Nixon Opens Door To More Trade With Chinese
President Nixon broadens China trade access and prepares for a week long visit. Andre Malraux met Nixon for 80 minutes and a White House dinner as aides outlined plans including talks with Chou En Lai and possible Mao Tse tung. The plan expands exports to China under general licenses and uses Chinese built limousines and non U S aircraft during travel. The trip starts in Washington with stops in Hawaii Guam Shanghai and Peking arriving February 21 with official welcomes and high level meetings to follow.
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Laird Reports Rapid Soviet Nuclear Buildup
Secretary Laird told Congress Soviet nuclear power is growing faster than forecast. He cited ULMS decisions and speedups in submarine missiles as U.S. signals of resolve, with ICBMs and submarine missiles nearing parity, and warned against Soviet numerical superiority in both land and sea based missiles. He noted Vietnam progress and lower draft calls but gave no 1972 figure.
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Heath Seeks To Halt Total Power Blackout
Prime Minister Edward Heath meets Trades Union Congress leader Victor Feather to avert a national power blackout amid the coal miners strike. Up to 20 million jobs at risk as 800000 workers are laid off and power could fail in two weeks without coal into generating plants.
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Democrats Spar Ahead of First State Primaries
Democratic presidential hopefuls pause sharp attacks on Nixon to spar among themselves as state primaries near. Yorty accuses rivals of image-building, McGovern rails at Lindsay for prioritizing media over issues. Humphrey defends stance toward Wallace while Muskie faces direct hit from Yorty.
Candidates Edge Each Other In 1972 Campaign Barbs
Former Sen Eugene J McCarthy criticizes current rivals in Chicago saying many have adopted his 1968 peace stance. James Hoffa boosts Edward Kennedy as the Democrats best chance to beat Nixon. Yorty defends not using speechwriters while alleging other candidates rely on them. McGovern accuses Lindsay of publicity stunts and challenges a debate. Humphrey denies withholding strong attacks on Wallace.
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Minnesota Senators Clash Over Wallace and Space Policy
Near Cape Kennedy Humphrey assailed Wallace as having no programs for the country and warned against racist attitudes. He urged future-oriented space policy while Muskie backed delaying the space shuttle to fund health care. In Miami Beach Muskie pitched spending 90 million dollars for 180 nationwide health maintenance organizations with low annual fees.
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Choice Not Easy On Strip Mining Choice Not Easy On Strip Mining
A six month Stanford Research Institute study for West Virginia lawmakers presents three paths for surface coal mining. Keeping current rules risks 1.0 to 2.0 million acres affected and 10 200 miles of highwalls by 1980, abolition would cost 162 to 216 million annually and 8 000 jobs, and tighter controls may shift environmental harms between regions.
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B52s Resume Bombing in South Vietnam After Tet Ceasefire
U S B52 bombers flown from Guam join the South Vietnam air campaign resuming operations after a 24 hour Tet cease fire. U S command reports 251 strikes in the 12 hours before the truce with fighter bombers and B52s targeting enemy staging areas near the Laotian border. Informants say pilots returned to Vietnam tonight continuing the prior intensive pace.
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Senators Cut Short Mine Tour in Kentucky and Tennessee
Four senators halted a strip mine tour in Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee to return to Washington for votes on amendments to the equal employment opportunity bill. They flew over about 30 sites at 200 to 600 feet, landing at five, with aides and reclamation officials continuing the tour in Perry Knott and Breathitt counties.
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New Year Marks Year of the Rat in Lunar 4670
The Chinese lunar new year 4670 began at midnight Monday ushering in the Year of the Rat. Chinese-Americans held private family dinners with public festivities planned in several communities. The cycle repeats every 12 years with the Rat succeeding the Pig and followed by the Ox.
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Journalist Edgar Snow Dies in Switzerland at 66
Edgar Snow veteran American foreign correspondent and China expert died in his sleep in EYSINS Switzerland from pancreatic cancer. He was 66 and had been ill for months after surgery six weeks ago.
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Russian Accused of Espionage in Navy F14A Case
FBI agents arrested Valery I. Markelov a 32 year old Russian UN employee in New York on espionage charges. He allegedly solicited classified documents on the Navy F14A fighter plane after receiving documents from a Grumman Aerospace Corp. engineer cooperating with the FBI.
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Valery I. Markelov
Long Island
Grumman Aerospace Corp
Congress may move on busing ban amid Nixon plan
Congress may draft a constitutional amendment to ban busing before Nixon unveils a plan. A Senate test on busing could occur within weeks. The vehicle is a House-passed amendment prohibiting sex-based discrimination.
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Europe Defends Defense Amid U S Complaints
European defense experts push back at Washington critiques claiming underfunded allies. They cite U S outlays dropping about 30 percent in real terms while West European allies rise sharply. Lord Carrington notes European forces account for major share of ground, sea and air power in Europe.
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