April 16. Dr. Lo Yun-pin, former president of the , assumes his post as Minister of Education to replace Dr. Choong Kow-kwong, who held the portfolio for two years.
17. A five-member Chinese delegation leaves for to attend the 4th Asian Savings Promotion Meeting from April 18 to 27. Ten countries and areas took part in the meeting: , , , , , , Republic of China, , and .
18. Nine delegates of the 12-member Chinese delegation leave for to attend the annual meeting of the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the . Walter H. Fei, vice chairman of the Council for International Economic Cooperation and Development, headed the Chinese delegation. He reported on the social and economic progress of the ROC.
Hsieh Kuo-cheng, president of the Little League Baseball Association of the Republic of China, returns to after attending a Little League council meeting in the . He said the council meeting approved use of a new aluminum bat.
19. Five retired Japanese lieutenant generals arrive for a week's visit. They came to study possible cooperation with Chinese retired servicemen's enterprises. All are employed by leading Japanese business firms as advisers.
Dr. Arthur Kornberg, Nobel Prize winning biochemist in 1959, arrives for a five-day visit at the invitation of the Academia Sinica. He exchanged information with research, medical and biochemical circles.
21. Vice Foreign Minister H. K. Yang leaves for as 's special envoy to ceremonies marking the tenth independence anniversary of that country April 27.
Congolese President Joseph-Desire Mobutu leaves for home after a week's state visit here. He discussed Sino-Congolese economic cooperation with President Chiang Kai-shek and agreed that the Chinese government should encourage entrepreneurs to invest in .
22. Prof. Earl Franklin English, dean of the of of the , arrives for a two-day visit. He met alumni of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and visited Hualien in eastern .
M.A. Memarbashi, agricultural minister of Mazandaran province, , arrives for an eight-day visit. He visited agricultural establishments in central and southern and discussed irrigation, water conservancy and farmers organizations.
23. Yu Kuo-hua, governor of the Central Bank of , returns from the Asian Development Bank board meeting. He said the ADB would continue to provide loans for economic development in the Republic of China.
25. Vu Quoc Thong, chairman of the education commission of the Vietnamese Presidential Office, arrives for a week's visit.
Dr. Hsu Tse-chiu, former health commissioner, returns from after nine months of consultations on public health programs for the Korean government. He left for May 1 to assume his new post in charge of the family planning program of the West Pacific Area of the World Health Organization.
T.V. Soong dies in . He served as governor of Kwangtung province, president of the Executive Yuan, minister of foreign affairs, minister of finance and governor of the Central Bank of before 1949.
27. Privado G. Jimenez, Philippine ambassador to and deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, arrives for a five-day visit at the invitation of the Chinese government.
B.B. Brownell, general manager of the Electro-Motive Division and vice president of General Motors Corpora tion, arrives for a three-day visit.
The senior official of the world's largest enterprise met government officials, observed economic development and inspected GMC's business operations.
Seventeen American scientists arrive to attend the Colloquium on Ocean Resources of the Sino-American Cooperative Science Program.
28. A five-member trade mission from arrives for a two week 'visit.
The Sino-American Colloquium on Ocean Resources is opened in .
Seventeen American scientists were joined by 34 Chinese scientists in a nine-day symposium to discuss problems related to basic and applied oceanic study, mineral and fishery resources and marine conservation.
Henry C. Clausen, sovereign grand commander of Freemasonry's U.S. Southern Jurisdiction, arrives for a brief visit.
29. David M. Kennedy, ambassador at large for U.S. P.esident Nixon, arrives for a five-day visit. He met with Chinese officials to exchange views on general problems and non-cotton textile exports to the .
Shoji Hattori, president of Seiko-K. Hattori and Co. Ltd., the world's largest producer of high precision jeweled lever watches, arrives for a week's visit. He inspected Seiko operations in and visited the Kaohsiung Export Processing Zone.
Chen Chuan-sheng, former Chinese Ambassador to , returns home after severence of diplomatic relations.
May 1. Mama Chabi, minister of the , and Bernard Coovi Adolpeto, land reform director of the ministry, arrive for a week's visit.
They called on government officials and visit agricultural and cultural establishments.
2. Gen. Nazzaro, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Air Force in the Pacific, arrives for a two-day visit to inspect U.S. Air Force units stationed here.
3. Mayor Lawrence E. McDermott of , leaves after a three-day visit. He was received by Vice President C.K. Yen and met with other ranking officials.
E.S. Kathe, vice president of the First National City Bank of , arrives for a five-day visit. He called on government leaders and met with officials of the First National City Bank's branch to discuss establishment of, the First Investment and Trust Company in .
4. A 30-member goodwill mission from arrives from for a three-day visit.
The group was composed of representatives from the Indonesian government, newspapers and travel agencies. They met with officials and toured scenic spots in northern .
Miguel d'Escoto Nunoz, Nicaraguan ambassador to , arrives to assume his post. He is concurrently ambassador to and maintains his office in .
An eight-man goodwill mission from led by Leo V. Newman arrives for a five-day visit.
A five-member Indonesian press group headed by Rosihan Anwar, general chairman of the Indonesian Journalists Association, arrives for an eight-day visit.
5. Ambassador to the United States James Shen leaves for to assume his post.
Col. Abboud Salin Hasim, chief of the Jordanian military mission, leaves after a 12-day visit.
Yang Yu Chan, Korean ambassador at large, arrives for a week's visit at the invitation of the Chinese government.
6. Dr. Stephan Waelzoldt, curator of the Prussian of many, arrives for a week's visit at the invitation of Chiang Fu-tsung, curator of the .
Michel G. Sassine, vice speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, arrives for a week's visit at the invitation of the Chinese government. He was accompanied by Chafic D. Wazzan, member of the Lebanese Parliament, and Fouad G. Naffah, adviser to the Lebanese President.
Koo Chen-fu, president of Taiwan Cement Corporation, returns home after attending the annual convention of the International Chamber of Commerce in April 19-23. Koo, vice president of the ICC, was appointed chairman of the ICC Economic Commission for the .
7. Fmance Minister K.T. Li leaves for to sign a rice loan contract with the Philippine government. Accompanying Minister Li were Chen Han-ping, general manager of the Central Trust of China, and Shib Shih-ching, director of the Taiwan Provincial Food Bureau.
9. An 18-member party from the of the Armed Forces arrives for a five-day visit.
11. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Tien Pao-tai returns to for home consultations. He helped the government arrange the state visit of King Faisal of .
12. Rear Adm. Sanong Nisalak, Thai ambassador to the Republic of China, arrives from to assume office. He succeeded Chapikorn Sresh- thaputra.
13. A press mission from led by S.T. Adams arrives for a four-day visit. The group visited government officials, military facilities and economic reconstruction projects.
Giorgio Belladonna and Benito Garozzo, members of the Italian Blue Team, arrive to give a bridge exhibition and to watch the finals of the Bermuda Bowl bridge tournament.
14. Gen. Shin Heung Sun, chairman of 's joint chiefs of staff, arrives for a five-day visit. He called on ranking government officials, visited military establishments and toured scenic spots.
Economic Affairs Minister Sun Yun-suan leaves for the to attend the Eighth World Chinese Traders' Conference in . The conference was attended by some 500 Chinese industrial, business and financial leaders from all over the world.
Harold R. Crawford, regional vice president for of the International Executive Service Corps, arrives for a six-day visit. He met with government and business officials and the IESC director for , Robert W. Belt, regarding the IESC program here.
A group of more than 400 Japanese business executives arrive for a three-day visit. They called on government leaders and met officials of the Embassy in .
15. A Chinese trade mission to Central America and the Carribean, sponsored by the China External Trade Development Council, leaves for the to attend the Eighth World Chinese Traders' Conference.