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November 24, 1971

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Headlines from November 24, 1971

Reports to U.S. Tell Of Border Crossing

By Benjamin Welles Special to The New York Times

US officials say information at highest level of Govt indicates India has attacked in Jessore either spearheading or closely collaborating with guerrillas; dispute Pakistani charge that India has launched full‐scale invasion; Pakistani Amb to US N A W Raza calls on US to decide what it can do to help Pakistan, citing bilateral agreements, news conf, Washington; State Dept says US is concerned by mil activity on Indian frontier; says US is in touch with India, Pakistan, USSR and other big powers, but rules out talks with China

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Forest Hills Plan May Be Reduced

By Murray Schumach

top city officials have discussed possibility of scaling down Forest Hills project; Golar denies he is among officials discussing issue; repr for Lindsay says Mayor knows nothing of talks; Queens Boro Pres Manes, Councilman Troy score project; Buckley announces he is drafting lr to Pres Nixon appealing to him to halt project; Birbach says Forest Hills Residents Assn will circulate petitions throughout city seeking signatures for impeachment of Lindsay

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ESTIMATE BOARD REJECTS HOUSING FOR LINDENWOOD

By David K. Shipler

Estimate Bd rejects zoning change, which it approved twice before, that would have permitted 559‐unit, $17‐million low‐income housing project in largely white, middle‐class neighborhood of Lindenwood, Queens; residents attending bd hearing cite insufficient existing city services, argument which appeared to carry some weight with Estimate Bd members, including Controller Beame who joined those voting against plan; Boro Pres Sutton regrets bd's action; was, along with Mayor Lindsay and Bronx Boro Pres Abrams, only bd member to vote for project; illus; map of Lindenwood area

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 24, 1971, covering November 24, 1971.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Santana III by Santana

    Santana III

    Santana

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Shaft by Soundtrack

    Shaft

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  3. 3
    Album cover for Teaser And The Firecat by Cat Stevens

    Teaser And The Firecat

    Cat Stevens

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for Imagine by John Lennon

    Imagine

    John Lennon

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone

    There's A Riot Goin' On

    Sly & The Family Stone

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    3

Notable Births

Lola Glaudini

1971Lola Glaudini, American actress[†]

Lola Glaudini is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Elle Greenaway on CBS's Criminal Minds and for her role as Deborah Ciccerone-Waldrup on HBO's The Sopranos.

1971Cosmas Ndeti, Kenyan runner[†]

Cosmas Ndeti is a three-time winner of the Boston Marathon. He was the winner of the 1993, 1994, and 1995 races. He set the course record in 1994 with a time of 2:07:15, which was also the best marathon performance in 1994. That course record stood for 12 years until it was broken by one second when Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, a fellow Kenyan, won the 2006 race.

1971Keith Primeau, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach[†]

Keith David Primeau is a Canadian businessman and ice hockey coach. He is a former professional ice hockey centre who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers.

Historical Events

Washington (state)

1971During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found.[†]

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington State to distinguish it from the national capital, both named after George Washington. Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the south, Idaho to the east, and shares an international border with the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north. Olympia is the state capital, and the most populous city is Seattle.

Historical Context for November 24, 1971

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