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November 10, 1971

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Labor Foresees Problems

By Damon Stetson

labor leaders denounce Pay Bd guidelines and foresee critical problems in their application to existing contracts and future negotiations; statements by T W Gleason, W A Boyle, F E Smith, J S Potofsky and J J DeLury cited; Meatcutters union says it will offer resolution at AFL-CIO conv to take whatever action is necessary, including natl work stoppage or gen strike; Smith, a Pay Bd member, calls wage ruling 'very gross violation of existing agreements'; says he will not leave bd however; scope of problem ahead is suggested by Labor Dept study showing that under existing contracts 5.8-million workers are due wage increases next yr that would average 6.1%

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CONGRESS VOTES HEALTH TRAINING

By Harold M. Schmeck Jr. Special to The New York Times

Cong passes 2 health manpower bills designed to increase number of drs, dentists, nurses and other professionals, particularly in areas where manpower shortages exist; provisions of bills, which authorize spending of $3.7-billion over 3 yrs, outlined; Repr Rogers, bills' chief sponsor, contends that Adm's response to legis will reveal its sincerity in coping with nation's health manpower shortage

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Pay Ruling is Studied

By Michael C. Jensen

number of cos across country study possibility of challenging inflationaly 2d- and 3d-yr pay increases now built into labor contracts; opportunity made possible by Pay Bd ruling when it announced 5.5% guideline; execs study variety of approaches, including indus-wide discussions; chaos expected if there are number of challenges; AFL-CIO spokesman notes there are 100,000 contracts a yr entered into and about 300,000 in existence

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 10, 1971, covering November 10, 1971.

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    Album cover for Santana III by Santana

    Santana III

    Santana

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    Album cover for Shaft by Soundtrack

    Shaft

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart

    Every Picture Tells A Story

    Rod Stewart

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    Album cover for Imagine by John Lennon

    Imagine

    John Lennon

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    Album cover for Teaser And The Firecat by Cat Stevens

    Teaser And The Firecat

    Cat Stevens

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Notable Births

Big Pun

1971Big Pun, American rapper (died 2000)[†]

Christopher Lee Rios, better known by his stage name Big Pun, was an American rapper. Emerging from the underground hip hop scene in the Bronx, he came to prominence upon discovery by fellow Bronx rapper Fat Joe, alongside Cuban Link and Triple Seis, and thereafter guest appeared on his 1995 album Jealous One's Envy.

Walton Goggins

1971Walton Goggins, American actor and producer[†]

Walton Sanders Goggins Jr. is an American actor. He has starred in various television series, including The Shield (2002–2008), Justified (2010–2015), Vice Principals (2016–2017), The Righteous Gemstones (2019–2025), Invincible (2021–present), Fallout (2024–present), and The White Lotus (2025). He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Justified, and for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Fallout.

Magnus Johansson (footballer, born 1971)

1971Magnus Johansson, Swedish footballer[†]

Leif Magnus "Ölme" Johansson is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. After playing for IFK Ölme, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1990. He moved to the Dutch club FC Groningen in 1999 before rejoining IFK in 2003. He was a member of the Sweden squad that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He is nicknamed Ölme after his first club. He retired after the 2007 season. Johansson earned 1 cap for Sweden

Niki Karimi

1971Niki Karimi, Iranian actress, director, and screenwriter[†]

Niki Karimi is an Iranian actress and filmmaker. Regarded as "the most prominent figure among the young generations coming after post-Islamic Revolution Iranian Cinema", she has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, three Hafez Awards, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award, and three Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards.

Notable Deaths

Walter Van Tilburg Clark

1971Walter Van Tilburg Clark, American author and academic (born 1909)[†]

Walter Van Tilburg Clark was an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and educator. He ranks as one of Nevada's most distinguished literary figures of the 20th century, and was the first inductee into the 'Nevada Writers Hall of Fame' in 1988, together with Robert Laxalt, Clark's mentee and Nevada's other heralded twentieth century author. Two of Clark's novels, The Ox-Bow Incident and The Track of the Cat, were made into films. As a writer, Clark taught himself to use the familiar materials of the western saga to explore the human psyche and to raise deep philosophical issues.

Historical Events

Cambodia

1971In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft.[†]

Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand in the southwest. It spans an area of 181,035 square kilometres, dominated by a low-lying plain and the confluence of the Mekong river and Tonlé Sap, Southeast Asia's largest lake. It is dominated by a tropical climate and is rich in biodiversity. Cambodia has a population of about 17 million people, the majority of which are ethnically Khmer. Its capital and most populous city is Phnom Penh, followed by Siem Reap and Battambang.

Merpati Nusantara Airlines

1971A Merpati Nusantara Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes into the Indian Ocean near Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, killing all 69 people on board.[†]

PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines, operated as Merpati Nusantara Airlines, was an airline in Indonesia based in Central Jakarta, Jakarta. It operated scheduled domestic services to more than 25 destinations in Indonesia, as well as scheduled international services to East Timor and Malaysia. The word merpati is Indonesian for "dove", and Nusantara is a Javanese word found in the Pararaton meaning "the outer islands", referring to the Indonesian archipelago. The airline was based at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta. It also maintained both a maintenance and simulator facility at Juanda International Airport, Surabaya. The Merpati Training Centre at Surabaya housed Fokker F-27, AVIC MA60 and CN-235 full motion simulators.

Historical Context for November 10, 1971

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