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Sen approves bill that includes provision which will force Pres Nixon to impose controls on interest rates unless he issues specific category-by-category finding that these are unnecessary
Packard discusses his accomplishments and frustrations as Deputy Defense Sec, press conf; complains of pol curbs on his efforts to effect defense costs; Laird, who also takes part in press conf, seeks to soften complaint; Packard says his resignation is for personal reasons and does not reflect basic differences with Laird or Nixon; says he will return as Hewlett-Packard chmn; will remain at Pentagon for period to help Laird and will be available as consultant in '72
NYS Appeals Ct, reversing ruling by NYS Sup Ct Justice Garbarino, rules that A Paglia's suspension from Staten Island Little League team was unlawful because league had not complied with its own const and bylaws; orders league to reinstate Paglia; case revd
Trinity Place, 29 (Manhattan): Fire rages out of control for over 5 hrs in two 19th-century bldgs in Wall St area, forcing 7,000 to flee and snarling traffic throughout afternoon rush-hr period; illus; at least 4 rescued, 36 firemen felled by smoke; fire began in grease duct in basement of restaurant at 29 Trinity Place
OTB begins experimental project, paid for by $100,000 grant from Fed Law Enforcement Assistance Adm, of hiring former heroin addicts as tellers; experiment is being implemented in OTB's new office on Lexington Av; OTB head Samuels comments
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 8, 1971, covering December 14, 1971.
Santana
Sly & The Family Stone
Cat Stevens
Soundtrack
Led Zeppelin
1971Michaela Watkins, American actor and comedian[†]
Michaela Watkins is an American actress and comedian. After several years performing with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Watkins achieved widespread attention for her brief stint as a featured player on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live during its 34th season between 2008 and 2009. Since leaving SNL, she has starred on the Hulu series Casual and on the short-lived sitcoms The Unicorn and Trophy Wife. Watkins has also had recurring roles on other television series, such as The New Adventures of Old Christine, Catastrophe, Enlightened and Search Party and appeared in films such as The Back-up Plan (2010), Wanderlust (2012), Enough Said (2013), Sword of Trust (2019), and Suze (2023).
1971Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury, Bangladeshi linguist and scholar (born 1926)[†]
Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury was a prominent Bengali essayist, prized scholar of Bengali literature, educator and linguist of the Bengali language.
1971Munier Choudhury, Bangladeshi author, playwright, and critic (born 1925)[†]
Abu Naeem Mohammad Munier Choudhury was a Bangladeshi educationist, playwright, literary critic and political dissident. He was a victim of the mass killing of Bangladeshi intellectuals in 1971.
1971Shahidullah Kaiser, Bangladeshi journalist and author (born 1927)[†]
Shahidullah Kaiser was a Bangladeshi novelist and writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1969, Ekushey Padak in 1983, and the Independence Day Award in 1998.
1971Bangladesh Liberation War: Over 200 of East Pakistan's intellectuals are executed by the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.)[†]
The Bangladesh Liberation War, also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which resulted in the independence of Bangladesh. The war began when the Pakistani military junta based in West Pakistan—under the orders of Yahya Khan—launched Operation Searchlight against East Pakistanis on the night of 25 March 1971, initiating the Bangladesh genocide.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]