Tasaday tribe in Philippines forest meets Panamin officers
An Associated Press report from Tasaday Forest, Philippines, details the first contact between 24 Tasaday children and adults and government minorites officials led by Manuel Elizalde Jr. The tribe, living in a Stone Age manner high in Mindanao, faces logging threats and a future altered by modern contact.
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Philippines
John Nance
Associated Press
Tasaday Forest
Mindanao
Elizalde
Panamin
Robert Fox
National Museum
Tasadays
Fox
Nixon visit to China sparks mixed official responses
Taipei protests Nixon plan to visit Communist China. South Korea calls it shocking news while allies in the region voice cautious optimism. Japan welcomes the move. Thailand and Australia see potential for peace and deeper ties as U Thant notes a new chapter in international relations.
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China
United States
James C. Shen
Washington
Nixon
Taipei
Chiang Kaishek
South Korea
Foreign Ministry
Seoul
Toxo
Toshio Kimure
Newsmen
Keith Holyoake
New Zealand
Thanat Khoman
Thailand
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Leslie Bury
Australia
Peking
People’s Republic of China
Hong Kong
U.S
Foreign Office
Nixon visit boosts moderates in Chinese Communist leadership
AP correspondent John Roderick reports from Tokyo on President Nixon’s Peking trip and its potential to strengthen Premier Chou En-lai’s moderate line favoring peaceful methods over brinkmanship. The piece outlines factional stakes, US relations, and the impact on Vietnam War funding and China’s five-year plan.
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John Roderick
Associated Press
China
Roderick
Tokyo
Nixon
Peking
Chou En-lai
Red China
Chou
United Front
United States
West
Formosa
Asia
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Chiang Ching
Chen Po-ta
Yao Wen-yuan
Central Committee
Red Guards
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Lottery To Be Resumed By Selective Service Next Month
The Selective Service System says the 1972 draft lottery will be held next month despite congressional delay in extending the draft act. A spokesman said the lottery is important so young men know their numbers, and they will proceed with an August 5 tentative date.
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Washington
Selective Service System
Selective Service
Congress
Draft lottery set as Congress stalls over Vietnam pullout
The 1972 draft lottery for young men proceeds amid a House Senate stalemate on extending the draft act. Draft Director Curtis Tarr plans to hold the lottery, citing fairness to plan ahead, as the June 30 act expiration delays July and August calls for 16 000 men while 500 000 eligible deferments loom. Defense Secretary Laird opposes any unfair selection method for the July and August calls.
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House Senate
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
Defense Department
Army
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Ky silent on drug funding report in Saigon
President Nguyen Cao Ky gave no immediate comment on claims that illegal drug trafficking funds his presidential campaign. NBC Nightly News cited sources in a report aired Thursday, reported by Phil Brady of NBC.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Phil Brady
National Broadcasting Co
NBC Nightly News
Strikers On Two Rail Roads Halt Work Rules Clash
Union Pacific and Southern Railway began shutting down after all night talks failed to produce work rule agreements. The stoppage idles about 48,000 workers and affects major farming shipments while negotiations resume under Cabinet officials and AFL CIO leaders.
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Associated Press
Washington
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
Labor Department
Charles Luna
Afl-Cio
United Transportation Union
Idle Fleet Strikes Hit West Coast Ports
About 100 ships lie idle across 34 ports from Canada to Mexico as a 16th day strike by 15 000 West Coast longshoremen drains wages and diverts cargo. Hundreds of dockside workers are laid off and thousands take early vacations. Officials put Los Angeles Long Beach losses at 15 million dollars per month.
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San Francisco
Canada
Mexico
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Pacific Maritime Association
California
John Parkinson
Harbor Department
Los Angeles
Long Beach Harbors
Texan congressman accuses judge of favoritism toward banker
Rep. Henry B. Gonzales claims Houston banker Frank Sharp received lenient treatment from Judge Singleton, alleging close friendship and personal knowledge of Sharp. Gonzales cites a transcript where Singleton praises Sharp’s status and suggests harsher fate for a different banker.
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Washington
Texas
Houston
Frank Sharp
Henry B. Gonzales
San Antonio
House
Singleton
Sharp
Gonzalez
Allan Hannay
Jack Henderson
Sharps
Gonzales
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Ayam
Cotabato
Tasaday
Fea
Diwata
Manuel Elizalde Jr
Harvard
Avam
International News
Curtis Tarr
Tarr
Apollo
By John Lengel
Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy, Fla
Hadley-Appenine
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Hadley Rille
Sea of Rains
North Complex
Scott
Irwin
Moon
Grand Canyon
Apennines
Lunar
Sharp and
Judge
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