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December 2, 1971

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Headlines from December 2, 1971

U.S. WILL GRANT NO NEW PERMITS FOR INDIAN ARMS

By Terence Smith; Special to The New York Times

US suspends licensing of arms shipments to India, revoking licenses for $2-million worth of previously approved ammunition and ammunition-making equipment; State Dept repr C W Bray 3d says no new munitions licenses will be issued and no existing license will be renewed on expiration; says move was made in view of deteriorating situation and continued mil engagements between India and Pakistan; says previously approved licenses will be honored, excepting those for ammunition; specialists say that of $11.5-million worth of licenses for communications equipment and spare parts for transport planes only a small fraction is likely to be purchased by India; State Dept officials describe action as reflection of Nixon Adm's exasperation at Indian refusals to withdraw from E Pakistani border; other State Dept officials say action is pol gesture, noting India buys only minor mil equipment from US and mainly depends on Brit, France and USSR for arms; officials say move will make India significantly more dependent on USSR for arms; Indian charge d'affaires M Rasgotra denounces move; says it will not solve anything or bring pol settlement in Bengal closer, telephone int

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Peking Denounces Plotters in Party; Attack on Lin Seen

By Tillman Durdin; Special to The New York Times

Joint ed in Peking's leading publications, apparently connected with recent disappearance of Min Lin Piao, charges 'chieftains of opportunist lines' were intriguing against Communist unity in China; ed is sharpest and most outspoken attack to come from official qrs in Peking in connection with absence of Lin Piao, his wife, Yeh Chun, and others; ed follows 2 mos of oblique denunciations in Chinese news media of undesignated 'bourgeois careerists' and 'splittists'; thesis of joint ed is need for greater party strength and unity to deal with problems of deviation from correct party policies under Mao Tse-tung; evidence is slowly emerging that Mao began over a yr ago to cut back extensive power network estab by Lin Piao

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 1, 1971, covering December 2, 1971.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Santana III by Santana

    Santana III

    Santana

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Teaser And The Firecat by Cat Stevens

    Teaser And The Firecat

    Cat Stevens

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Shaft by Soundtrack

    Shaft

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  4. 4
    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
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    4
  5. 5
    Album cover for Tapestry by Carole King

    Tapestry

    Carole King

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    35

Notable Births

1971Wilson Jermaine Heredia, American actor and singer[†]

Wilson Jermaine Heredia is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Angel Dumott Schunard in the Broadway musical Rent, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor Featured in a Musical in 1996. The same year, he also won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. Heredia also originated the role at London's Shaftesbury Theatre in the West End theatre district and in the 2005 film adaptation.

1971Rachel McQuillan, Australian tennis player[†]

Rachel McQuillan is a retired tennis player from Australia.

Jüri Reinvere

1971Jüri Reinvere, Estonian-German composer and poet[†]

Jüri Reinvere is an Estonian composer, poet and essayist who has been living in Germany since 2005. Jüri Reinvere's polystylistic art does not follow any dogmas of material nor technique. It is often devoted to existential themes of history, nature, politics and the poetics of human perception. His poetry and music theatre works are based on precise psychological observation and are often accompanied by subtle theological allusions. His essays in Postimees and in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung take part in debates on current cultural and political affairs and have been awarded with prizes for journalism in Estonia. His music has received international attention through conductors such as Andris Nelsons, Paavo Järvi, Franz Welser-Möst, Pablo Heras-Casado, Juraj Valcuha or Pietari Inkinen and through orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Francesco Toldo

1971Francesco Toldo, Italian footballer[†]

Francesco Toldo is an Italian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is regarded by pundits as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation.

1971Mine Yoshizaki, Japanese illustrator[†]

Mine Yoshizaki is a Japanese manga creator. His most well known works are Sgt. Frog, a manga he created which later received an anime adaption, and Kemono Friends, a multimedia franchise for which Yoshizaki serves as concept designer.

Historical Events

Emirate of Abu Dhabi

1971Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm al-Quwain form the United Arab Emirates.[†]

The Emirate of Abu Dhabi is one of seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates. It is the largest emirate, accounting for 87% of the nation's total land area or 67,340 km2 (26,000 sq mi).

Historical Context for December 2, 1971

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