has not indicated it wants to be listed officially as 'China' or as 'People's Repub of China'; one of Peking's 1st problems upon entering UN will be to determine whether and how it might be prepared to pay $30.2-million in unpaid debts left by Nationalists

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Retailers to Keep Option of Supplying the Data by Mail on Request

By Walter Rugaber Special to The New York Times

Govt, under heavy pressure from business, drops plans to require retailers by Nov 1 to supply lists of maximum prices to customers on request; action means that retailers will indefinitely retain option of supplying ceiling prices on request by mail within 48 hrs; Sec Connally reveals Govt decision, HR Banking Com hearing; Cost of Living Council also issues statement on price lists; text; Connally backs Adm's proposed legis for implementing Phase 2 controls; agrees with Repr Reuss that wages and prices could be based on ‘fair and equitable’ levels

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NIXON AUTHORIZES ATOMIC EXPLOSION IN THE ALEUTIANS

By E. W. Kenworthy special to The New York Times

Schlesinger announces Nixon has authorized AEC to proceed with Cannikin nuclear blast on Amchitka Is, news conf; says preparations will be completed within wk, that work his begun on filling in mi-deep shaft; denies Adm puts pressure on ct hearing suit of conservationists; says nuclear device cannot now he recovered but can be made harmless; holds test necessary; necessity questioned by Sens Muskie and Gravel; Appeals Ct hears arguments against test by D Sive and for it by E B Clark, who argues ct is now ‘totally blocked’ from granting any kind of relief since AEC, in conducting test, would merely be carrying out Pres orders; anti-blast poster circulating in Alaska illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 27, 1971, covering October 28, 1971.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Imagine by John Lennon

    Imagine

    John Lennon

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    2
    Peak
    1
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    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

    Every Picture Tells A Story

    Rod Stewart

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    20
  3. 3
    Album cover for Shaft by Soundtrack

    Shaft

    Soundtrack

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    3
    Peak
    3
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    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for Santana III by Santana

    Santana III

    Santana

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    Peak
    4
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    3
  5. 5
    Album cover for Tapestry by Carole King

    Tapestry

    Carole King

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    Peak
    1
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    30

Notable Births

Roxana Briban

1971Roxana Briban, Romanian soprano and actress (died 2010)[†]

Roxana Briban was a Romanian operatic soprano.

Caroline Dinenage

1971Caroline Dinenage, English businesswoman and politician[†]

Caroline Julia Dinenage, Baroness Lancaster of Kimbolton,, also styled as Dame Caroline Dinenage, is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gosport since 2010.

Historical Events

Prospero (spacecraft)

1971Prospero becomes the only British satellite to be launched by a British rocket.[†]

The Prospero satellite, also known as the X-3, was launched by the United Kingdom in 1971. It was designed to undertake a series of experiments to study the effects of the space environment on communications satellites and remained operational until 1973, after which it was contacted annually for over 25 years. Although Prospero was the first British satellite to have been launched successfully by a British rocket, Black Arrow, the first British satellite placed in orbit was Ariel 1, launched in April 1962 on a US rocket.

Historical Context for October 28, 1971

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