China Welcomes U S Table Tennis Team On Historic Visit
The U S table tennis squad and three American newsmen were warmly welcomed in China marking the first U S group invited to the mainland since 1949. Contacts at unofficial levels show thawing as teams tour Canton and Peking amid broad goodwill messages from Li Ching chuan and U S Table Tennis Association President Graham Steenhoven.
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National Broadcasting Co
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Time- Life
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Bob Whyte
Canadian Broadcasting Corp
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All-China Sports Federation
Li Ching-chuan
Sports
Graham Steenhoven
Detroit
Troop levels in South Vietnam dip below 300000
U S military says 296500 American troops were in Vietnam last Thursday, the smallest since Aug 1966. President Nixon plans to cut to 284000 by month end with 7500 combat troops remaining in Saigon area as a mobile reaction force. North Vietnamese forces shot down a helicopter near Da Nang with 11 Americans killed and eight wounded.
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Proxmire Urges Major Reforms in Military Spending
Sen. William Proxmire in Washington urged trimming NATO forces in Europe, cutting strategic nuclear weapons, reforming procurement, and tightening reserve funding. He argued halving U S troops in NATO while Europeans shoulder more manpower and warned current costs exceed needs.
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Mathias Unlocks Tax Reform Panel For Simpler IRS Forms
Sen Charles McC Mathias proposes a 15 member advisory commission to simplify IRS forms and adopt plain English for the tax system. The plan would require IRS to submit new forms after Jan 1 1972 and limit the panel to two attorneys or accountants, representing all brackets ages jobs regions.
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Nader task force finds pollution unchanged in major waters
The Nader Task Force on Water Pollution reports that 15 years and $3 billion in federal effort since 1956 have failed to reduce pollution in major waters. It criticizes policy back-pedaling, minimal court action against industrial polluters, and politicized appointments under the Nixon era.
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Cairo Rejects Dayan Plan for Suez Withdrawal
Cairo rejected Defense Minister Moshe Dayan's proposal for Israeli forces to withdraw along the Suez Canal only if a permanent cease fire holds and no Soviet or Egyptian troops cross the canal. Egypt insisted its forces must stay on the canal side currently held by Israel.
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Inside 4 Sports Television Theaters
Commercial page notes a television feature on four sports programs. It lists ten theaters and mentions a focus on women in sports coverage.
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