News stories from Sunday August 1, 1971
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin drove the lunar rover on the moon during their seven hours outside the spacecraft. The astronauts traveled eight miles; the rover worked perfectly. The astronauts will return to Hadley Rille tomorrow, then blast off and re-dock with the command module. [CBS]
- Steel industry negotiations continue; the strike deadline was extended to midnight tonight. [CBS]
- The railroad strike continues in a dispute over work rules. Norfolk and Western Railway president John Fishwick said that if a settlement is not reached today, he would favor Congress' intervention. UTU president Charles Luna doubts that any agreement will be reached soon and said that more railroads will be struck. [CBS]
- Sudan's recall of ambassadors to the Soviet Union and Bulgaria was reported. The Tass news agency warned of a possible break in Soviet-Sudan relations. [CBS]
- Three soldiers were killed and eight wounded in a battle 25 miles from Danang, South Vietnam. [CBS]
- Japanese defense agency director Keikichi Masuhara resigned, accepting responsibility for the jet fighter collision with a passenger jet on Friday. [CBS]
- French youths are copying American styles, and buying U.S. Army surplus uniforms. One fashion designer says that young people are wearing U.S. uniforms to break with the fashion of their parents. Others believe that the youths are becoming nostalgic about war, and like American things. [CBS]
- Newsweek magazine reports that Lt. William Calley's sentence will be reduced from life to 20-30 years. [CBS]
- Connecticut's state income tax may be repealed. A special meeting of the state legislature on August 5th will consider repealing the tax. Senator Stanley Pac said that abusive criticism he received for voting in favor of the state income tax has made him change his mind. Senator Charles Alfano said that sufficient votes exist to repeal the income tax law, but he doesn't want to repeal it without having something to take its place. [CBS]
- House Higher Education Committee chairman Edith Green said that parents and students are being misled into believing that a college degree is only way to success and happiness; she thinks more emphasis should be placed on vocational and technical training. [CBS]
- A bicycle craze has hit America. There are an estimated 60 million bike riders in the United States. Schwinn Bicycle Company national sales manager Jack Smith says that there are not enough components available to meet customer demand, and his company has lost nearly half a million sales due to a lack of bicycles. Seven million bikes were sold in the U.S. last year, 60% of which were adult models. Bicycle lobbyists are urging governments to create bike routes; the Oregon state legislature has diverted $1.3 million in highway taxes to the building of bike paths. [CBS]