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US Price Comm places osteopaths in noninstitutional category, imposing strict standards on 2.5% limit on fee increases; all increases up to 2.5% must be justified by allowable advances in costs; Govt may grant exceptions to new guidelines to osteopaths and others in noninstitutional category; illus of comm chmn Grayson
Security council session
J V Lindsay Assns agree to file financial statements to avoid possible ruling by NYS Atty Gen Lefkowitz that they are violating state election law; Lefkowitz spokesman says agreement was signed by 10 assn officers and NYS Asst Atty Gen Smiley; officers listed; recent controversy over assns and their pol role revd
Cong approves legis that would provide 13 wks of additional unemployment ins benefits in states that have sustained jobless rate of at least 6.5% for at least 13 wks; benefits would be available to workers who have exhausted their 26 wks of regular Fed benefits and, in most states, their 13 wks of Fed-state extended benefits; Fed Treas would underwrite estimated $274-million cost; some Labor Dept officials oppose extending benefits only in selected areas; Pres Nixon's position on plan viewed uncertain
Indian officials say Pakistani comdr in Dacca, Gen Niazi, has asked for cease-fire but India has demanded complete surrender, warning offensive will continue it terms are not met; Indian Army Chief of Staff Gen S H F J Manekshaw says he has received message through US diplomatic channels from Niazi regarding cease-fire; Indian officials have refused to pub text of Niazi message which is believed to have proposed conditions India finds unacceptable; Indian official says US naval task force has emerged from Strait of Malacca into Bay of Bengal; Indian Amb to US L K Jha says he has been told that US may be planning to set up beachhead to evacuate Pakistani troops and officials from E Pakistan
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 15, 1971, covering December 16, 1971.
Sly & The Family Stone
Led Zeppelin
Santana
Cat Stevens
Chicago
1971Seyhan Kurt, French-Turkish poet and sociologist[†]
Seyhan Kurt is a French-Turkish poet, writer, anthropologist and sociologist.
1971Paul van Dyk, German musician, producer and DJ[†]
Matthias Paul, known professionally as Paul van Dyk is a German DJ, record producer and musician. Van Dyk was the first artist to receive a Grammy Award nomination in the newly added category of Best Dance/Electronic album for his 2003 release Reflections. He was the first DJ to be named number one by Mixmag in 2005. By 2008, he had sold over 3 million albums worldwide.
1971Michael McCary, American R&B singer[†]
Michael Sean McCary is an American musician known for being a former bass singer of the R&B group Boyz II Men.
1971Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The surrender of the Pakistan Army brings an end to both conflicts. This is commemorated annually as Victory Day in Bangladesh and Vijay Diwas in India respectively.[†]
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.
1971The United Kingdom recognizes Bahrain's independence, which is commemorated annually as Bahrain's National Day.[†]
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which makes up around 83 percent of the country's landmass. Bahrain is situated between Qatar and the northeastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the King Fahd Causeway. The population of Bahrain is 1,501,635 as of 14 May 2023, of whom 712,362 (47.44%) are Bahraini nationals and 789,273 are expatriates spanning 2,000 ethnicities. Bahrain spans some 760 square kilometres (290 sq mi), and is the third-smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore. The capital and largest city is Manama.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]