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December 23, 1971

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Headlines from December 23, 1971

Slum‐Repair Unit Dismisses 3 Aides

By Maurice Carroll

NYC Comr Ruskin announces dismissal of M Schwartz, deputy dir of city's emergency housing‐repair program, and C Curry and M Cass, also program employes, on charges involving 'improper financial transactions' with contractors; Housing and Development Adm repr says Comr Altman and Admr Walsh requested Ruskin to investigate program; Councilman Gelfand likens repair program to Munic Loan Program; urges City Council probe, noting that in last 2 yrs $7.5‐million has been spent on repairs and less than $1‐million has been repaid to city by property owners

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Pay Board to Cut Raises For Aerospace Workers

By Philip Shabecoff Special to The New York Times

Nixon Adm Pay Bd hints wage settlements in aerospace indus must be cut back in keeping with wage‐price freeze; bd's business reprs repidly wish to limit wage increases to 8% in '72, but pub reprs are said to favor 10% increases; in hearings before bd, reprs of aerospace cos say they wish to keep unchanged contracts that have been signed with UAW, IAM and Aerospace Workers, but indus officials have indicated privately that they would like to see wage stipulations in contracts reduced; labor reprs on bd insist contracts be honored as agreed to; settlements between 6 aerospace cos and unions provide for 1st‐yr wage increases of approximately 12%; settlements detailed

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LINDSAY HITS BACK ON POLICE CONTROL

By David Burnham

NYC Mayor Lindsay attacks 'petty piranahs of pol marketplace' who have tried to interfere with what he describes as his long battle to establish principle of civilian control of Police Dept, s, promotion ceremony at Police Hq; attack seen as being aimed at Councilman Troy, who has asked Manhattan Dist Atty Hogan to examine Knapp Comm testimony for possible perjury, malfeasance and misfeasance; Lindsay's s detailed; among those promoted at ceremony is Inspector C J Behan, Knapp Comm witness

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 22, 1971, covering December 23, 1971.

  1. 1
    Album cover for There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone

    There's A Riot Goin' On

    Sly & The Family Stone

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
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    Album cover for Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin

    Led Zeppelin IV

    Led Zeppelin

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    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    5
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    Album cover for Music by Carole King

    Music

    Carole King

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    8
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for Teaser And The Firecat by Cat Stevens

    Teaser And The Firecat

    Cat Stevens

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for Chicago At Carnegie Hall by Chicago

    Chicago At Carnegie Hall

    Chicago

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Chris Cook (racing driver)

1971Chris Cook, American race car driver[†]

Chris Cook is an American professional race car driver and driving instructor, who instructs at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving and competes irregularly in NASCAR and other racing series, specializing in road course racing as a road course ringer.

Corey Haim

1971Corey Haim, Canadian actor (died 2010)[†]

Corey Ian Haim was a Canadian actor who rose to fame in the 1980s as a teen heartthrob. He starred in Silver Bullet (1985), Murphy's Romance (1985), Lucas (1986), License to Drive (1988) and Dream a Little Dream (1989). His role in The Lost Boys (1987) made him a household name. Known as The Two Coreys, Haim and Corey Feldman became 1980s icons and appeared together in seven films, later starring in the A&E American reality show The Two Coreys.

Jo Johnson

1971Jo Johnson, English banker, journalist, and politician[†]

Joseph Edmund Johnson, Baron Johnson of Marylebone, is a British politician and peer who was Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation from 2015 to 2018, and from July to September 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Orpington from 2010 to 2019. He currently sits in the House of Lords. His older brother, Boris Johnson, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between 2019 and 2022.

1971Michalis Klokidis, Greek footballer[†]

Michalis Klokidis is the all-time scorer in the top four divisions of Greek football. He started and finished his career for Nestos Chrysoupoli.

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

1971Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, English model, actress, and author (died 2017)[†]

Tara Claire Palmer-Tomkinson was an English socialite and television personality. She appeared in several television shows, including the reality programme I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. She died from a perforated ulcer on 8 February 2017.

Wim Vansevenant

1971Wim Vansevenant, Belgian cyclist[†]

Wim Vansevenant is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He is the father of fellow racing cyclist Mauri Vansevenant.

1971Masayoshi Yamazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter[†]

Masayoshi Yamazaki is a Japanese singer-songwriter who plays guitar-driven blues, rock, and pop music, though he has also recorded piano ballads. Though he primarily plays the guitar, he has played the drums, piano, percussion, saxophone, and glockenspiel on some albums.

Historical Context for December 23, 1971

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