Life Magazine, April 30, 1971 - Chinese children marching

Stunt driver Jim Rusing in fiery speedboat stunt, great photos! Neat full page color Mercury ad with the Cougar car in blue and a woman wearing the upholstery material and holding a cougar. The Great Wall of China (and other parts of China) open to western tourism, includes photo of George Brathwaite, Olga Soltesz, and Judy Brochenski, members of the US table tennis team on the wall, Glenn Cowan, more. A whole country being worked very hard, opinion piece by John Saar about China. A conversation with Mao Tse-Tung, written by Edgar Snow. The section on China is very long - this is practically a special issue on China. "I am a catholic in case of accident, please call a priest" - this is a piece about modern Catholicism and Father James Gilhooley in particular, written by Joan Barthell. Great beds, chairs and more made to look like race cars, fire engines, dolls, and much more. LIFE's Great Diners - photo gallery, includes Neal's Pullman Diner in Bay City, Michigan, the Metropolitan View at the Railroad museum near Akron, Ohio, The S&C Diner in Detroit, the Caverly diner in Boston, all in old railroad cars.