The Supreme Court rules that busing is the way to achieve racial integration in public schools. Washington D.C. . . . . First RI personal income tax signed into law . 1971 Calley found guilty in My Lai massacre . . . . Pentagon Papers published in New York Times, other newspapers . . . .
Air war continues to provide cover for American retreat . .
Burt Reynolds poses naked in Cosmopolitan . . . . Don McLean's American Pie is the most talked about hit song. . . . . The Godfather opens in theaters. . . . . Ms. magazine debuts . . . . Mark Spitz wins seven Olympic gold medals in Munich. . .