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Acting Sec Silberman seeks to head off strike by UTU, summons Union Pacific pres F Barnett, Southern Pacific pres B F Biaggini, Southern Ry pres W G Claytor, N&W pres J P Fishwick and C&NW pres L Provo to Labor Dept for talks; Chicago ct refuses to vacate restraining order that expires July 23 and permit UTU to strike C&NW; orders union to bargain with rr
Nixon announces ho will visit China before next May at inv of Chou En-lai to seek 'normalization of relations' between 2 countries and to exch views on questions of concern to both sides; discloses arrangements were made by Dr Kissinger in secret Peking confs with Chou July 9-11 during recent worldwide tour; makes announcement in nationwide TV and radio address from Los Angeles; says simultaneous announcement is being made in Peking; stresses move will not be at expense of 'old friends' and is not directed against any other nation; says he deeply hopes visit will be 'journey for peace'; his recent efforts to improve contacts recalled; visit pol implications for '72 Pres election noted; Kissinger, while in Peking, was reptdly in Pakistan incapacitated by stomach ailment; 3 principals illus; Nixon illus in Los Angeles
Bruce indicates that US will not fix final withdrawal date without first defining, through negotiations, exactly what is involved, Paris peace talks; illus; does not acknowledge Communists expressed willingness to discuss troop withdrawal and POWs release separately from pol points; says Vietcong proposal treats withdrawal-POW issue in 'highly superficial and misleading manner'
US HR Foreign Affairs Com, 17-6, approves Repr Gallagher amendment to withhold US econ and mil aid until E Pakistani refugees are returned to their homes and 'reasonable stability' is achieved in nation; vote is 1st concrete move in Cong to use foreign aid policy as means to bring about improvement in Pakistan's internal situation; Sen Kennedy says Nixon Adm has confronted Cong for far too long with 'misleading statements' about its policy of supplying arms to Pakistan; has asked Gen Acctg Office to probe vol and content of US mil aid; US State Dept repr urges Cong approve aid 'against the possibility' that situation in E Pakistan will improve during fiscal yr, thus permitting resumption of aid; Nixon Adm officials hold Adm tries to persuade Yahya Khan Govt to seek pol accommodation, but is not trying to dictate 'particular' form this accommodation should take
S Topping analysis of Nixon mission; Taiwan status discussed as key issue
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 14, 1971, covering July 16, 1971.
Carole King
The Rolling Stones
Various Artists
Carpenters
Paul & Linda McCartney
1971Corey Feldman, American actor[†]
Corey Scott Feldman is an American actor and musician. As a youth, he became well known for his roles in popular 1980s films such as Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Gremlins (1984), The Goonies (1985) and Stand by Me (1986). Feldman collaborated with Corey Haim starring in numerous films such as the comedy horror The Lost Boys (1987), the teen comedy License to Drive (1988) and the romantic comedy Dream a Little Dream (1989). They reunited for the A&E reality series The Two Coreys, which ran from 2007 to 2008.
1971Ed Kowalczyk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Edward Joel Kowalczyk is an American singer, songwriter, musician and a founding member of the band Live. He launched a solo career after leaving Live in 2009, releasing his first album, Alive, in 2010. He rejoined Live in December 2016.
In 1971, the world population was approximately 3,769,847,865 people[†]