Apollo 15 landing site seen as pilot's nightmare
AP reports the Hadley Apennine landing area on the moon is a perilous valley bordered by towering mountains and a deep gorge. Apollo 15 crew Scott and Irwin prepare for a July launch from Cape Kennedy and a four day lunar touchdown to study five rock formations and surface features.
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Houston
Cape Kennedy
Fla
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Moon
Scott
Irwin
Hadley-Apennine
Apennine Front
Imbrium Basin
Rille
Harley Rille
North Complex
South Cluster
Nixon silent on Agnew notice of China trip
President Nixon gave Vice President Spiro Agnew no advance notice of his plan to visit China. An informed White House source said Agnew learned of the trip only after Nixon announced it on TV and radio while Agnew was in Africa.
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Washington
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
China
White House
Agnew
Africa
Peking
United States
Congress
California
William Rogers
Henry Kissinger
Chou En-lai
Jordan Renounces Guerrilla Treaty Amid Jordanian Civil Strife
Jordan disavows Cairo and Amman accords with Palestinian guerrillas as its army advances. Iraq breaks diplomatic ties and closes its border and airspace, calling on others to pressure Amman to stop what it terms massacres. Sudan and Libya also denounce Jordanian actions while Egypt seeks mediation. Over 50 Palestinians flee to Israel after surrender, labeled infiltrators trained by Israel.
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Iraq
Hussein
Jordan
Baghdad Radio
Amman
Iraqi Revolutionary Council
Palestine
Sudan
Cairo
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Libya
Israel
Bombings and bomb disposal in Belfast and Asia crisis talks
Belfast reports two bombs exploded at a brewery depot with two others dismantled by army sappers and no injuries. In Hong Kong North Vietnam rejects Western promises on Indochina and vows to continue the fight if needed. Madrid sees Vice President Agnew meet Prince Juan Carlos after a Franco era ties ceremony.
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Belfast
Madrid
Spiro T. Agnew
Juan Carlos de Borbon
U.S
Reunification election proposal by South Vietnam
Saigon proposes a general election for reunification of North and South Vietnam under international supervision as a step toward a ceasefire. The plan responds to a Viet Cong seven point proposal and calls for negotiations without preconditions to end the war.
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S. Vietnam
Saigon
North Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nixon
Vietnam
Peking
Foreign Ministry
Indochina
North
South Vietnam
1971 marks strong grain export year for the Prairies
Ottawa reports a buoyant 1971 for prairie grain exports with wheat 30 percent ahead of last year, barley nearly doubling and rapeseed more than doubling. Wheat exports may reach 420 million bushels, barley could reach 170 million, and rapeseed about 45 million as U.S. corn blight spurred demand.
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Bruce Little
Financial Times
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Wheat Board
Otto Lang
Canadian Grain Commission
U.S
Bureau of Statistics Sur
Prairies
Russia
China
Alberta education minister fears big systems costly per pupil
Minister Robert Clark announced a study into central office overhead after a Western Canada report found larger systems may spend more per pupil on non instructional staff. The $15 000 project will extend to rural and small city districts to map optimal instructional staff mixes.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Robert Clark
Clark
Western Canada
Ted Holdaway
University of Alberta
Holdaway
Opposition splits over EEC terms after Wilson conference
London dispatch reports the Labour Party remains divided on joining Europe after Harold Wilson criticized Prime Minister Heath's entry terms. The Sun mocks Wilson as a man with a million alibis while others fault his lack of balanced praise for Europe despite reservations.
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London
Harold Wilson
National Labor Party
Heath
Britain
European Alliance
Wilson
Commonwealth
France
Sun
the Guardian
Europe
Federal mediators join Air Canada talks in Montreal
Ottawa appoints three federal mediators to resume contract negotiations between Air Canada and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in Montreal. The move follows a 24 hour strike in Toronto and earlier walkouts, with the 6200-member union seeking terms after the December 31 1970 expiry. Bernard Wilson Nat Gray and W P Kelly to mediate starting 2 30 p m EDT.
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Montreal
Air Canada
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Ottawa
Bryce Mackasey
Labor Department
Bernard Wilson
W.P. Kelly
Nat Gray
Britain Cuts Purchase Taxes To Boost Economy
Britain slashes purchase taxes across many consumer goods by nearly 20 percent, injecting about £300 million. Chancellor Anthony Barber outlines the move to curb inflation and lift spending while paying a further IMF debt installment of £256 million next month.
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London
Canada
Anthony Barber
Barber
Britain
International Monetary Fund
Confederation of British Industry
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Hong Kong
Reuter
Toronto
Confederation
Tom Jackson
Postal Workers
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