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February 28, 1972

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Headlines from February 28, 1972

CHINA VISIT ENDS

By Max Frankel Special to The New York Times

Nixon, with Premier Chou En‐lai, issues communique, Shanghai, on wk of talks in China; exchanges toasts with Chou at Shanghai banquet

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A Reporter's Notebook: 8 Days in a Generation

By Unknown Author

M Frankel, in dispatch from Communist China, stresses clean drabness of sts, blue drabness of people and their apparent retreat behind mask; says mask makes them inordinately civil, hospitable and self‐assured; gives other impressions

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DURYEA DISMISSES FUND BID BY CITY

By Francis X. Clines

NYS Assembly Speaker Duryea dismisses Lindsay adm's planned request for $850‐million in additional state aid to help balance proposed NYC fiscal '73 expense budget as 'totally unrealistic,' TV int; illus; contends city has failed to implement effective budget trims; notes city's warnings in '71, that dire consequences would ensue if extra state aid was not given, were later proved unfounded; contends Hamilton's description of 'skin tight' budget is merely opening step in annual city‐state 'fiscal gavotte'

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 23, 1972, covering February 28, 1972.

  1. 1
    Album cover for American Pie by Don McLean

    American Pie

    Don McLean

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  2. 2
    Album cover for Music by Carole King

    Music

    Carole King

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Concert For Bangla Desh by George Harrison

    The Concert For Bangla Desh

    George Harrison

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for Fragile by Yes

    Fragile

    Yes

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Hot Rocks 1964-1971 by The Rolling Stones

    Hot Rocks 1964-1971

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

Rory Cochrane

1972Rory Cochrane, American actor[†]

Rory Cochrane is an American actor. He is known for playing Ron Slater in Dazed and Confused, Lucas in Empire Records, Lee Schatz in Argo, Freck in A Scanner Darkly, and Tim Speedle in CSI: Miami.

Ville Haapasalo

1972Ville Haapasalo, Finnish actor and screenwriter[†]

Ville Juhana Haapasalo is a Finnish stage and film actor who has worked in Finland and Russia. His acting career started in 1995, after he finished his studies in St. Petersburg. In 2003, he was honored with the State Prize of the Russian Federation for his role of Veikko in the film The Cuckoo directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin.

Historical Context for February 28, 1972

In 1972, the world population was approximately 3,844,917,680 people[†]