U N General Assembly Votes to Admit China
The United Nations General Assembly approved recognizing the People's Republic of China as the sole representative of China and expelling Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist regime by 76 to 35 with 17 abstentions, ending Taiwan’s 26 years as a charter member. Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Norway and Pakistan joined against the U.S. resolution. Belgium and Italy abstained. The move follows months of lobbying and shifts in international recognition.
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Canada
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France
Norway
Pakistan
Belgium
Italy
Peking
Chow Shu-kai
Taiwan
U Thant
People’s Republic
U N Fund Cut Debate Grows in Senate Over Taiwan Expulsion
In Washington the fight to slash U S funding to the United Nations after Taiwan's expulsion gathers momentum in the Senate. Senator Buckley drafts a major reduction plan while others oppose tying it to foreign aid. Political leaders warn U N support could shrink if Taiwan exits.
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Michigan
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Kansas
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Maine
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Massachusetts
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South Dakota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Troops Battle Snipers Across Irish Border in Belfast clash
British troops exchanged fire with snipers along the frontier at the Irish border in a 45 minute engagement. The army also blew up roads to curb arms smuggling while night clashes and a Longkesh riot occurred yielding four hostages freed unharmed. A gagged body was found in Belfast alley.
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Kent State poll suggests marshals could have averted campus clash
A Kent State University survey of 8,000 of 20,000 attendees found 77 percent believed National Guardsmen usage in campus rallies encouraged violence. The study also showed 31 percent saw marshals as very effective at maintaining peace, 40 percent moderately, 21 percent minimally, and 7 percent not at all.
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McCarthy Signals Presidential Campaign Entry
Eugene J. McCarthy has written a letter to supporters that amounts to a formal campaign entry. He states he will enlarge his staff and form a campaign committee and pursue convention delegates in nonprimary states and open primaries. The letter targets hundreds of thousands of 1968 supporters and friends, urging a principled 1972 victory beyond marginal alternatives.
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Peabody
Mass
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Minnesota
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Protest March Planned to Stand at White House
Antiwar demonstrators planned a march on the White House to serve Nixon with eviction notices after rain limited day one protests. Rennie Davis, leader of the People's Coalition for Peace and Justice, said permits were denied for about 4000 youths.
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West Virginia lawmakers reconvene for reapportionment
West Virginia legislators begin a special session in Charleston to meet constitutional needs for redistricting after the census. Four Senate redistricting plans are to be submitted without ranking, ranging from 11 to 22 districts and 34 to 44 senators, with two per district as required by the constitution.
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D-Kanawha
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Palumbo
War Critics Target Slashing Aid to End U.S. In Indochina
Senate war critics push an amendment to the $3.2 billion foreign aid bill to withdraw U.S. troops in six months and bar other IndoChina military spending except for withdrawal and protecting withdrawing forces. Debate opens today as lawmakers seek to force a policy shift amid prior narrow House margins.
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Vietnamese attacks near Saigon leave casualties and convoy hit
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong carried five small attacks north of Saigon including a daylight ambush on a U.S. convoy. Eighteen South Vietnamese troops, one U.S. soldier and one enemy were killed, with 17 South Vietnamese and two U.S. soldiers wounded. About 40 enemy fired mortars rockets and rifles as two of three 10 ton trucks were destroyed northeast of Saigon. Enemy losses were not known.
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