What Went On In 1971?

From: The Rome (GA) News Tribune, the St. Petersburg (FL) Times, and the Monon (IN) News<= /h3>

Sluggo was 23 years old, married (to his first wife), moved from Palo Alto, California to Birmingham, Alabama in April, entered his first motorcycle race, and had not yet developed a particular interest in NORJAK (even when it happened).

In May, the international monetary crisis was blamed on the U.S. West Germany and France bla= med U.S. ec= onomic policies for the international monetary crisis. Bonn called for the six Common Market nations to abandon their support for the dollar and let supply and demand determine the exchange rate.

Ministers of the Common Market nations continued their efforts to find a common solution.

France disagre= ed with the West German proposal to “float” the currency but agree= d in condemning the United States for policies that weakened the strength of its currency and caused a wave of speculative selling of U.S. dollars in Europe.

A New York= publisher paid $100,000 for Lt. William Calley’s= story of the My Lai Massacre, in which the young army officer was convicted= of murdering 22 civillians.

J. Edgar Hoover celebrated his 47^th anniversary of being = head of the FBI. The celebration is in a year when the bureau has been criticize= d by some sectors of the public, found enemies in a usually friendly congress and has seen some of its private workings aired in public. Many think Hoover should retire, but that decision rest with th= ree men: President Nixon, Attourney General John N. Mitchell, and Hoover himself.

The Nixon administration hopes to revive the supersonic transport (S= ST) program by using an $85.3 million house bill to pay off SST contract commitments.

Representative Paul N. McCloskey Jr., R-CA, and two other GOP critic= s of President Nixon’s Vietnam policies met in Washington in May to plan a “National Dump Nixon” organization.=

In June you could buy a 1971 Datsun (now Nissan) 1200 Sport Coupe for $1971.

Alcatr= az Island was recaptured by U S Marsha= ls from a band of Indians in June. 30 US Marshals and radar-equipped Coast Gua= rd boats are protecting the island. A chain link fence will be added to prevent unauthorized landings.

In June the President’s daughter, Patricia Nixon wed Edward Fi= nch Cox in a rain-dampened Rose Garden ceremony.

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader produced more General Motors tests sho= wing half a million Corvairs still on the road are u= nsafe.

In August The Andromeda Strain, Shoot Out (with Gregory Peck), Ryan’s Daughter,= and Escape From the Planet of the Apes were in theaters.=

In Monon, Indiana you could get six 1= lb loaves of Holsum bread for $1. T-Bone Steak was $1.09/lb and Sirloin was $1.03/lb. The South= side Cafeteria had a Friday-night “Family Steak Special”. You got St= eak, choice of potatoes, choice of salad, hot rolls, butter, and a drink for $1.= 69.

A 1971 Ford Pinto costs $1919 and a Ford Maverick was $2175. The Volkswagen 411 4-door was $2999.

In St. Petersburg (FL) you could = get 3 5^th bottles of Chivas Regal Scotch f= or $23.00. Jim Beam Bourbon was 3 5^th bottles for $12.50.

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