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December 8, 1971

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Headlines from December 8, 1971

War at a Glance

By Unknown Author

CALCUTTA—In the East, India reported the capture of key East Pakistani cities, virtually assuring control of half the province.

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U. S. STEEL WINS AN AVERAGE RISE OF 3.6% IN PRICES

By Walter Rugaber Special to The New York Times

Price Comm grants US Steel Corp 3.6% co-wide avg price increase; says decision is designed to give co 'flexibility' in pricing specific products; says other 'homogeneous' cos will now have option of continuing to file request for price rise on each product or of seeking single gen ruling

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$1.6‐Billion Cancer Fund Is Approved by Conferees

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

Sen-HR conf com agrees on legis to sponsor $1.6-billion research attack on cancer over next 3 yrs; legis ends Sen-HR controversy over placement of cancer research program with agreement that cancer inst will remain within Natl Insts of Health, retaining its present title Natl Cancer Inst, as proposed in original HR bill; re-establishes some pub health programs for cancer detection and control; authorizes establishment of 15 research centers for treatment of patients in conjunction with clinical research studies; inst dir will be apptd by Pres and send his budget directly to Office of Management and Budget with comment, but no changes, by Natl Health Insts dir, as provided in HR version; legis authorizes increased funds for its programs within National Insts of Health; Sen-HR agreement retains provision for Natl Cancel Advisory Bd, 3-man watchdog com to advise Pres on progress of cancer effort, to be chosen from persons outside Govt; HR version prevailed over Sen legis which proposed 6-man bd; Repr Rogers, main sponsor of HR version, hails results; Nixon has implied that he will immediately sign compromise bill in effort to put cancer program into effect as soon as possible

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 8, 1971, covering December 8, 1971.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Santana III by Santana

    Santana III

    Santana

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    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
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for Teaser And The Firecat by Cat Stevens

    Teaser And The Firecat

    Cat Stevens

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for Shaft by Soundtrack

    Shaft

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  5. 5
    Album cover for Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

    Led Zeppelin IV

    Led Zeppelin

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    3

Notable Births

Abdullah Ercan

1971Abdullah Ercan, Turkish footballer and manager[†]

Abdullah Ercan is a retired Turkish international footballer and manager.

Notable Deaths

Ernst Krenkel

1971Ernst Krenkel, Russian geographer and explorer (born 1903)[†]

Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel was a Soviet Arctic explorer, radio operator, and doctor of geographical sciences (1938). He is best known as one of the four members of the North Pole-1 expedition, for which he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1938. Amateur radio callsigns: EU2EQ, U3AA, UA3AA, RAEM.

1971Eleni Ourani, Greek poet and critic (born 1896)[†]

Alkis Thrylos was a Greek writer. She was a member of the Negroponte (Νεγρεπόντη) family. She was a critic of literature of the theatre. Her husband was the poet Kostas Ouranis. She died on December 8, 1971.

Historical Events

Indo-Pakistani war of 1971

1971Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Navy launches an attack on West Pakistan's port city of Karachi.[†]

The Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, also known as the third Indo-Pakistani war, was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 December 1971. The war began with Pakistan's Operation Chengiz Khan, consisting of preemptive aerial strikes on eight Indian air stations. The strikes led to India declaring war on Pakistan, marking their entry into the war for East Pakistan's independence, on the side of Bengali nationalist forces. India's entry expanded the existing conflict with Indian and Pakistani forces engaging on both the eastern and western fronts.

Historical Context for December 8, 1971

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