Saigon’s beautiful people discuss life amid war
A UPI dispatch portrays Saigon’s Cercle Sportif terrace as elites and workers drift from fear to routine. Rich and poor lament war impact on business, politics, and daily life while fearing shelling, considering Swiss bank accounts and possible coalition plans with the Communists.
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Saigon
UPI
Cercle Sportif
Coney Island
Vida Blue
Nguyen van Thieu
Do Kien Nhieu
Long
Cercle Sportif Saigonnais
Saigon Sports Club
Thieu
Anh
Minh
Moscow Readies for Nixon Visit With Speedy Repairs
Moscow crews rush refurbishments as President Nixon arrives for a working visit. The city plans include repainting Rumyantsev Palace, demolishing houses near Borovitsky Gate, landscaping the site, and widening Vernadsky Prospekt while crews work day and night to impress the American guest.
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Rumyantsev Palace
Kremlin
Borovitsky Gate
Nixon
Vernadsky Prospekt
Soviets open U.S. exhibit of equipment
Moscow officials opened a modest one room exhibit of American scientific equipment at the Institute of Medical Technology amid Soviet U.S. flags. The display, sponsored by New Brunswick Scientific Co. of New Jersey, signals brisk trade hopes ahead of Nixon's visit and reflects Cold War trade dynamics. The piece notes Soviet hunger for modern technology, Western contractor risks in large projects, and possible liquefied natural gas ventures from Siberia with estimated costs around 7 billion dollars.
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Moscow
United States
Soviet Chamber of Commerce
Institute of Edical Technology
New Brunswick Scientific Company, Inc
New Jersey
Biological Laboratory
Nixon
Europe
Japan
New Brunswick
East
Siberia
West
Bernadette Devlin Misses Anonymity In Ireland Trip
In a Sunday Times dispatch from London and Ulster, Bernadette Devlin MP travels by car to Magherafelt and Cookstown with a newborn daughter Roisin Elisabeth born Aug 24 1971. Reporters chase a photo while Devlin guards privacy and fears road blocks and army checkpoints.
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London
Bernadette Devlin
Roisin Elisabeth
Magherafelt
Ulster
Cookstown
Enniskillen
Bernadette
Irish Socialist Revolutionary Reflects On Ireland And Politics
In a candid interview the Irish MP discusses her followers, the ideal workers state for Ireland, and views on Russia and Maoist China. She notes the difference between revolutionaries and politicians, critiques England’s response to conflict, recalls London entry and a modest MP salary of 4500 pounds per year, and mentions purchasing a Battersea house with rent until ownership in 25 years.
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Ireland
Russia
China
IRA
England
Battersea
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Associated Press
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Soviet Union
UPI Telephoto
New York Times News Service
Dispatch of
Sunday Times
World News
Morgantown City
Radio 1300
Preston Parts
Kingwood
West Virginia
Bolens
FMC Corporation
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