News stories from Sunday August 8, 1971
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- Apollo 15 astronauts stopped in Hawaii on their way home and were greeted at the Honolulu Airport. The astronauts said that it was great to be back; astronaut Alfred Worden said that they made the moon flight for all of mankind. [CBS]
- A congressional report claims that some soldiers may have died or been wounded in South Vietnam because 7,000 electric generators turned out to be defective. The report was given to the Justice Department for possible prosecution. [CBS]
- President Nixon will meet with U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam Ellsworth Bunker tomorrow or Tuesday.
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky is accusing President Thieu of trickery, coercion and pressure against Ky supporters. Ky's presidential candidacy is in the hands of the South Vietnamese Supreme Court; the other presidential candidate, General Duong Van Minh, is considering withdrawing in protest of Thieu's tactics.
[CBS] - Israeli newspapers reported that assistant Secretary of State Joseph Sisco's proposal calls for Israel to withdraw from the Sinai Peninsula over a two-year period; Prime Minister Golda Meir reportedly rejected the proposal. [CBS]
- Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko has arrived in India to discuss India-Pakistan relations. [CBS]
- Presidential contenders are descending on New Hampshire; other Democratic hopefuls have now begun campaigning because of the early start by Senator George McGovern. Senators Birch Bayh and Henry Jackson were present at the New Hampshire Democratic picnic; Senator Edmund Muskie has yet to begin campaigning. [CBS]
- Senator James Buckley says that he and other conservatives want Vice President Spiro Agnew to be kept on the ticket with President Nixon for the 1972 election; Agnew criticized news reports of his recent world tour. [CBS]
- Atomic Energy Commission chairman Glenn Seaborg said that the nuclear test on Amchitka Island, Alaska, will be so safe that he's willing to be there with his family and friends. [CBS]
- Ralph Nader is urging President Nixon to replace Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans because of his business interest point of view. [CBS]
- New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath suffered a knee injury in a preseason football game and is expected to miss at least eight regular season games. [CBS]
- The Taiwanese ping-pong team is visiting the United States. A spokesman for the Nationalist Chinese team said that they hope to improve relations between the two countries during their visit; trip coordinator Jim Nicholls said that the team was brought to America as a reminder that Taiwan is our ally.
Table tennis association spokesman Dr. Michael Scott claims that the U.S. players are being pressured not to play against Taiwan in order to improve the chances for a visit by a team from China; China praised the U.S. players for refusing to participate against Taiwan.
[CBS] - Glen Sherley has been paroled after spending 11 years in prison for armed robbery; Johnny Cash recorded a song about Sherley and sponsored his parole. [CBS]