China and United States announce full diplomatic ties
Hua Kuo-feng hailed the move as historic and a Peking resident called it great. Chiang Ching-kuo labeled it a setback to human freedom while Carter and Hua announced that the United States and China would establish diplomatic relations on January 1. Hsinhua reported smiling crowds greeting the news in Beijing.
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Demonstrators Siege U S Embassy in Taiwan over Ties
More than two thousand Taiwanese protesters surrounded the U S Embassy and a military compound Saturday night, burning the Stars and Stripes and raising the Nationalist Chinese flag. President Chiang Ching-kuo condemned Washington's severing of ties and formalizing relations with China, calling it a setback to human freedom and vowing no negotiation with the mainland.
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Wrights Detail Kitty Hawk Flights in December Trials
Public clarification from the Wrights on December 17 flights near Kitty Hawk North Carolina counters sensational reports. Four flights occurred in gusty wind 27 mph at 10 am and 24 mph at noon with the machine rising from ground level after a 40 foot run. The fourth flight lasted 59 seconds covering just over a half mile, with pilots Orville and Wilbur Wright guiding the Flyer against strong winds.
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Bluefield Christmas Tree Fund Seeks $1,500 in seven days
Bluefield Community Christmas Tree Fund lagged with 125 raised on Saturday, leaving 1,400 needed to reach the 5,000 goal for the party serving about 1,000 underprivileged children. Bluefield Daily Telegraph urges local contributions by mail to Box 208 Bluefield WV 24701, noting 61 years of support.
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The Air Force Changes Keep Doctors Ready
West Virginia high school basketball update appears in Telegraph Index. The note indicates ongoing changes in medical staff readiness while prep teams await schedules and scores.
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Carter Moves To Recognize China Amid Taiwan Rift
President Carter faces a constitutional challenge as conservatives oppose severing ties with Taiwan to recognize mainland China. Experts say Congress can only delay ambassador confirmation. protests erupt in Washington and Taiwan as the administration moves to shift diplomacy and trade talks begin with Beijing, with Kreps and Blumenthal planning talks in the coming year.
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Recount Cost Too Much For Miller
In Richmond a three judge court ordered Democrat Andrew Miller to post an $80 000 bond for a recount of Virginia's November Senate race won by John Warner by 4721 votes. The court set per diem rates and local staff reimbursements pushing costs toward $50 000 with bond and messenger expenses. Miller must decide by Monday whether to proceed, with a likely post Christmas certification.
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Weather and politics blur the news of the day
Sunday brings cooler, breezy conditions with lingering mountain flurries and scattered cold nights. Highs near the 40s, lows in the teens to 20s. sunny and warmer Monday, then clear and colder again. Separate items note Tammy Wynette kidnapping talk, Virginia congressional reactions to China policy, an abductor subdued in South Carolina, Shah’s civilian government plan, Cleveland bankruptcy fears, and a historic Christmas tree illuminated by 1882 Edison lights.
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