Word: prospecting
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...letter mailed today to thousands of supporters, the organization's national coordinators wrote that "there is little prospect of immediate change in the Administration's policy in Vietnam. A new direction and focus are needed for anti-war activities...
...also the first time in 22 years that Montreal was not a Cup contender. The prospect miffed the Canadiens: many of them felt that Detroit had rolled over and played dead against New York. "That was an awful way for the Red Wings to finish up the season," said Yvan Cournoyer. "Those guys have no pride." His fellow-Canadiens felt that many Detroit regulars-Aging Stars Alex Delvecchio and Gordie Howe among them-had been used too sparingly. They were incensed when Detroit's Gary Unger cheerily admitted on TV that the team had stayed up late the night...
Farther away, more untapped riches may lie under the shallow seas between Japan and Taiwan. After a recent survey, a United Nations commission reported that the area "may contain one of the most prolific oil and gas reservoirs in the world, possibly comparing favorably with the Persian Gulf." That prospect, which could start still another exploration boom in Asia, lends credence to Banker David Rockefeller's prediction that spending on the search for oil in the Far East will total $5 billion over the next dozen years...
...black community. There ought to be at least a community-wide consensus of what ought to be done, politically, socially, economically and educationally. In Atlanta, we're going to have two black candidates running in the same congressional district. Two black candidates can only hurt the prospect of one's being elected...
Though a new Communist Pathet Lao peace plan was delivered to Prince Souvanna Phouma, the neutralist but Western-leaning Premier of Laos, he decided to defer a decision until the Cambodian situation settles down. In any case, the prospect that anything solid may emerge from the Pathet Lao plan is slight. As a precondition, the Communists insist that American planes halt their bombing in Laos. U.S. officials have indicated that the bombing will not stop, even at Souvanna's request. As Secretary of State William Rogers noted last week: "If North Viet Nam continues...