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November 2, 1971

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Headlines from November 2, 1971

Thousands in India Killed By Storm and Tidal Wave

By Craig R. Whitney Special to The New York Times

thousands reptdly killed by tidal wave and cyclone that hit India's east coast on Oct 29 in delta area of Cuttack Dist in Orissa state; tens of thousands of homes destroyed or damaged; communications and power lines knocked out for days; map

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Bar Panel Charges Justice Unit Leaked Court Vote Report

By Fred P. Graham Special to The New York Times

Amer Bar Assn Fed Judiciary Com charges Justice Dept with leaking news to Washington Post that com had found 2 of Pres Nixon's potential Sup Ct nominees, H H Friday and Judge M L Lillie, not qualified; Atty Gen Mitchell denies charge; Post managing ed H Simons says information did not come from Govt employe

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 27, 1971, covering November 2, 1971.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Imagine by John Lennon

    Imagine

    John Lennon

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

    Every Picture Tells A Story

    Rod Stewart

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  3. 3
    Album cover for Shaft by Soundtrack

    Shaft

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for Santana III by Santana

    Santana III

    Santana

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

    Tapestry

    Carole King

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    30

Notable Births

1971Meta Golding, Haitian-American actress[†]

Meta Golding is a Haitian-American actress.

Notable Deaths

Robert Mensah

1971Robert Mensah, Ghanaian footballer (born 1939)[†]

Robert Mensah was a Ghanaian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. As a player, he was best known for his exploits at Asante Kotoko where he won the African Clubs Cup in 1970. He was also a runner-up with the Ghana squad for the 1968 African Cup of Nations and represented Ghana at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Historical Context for November 2, 1971

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