Reagan aide warns local welfare directors
SACRAMENTO UPI A top Reagan administration official warned he would temporarily remove local welfare directors from office and take over their duties if compliance with rules falters He ordered a statewide review of all 58 county welfare directors and random sampling to gauge due process in welfare grant decisions The move follows a federal court order accusing him of failing to ensure due process before cutting or terminating benefits and seeks to assess potential retroactive payments and administrative burden.
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Nixon and Chow En-lai hear national anthems in Peking banquet
President Nixon and Chinese Premier Chow En-lai stood side by side as they listened to the national anthems during a banquet for their Chinese hosts in Peking yesterday. Premier Chow’s interpreter and China’s Vice Premier Yeh Chien-ying were present. National ensigns of both nations were displayed in the background.
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Nixon praises California champagne at China dinner
President Nixon hosted a grand banquet in the Great Hall of the People for about 562 guests, touting his home state’s wine with California champagne. The event featured Chinese and American guests, a PLAR band performance, and Nixon toasts with Premier Zhou Enlai present.
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Third party U S China link seen in Peking talk
London diplomats on Friday speculated a permanent Sino American link could be formed within a third country mission in Peking as a step toward direct relations. They cited wartime precedents in Egypt and Britain’s role in Iraq as models for a small U S representation within a neutral or Western mission to ease tensions and maintain contact.
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Bay Area pilots set Peking trip
Trans World Air announced three Bay Area pilots will depart Sunday for Peking to retrieve technicians and radio television equipment used during Nixon's China visit. Led by Capt W A Dixon of Los Altos, the crew also includes Capt Charles W Thompson of Sunnyvale and flight engineer Gail A Howall of Los Alto. Their Boeing 787 is due in Peking at 6 pm PST Wednesday.
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Voters abstain in Nicaragua congressional elections
Final results show nearly one third of registered voters abstained in Nicaragua's congressional elections. The vote was part of a political maneuver by President Gen. Anastasio Somoza to circumvent term limits, amid calls from splinter groups to boycott to protest the maneuvering by Somoza and opposition leaders.
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Nixon eyes pricey gifts in Beijing shopping tour
Pat Nixon browsed last minute gifts at the Friendship Shop in Peking after touring the Forbidden City with President Nixon. She found many items beautiful but expensive, noting a price around 60 000. She bought a pair of pajamas for her husband and a set of cups and saucers for Julie. The trip included a hospital visit where acupuncture was demonstrated and discussed by officials, amid wintry Peiping conditions.
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Taiwanese Style In Nixon Chou Banquet Invitations
The invitations for Premier Chou En Lai’s presidential banquet used Taiwan style typography and vertical arrangement, not mainland China left to right. Washington officials noted the old fashioned format is correct, while Peking-based journalists and officials debated protocol practices after 20 years without contact.
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BART Board Defends Train Control System
Bay Area Rapid Transit directors backed the automatic train control system after a staff report blamed the contractor Westinghouse Corp. for basic system responsibilities. A 19 to 2 vote to close the issue also backed General Manager B. R. Stokes, despite criticisms from Dan Helix and William C. Blake.
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Christina Onassis Balker to divorce husband in Europe return
Christina Onassis Balker and Joseph Balker announced they are reluctantly dissolving their seven month marriage. Parker, Balker's real estate developer partner and father of Balker's children, will pursue legal proceedings as she returns to Europe amid family tensions with Aristotle Onassis.
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Spsems and Behiitsy Tied to UAW Matter
An unclear note reports Floyd L. Spsems involved in a dispute with the UAW and Behiitsy about a 18 December matter. The Daily Review presents the vague details of the order and related actions.
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