Americans Tour Shanghai in First Major Communist China Visit
Eighteen Americans from a table tennis delegation and three reporters toured Shanghai after flying from Peking. They were hosted at Ho Ping hotel and accompanied by Shanghai officials as they observed sights and met Premier Chou En lai in Beijing. The group planned return via Canton, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.
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Mao Tse-tung
Ho Ping
Peace Hotel
Cathay
Tientsin
China
Shanghai
John Rich
National Broadcasting Co
Rich
Japan
People’s Republic
Peking
Chou Enlai
Tiger Mountain
Canton
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Chinese Action Seen As UN Seat Strategy
AP Special Correspondent John M. Hightower reports that Beijing’s display of friendliness toward the United States is viewed as a deliberate move to win U.N. General Assembly membership next fall. Chinese leaders aim to oust the Nationalists on Taiwan and to undermine the U.S. ally regime, with Nixon administration acknowledging anticipated defeat based on last November’s votes.
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John M. Hightower
Washington (Ap
China
United States
United Nations
Peking
U.N. General Assembly
Nixon
General Assembly
Nixon questions to be broadcast by NBC CBS radio
NBC and CBS will carry an hour live radio question session with President Nixon Friday night in an NBC CBS joint broadcast linked to the 1971 American Society of Newspaper Editors convention. The White House rejects a TV telecast.
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Washington
National Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
Nixon
White House
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Freedom of Information Committee
Burl Ives Plans London Wedding With Dorothy Koster
American folk singer Burl Ives 61 and Dorothy Koster 44 say they will marry in London but have not chosen a date. Ives cited London as a nice place while Koster added they fell in love with the city during his TV appearance.
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London
Burl Ives
Dorothy Koster
Ives
Oscar Race Adds Suspense at 43rd Academy Awards
Hollywood reports added suspense as George C. Scott may refuse an Oscar for Patton. If he wins, the award will be accepted by producer Frank McCarthy. NBC airs the 22 Oscars at 10 p.m. EST from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion with Bob Hope leading the guest presenters.
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Hollywood
George C. Scott
Scott
Patton
Academy
Frank McCarthy
McCarthy
New York
NBC
Dorothy Chandler
Music Center
Bob Hope
Inside Classified Sports Theaters and Entertainment Notes
Classified page overview lists sports items theater listings and entertainment notes across sections 14 15 and 18 with references to obituaries and editorial content. The fragment provides a catalog style index rather than a full narrative or named events.
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OEE
Uy Ae
Affidavit Links OU Trustee Johnson to Rumac Interest
The Dayton Journal-Herald cites a sworn affidavit tying Ohio University Trustee Fred Johnson to Rumac Inc riser stock and a potential conflict of interest under state law. The 1963 Rumac stock split among Rutherford McGreevy and Macdonald, with Johnson allegedly receiving a 187.50 payment for 75 shares, held at least until spring 1966.
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Dayton Journal-Herald
Ohio University
Fred Johnson
Rumac, Inc
Johnson
Journal-Herald
Andrew Alexander
Post
O’ Alexander
Rumac
Lakeview
Ohio U
University
Dayton
Athens
Dwight Rutherford
Charles J. McGreevy
Columbus
Evelyn P. Mac
McGreevy
Macdonald
Lakeview Devel
Nader Defends River Pollution Report At Athens Speech
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader urged critics to study a critical Ohio River pollution report and warned that the river belongs to all people not just corporations. He attacked Union Carbide and corporate power, urging anti trust enforcement to curb pollution costs and saying lawmakers imitate corporate interests. Nader planned a talk at Ohio University Memorial Auditorium in Athens.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ralph Nader
Ohio River
Athens
Ohio University Memorial Auditorium
Nader
Arch A. Moore Jr
Union Carbide
America
Chemical Company
Marietta
Vote Bill Hearings Scheduled in Ohio Hearings end Friday
Public hearings by a joint legislative committee studying proposals to extend full voting rights to 18 year olds end Friday in northwest Ohio. Hearings begin 9:30 a.m. in Toledo with 1:30 p.m. in Bowling Green and 4 p.m. in Lima. Senator Stanley Aronoff predicts the constitutional amendment lowering the voting age to 18 will be reported from the Senate Elections Committee Tuesday and voted on within a month for the November ballot.
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Columbus
Ohio
Northwest
House
Senate
Toledo
Bowling Green
Lima
Stanley Aronoff
Cincinnati
Senate Elections Committee
Hillbilly Weekly in West Virginia Sells and Ends Run
West Virginia Hillbilly weekly, founded by Jim Comstock, is for sale after running out of money. Comstock plans to write books and an encyclopedia on West Virginia and may contribute columns to new owners. The final April issue featured autographed front pages and the signature signoff, 30.
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Richwood
W. Va
West Virginia
Comstock
Mountains
George Cogar
Nicholas
Record Player Sells Fast in Busy Auction Scene
Sheryl Milstead of Chauncey reported a rapid sale of a stereo player after a surge of calls. The item sold by the second day as a large ready-to-buy audience gathered.
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Sheryl Milstead
Chauncey
China seeks better ties with United States amid leadership shifts
Washington notes China aims to win a U N seat while preserving the Communist regime, seeking a calmer U S China relationship to offset friction with Russia. Premier Chou En Lai favors more American Chinese contacts as Mao era upheaval wanes and mainland stability returns.
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Tration
China
U.N
Washington
Peking
Russia
United States
U.S
Mao Tse-tung
Red China
Chou En-Lai
Nixon
South Vietnamese Offensive Opens in Central Highlands
Thousands of South Vietnamese troops launch a counter offensive against North Vietnamese forces in the central highlands as heavy fighting continues around Fire Base 6 and nearby Tan Canh and Fire Base Lonely. U S advisers suffer casualties with one killed and one missing in action near Fire Base 6 amid a high-intensity period in Indochina.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Fire Base 6
Tan Canh
U.S
Indochina
Cleveland Hotel Fire Claims Seven as Investigation Proceeds
Downtown Cleveland fire at the 54 year old Pick Carter Hotel killed seven people as authorities search for a cause. Assistant Fire Chief Grant said panic worsened exposures and urged guests to stay in rooms to avoid smoke. A young man is being questioned. 220 guests and 80 staff evacuated from the 10 story, 500 room hotel.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Asst
David R. Grant
Grant
Pick Carter
James’ Fletcher
Tenance
Fletcher
Hair
Theather
James F. Sabrey
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