Peking charges US violates 1972 Shanghai Communique
In Hong Kong US official tensions rise as China accuses the United States of violating the spirit of the Shanghai Communique amid Ford’s China visit plans. Article notes Taiwan, trade, and people exchanges as key issues, with both sides claiming broad adherence but notable friction over pace and targets.
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Spain faces post Franco era with 2000 political prisoners
Madrid: Prime Minister Arias Navarro opened cabinet sessions to discuss post Franco Spain problems including the fate of an estimated 2000 political prisoners. The talks precede a Friday meeting with new King Juan Carlos I amid Basque violence and calls for reform. Don Juan de Borbon urged a pluralist democracy and EU entry. The Basque mayor slaying raised security fears ahead of state visits.
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Fromme trial hinges on attempted assassination verdict
In Sacramento prosecutors and defense agree Lynette Fromme aimed a loaded .45 pistol at President Ford. The jury weighs whether the act is attempted murder or assault. A conviction for attempted murder would bring life imprisonment.
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Boy 13 shoots two bear hunters in Milford
Two bear hunters, Maynard Branscome 31 and Daniel Phillips 62, were shot and killed by a 13 year old boy who mistook them for bears while they walked single file with two companions near Milford. Branscome died at the scene. Phillips died at St Francis Hospital.
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Mousetrap celebrates 23rd birthday in London theater history
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap marks 23 years of continuous run today with its 9,556th birthday performance. From its 1952 opening to its move from the Ambassadors to St Martin’s, the long running play remains a London landmark with evolving costumes and stage effects.
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U S Eases Trade With Cuba Further
The Commerce Department tightened new rules allowing Western Hemisphere countries or firms to sell goods to Cuba if U S made parts or materials total no more than 20 percent of value. Goods must be manufactured outside the United States and originate in O A S member countries for non strategic materials. The move follows Aug 21 steps relaxing the embargo and permitting foreign subsidiaries of U S firms to trade with Cuba.
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UPI
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Fidel Castro
Portuguese commander ousted amid Lisbon turmoil
The Revolutionary Council fired Gen Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho as head of the Lisbon military region and named Capt Vasco Lourenzo as replacement. Farmers protests north of Lisbon backed agrarian reforms and demanded Carvalho’s ouster as the government warned of decisive military action against rebels.
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Carvalho
Lourenzo
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Communist Party
Overseas Mail Rates Rising Worldwide
The United States postal rates increase for overseas mail starting January 3, following domestic rate hikes. Canada and Mexico see a 13 cent first class letter rate, 9 cent post cards, with additional charges for heavier mail and various international zones. Airmail and surface rates vary by destination, including 25 cent half ounce to Central America and 31 cent half ounce to other countries, plus 21 cent air postal cards.
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Economy will worsen U S physical ills, says Johns Hopkins study
Chicago based researcher Dr M Harvey Brenner warned at an American Public Health Association meeting that alcoholism cases could rise as much as 35 percent, heart attacks 2 percent, mental disorders up 100 percent, and personal crisis reports up 25 percent in coming years due to the recession. He noted the impact is greater in lower class groups and may take years to translate into deaths from heart disease.
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UPI
Johns Hopkins University
M. Harvey Brenner
American Public Health Association
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Wanted one billion jobs by 2000 says ILO
The International Labor Organization urged creating one billion new jobs by the end of the century to prevent mass unemployment. It noted about 40 percent of workers in developing nations are unemployed underemployed or paid at poverty levels, likening 36 million American workers and dependents to the poverty line.
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Switzerland
UPI
International Labor Organization
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