All-out fight urged on cancer campaign
Surgeon general Dr. Jesse L. Steinfeld urged a national all-out campaign against cancer. He backed forming a Conquest of Cancer agency as Senate action prompts House debate and called for large-scale grants and contracts to advance virology, molecular biology, and immunology research. He outlined citizen education on smoking and accidents as crucial to public health.
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Jesse L. Steinfeld
Beverly Hills
City of Hope Medical Center
Conquest of Cancer Agency
Steinfeld
National Cancer Institute
Long Beath Veterans Administration Hospital
City of Hope
Voluntary Health Agency
American student gored in Pamplona bull run
William Grickis of Cheshire Connecticut, a Brown University student, was the first runner injured on opening day of Pamplona’s festival. He was gored under the left armpit by the lead bull and carried 20 feet before getting up. Grickis ran with about 400 participants along 2000 yards toward the bull ring, seeking material for a Hemingway thesis.
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William Grickis
Pamplona
Brown University
Rimiing AP
Wirestala
Spain
Cheshire
Conn
Grickis
Corral
Ernest Hemingway
Laird Urges Japan to Aid Indochina Economy
Secretary Laird met with Prime Minister Sato in Tokyo for two hours and urged Japan to provide economic assistance to Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam amid the Vietnamization effort. He noted progress and stressed economic stability, with rice and medicine cited as potential aid. No negotiating issues were reported, and Laird planned a seven day swing to Korea after thanking Japan for help with POWs held by North Vietnam.
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U.S
Melvin Rt. Laird
Japan
Hisaku Sato
Indochina
Laird
Cambodia
Laos
Vietnam
Sato
South Korea
America
North Vietnam
Agnew visit sparks cheers from 600 Americans in Jidda
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew greeted by more than 600 of the 3,000 Americans in Jidda at the U S Embassy. He praised the Nixon administration for providing leadership and urged continued quiet diplomacy to ease tensions and improve relations with Arab nations.
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Saudi Arabia
Spiro T. Agnew
U.S
Jidda
Red Sea
Middle East
University of Missonr
King Faisal
Agnew
Five Americans return from Cuba aboard Saturna
Five Americans led by Thomas H. Caulfield sail into Miami aboard the yacht Saturna after release by Fidel Castro following the freeing of four Cuban fishing boat captains. The group praises Cuban treatment while recounting detentions and travel, mentioning encounters with the Swiss Embassy and a grounding off Cuba’s northern coast.
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UPI
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Thomas H. Calufield
Berkeley
Calif
Caulfield
Wilhelmina
Tom
Berry
Charles Conn
Ann Arbor
Mich
U.S
Fritz Sprandel
Whitetail
NASA chief warns five year gap in manned flights after Apollo
NASA administrator James C. Fletcher says the United States may lack a manned flight for at least five years after 1973. He cites Apollo ending next year and Skylab in 1973 with next flights not before 1978, unless funds or new missions are found. Possible options include a second Skylab mission, orbital earth resources surveys, or docking with a Soviet space station for rescue or joint experiments.
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Cape Kennedy
National Aeronautics An Space Administration
United States
America
Skylab
U.S
Wholesale price rise levels off in June
The Labor Department reports the wholesale price index rose four tenths of one percent in June, the same as May. Seasonal adjustments show a slight rise from May, with the Industrial Commodities Index up nine tenths of one percent, driven mainly by farm products and processed foods.
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Labor Department
Dureau of Labor Statistics
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