18 Apr 1971
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1971
Page
1
Washington reports Earth Week will feature bike rides tree plantings and recycling drives across the nation. Demonstrations and seminars urge individuals to take concerted action to address local environmental problems and protect the planet.
Dr Robert Sweeney notes Earth Week promoted by Nixon and governors. Rutgers students cycle 25 miles to Trenton to protest internal combustion. In Indianapolis zero population growth backs a mass transit walk. Massachusetts plants 87000 seedlings along highways. California creates a park from a vacant lot in Sacramento. Volunteers sweep Milwaukee river banks and a Plum Island cleanup aids litter reduction. Recycling auctions, bottle drives, and ecology fairs appear in Dallas St Louis. HEED at Rhode Island University lectures on overpopulation and environment. SMU hosts a film contest on environmental priorities.
The report surveys ongoing South Vietnamese and Cambodian operations on the Laos border and river highways. It notes minor U.S. and allied actions around Fire Base 6, a recent siege withdrawal, and continued North Vietnamese pressure along Highway 7. It also covers Nixon era strategic considerations toward China, Peking’s possible aims, and the ripple effects on Far Eastern policy including Middle East alignments.
A Middle East analysis reviews military and political aspects of the regional situation and the Tripoli charter conference. It discusses its role in meeting Arab nations' needs and the goal of gradual unification as nations face Israel Egypt Syria Libya and others.
The tennis delegation heads home Sunday after a week in China with stops in Peking Shanghai and Canton. NBC team reporters Roderick John Rich and Jacy Reynolds had visas extended by three days to cover the Canton trade fair. Delegates praised hosts, while some said they saw a happy people though cautioning against judging China from one week. Tim Boggan Long Island University commented on the experience.
The article reports on Mao Tse-tung's view that Taiwan can be settled under existing conditions without U.S. withdrawal, urging a peaceful approach. It notes U.S. troops in the region and a shift toward dialogue, as American journalists and a U.S. table tennis team visit Canton, Peking, and Shanghai, signaling eased tensions.
In Manchester New Hampshire Sen Muskie won the backing of several former McCarthy delegates and supporters after a two day campaign swing. He told reporters he believes he can win the Democratic nomination and stressed a moral stance against the Vietnam War while acknowledging transitional policy questions.
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