"Soviets Man World's 1st Space Station for 23 days.

Leningrad goes wild over "Sesame Street" because of the show's authoritarian aims.

The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. sign a treaty banning nuclear weapons on the seabed.

1971 Pres. & V.P. of the U. S. Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew

Dow Jones- 797.97 to 950.82
Average: 884

Minimum Wage= $1.60

Life Expectancy- 71.1 years

 

 

1971 NOSTALGIA

This information is taken for the publication "1971 Pages of Time, A Nostalgia New Report."

NATIONAL NEWS...

Texas Instruments produces first pocket calculator.

Trade embaro with China is lifted after 20 years.

APPOLLO 14 brings back 100 lbs. of moon rock for study.

Patricia Nixon is married in Rose Garden of the White House.

Supreme Court rules school bussing to end racial segregation is constitutional.

AT THE MOVIES...

Academy Award Winners:
Best Actor: Gene Hackman, The French Connection
Best Actress: Jane Fonda, Klute
Best Picture: The French Connection

Music from 1971...

Jesus Christ SuperStar... It's Too Late... You've Got a Friend... Me and Bobby McGee...Joy to the World

Sports News...

NCAA Basketball: UCLA
Stanley Cup Hockey: Montreal Canadians
Super Bowl Football: Baltimore Colts
Heisman Trophy Winner: Pat Sullivan, Auburn
NBA Basketball: Milwaukee Bucks
Kentucky Derby Winner: Canonero II, G. Avila
Baseball World Serier: Pittsburgh (NL)
U.S. Open Gold: Lee Trevino
Boxing: Joe Frazier defeats Cassius Clay