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US advises several Amer oil cos against continuing to explore for oil deposits near islands because of dispute between Communist China, Nationalist China and Japan over ownership of deposits; says they risk seizure of their ships; Nixon Adm appears to be trying to avoid an incident with Communist China; ownership dispute revd; map
Maj Gen C C Tumor pleads guilty, US Dist Ct, Alexandria, Va, to unlawfully soliciting 136 firearms from Chicago police and keeping them for his own use; 8 other firearms counts dismissed at request of US Atty after Turner's guilty plea; sentencing postponed until Turner, retired Army provost marshal, is tried on four counts of income tax evasion; case revd
table tennis team crosses into China from Hong Kong; illus leaving Japan
Nixon announces he will seek $64.3-million supplemental appropriation to provide additional 100,000 summer jobs for disadvantaged youths; Cong expected to approve request, which comes in response to pleas by Mayors and members of Cong in face of high unemployment and warnings of summer unrest in cities; proposal would increase total number of jobs in Neighborhood Youth Corps program to 514,000
survey of views of US Army officers on Calley case; many officers are in slate of anguish and alarm over case; several hold case is isolated incident in complex war understood by few at home; many believe case has been catalyst for those elements of pub opinion that abuse and disparage Army; none excuses Calley; details on views of officers
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 7, 1971, covering April 10, 1971.
Janis Joplin
Soundtrack
Various Artists
Jimi Hendrix
Andy Williams
1971Indro Olumets, Estonian footballer and coach[â ]
Indro Olumets is a former Estonian footballer who played as an offensive-minded midfielder. His last years of playing professional football were in the Estonian Meistriliiga side NÔmme Kalju. After that he has played for amateur teams including JK Kaitseliit Kalev.
1971Al Reyes, Dominican-American baseball player[â ]
Rafael Alberto "Al" Reyes is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. A right-handed pitcher and career reliever, he played for seven teams; debuting on April 27, 1995, with the Milwaukee Brewers and playing for the Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, over the years.
1971Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.[â ]
Ping-pong diplomacy refers to the exchange of table tennis (ping-pong) players between the United States and the People's Republic of China in the early 1970s. Considered a turning point in relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China, it began during the 1971 World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya, Japan, as a result of an encounter between players Glenn Cowan and Zhuang Zedong. These interactions sparked diplomatic breakthrough, by signaling that both sides were willing to interact and engage in dialogue. The exchange and its promotion helped people in each country to recognize the humanity in the people of the other country, and it paved the way for President Richard Nixon's visit to Beijing in 1972 and the Shanghai Communiqué. The Shanghai Communiqué was a pivotal diplomatic document issued on February 28, 1972, during President Richard Nixon's visit to China. It marked a significant shift in U.S.-China relations, as both countries acknowledged their differences while committing to improving their relationship, ultimately setting the stage for détente between the two nations.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[â ]