Mar 3 1973
From The Space Library
President Nixon entertained Apollo 17 Astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Dr. Harrison H. Schmitt at the White House. Members of Congress and the Secretaries of Labor, Transportation, and Commerce also were among the guests at an entertainment starring singer Sammy Davis, Jr. ‘’(PD, 3/5/73, 223; W Post, 3/5/73, BI)
The People's Republic of China was reportedly developing an intercontinental ballistic missile 20% larger than the largest one in the U.S.S.R., the New York Times said. Administration officials had said the' missile was a three-stage, liquid-fueled ICBM expected to have a range of 8000 to 11000 km (5000 to 7000 mi), Underground silos were being built at a missile test center west of Peking, a location which would permit the missile to reach major cities and military targets in the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Following the first successful tests, it would take three years before a force of 10 to 30 missiles could be deployed. (Beecher, NYT, 3/4/73, 17)
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