Week of April 1, 1971

life imprisonment at hard labor. But, President Nixon is receiving thousands of

telegrams with a ratio of 100 to 1, against the court-martial conviction. The

sentence was the lesser of the two allowed for premeditated murder. The other is

hanging.

President Nixon orders the

stockade while legal reviews of

his conviction go forward.

Prime Minister Golda Meir

rejects Egypt’s latest proposal

to reopen the Suez Canal as a

movie to force an “Egyptian-

Soviet political settlement” of its dispute with the Arabs.

The House votes to extend the draft for two years, but to encourage an all-

volunteer army with the biggest military pay raise in history.

House Democrats abandoned their tradition and call for a total U.S. withdrawal

from Indochina by the end of 1972.

Weird story - In Tokyo - Michkji Iso - a 21-year-old mandolin player, escapes

with minor injuries when he fell from the roof of a nine-story building and plunged

through the tin roof of a restaurant onto a bed occupied by two sleeping women.

The women were not injured and Iso got away from minor injures.

At Sam Clemente - President Nixon meets with California Gov. Ronald Reagan

to discuss their dispute over welfare reform and they emerge to find themselves

in agreement.

In a Gallup Poll - 56% approve of the job President Nixon is doing - a low point

in his popularity.

John Sassone of Butler, PA - the owner of a boutique - is arrested on charges of

blasphemy after displaying for sale a picture of Christ, captioned in part, “Wanted

for sedition.”

Chicago - Richard J. Daley wins an unprecedented fifth term as mayor, defeating

Richard E. Friedman.

Week of April 1, 1971

Roller Derby impresario Gerald Seltzer files a $15million damage suit against

actress Raquel Welch and a movie production firm which plans to star her in a

film dealing with roller skating. He alleges trademark infringement and unfair

competition. The actress is to star in a film to be called “Kansas City Bomber” but

Seltzer says this would confuse the public with his own movie titled “Derby”

which opens April 14.

Fashion - Giorgio Di Saint-Angelo, known for his uninhibited highly imaginative

women’s designs is offering his first menswear.

More fashion - good-to-go - Denim jackets.

Einstein of musical art” and considered the

88.

Sports -

Phil Esposito’s seventh hat trick, running his

goal total to a phenomenal 76, sparks the

record-shattering Boston Bruins to a 7-2

season-ending victory over Montreal.

Television news-

June Lockhart and Bob Barker will cohost the

Miss U.S.A. Beauty Pageant for the fifth

consecutive year - CBS-TV May 22.

Music news -

There is growing speculation in Britain that the

Beatles may be retiring to the recording studio - but without Paul McCartney.

BTW - Paul McCarney’s “Another Day” and John Lennon’s “Power to the

People” have been released at the same time by Apple.

The Carpenters “For All We Know” was not written for them either.. The song is

featured in “Lovers and Other Strangers.” The brother and sister team’s last three

singles passed the $1 million sales mark.

Sunday night television -

CBS - Lassie, Hogan’s Heroes, Ed Sullivan, Glen Campbell, Jackie Gleason

NBC - Wild Kingdom, Disney, Bill Cosby, Bonanza, Bold Ones

Week of April 1, 1971

ABC - Here Comes Peter Cottontail, The FBI, ABC Sunday Night Movie

PBS -World We Live In, Debut-Masterpiece Theater, Fanfare

Ed Sullivan Presents

Movin’ with Nancy

Sinatra - a special

edition show taped

during her appearance

at Casear’s Palace.

Debut - Masterpiece

Theater - “The Spoils

of Poynton,:” a four-

part production of

Henry James’ novella.

Gen Campbell - Joey

Bishop, Anne Murray,

Al deLory, Dorsey

Burnett, Mel Tillis and

Gordon Terry.

Fanfare - Film portrait

of Peter, Paul and

Mary with interviews and campus concerts.

Week of April 1, 1971