1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Sarah
During that day, the JTWC reported that the system had peaked, with 1-minute sustained wind-speeds of 95 km/h (60 mph). Over the next day, the system quickly weakened and became an extratropical cyclone during January 11. Sarah's extratropical remnants were subsequently tracked as they moved north-eastwards, until it made landfall on Canada and broke up over the mountains of British Columbia during January 17.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Tropical Storm Thelma (Bebeng)
On March 16, a tropical depression formed to the south of Guam. It immediately entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility, earning the local name Bebeng. It executed a small loop to the east of Mindanao before it traveled to the northwest. It exited the Area of Responsibility as a tropical storm before transitioning to an extratropical storm, southwest of Minami-Tori-shima. The extratropical storm weakened and dissipated on March 21, to the south-southeast of Japan.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Wanda (Diding)
On April 23 Tropical Storm Wanda began its life to the east of the Philippines. It tracked over the archipelago, and emerged into the South China Sea on the 25th. It turned to the northwest, and became a typhoon on May 1 just off the coast of South Vietnam. The westerlies brought Wanda to the north and northeast, where it weakened until dissipating on the 4th near Hainan Island.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Wanda (Diding)
The storm caused 56 deaths (with 14 missing) and $700,000 in damage (1971 USD) from the heavy flooding across the Philippines. While Wanda brushed the coast of Vietnam, the United States Army grounded most aircraft in northern areas and skirmishes related to the Vietnam War temporarily decreased until the storm passed by. In Quảng Ngãi Province, 23 people were killed.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Amy
According to the JTWC best track, Amy was first noted as a tropical depression early on April 29. Amy reached tropical storm status shortly afterwards, and became a typhoon by early on May 1. The cyclone then rapidly intensified into a Category 5 super typhoon with 1-minute sustained winds of 280 km/h (175 mph) on May 2, with the JMA estimating a minimum central pressure of 890 mb (hPa; 26.28 inHg), although the JTWC estimated a slightly higher pressure of 895 mbar (hPa; 26.43 inHg), while noting a compact eye 10 nautical miles across.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Amy
Although Amy weakened to a Category 4 super typhoon on May 3, it regained Category 5 intensity later that day, with 1-minute sustained winds of 260 km/h (160 mph) and a central pressure of 900 mb (hPa; 26.58 inHg). The storm began to weaken by May 4 and was last noted as producing tropical-storm force winds on May 7, after which Amy was absorbed by a frontal system. Amy was one of the strongest typhoons recorded in May.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Amy
On Truk Atoll, now known as Chuuk Atoll, one person was killed after a coconut tree fell on him. On May 18, the Federated States of Micronesia was declared a disaster area by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The weather station and over 2,250 homes were destroyed on Namonuito Atoll.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Dinah (Herming)
Across the Philippines, 13 people were killed and another 14 were reported missing. Total damage in the country reached ₱4 million.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Gilda (Mameng)
One person was killed and damage reached ₱8 million across the Philippines.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Harriet (Neneng)
Striking near the demilitarized zone between North and South Vietnam as a powerful typhoon, Harriet caused significant disruptions to the Vietnam War. Military operations on both sides were temporarily halted, with all United States helicopters grounded. Ground movement was severely limited as well. Despite the intensity of the storm, damage was relatively light, with Camp Eagle reporting some roofs blown off from 120 km/h (75 mph) winds. In Đà Nẵng, between 8 to 10 in (200 to 250 mm) of rain fell and strong winds knocked out power to the area. A 24‑hour maximum rainfall of 10.16 in (258 mm) was measured in Camp Evans. Throughout Vietnam, four people were killed and fourteen others were reported missing. Thừa Thiên Province sustained the most significant damage, with 2,500 homes damaged or destroyed.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Lucy (Rosing)
The strongest typhoon to strike the Philippines that year, this cyclone moved towards the region from the Marianas as a slow pace. Gusty southwest winds impacted western portions of Visayas and Luzon, including Manila, as the cyclone passed by on the 21st. The highest winds recorded were 190 kilometres per hour (100 kn) at Basco in Batanes. Heavy rains caused by the strong onshore flow led to heavy rains, which peaked at 379.5 millimetres (14.94 in) at Baguio City within 24 hours. The heavy rains led to severe flooding and landslides in north-central sections of the Philippines.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Nadine (Sisang)
Typhoon Nadine, which formed on July 20, quickly strengthened to a peak of 175 mph (282 km/h) on the 24th. It weakened slightly as it continued its northwest movement, and struck eastern Taiwan on the 25th with winds of over 100 mph (200 km/h). Nadine dissipated the next day over China, after causing 28 deaths (with 25 missing) and heavy damage on Taiwan from the flooding. Nadine also caused the crash of a Pan American cargo aircraft, killing all four people in the crew.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Olive
85 mph (137 km/h) Typhoon Olive, which developed on July 29 from the near equatorial trough, hit southwestern Japan on August 4. It continued northward, and became extratropical in the Sea of Japan. Olive's heavy rains resulted in numerous mudslides, killing 69 people. It disrupted the Boy Scout XIII World Jamboree, being held in Japan.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Rose (Uring)
A small circulation near Chuuk organized into Tropical Storm Rose on August 10. An extremely small cyclone with a wind field of 150 nautical miles (280 km) across, Rose quickly strengthened, and became a typhoon later that day. It briefly weakened to a tropical storm on the 11th, but restrengthened to a typhoon as it continued westward. On August 13, Typhoon Rose made landfall on Palanan, Isabela with winds of 130 mph (210 km/h).


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Rose (Uring)
It weakened to a minimal typhoon over the mountainous terrain, but after reemerging in the South China Sea, Rose rapidly intensified, and peaked at 140 mph (230 km/h) winds on the 16th. As it approached the coast of Hong Kong, the inflow became disrupted, but Rose still hit as a 100 mph (200 km/h) typhoon on the 16th. The typhoon dissipated the next day, after causing 130 deaths in Hong Kong and leaving 5,600 people homeless. A Macao ferry was capsized, resulting in the loss of its 88-person crew.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Trix
An upper level low contributed to the birth of Tropical Storm Trix on August 20. After drifting northward, the storm turned to the west in response to the building of the subtropical ridge. Trix slowly strengthened after becoming a typhoon on the 21st, and reached a peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) winds on the 28th. Trix recurved, and struck southwestern Japan on the 29th as a 95 mph (153 km/h) typhoon. It accelerated to the northeast, and became extratropical on the 30th. Just weeks after Typhoon Olive, Trix dropped more heavy rain to the country, in one case as much as 43 inches (1,100 mm) of rain. Trix caused 44 deaths, with heavy crop damage amounting to $50.6 million.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Virginia
Within one month of Typhoons Trix and Olive, Typhoon Virginia came up the Japanese coast with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h). It became extratropical on September 7 just east of Japan, after dropping more heavy rain causing 56 casualties from numerous landslides.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Bess (Yayang)
Super Typhoon Bess, having peaked at 160 mph (260 km/h) on July 5, tracked west-northwestward. The typhoon weakened as it continued its movement, and struck eastern Taiwan on the 22nd as a 130 mph (210 km/h) typhoon. It rapidly weakened over the country, and dissipated on the 10th over China. The typhoon caused heavy flooding, resulting in 32 deaths and moderate crop damage.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Faye-Gloria (Krising-Dadang)
A tropical disturbance east of the Marianas Islands developed into Tropical Storm Faye on October 4. After peaking at 75 mph (121 km/h) on the 5th, Faye became very disorganized, and weakened to a tropical depression on the 7th. At this time, there were several circulations, so it is possible that Faye was absorbed by another disturbance to its south. Regardless, the storm re-organized as it approached the Philippines. Faye crossed the islands on the 10th as a minimal tropical storm, and again became a typhoon in the South China Sea on the 11th. Steering currents became weak, and a northwest flow forced Faye southeastward back into the Philippines. Faye crossed the islands on the 12th, and dissipated on the 13th, after causing torrential rainfall killing 13 people with 80 missing.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Hester (Goying)
Developing as a tropical depression on October 18 near Palau Island, Hester gradually intensified as it moved westward towards the Philippines. Across the Philippines, Hester was responsible for six deaths and ₱5 million in damage. After passing over Mindanao and the Visayas as a tropical storm between October 20 and 21, the storm intensified into a typhoon before striking Palawan. Once over the South China Sea, Hester further strengthened and ultimately attained peak winds of 165 km/h (105 mph). On October 23, the storm made landfall near Huế, South Vietnam. Once onshore, Hester rapidly weakened and dissipated on October 24 over Laos.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Hester (Goying)
The most significant impact from Typhoon Hester was felt in South Vietnam were winds in excess of 155 km/h (100 mph) caused extensive damage to several United States Army bases. The hardest hit base was in Chu Lai where three Americans were killed. At least 75 percent of the structures in the base sustained damage and 123 aircraft were damaged or destroyed. Newspaper reports indicated that 100 Vietnamese lost their lives due to the storm, including 33 following a plane crash near Quy Nhơn. In the wake of the storm, the South Vietnamese government provided the hardest hit areas with relief funds and supplies.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Typhoon Irma (Ining)
The strongest typhoon of the season, Irma, reached a peak intensity of 180 mph (290 km/h) on November 11. It remained at sea, affecting only shipping and causing minor damage to the islands of the West Pacific. At the time, the typhoon held the record for the fastest intensification in a 24‑hour period, deepening from 980 mbar to 884 mbar but it was beaten by Typhoon Forrest of 1983..


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Other systems
Between January 7-8, PAGASA monitored Tropical Depression Auring. In addition to the storms listed above, the China Meteorological Agency also monitored several other tropical cyclones, including one tropical storm and two severe tropical storms.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Systems, Other systems
Furthermore, there were two other systems listed within the International Best Tracks Database: one tropical depression and one tropical storm.


1971 Pacific typhoon season, Season effects
This is a table of all of the storms that have formed in the 1971 Pacific typhoon season. It includes their duration, names, affected areas, damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all of the damage figures are in 1971 USD. Names listed in parentheses were assigned by PAGASA.


1971 Palanca Awards
The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1971 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author).


1971 Pan American Games
The sixth Pan American Games were held in Cali, Colombia, from July 30 to August 13, 1971. (One source dates the Games from July 25 to August 8.) A total of 2,935 athletes from 32 countries participated in seventeen sports. (One source says 4,000 athletes)


1971 Pan American Games, Host city selection
Three cities submitted bids to host the 1971 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports Organization. On July 22, 1967, Cali was selected over Santiago and Champ, Missouri by a vote of 12 to 11 to 6, respectively, by PASO at its general assembly, held at the Manitoba Medical College in Winnipeg, Canada, to host the VI Pan American Games.


1971 Pan American Games, Venues
The main stadium was the Cali Olympic Stadium. Some events were held in the Coliseo El Pueblo. Boxing was staged in the Plaza de Toros Cañaveralejo, a Cali bullring. Some complaints were made about the barracks-style housing, which was woefully overcrowded. In an effort to protect the athletes from students who had protested the amount of money that Colombia was spending on the games, security-minded officials surrounded the athletes' village with barbed wire and guards carrying rifles. The overcrowding caused it to be dubbed "Claustrophobia Manor" by the athletes. Other concerns centered on mosquitoes, the altitude, faulty plumbing, dysentery and pickpockets.


1971 Pan American Games, Medal count
To sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the  icon next to the column title.


1971 Pan American Games, Medal count
The medal counts for the United States, Cuba and Canada are disputed.


1971 Pan American Games medal table
The 1971 Pan American Games, officially known as the VI Pan American Games, were a continental multi-sport event held in Cali, Colombia, from July 30 to August 13, 1971. At the Games, 2,935 athletes selected from 32 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in events in 17 sports. Twenty nations earned medals during the competition, and fifteen won at least one gold medal.


1971 Pan American Games medal table, Medal table
The ranking in this table is based on medal counts published by several media organizations. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals won by the athletes representing a nation. (In this context, a nation is an entity represented by a NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IOC country code.


1971 Paris–Nice
The 1971 Paris–Nice was the 29th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 10 March to 17 March 1971. The race started in Paris and finished in Nice. The race was won by Eddy Merckx of the Molteni team.


1971 Paris–Roubaix
The 1971 Paris–Roubaix was the 69th edition of the Paris–Roubaix cycle race and was held on 18 April 1971. The race started in Compiègne and finished in Roubaix. The race was won by Roger Rosiers of the Bic team.


1971 Paris–Tours
The 1971 Paris–Tours was the 65th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 3 October 1971. The race started in Paris and finished in Tours. The race was won by Rik Van Linden.


1971 Park Drive 600
The Park Drive 600 was an invitational professional snooker tournament, which took place on 28 and 29 April 1971 at the St Phillips Social Club in Sheffield with six professional players participating. Reardon claimed the title with a 4–0 victory against Spencer in the final, making a break of 129 during the match.


1971 Park Drive 600
There was £600 prize money for the winner, on a "winner takes all" basis. Additionally, there was a prize of £1 per point for the highest break achieved. The tournament was broadcast on Yorkshire Television in weekly programmes.


1971 Park Drive 600
The first round matches and semi-finals were each decided on the aggregate score across three frames. Pulman defeated Rea by 10 points after taking the last three colours in their second frame, and Williams eliminated Davis by winning 184–165 on the final pink ball. In the first semi-final, Spencer won 228–134 against Pulman.


1971 Pasadena Bowl
The 1971 Pasadena Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 18 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Part of the bowl schedule of the 1971 NCAA University Division football season, the Saturday afternoon game featured San Jose State Spartans of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) and the Memphis State Tigers from the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).


1971 Pasadena Bowl, Game summary
Trailing 3–0 late in the first quarter, Memphis State defensive back Tom Carlsen blocked a John McMillen punt and recovered it in the end zone to pull ahead 7–3. Dornell Harris scored on a nine-yard run in the second quarter to make it 14–3 at halftime.


1971 Pasadena Bowl, Game summary
After a scoreless third quarter, the Tigers' final two scores were set up by turnovers. Tailback Paul "Skeeter" Gowen added on to the score with an 18-yard run after an interception and Clifton Taylor sealed the game for the Tigers from two yards out following a fumble recovery. The Spartans could only muster a late touchdown to narrow the final margin, with their five turnovers hurting them despite outgaining them 350–290.


1971 Pasadena Bowl, Game summary
Memphis State coach Billy J. Murphy retired after the bowl win, which was the final edition of the Pasadena Bowl as a University Division (now Division I FBS) bowl game.


1971 Pau Grand Prix
The 1971 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 25 April 1971 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Reine Wisell, driving the Lotus 69C. Jean-Pierre Jabouille finished second and Jean-Pierre Jaussaud third.


1971 Peach Bowl
The 1971 Peach Bowl was a college football bowl game between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Ole Miss Rebels.


1971 Peach Bowl, Background
The independent Yellow Jackets were playing their last game under coach Bud Carson, while competing in their second straight bowl game. This was the 15th straight season of postseason play for the Rebels, who tied for fourth in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the first Peach Bowl played at Atlanta Stadium after the first three were played at Georgia Tech's Grant Field. Unfortunately, the field turned soggy prior to the game, getting worse as the game progressed.


1971 Peach Bowl, Background
This was the last college football game to feature an all-white team due to racial segregation. Ole Miss and SEC rival LSU each suited up their first black varsity players in 1972. LSU won the Sun Bowl over Iowa State 12 days prior to this contest.


1971 Peach Bowl, Game summary
The Rebels scored 38 straight points in the first half, starting with Norris Weese's touchdown run. Porter added in two touchdown runs, and touchdown passes from Lyons and Weese as the Yellow Jackets could not respond until the first half was almost over, on a Bill Healy run. Georgia Tech scored once more on another Healy run to make it 38–12. Ole Miss only scored once in the half on Hinton's second field goal, but Georgia Tech only scored once more as well on Healy's third touchdown run as Ole Miss stymied the Yellow Jackets, forcing three turnovers. Weese threw 7-of-14 for 116 yards along with 32 yards on 11 carries. Greg Ainsworth rushed for 119 yards on 28 carries.


1971 Peach Bowl, Aftermath
As it turned out, this was the last bowl season for the Rebels until 1983. Georgia Tech reached a bowl the following year, and returned to the Peach Bowl in 1978, losing to Purdue. The Yellow Jackets are 0–4 in the Peach/Chick-Fil-A Bowl, also losing in 2000 and 2008 to LSU.


1971 Peach Bowl, Aftermath
Poor field conditions plagued nearly every Peach Bowl contested at Atlanta Stadium (renamed Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in 1974), thanks to the wear and tear of full seasons of Braves baseball and Falcons football. The game moved indoors to the Georgia Dome in January 1993, and later to the retractable-roofed Mercedes-Benz Stadium in December 2017.


1971 Penn Quakers football team
The 1971 Penn Quakers football team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.


1971 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
The 1971 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.


1971 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Game summaries, Air Force
Alberto Vitiello, a 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) junior college transfer, kicked a 22-yard field goal with four minutes to help Penn State escape with a 16–14 victory over Air Force.


1971 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, NFL Draft
Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1972 NFL Draft.


1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters
The 1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters  was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts of the Coubertin Stadium in Paris, France. It was the 2nd edition of the Masters Grand Prix and was the season-ending event of the 1971 Grand Prix circuit. The tournament consisted of a round robin competition for the seven highest points scorers of the Grand Prix circuit. John Newcombe and Ken Rosewall, players signed to the rival World Championship Circuit but who also took part in several Grand Prix tournaments, had qualified for the event but declined to participate. The tournament was held from 4 December until 12 December 1971 and was won by Ilie Năstase who earned the $15,000 first prize.


1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters, Champion, Singles
Ilie Năstase won a round robin competition also featuring  Pierre Barthès,  Željko Franulović,  Clark Graebner,  Jan Kodeš,  Cliff Richey and  Stan Smith.


1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters – Singles
Stan Smith was the defending champion but lost matches in the round robin to Ilie Năstase and Jan Kodeš.


1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters – Singles
Năstase won the round robin by winning all five of his matches. He did not play Pierre Barthès because he had already clinched the title.


1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters – Singles, Round robin, Standings
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) Number of sets won; 4) Number of games won; 5) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 6) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 7) Steering Committee decision.


1971 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1971 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 39th in the National Football League. They improved on their previous output of 3–10–1, winning six games. Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eleventh consecutive season. This was the team's inaugural season in Veterans Stadium.


1971 Philadelphia Eagles season, Offseason, NFL Draft
The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.


1971 Philadelphia Eagles season, Schedule, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1971 Philadelphia Phillies season
The 1971 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 89th season for the franchise in Philadelphia. The Phillies finished in sixth place in the National League East, with a record of 67–95.


1971 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season
On April 10, the Phillies officially opened Veterans Stadium, their new home park, with a 4–1 victory over the Montreal Expos.


1971 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season
Harry Kalas was hired by the Phillies in 1971 to succeed Bill Campbell, and was the master of ceremonies at the 1971 opening of Veterans Stadium.


1971 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season
The Phillies played an exhibition game against the Reading Phillies on June 17, 1971, in Reading. The Phillies had signed second-round draft pick Mike Schmidt on June 11. Schmidt made his professional debut in the exhibition game in Reading. Schmidt played the whole game at shortstop for the Phillies and hit a game-winning home run against Reading. He was subsequently assigned to the Reading club, where he played the balance of the season.


1971 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season
On June 25, Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Willie Stargell hit what wound up being the longest home run in Veterans Stadium history off of pitcher Jim Bunning in a 14–4 Pirates win over the Phillies. The spot where the ball landed was marked with a yellow star with a black "S" inside a white circle until Stargell's 2001 death, when the white circle was painted black. The star remained until the stadium's 2004 demolition.


1971 Philadelphia Phillies season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1971 Philadelphia Phillies season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1971 Philadelphia Phillies season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1971 Philadelphia Phillies season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1971 Philadelphia Phillies season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1971 Philadelphia mayoral election
The Philadelphia mayoral election of 1971 saw the election of Frank Rizzo.


1971 Philadelphia mayoral election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Rizzo had a reputation for his harsh policing style, and as called "the toughest cop in America". He began his candidacy as the frontrunner for the nomination, with the endorsement of the city's Democratic organization.


1971 Philadelphia mayoral election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Rizzo refused to debate or attend the same events as his opponents. Green refused to discuss most issues, and avoided interviews or written questions by the media or civic groups. He also refused to join his opponents in testifying on the city's financial problems before the Philadelphia City Council. Rizzo also did not make many campaign appearances, making only a single appearance a day and only appearing in white ethnic neighborhoods considered to be friendly towards him.


1971 Philadelphia mayoral election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Rizzo repeatedly insisted that he was "not a politician". Rizzo took a position against additional taxes.


1971 Philadelphia mayoral election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Rizzo had earned goodwill with many voters, who perceived his command of the police department as having staved off the sort of violent rioting other cities had experienced years earlier.


1971 Philadelphia mayoral election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Green warned voters that it would be a "disaster" if America's then-fourth largest city were to be led by Rizzo.


1971 Philadelphia mayoral election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Liberal politicians primarily supported Green. Shortly before the primary, governor Milton Shapp endorsed Green (after which Rizzo attacked Shapp's record).


1971 Philadelphia mayoral election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Green's camp had attempted to get Williams to withdraw, in order to unite liberal voters around Green and against Rizzo. Williams refused.


1971 Philadelphia mayoral election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Williams was the first well-known African American to run for mayor of Philadelphia.


1971 Philadelphia mayoral election, Democratic primary, Campaign
After Shapp accused Rizzo of police brutality and Pennsylvania Attorney General J . Shane Creamer found Rizzo guilty of having beaten a black demonstrator in 1965, Rizzo dismissed this as a political "cheap shot".


1971 Philadelphia mayoral election, Democratic primary, Campaign
The Philadelphia Bulletin argued that the real race was not between Rizzo and Green, but between incumbent mayor Tate and governor Shapp for control of the Philadelphia Democratic Party. This newspaper declined to endorse a candidate.


1971 Philadelphia mayoral election, General election, Campaign
Rizzo's campaign slogan "Rizzo means business". Rizzo benefited from white racial backlash. He campaigned primarily in white, working class areas of the city.


1971 Philippine Senate election
A senatorial election was held on November 8, 1971 in the Philippines. The opposition Liberal Party won five seats in the Philippine Senate while three seats were won by the Nacionalista Party, the administration party; this was seen as a consequence of the Plaza Miranda bombing on August 21, 1971, which wounded all of the Liberal Party's candidates and almost took the lives of John Henry Osmeña and Jovito Salonga. Their terms as senators were cut short as a result of the declaration of martial law by President Ferdinand Marcos on September 23, 1972.


1971 Philippine Senate election
Due to the ratification of a new constitution in 1973, the Senate was abolished and the unicameral parliamentary Batasang Pambansa was instituted. In 1987, a new constitution was approved that reverted to the presidential and bicameral legislative system. This means that this would be the last election for the Senate until the 1987 election.


1971 Philippine Senate election, Results
The Liberal Party won five seats, while the Nacionalista Party won three.


1971 Philippine Senate election, Results
Two Liberal incumbents successfully defended their seats: Genaro Magsaysay and Jovito Salonga, while Alejandro Almendras and Eva Estrada Kalaw of the Nacionalistas successfully defended their seats, as well.


1971 Philippine Senate election, Results
The other four winners are neophyte senators: Eddie Ilarde, Ramon Mitra Jr., and John Henry Osmeña of the Liberals, and Ernesto Maceda of the Nacionalistas.


1971 Phillip Island 500K
The 1971 Phillip Island 500K was an endurance race for Group E Series Production Touring Cars held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 24 October 1971. The event was staged over a race distance of 106 laps, totalling 500 km (310 mi). It was Round 4 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. The field was divided into five classes according to the assessed CP Units of each car (i.e. engine capacity in litres multiplied by retail price in dollars).


1971 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship
The 1971 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship was the eighth World Match Play Championship. It was played from Thursday 7 to Saturday 9 October on the West Course at Wentworth. Eight players competed in a straight knock-out competition, with each match contested over 36 holes. The champion received £8,500 out of a total prize fund of £25,000. In the final, Gary Player beat Jack Nicklaus 5 & 4 to win the championship for the fourth time.


1971 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship
In his first round match, Jack Nicklaus went 4 up over Lu Liang-Huan after six holes but Lu levelled the match by the 12th hole and went ahead at the 16th. Nicklaus won the 18th to be level at lunch. Nicklaus then went 3 up after eight holes in the afternoon and although Lu reduced the deficit to 1 hole, Nicklaus holed a long putt for a birdie at the 16th to take a two hole lead and won 2 & 1 at the next hole. Neil Coles won six holes in a row against Charles Coody from the 12th to the 17th holes of the first round and went to lunch six holes up. Coles eventually won by a score of 5 & 4.


1971 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship
In the final between Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, Nicklaus was 1 up at lunch but Player won the first four holes in the afternoon and, with Nicklaus missing a number of short putts, Player eventually won 5 & 4. It was his fourth win in the eight World Match Play events contested.


1971 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship, Prize money
The winner received £8,500, the runner-up £4,500, the losing semi-finalists £3,000 and the first round losers £1,500, making a total prize fund of £25,000.


1971 Pioneer Bowl
The 1971 Pioneer Bowl was a college football bowl game in Texas, played between the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Eastern Michigan Hurons at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls. The inaugural edition of the Pioneer Bowl, it was one of four regional finals in the College Division played on December 11.


1971 Pitcairnese general election
General elections were held in the Pitcairn Islands on 26 December 1971 to elect members of the Island Council. Of the island's 91 residents, 61 were registered to vote. Voting was compulsory, with a $1 fine for failing to cast a ballot.


1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
The 1971 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.


1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 90th season for the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 85th in the National League. It involved the Pirates finishing first in the National League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. They defeated the San Francisco Giants three games to one in the National League Championship Series and beat the Baltimore Orioles four games to three in the World Series. The Pirates were managed by Danny Murtaugh, and played their first full season at Three Rivers Stadium, which had opened in July the year before.


1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Regular season
In 1971, the Pirates became the first Major League Baseball team to field an all-black starting lineup. Taking the field, on September 1, was Rennie Stennett, Gene Clines, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillén, Dave Cash, Al Oliver, Jackie Hernández, and Dock Ellis.


1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
The Pittsburgh Pirates won the series over the San Francisco Giants, 3–1


1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Postseason, World Series, Composite box
1971 World Series (4–3): Pittsburgh Pirates (N.L.) over Baltimore Orioles (A.L.)


1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases


1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases


1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts


1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts


1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts


1971 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 1971 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 39th in the National Football League. The Steelers showed improvement finishing in second Place with a 6-8 record. But Terry Bradshaw struggled with turnovers in his second season throwing 22 interceptions to 13 touchdown passes. The Steelers that year drafted wide receiver Frank Lewis, Hall of Fame linebacker Jack Ham, guard Gerry Mullins, defensive end Dwight White, tight end/tackle Larry Brown, defensive tackle Ernie Holmes, and safety Mike Wagner, all key contributors during the Steelers Super Bowl teams of the 1970s.


1971 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3 (Sunday October 3, 1971): San Diego Chargers
Steelers stop San Diego with a goal line stand preserving the 21-17 win.


1971 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1971 Pot Black
The 1971 Pot Black event was the third edition of Pot Black, a professional invitational snooker tournament which was first broadcast in 1969. The event was recorded in early 1971 at the BBC TV Studios in Gosta Green, Birmingham. The tournament featured eight professional players. All matches were one-frame shoot-outs.


1971 Pot Black
Broadcasts were on BBC2, starting with an introductory programme at 9:45 pm on Wednesday 17 February 1971 The tournament again used a round-robin format with two groups of four players, the top two from each group qualifying for a place in the semi-finals. The players in this event were mainly the same as the previous two, but Ray Reardon was replaced by David Taylor who was making his television debut. Alan Weeks presented the programme, with Ted Lowe as commentator and Sydney Lee as referee.


1971 Pot Black
John Spencer retained his Pot Black title, beating Fred Davis 88–27 in the one-frame final which was broadcast on 2 June 1971.


1971 Prague Skate
The 1971 Prague Skate was a senior international figure skating competition held 13–14 November 1971 in Czechoslovakia. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's and ladies' singles. Italian national champion Stefano Bargauan won the men's title ahead of Czechoslovakia's Zdeněk Pazdírek and Swiss champion Daniel Höner. After finishing 12th a year earlier, Hana Knapová took gold in the ladies' event, defeating future Olympic champion Anett Pötzsch of East Germany and Switzerland's Karin Iten.


1971 Preakness Stakes
The 1971 Preakness Stakes was the 96th running of the $200,000 Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race. The race took place on May 15, 1971, and was televised in the United States on the CBS television network. Canonero II, who was jockeyed by Gustavo Ávila, won the race by one and one half lengths over runner-up Eastern Fleet. Approximate post time was 5:40 p.m. Eastern Time. The race was run on a fast track in a final time of 1:54 flat. The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 47,221, this is recorded as third highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1971.


1971 President's Cup Football Tournament
The 1971 President Park's Cup Asian Football Tournament (Korean: 제1회 박대통령컵 쟁탈 아시아축구대회) was the first competition of Korea Cup. The competition was held from 2 to 15 May 1971. South Korea and Burma played out a 0–0 draw and shared the trophy.


1971 Primera División de Chile
The 1971 Campeonato Nacional was Primera División de Chile’s 39th season since its foundation in 1933. Unión San Felipe was the tournament's champion, winning its first ever league title at top-level. By doing this, San Felipe became the only Chilean team to win the second division one year, and the first division tournament the next year.


1971 Princeton Tigers football team
The 1971 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Princeton tied for fifth in the Ivy League.


1971 Princeton Tigers football team
In their first year under head coach Jake McCandless, the Tigers compiled a 4–5 record but outscored opponents 195 to 160. Robert Wolfe was the team captain.


1971 Princeton Tigers football team
Princeton's 3–4 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. The Tigers outscored Ivy opponents 142 to 115.


1971 Princeton Tigers football team
Princeton played its home games at Palmer Stadium on the university campus in Princeton, New Jersey.


1971 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The 1971 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 3 October 1971. It was the 50th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.


1971 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The winner was Mill Reef, a three-year-old colt trained in England by Ian Balding and ridden by Geoff Lewis. Mill Reef won by three and one-and-a-half lengths from the two fillies Pistol Packer and Cambrizzia in a new race-record time of 2:28.3.


1971 Prize of Moscow News
The 1971 Prize of Moscow News was the sixth edition of an international figure skating competition organized in Moscow, Soviet Union. It was held November 25–28, 1971. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating and ice dancing. Soviets swept the men's podium, led by Sergei Chetverukhin. The ladies' category was won by Marina Titova, who took the title for the second consecutive year. Olympic champions Ludmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov won the pairs' title, defeating two pairs who had beaten them a year earlier. World champions Lyudmila Pakhomova / Alexander Gorshkov took gold in the ice dancing event for the third consecutive year.


1971 Pro Bowl
The 1971 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 21st annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1970 season. The game was played on January 24, 1971, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The final score was NFC 27, AFC 6. Mel Renfro of the Dallas Cowboys was named the game's offensive Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Fred Carr of the Green Bay Packers was selected as the defensive MVP.


1971 Pro Bowl
Attendance at the game was 48,222. John Madden of the Oakland Raiders, coached the AFC while the NFC was led by the San Francisco 49ers' Dick Nolan. The referee for the contest was Fred Silva. This was the first Pro Bowl to feature the AFC vs. the NFC format, which was used until 2014, then resumed in 2017.


1971 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election
The  1971 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election was held on February 12 of that year to replace retiring premier John Robarts. The party selected Bill Davis on the fourth ballot.


1971 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, Background
The change in leadership came about when John Robarts announced his retirement plans on December 1, 1970. Five sitting members quickly announced their intention to vie for the leadership. Bill Davis was the early front runner and was seen as the candidate of the party establishment. He had support of 14 cabinet ministers and 42 Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Allan Lawrence was viewed as suave and a bit of a maverick. He attracted supporters who disliked Davis' education expenditures. Darcy McKeough, Bob Welch and Bert Lawrence had less support and were viewed as compromise candidates. Robert Pharand was a late entry into the race. He was a 26-year-old graduate student from Ottawa who announced his intention to run on January 31, 1971. He represented a small group of young Conservative members who felt the five established candidates were not speaking clearly enough about the issues.


1971 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, The convention
The convention was held at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto between February 11–12, 1971. On the first night speeches were made by the candidates. Davis defended his record at the Ministry of Education. He described himself as resolute decisive and steadfast. The text read well but he spoke in a monotone that lessened the impact. Some argued that the speech 'fell flat'. Darcy McKeough spoke next. He gave an aggressive speech. He tried to cast himself as the compromise candidate, neither for the establishment (Davis) nor for the dissidents (A. Lawrence).


1971 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, The convention
Bob Welch discarded his prepared speech and gave a fierce rendering of his vision. He pledged himself to a more open party. Allan Lawrence ignored his previous arguments about excessive spending on education and government services. Instead he described himself as natural successor to Robarts, a preserver of Canadian unity and Ontario's greatness. Some observers felt his speech was cheeky and presumptuous but it went down well with his organizers. Bert Lawrence who realized that he was well behind in the polls, promised an improved relationship between government and people, structural reform of the cabinet, an enlarged role for backbenchers, and better coordination of the work of the civil service.


1971 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, Voting procedure
On the second day, voting took place. 15 large voting machines were placed in the middle of the floor. Alan Eagleson, a key organizer of the convention, explained to delegates how the voting machines would work. Voting began at 3:15 pm but after an hour it was announced that 12 of the 15 machines had failed work properly. During the next two hours conference organizers met with the manufacturer of the machines and candidates. The manufacturers claimed that nothing was wrong with their machines and it was the delegates who had failed to use them properly. After a meeting with the candidates, there was unanimous agreement that the first ballot be scrapped and that it be redone using paper ballots. This was announced to the delegates at about 6:15 pm. Voting didn't take place until about 7:45 pm and the results were announced about 9 pm.


1971 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, Voting procedure
In the meantime, unofficial results from the machine vote had leaked out and there was intense discussions between candidates and their organizers. When the first paper ballot results were announced, Davis was in the lead by 117 votes. Both Robert Pharand and Bert Lawrence dropped out and refused to endorse anyone. The second ballot began at about 10 pm and the results had Bob Welch in last place. Darcy McKeough tried to make a deal with him but he was turned down. Welch felt that to make a deal with McKeough would go against his principles for an open party. He refused to make an endorsement. After the third ballot, McKeough was in last place and he gave his endorsement to Davis. The fourth ballot results were announced at 2 am. It gave Davis the victory by only 44 votes.


1971 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, Voting procedure
Analysis of the results focused on why Davis almost lost. Some argued that Davis' moderate stance was almost outshone by Lawrence who curried favour with more right-wing Conservatives. In terms of delegates, Lawrence and Davis were virtually tied. The deciding factor was the sitting MPPs who voted almost entirely for Davis.


1971 Purdue Boilermakers football team
The 1971 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax
The 1971 Qantas bomb hoax was an extortion and robbery committed by Peter Macari and Raymond Poynting on May 26, 1971, where Macari, under the alias of 'Mr. Brown', extorted $500,000 from Qantas airlines by informing officials that he had hidden a bomb onboard Qantas Flight 755 from Sydney to Hong Kong, and that the device would explode if the plane were to descend below 20,000 feet. In exchange for the safety of the 128 passengers and crew onboard Flight 755, Macari demanded a ransom of $500,000.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax
While authorities negotiated with Macari, Flight 755 was forced to circle Sydney; however after over six hours in the air and with fuel supplies dwindling, Qantas was forced to concede. At around 5:45pm, in Chifley square, just outside Qantas company headquarters, Captain RJ Ritchie, a Qantas general manager, handed Macari the ransom money through the window of a Volkswagen Kombi. Sometime after 6 o'clock, Qantas received a final call from Macari stating that there was no bomb onboard Flight 755. The plane was able to land safely at Sydney Airport around 6:45pm.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax
An investigation was launched by police and Macari and his accomplice Raymond Poynting were arrested on August 4, 1971 after a service station attendant tipped off police about Poynting's new lavish lifestyle. Poynting was jailed for seven years and Macari for 15. Howver, Macari only served nine years before being paroled and deported to England in 1980.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax
The 1986 Australian television film Call Me Mr. Brown is based on the events of the 1971 Qantas bomb hoax.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Background
Peter Macari was born in Devon, England. In July, 1969, Macari was arrested on charges of indecent assault and was later released on bail. Macari then sold a fish and chip shop he owned to his eldest brother Bernard for roughly $6500. In August, 1969, using a false passport, Macari skipped bail and sailed to Sydney, Australia on the MS Achille Lauro with 22 year old Ivan Jay.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Background
Macari used a variety of aliases while living in Sydney including 'Peter King', 'Peter Young', 'Brian Adams', and 'William Day'; however, most people knew him as 'Peter King', including his accomplice Raymond Poynting. It's unclear exactly how Macari and Poynting met, but according to police they became friends while Macari was running a fiberglass furniture and boat-building business in Brookvale.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Planning
Macari's plan to extort an aircraft was initially inspired by the 1966 television-thriller film The Doomsday Flight; the film depicted a bomb equipped with an altitude-sensitive switch being hidden inside an airliner. Macari viewed the film in Townsville in March, 1971 while travelling inside what witnesses described as a "fitted-up van". According to witnesses, after watching the film Macari stated "That would be a good way to make money".


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Planning
With the plan beginning to form, Macari travelled to Mount Isa in April where he befriended a miner called Francis Sorohan, who stole gelignite and a dozen detonators for him. On May 11, Macari bought an altimeter, an instrument used to determine the height of an object above a certain point. Macari then offered Poynting $50,000 in exchange for his help with the extortion.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Planning
Poynting agreed and typed out three threatening letters that detailed the instructions for the ransom and warned that the bomb would explode if the plane descended below 20,000 feet; the three letters were later discovered in a locker at Kingsford Smith International Airport, along with an explosive device consisting of unprimed gelatin that could be detonated at a set height using the altimeter. According to Poynting, Macari initially asked him for help on how to build the explosive device; however Poynting stated that he didn't know anything about electronics and that Macari apparently got the advice elsewhere.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Planning
The night before the hoax on May 25, Poynting drove Macari to Hertz depot in Alexandria where they stole car keys belonging to a Volkswagen Kombi, later used as a getaway vehicle during the extortion. Macari had initially planned to extort a Pan American jet, but he found that Flight 755 from Sydney to Hong Kong was the only flight that would stay long enough in the air to make the plan work.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Extortion of Qantas Airlines
Around midday on May 26, 1971, Peter Macari, under the alias of 'Mr. Brown', called the Australian Department of Civil Aviation where he told officials he had hidden a bomb onboard a Boeing 707, on Qantas Flight 755; to prove he wasn't lying, Macari told authorities there was an identical bomb located in locker 84 at Kingsford Smith International Airport. Police located the locker and upon opening it, found three letters and an explosive device constructed out of unprimed gelignite and an altimeter.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Extortion of Qantas Airlines
The first letter was addressed to Captain RJ Ritchie, a Qantas General Manager; the letter demanded a $500,000 ransom in exchange for instructions on how to dismantle the bomb on Flight 755. The second letter repeated that an identical explosive device was hidden inside Flight 755, and the third letter warned that the bomb would explode if the plane should descend below 20,000 feet. Police defused the replica bomb found in locker 84 and replaced the explosives with a light bulb.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Extortion of Qantas Airlines
The bomb was then taken aboard a second Boeing 707 to test whether the device would explode during its descent. The plane climbed to roughly 8,500 feet (2,600 meters) before it began its descent; when the plane reached 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) the light bulb was activated, meaning that the bomb would have exploded if the explosives has not been replaced. This worried authorities and a radio-link was soon established with the pilot of Flight 755.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Extortion of Qantas Airlines, Search of Flight 755
Qantas Flight 755 from Sydney to Hong Kong was a Boeing 707 and was carrying a total of 128 people, 116 passengers and 12 crew. Around 1:30pm, while flying over Dalby, Queensland, Captain William Selwyn, pilot of Flight 755, was informed of the situation and was told to maintain an altitude of 35,000 feet. Initial plans were made to divert the plane to Canberra as it was the highest location in the country where the plane could land. Instead, Flight 755 was diverted to Brisbane, the crew told passengers this was because of a technical fault.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Extortion of Qantas Airlines, Search of Flight 755
However, the plane was later diverted back to Sydney as Sydney Airport had superior emergency services. While Selwyn made his way back to Sydney at minimum speed, the air and cabin crew searched the plane extensively for the bomb; according to statements taken from those onboard, passengers personal belongings were searched and they were told they were "looking for a small-object". Selwyn later recounted:


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Extortion of Qantas Airlines, Search of Flight 755
We were searching all the time. We pulled-off every conceivable panel and searched. The passengers remained calm and there was no panic at any time. This was the case even when the stewards and hostesses began ripping-up carpets and removing light-fittings.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Extortion of Qantas Airlines, Search of Flight 755
Selwyn arrived at Sydney and was forced to circle the plane for several hours at sea off Mascot while negotiations were held. He informed controllers of his dwindling fuel supply and told them he would need to land the plane at 7pm at the latest.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Extortion of Qantas Airlines, The pay-off
While Flight 755 circled at sea, Macari, still posing as 'Mr. Brown', spoke with Qantas deputy general manager Phillip Howson, as Qantas general manager Captain RJ Ritchie, who the letter in locker 84 was addressed to, was not present at the time. Macari spoke with Howson at roughly 2pm, 3pm, and 4pm, each time providing more information and instructions regarding the ransom; at around 5:30pm Macari spoke with Howson again, relaying his instructions for the delivery of the ransom money. Macari demanded $500,000 in used, unmarked $20 notes.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Extortion of Qantas Airlines, The pay-off
With a little over an hour left of fuel on Flight 755, Qantas agreed to pay the ransom. Macari told authorities that a yellow van would park outside Qantas company headquarters in Chifley Square at 5:45pm, and that the driver would identify himself by shaking his keys out the window, he warned that the van must not be followed, and if there was any deviation from the agreement, he would activate the bomb on Flight 755. The money was delivered in two blue suitcases.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Extortion of Qantas Airlines, The pay-off
At roughly 5:45pm Macari arrived in a yellow Volkswagen Kombi, which he had stolen the night before, he was reported to have worn a disguise consisting of a wig, a fake moustache, and glasses. Captain RJ Ritchie handed the suitcases to Macari through the window of the van. There were four police vehicles in the area, however, they were apparently never informed the handover was taking place; it remains unclear exactly what happened.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Extortion of Qantas Airlines, The pay-off
Soon after 6pm, authorities received a final call from Macari stating that there was no bomb onboard Flight 755. The plane began its descent around 6:40pm and was able to land safely at Sydney Airport.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Investigation
The next day on May 27, a reward of $50,000 for information leading to the capture of the hoaxer was offered to the public; police would receive over 14,500 calls regarding the reward.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Investigation
Phonetic experts were also brought in by police who, after listening to recordings of Macari's voice, concluded that he was an Englishman, likely from the Midlands, and likely a recent English migrant; police tried to match the information gained in the phonetic analysis with those that had a criminal record in Britain and they worked closely with Scotland Yard, Interpol, and the FBI, who helped Australian police narrow down the list of suspects.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Investigation
Two weeks after the hoax, police discovered that the gelignite and denotators used in the making of the bomb found in locker 84 at Sydney Airport, were also being used in the Mount Isa Mines, in Queensland. At the time this lead them to believe that the hoaxer, 'Mr. Brown' either worked or had worked in the mines.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Investigation, Arrests
A breakthrough came in August, 1971 when police received a tip-off from a service station attendant about a young barman, Raymond Poynting, the attendant became suspicious of the man after he suddenly began making large and extravagant purchases, including buying himself an E-Type Jaguar and a Ford GT. Detectives placed Poynting and later Peter Macari, a suspicious associate of the man, under surveillance. Police tailed a Chevrolet Camaro belonging to Macari before arresting him on Burton and Elizabeth Street, in Darlinghurst. A few hours later police arrested Poynting outside of his apartment in Bondi Junction; shortly after he was detained, Poynting confessed to his part in the robbery.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Investigation, Search for the missing money
Shortly after the arrests, police became suspicious of an Annandale property which they believed to be owned by Macari. A bricklayer working on the property later contacted police, telling them that recent work had been done inside the house by somebody else. Police arrived at the property where they found $138,240 in $20 notes behind a bricked-up fireplace. In 1972, Qantas held an auction where they sold the suitcases used in the ransom as well as cars bought by Macari and Poynting.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Investigation, Search for the missing money
In July 1973, police found $137,000 of the ransom money in a home in Balmain after a new tenant reached out to police stating that he was suspicious about the position of some of the floorboards. Police stated that Macari had hidden in the house for a few days after the extortion. After his arrest, Macari was asked by authorities where the remainder of the money was, he stated that there was another man involved in the extortion by the name of 'Ken'.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Investigation, Search for the missing money
According to Macari 'Ken' was apart of a large gang and was the mastermind behind the hoax, 'Ken' had seen The Doomsday Flight and he had stayed in touch with Macari throughout the extortion. Macari stated that after he was handed the ransom money, he was given $125,000, while 'Ken' took the rest. Police dismissed Macari's statement as there was no evidence of another individual involved in the crime. As of 2021, only about $260,000 of the $500,000 ransom has been recovered. Some suspect that the missing money might be hidden underwater off Bondi Beach.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Aftermath, Legal proceedings
Macari and Poynting both pleaded guilty to charges of demanding money with menaces and stealing a motor vehicle. Macari was also charged with carrying a grenade in Sydney Airport. Francis Sorohan, the man who stole the gelignite and detonators for Macari, was initially charged as a minor accomplice; however, the charges against him were later dismissed. Macari and Poynting were sentenced in January, 1972 at Sydney Quater Sessions. Macari was sentenced to fifteen years in prison, eligible for parole after serving nine; Poynting received seven years for his involvement.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Aftermath, Legal proceedings
In 1980, after serving nine years in prison Macari was paroled and deported to England on a Qantas flight. Macari was last reported to be running a fish and chip shop in England bought by his brothers.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Aftermath, The Doomsday Flight
Four days after the hoax, an interview was published with Rod Serling, screenwriter of the 1966 film The Doomsday Flight. By now The Doomsday Flight had inspired three extortion plots. Serling expressed regret over writing the film, stating that he "didn’t realise there were that many kooks in the woodwork." Later in August the same year a similar incident was carried out in Denver on a British Overseas Airways Corporation flight with 380 passengers onboard. The US government became involved and urged 500 television stations to ban the film.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Aftermath, Copycat attempt
At 1:44pm on July 4, 1997, a man contacted Qantas Airlines under the pseudonym 'Mr. Brown', he stated that he had hidden a bomb onboard a Boeing 747-400, on Qantas Flight 27 from Sydney to Hong Kong and like Macari, he said the device would explode if the plane descended below 6,500 meters. He demanded $505,000 and said that the bomb contained trip wires to prevent it being defused, he also said that he was able to remotely detonate it if Qantas did not meet his demands.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Aftermath, Copycat attempt
Like Macari, the man also demanded the money in used banknotes and that they should be delivered inside a suitcase. New South Wales police were notified and upon further review of technical information given by the man, they deemed the threat a hoax. Authorities reached this conclusion as not only was deactivating the bomb via remote control deemed impossible, but the hoaxer relayed inconsistent instructions to Qantas and displayed technical ineptitude. It was also highly unlikely the hoaxer would have been able to hide the device on the plane.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, Aftermath, Copycat attempt
After the threat was deemed a hoax, Qantas was able to trace where the call had being made from, and delivered two bags full of phonebooks to the hoaxer to give the impression that there was money inside. At 8:15pm, Flight 27 landed safely in Hong Kong. The calls were being made from a motel, where the hoaxer stayed the night. The next day he arranged a taxi to deliver the bags to his residence, police followed the taxi and arrested the hoaxer once he took possession of the bags.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, In culture
In 1971, Australian singer Peter Hiscock released a single titled 'A certain Mr. Brown' detailing the events of the hoax.


1971 Qantas bomb hoax, In culture
The 1986 Australian television film, Call Me Mr. Brown, is based on the events of the bomb hoax. Qantas actively tried to stop the film being made and despite failing to do so, Network 10, who had invested $250,000 into the film, refused to air it. The film was eventually released on video in 1990.


1971 Queen's Club Championships
The 1971 Queen's Club Championships, also known as the Rothmans London Grass Court Championships, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom that was part of the 1971 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix. It was the 72nd edition of the tournament and was held from 14 June until 19 June 1971. Stan Smith and Margaret Court won the singles titles.


1971 Queen's Club Championships, Finals, Men's Doubles
Tom Okker /  Marty Riessen defeated  Stan Smith /  Erik van Dillen 8–6, 4–6, 10–8


1971 Queen's Club Championships, Finals, Women's Doubles
Rosie Casals /  Billie Jean King defeated  Mary–Ann Curtis /  Valerie Ziegenfuss 6–2, 8–6


1971 Queen's Club Championships – Men's Doubles
Okker and Riessen successfully defended their title, defeating Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen 8–6, 4–6, 10–8 in the final.


1971 Queen's Club Championships – Men's Singles
Rod Laver was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year against Tom Gorman.


1971 Queen's Club Championships – Men's Singles
Stan Smith won the men's singles title at the 1971 Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament, defeating John Newcombe 8–6, 6–3 in the final.


1971 Questor Grand Prix
The Questor Grand Prix was a non-championship race for Formula One and Formula 5000 cars held on 28 March 1971 to inaugurate a new racing facility in California, the Ontario Motor Speedway, built by the Questor conglomerate.


1971 Questor Grand Prix
Because of the smaller fuel tanks of the F5000 cars, the race was run in two heats of 32 laps, and the final result decided by a points system. Jackie Stewart qualified on pole for Heat 1 and finished runner-up behind Mario Andretti. Chris Amon set fastest lap. Stewart and Andretti again finished first and second in Heat 2 and Pedro Rodriguez set fastest lap, quicker than Amon's time in Heat 1. Mario Andretti was declared the winner; with Stewart in second place and Denny Hulme third. Mark Donohue was the best-placed F5000 finisher in Heat 1, and Ron Grable best in Heat 2. Grable was also the best-placed F5000 driver on aggregate.


1971 Questor Grand Prix
Hopes for a regular fixture rapidly faded due to financial problems; the Questor Grand Prix remained a one-off event and the Ontario Motor Speedway was never again host to Formula One cars.


1971 Questor Grand Prix, Qualifying
1 Hobbs, Lovely and Byers were late entries and relegated to reserve drivers. 2 Stewart briefly drove Foyt's car in qualifying.


1971 RAF Hercules crash
On 9 November 1971, a Royal Air Force Lockheed Hercules C.1 crashed into the sea off the coast of Livorno by Meloria shoal, Italy, killing all 46 passengers and 6 crew. At the time it was described by Italian officials as the worst military air disaster in Italy in peacetime.


1971 RAF Hercules crash, Crash
The Hercules serial number XV216, from RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, was due to carry out an early morning parachute drop at Cagliari, Sardinia, as part of a large-scale joint training exercise called Coldstream. Ten aircraft were to be involved; nine Hercules and one Hawker Siddeley Andover. Their order of takeoff was marked by a serial number, chalked onto the fuselage of each aircraft. The Hercules known as Chalk 4 was the fourth of the 10 aircraft due to depart at fifteen-minute intervals from San Giusto military airport in Pisa, Italy. The aircraft crashed near the Meloria rocks, four miles west of Livorno. At Pisa, the stream take-off was cancelled, another four aircraft had followed XV216 into the air but the last two were prevented from departing.


1971 RAF Hercules crash, Crash
All 52 on board were killed, they included five British aircrew from 24 Squadron, a British parachute jumping instructor from No. 1 Parachute Training School at RAF Abingdon and 46 Italian paratroopers from the Folgore Parachute Brigade.


1971 RAF Hercules crash, Recovery
It was at first difficult to find the wreckage due to a persistent wind and low clouds. The wreckage was found lying in 200 feet (61 m) of water, although small fragments had already been recovered, the salvage operation, which was hindered by the bad weather, was led by the Italian Navy. The cause of the accident was not found.


1971 RAF Hercules crash, Memorial
A memorial plaque was erected in Livorno in 2003 to commemorate the accident. On 21 November 2006, a memorial service was held in Pisa, attended by a delegation from No. 24 Squadron, current operators of the C-130J Hercules, and relatives of the lost crew members.


1971 Race of Champions
The 6th Race of Champions was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 21 March 1971 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by Clay Regazzoni in a Ferrari 312B2.


1971 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
The 1971 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 45th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The championship ended on 17 March 1971.


1971 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
On 17 March 1971, Leinster won the championship following a 2–17 to 2–12 defeat of Munster in the final. This was their 12th Railway Cup title and their first since 1967.


1971 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Leinster's Eddie Keher was the Railway Cup top scorer with 0-18.


1971 Redbridge London Borough Council election
The 1971 Redbridge Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Redbridge London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.


1971 Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Open
The 1971 Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Berkeley Tennis Club in Berkeley, California in the United States. The event was part of both the 1971 Grand Prix and World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the 81st edition of the tournament and ran from September 27 through October 3, 1971. First-seeded Rod Laver won the singles title.


1971 Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Open, Finals, Doubles
Roy Emerson /  Rod Laver defeated  Ken Rosewall /  Fred Stolle 6–3, 6–3


1971 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
The Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 1971 was conducted on 21 March 1971 to elect members to the Landtag, the state legislature of Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany.


1971 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
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1971 Rhode Island Rams football team
The 1971 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Jack Gregory, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–3 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place out of seven teams in the Yankee Conference, and was  outscored by a total of 207 to 154. The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.


1971 Rice Owls football team
The 1971 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In its first and only season under head coach Bill Peterson, the team compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–4–1 against SWC opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 220 to 146. The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.


1971 Rice Owls football team
The team's statistical leaders included Bruce Gadd with 1,061 passing yards, Stahle Vincent with 945 rushing yards, Gary Butler with 397 receiving yards, and Bubba Berg and Stahle Vincent with 18 points each. Stahle Vincent was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team running back on the 1971 All-Southwest Conference football team.


1971 Richmond Spiders football team
The 1971 Richmond Spiders football team represented the Richmond College during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.


1971 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
The 1971 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.


1971 Road Atlanta Can-Am
The 1971 Road Atlanta Can-Am race was the third round of the 1971 Can-Am Challenge Cup. It was held July 11, 1971, at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. It was the second Can-Am race held at the track.


1971 Rose Bowl
The 1971 Rose Bowl was It was the 57th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Friday, January 1. The Stanford Indians of the Pacific-8 Conference defeated the second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, 27–17. The Player of the Game was Stanford quarterback Jim Plunkett, the Heisman Trophy winner.


1971 Rose Bowl, Teams, Ohio State
Ohio State started the season ranked first in the nation and proceeded to roll off five easy wins by a combined score of 195–60. In their fifth game, the Buckeyes won 48–29 at Illinois. But for some reason, Texas leapfrogged Ohio State to #1 after beating unranked Rice 45–21. The next week the Buckeyes defeated #20 Northwestern 24–10, but dropped to third in the rankings as Notre Dame moved up to second after a rout of Navy.


1971 Rose Bowl, Teams, Ohio State
After a 10–7 win with a late field goal at Purdue on November 14, they fell to fifth despite still being undefeated, as Nebraska and Michigan passed them. They earned the Rose Bowl berth on the strength of their 20–9 victory over #4 Michigan in their rivalry game that decided the Big Ten title and rose back to second, behind Texas. After Texas lost in the Cotton Bowl to #6 Notre Dame earlier on New Year's Day, Ohio State went into the Rose Bowl with the inside track to claim the national championship.


1971 Rose Bowl, Teams, Stanford
Stanford started the season ranked tenth, and in the season opener they upset #4 Arkansas 34–28 at Little Rock. After an easy win over San Jose State, they traveled north to Eugene for a game that featured a quarterback battle between Plunkett and Oregon sophomore Dan Fouts. Stanford won 33–10, but then were caught looking ahead to their showdown with USC and lost 24–16 at home to Purdue. They then beat four-time defending Pac-8 champion USC at Stanford, 24–14 (avenging a last second loss to the Trojans the year before). An easy 63–16 win over conference doormat Washington State boosted the Indians to #8.


1971 Rose Bowl, Teams, Stanford
Next up was a showdown with #16 UCLA in Los Angeles for the conference lead. In what was expected to be another quarterback showdown between Plunkett and the Bruins' Dennis Dummit, the defenses dominated in Stanford's key 9–7 win. After an easy win over Oregon State, they rose to sixth before clinching the conference title in the Rose Bowl decider over sophomore QB Sonny Sixkiller and Washington, 29–22. Stanford then suffered a pair of letdowns, losing to #13 Air Force 31–14 and to arch rival California, 22–14. The Pac-8 standings were so tightly bunched, that a win by either Oregon, UCLA, or Washington over Stanford would have sent that team to the Rose Bowl.


1971 Rose Bowl, Aftermath
Earlier that New Year's Day, top-ranked Texas lost 24–11 to #6 Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Stanford's upset prevented Ohio State from claiming the national championship, which went to #3 Nebraska, a 17–12 victor over #5 LSU that night in the Orange Bowl in Miami. In the final AP poll taken after the bowls, Ohio State fell to fifth and Stanford rose to eighth. Stanford repeated as Rose Bowl champions the following year, led by fifth-year senior quarterback Don Bunce, who redshirted this season.


1971 Rothmans 250
The 1971 Rothmans 250 was motor race  for Group E Series Production Touring Cars. It was staged on 7 November 1971  at the Surfers Paradise International Raceway in Queensland, Australia, over a 250-mile distance. The race, which was Heat 5 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was won by Allan Moffat driving a Ford Falcon GTHO.


1971 Rothmans 250, Classes
As a heat of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, classes were defined by a Capacity/Price Units formula with values for each model calculated by multiplying the engine capacity in litres by the retail price.


1971 Rothmans 250, Results
The winning car completed the race in 3 hours 11 minutes 46.1 seconds at an average speed of 83 mph  (133 km/h).


1971 Rothmans 250, Results
The above results table does not list all competitors, given that there were "over forty starters" in the race.


1971 Rothmans 3 Hour
The 1971 Rothmans 3 Hour was motor race  for Group E Series Production Touring Cars. It was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia on 12 April 1971. The race, which was Heat 1 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was won by Allan Moffat driving a Ford Falcon GTHO.


1971 Rothmans 3 Hour, Classes
As a heat of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, classes were defined by a Capacity/Price Units formula with the value for each model calculated by multiplying the engine capacity in litres by the retail price.


1971 Rothmans 3 Hour, Results
35 cars started the event and 14 failed to finish.


1971 Rothmans 3 Hour, Results
Allan Moffat recorded the fastest practice time (2:46.4) and the fastest race lap (2:46).


1971 Rothmans Canadian Open
The 1971 Rothmans Canadian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club in Toronto in Canada that was part of the 1971 World Championship Tennis circuit. The tournament was held from August 9 through August 16, 1971. John Newcombe and Françoise Dürr won the singles titles.


1971 Rothmans Canadian Open, Finals, Men's Doubles
Tom Okker /  Marty Riessen defeated  Arthur Ashe /  Dennis Ralston 6–3, 6–3, 6–1


1971 Rothmans Canadian Open, Finals, Women's Doubles
Rosemary Casals /  Françoise Dürr defeated  Lesley Turner Bowrey /  Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–2


1971 Rothmans Channel 7 Cup
The 1971 Rothmans Channel 7 Cup was a one-off WANFL-organised national club Australian rules football tournament between the leading clubs from the VFL, the SANFL and the WANFL.


1971 Rothmans Channel 7 Cup
The Tournament was held as a testimonial to celebrate Graham 'Polly' Farmer who was retiring at the end of the 1971 WANFL season, with the matches being played as Lightning matches of two 25 minute quarters with time-on.


1971 Rothmans F5000 European Championship
The 1971 Rothmans F5000 European Championship  was a motor racing series for Formula 5000 cars. The series was organized in the United Kingdom by the British Racing and Sports Car Club but also included European rounds. It was the third of seven annual European Formula 5000 Championships to be contested between 1969 and 1975, and the first to carry the Rothmans F5000 European Championship name. The championship was won by Frank Gardner, driving a Lola T192 and a Lola T300.


1971 Rothmans F5000 European Championship, Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each round. Final championship positions were determined from the best six results from the longer rounds (i.e. those contested over a distance of 100 to 150 miles) and the best six results from the shorter rounds.


1971 Rothmans International Tennis Tournament
The 1971 Rothmans International Tennis Tournament was a men's professional tennis tournament held on indoor carpet courts in the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 28 February through 4 March 1971. It was an independent event, i.e. not part of either the 1971 Grand Prix or 1971 World Championship Tennis circuit. Only a singles event was held which was won by Rod Laver who earned $7,800 / £3,250 first-prize money.


1971 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
The 1971 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their 12th season under head coach John F. Bateman, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by their opponents 243 to 193. The team's statistical leaders included Leo Gasienica with 1,148 passing yards, Larry Robertson with 405 rushing yards, and Bob Carney with 351 receiving yards.


1971 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
The Scarlet Knights played their home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey, across the river from the university's main campus in New Brunswick.


1971 Ryder Cup
The 19th Ryder Cup Matches were held September 16–18, 1971, in the United States at the Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. The U.S. team won the competition by a score of 181⁄2 to 131⁄2 points.


1971 Ryder Cup, Format
The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From 1963 through 1971 the competition format was as follows:


1971 Ryder Cup, Format
With a total of 32 points, 161⁄2 points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.


1971 Ryder Cup, Teams
Six members of the Great Britain team were selected from a points list based on a player's best 10 performances in 15 events during the 1971 season, ending with the Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf on 21 August. The remaining six were chosen by a committee and announced on 23 August. The leading six in the points table were: Neil Coles, Peter Oosterhuis, Brian Barnes, Harry Bannerman, Peter Butler and Maurice Bembridge.


1971 Ryder Cup, Teams
The committee chose Brian Huggett, Peter Townsend and Bernard Gallacher who had finished 7th, 8th and 9th in the list, together with Tony Jacklin, Christy O'Connor Snr and John Garner. Jacklin had played most of his golf in America, while O'Conner had missed much of the season with a wrist injury. Garner was chosen over Tommy Horton who had had a good season in 1970 but had been less consistent than Garner in 1971.


1971 Ryder Cup, Individual player records
Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.


1971 SANFL Grand Final
The 1971 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. North Adelaide beat Port Adelaide by 79 to 59.


1971 SANFL season
The 1971 South Australian National Football League season was the 92nd season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.


1971 SCCA Formula Super Vee season
The 1971 SCCA Formula Super Vee season was the first season of the Sports Car Club of America sanctioned Formula Super Vee championship.


1971 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship
The 1971 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship was the fifth annual running of the Sports Car Club of America's professional open wheel racing series. Liggett & Myers increased it support of the championship for 1971 through its L&M cigarette brand and now had series naming rights.


1971 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship
The championship was won by David Hobbs, driving a McLaren M10B Chevrolet.


1971 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship, Calendar
The championship was contested over eight races with two heats per race.


1971 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship, Points system
Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places in each race, those places having been determined from the results of the two heats. Total points for each driver were based on the best six finishes.


1971 SMU Mustangs football team
The 1971 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1971 college football season.


1971 Sacramento State Hornets football team
The 1971 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State College during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season.


1971 Sacramento State Hornets football team
Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Hornets were led by head coach Ray Clemons in his eleventh season. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses and one tie (4–5–1, 2–3–1 FWC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 228–238 for the season.


1971 Sacramento State Hornets football team, Team players in the NFL
No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1972 NFL Draft.


1971 Saga gubernatorial election
A gubernatorial election was held on 11 April 1971 to elect the Governor of Saga Prefecture. Incumbent Sunao Ikeda scored a second victory over communist candidate Kōzō Eguchi.


1971 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla general election
General elections were held in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla on 10 May 1971. The result was a victory for the Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Labour Party (SKNALP), which won seven of the nine elected seats. The SKNALP won all seven seats at the island of Saint Kitts, while the two seats at the island of Nevis were divided between the People's Action Movement and the Nevis Reformation Party. Anguilla, which was nominally entitled to one seat, boycotted the elections in the aftermath of the 1969 referendum. Voter turnout was 87.9%.


1971 Salem, Illinois, derailment
The 1971 Salem, Illinois derailment occurred on June 10, 1971, when Amtrak’s City of New Orleans passenger train derailed near Salem, Illinois. It is sometimes referred to as the Tonti derailment, after the unincorporated community of Tonti, Illinois, which was the site of the crash. An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that the derailment was caused by a false flange on a flat wheel caused by a seized axle bearing. The crash killed 11 people and injured 163. It was Amtrak's first fatal accident since assuming control of most intercity passenger trains in the United States on May 1, 1971.


1971 Salem, Illinois, derailment, Accident
Amtrak #1 (later #59), the City of New Orleans departed Chicago's Central Station at 8:00 AM CT on June 10, 1971. The City of New Orleans was a daytime train between Chicago and New Orleans, Louisiana. Up until April 30, 1971, it had been operated by the Illinois Central Railroad, but passed to Amtrak when the latter assumed operation of most intercity service in the United States. It was scheduled to arrive in New Orleans at 1:30 AM on June 11.


1971 Salem, Illinois, derailment, Accident
The train was composed of 15 cars: a baggage car, 11 coaches, a diner-counter, a lounge car, and a combination coach/food service car. Amtrak had inherited or leased this equipment from other railroads. A set of four leased Illinois Central EMD E-units of various models pulled the train: E8A #4031 (leading), E9Bs #4109 and #4106, and E10A (a rebuilt E8A) #2024 (formerly #4032).


1971 Salem, Illinois, derailment, Accident
The lead locomotive assigned to the train was #4031, an EMD E8A originally manufactured in 1952. The E8 developed 2,250 horsepower (1,680 kW) from two 12 cylinder model 567B engines, each driving a generator to power the two traction motors on one truck. During the run south from Chicago the #2 engine on #4031 failed and could not be repaired. After a crew change in Champaign, Illinois, the new crew observed the #2 engine respond to the throttle and concluded that it was operational again. South of Champaign the Illinois Central main line was double track with crossovers. As the train passed over one of these crossovers at Tonti, #4031 derailed.


1971 Salem, Illinois, derailment, Accident
#4031 was badly damaged in the derailment; #4109, immediately behind, caught fire and was destroyed. The rear two locomotives remained upright and suffered little damage. The lead baggage car and first five coaches were destroyed. The remaining eight cars suffered varying degrees of damage. Eleven people were killed and 163 were injured. Six of the eleven fatalities occurred when passengers were ejected through large side windows. It was Amtrak's first fatal accident.


1971 Salem, Illinois, derailment, Investigation
The NTSB investigation found flat spots on the rear truck of #4031. Inspection of the tracks between Tonti and Effingham, Illinois, revealed markings where the wheels had slid instead of spun. Further investigation revealed that the truck's traction motor had seized prior to the accident, and that the wheels had probably locked at Effingham during a station stop. The locked wheels created a false flange. When the compromised wheel reached the switch at the crossover at Tonti it derailed.


1971 Salem, Illinois, derailment, Investigation
#4031 had made another run from Chicago to New Orleans on June 6. Engine #2 had failed on that trip as well and was shut down in New Orleans. As an added precaution the reverser for the engine was locked in neutral for trip to Chicago. Shutting down the engine and locking the reverser in neutral had the effect of disabling the wheel slip indicator, which would notify the locomotive engineer that a wheel was slipping or sliding. While #4031 was repaired in Chicago, the Illinois Central maintenance forces did not observe that the reverser was locked and did not realize that power was not being supplied to the rear truck.


1971 Salem, Illinois, derailment, Aftermath
The NTSB found that the mechanical faults in Illinois Central locomotive #4031 caused the derailment. It recommended improvements in wheel-slip detection devices for locomotives and in pre-departure testing procedures. The NTSB also recommended that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) draft safety standards to address the ejection of passengers through windows in the event of accidents.


1971 San Diego Chargers season
The 1971 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's second season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 12th overall. The team improved on their 5–6–3 record in 1970. It was Harland Svare's first season as the team's head coach. After a 1-4 start, the Chargers would slightly improve, winning 3 of their next 4 games. However, they would lose 3 of their final 5 games en route to a 6-8 finish. The only bright spot was quarterback John Hadl who completed 233 passes out of 431 attempts for 3,075 yards and 21 touchdowns and won the NFL Man of the Year award as well as leading the league in both passing yards and touchdown passes.


1971 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1971 San Diego Padres season
The 1971 San Diego Padres season was the third season in franchise history.


1971 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1971 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1971 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1971 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1971 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1971 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 1971 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.


1971 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The team was led by head coach Don Coryell, in his eleventh year, and played home games at San Diego Stadium in San Diego, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 2–3 PCAA).


1971 San Diego mayoral election
The 1971 San Diego mayoral election was held on November 2, 1971 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent Frank Curran stood for reelection for a third term. California State Assembly member Pete Wilson and former San Diego City Attorney Ed Butler received the most votes in the primary and advanced to the runoff. Wilson was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes.


1971 San Diego mayoral election, Campaign
In October 1970, prior to the beginning of the campaign, incumbent Mayor Frank Curran and several other City officials were indicted for allegedly taking bribes from the Yellow Cab Company. He was acquitted on all charges prior to the election. Despite the controversy, Curran chose to run for reelection to a third term, hoping that reelection would serve as a public exoneration from his involvement in the case.


1971 San Diego mayoral election, Campaign
The 1971 election attracted a then-record 14 declared candidates. Five of Curran's challengers had previous experience in elected office, including California State Assembly member Pete Wilson, former San Diego City Attorney Ed Bulter, San Diego Board of Supervisors member Jack Walsh, former member of the Assembly and the San Diego City Council Tom Hom, and city council member Mike Schaefer. The remaining eight challengers were political outsiders running for their first elective office.


1971 San Diego mayoral election, Campaign
In the September 21, 1971 primary election, Wilson received more than twice as many votes his nearest competitor with 36.8 percent of the vote. Butler came in second place with 18.3 percent, followed by Walsh in third place with 16.2 percent of the vote, and Mayor Curran at 10.6 percent. None of the remaining ten candidates received more than five percent of the vote.


1971 San Diego mayoral election, Campaign
Because no candidate received a majority of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Wilson and Butler, advanced to the runoff election scheduled for November 2, 1971. Wilson was then elected mayor with a majority of 61.7 percent of the votes.


1971 San Fernando earthquake
The 1971 San Fernando earthquake (also known as the Sylmar earthquake) occurred in the early morning of February 9 in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in southern California. The unanticipated thrust earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5 on the Ms scale and 6.6 on the Mw scale, and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The event was one in a series that affected Los Angeles county in the late 20th century. Damage was locally severe in the northern San Fernando Valley and surface faulting was extensive to the south of the epicenter in the mountains, as well as urban settings along city streets and neighborhoods. Uplift and other effects affected private homes and businesses.


1971 San Fernando earthquake
The event affected a number of health-care facilities in Sylmar, San Fernando, and other densely populated areas north of central Los Angeles. The Olive View Medical Center and Veterans Hospital both experienced very heavy damage, and buildings collapsed at both sites, causing the majority of deaths that occurred. The buildings at both facilities were constructed with mixed styles, but engineers were unable to thoroughly study the buildings' responses because they were not outfitted with instruments for recording strong ground motion, and this prompted the Veterans Administration to later install seismometers at its high-risk sites. Other sites throughout the Los Angeles area had been instrumented as a result of local ordinances, and an unprecedented amount of strong motion data was recorded, more so than any other event up until that time. The success in this area spurred the initiation of California's Strong Motion Instrumentation Program.


1971 San Fernando earthquake
Transportation around the Los Angeles area was severely afflicted with roadway failures and the partial collapse of several major freeway interchanges. The near total failure of the Lower Van Norman Dam resulted in the evacuation of tens of thousands of downstream residents, though an earlier decision to maintain the water at a lower level may have contributed to saving the dam from being overtopped. Schools were affected, as they had been during the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, but this time amended construction styles improved the outcome for the thousands of school buildings in the Los Angeles area.


1971 San Fernando earthquake
Another result of the event involved the hundreds of various types of landslides that were documented in the San Gabriel Mountains. As had happened following other earthquakes in California, legislation related to building codes was once again revised, with laws that specifically addressed the construction of homes or businesses near known active fault zones.


1971 San Fernando earthquake, Tectonic setting
The San Gabriel Mountains are a 37.3 mi (60.0 km) long portion of the Transverse Ranges and are bordered on the north by the San Andreas Fault, on the south by the Cucamonga Fault, and on the southwest side by the Sierra Madre Fault. The San Bernardino, Santa Ynez, and Santa Monica Mountains are also part of the anomalous east–west trending Transverse Ranges. The domain of the ranges stretches from the Channel Islands offshore to the Little San Bernardino Mountains, 300 miles (480 km) to the east. The frontal fault system at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains extends from the San Jacinto Fault Zone in the east to offshore Malibu in the west, and is defined primarily by moderate to shallow north-dipping faults, with a conservative vertical displacement estimated at 4,000–5,000 feet (1,200–1,500 m).


1971 San Fernando earthquake, Tectonic setting
Paleomagnetic evidence has shown that the western Transverse Ranges were formed as the Pacific Plate moved northward relative to the North American Plate. As the plate shifted to the north, a portion of the terrane that was once parallel with the coast was rotated in a clockwise manner, which left it positioned in its east–west orientation. The Transverse Ranges form the perimeter of a series of basins that begins with the Santa Barbara Channel on the west end.


1971 San Fernando earthquake, Tectonic setting
Moving eastward, there is the Ventura Basin, the San Fernando Valley, and the San Gabriel Basin, with active reverse faults (San Cayetano, Red Mountain, Santa Susana, and Sierra Madre) all lining the north boundary. A small number of damaging events have occurred, with three in Santa Barbara (1812, 1925, and 1978) and two in the San Fernando Valley (1971 and 1994), though other faults in the basin that have high Quaternary slip rates have not produced any large earthquakes.