Nixon as Modern Marco Polo on China Mission
The piece likens President Nixon and his small entourage to Marco Polo as they approach China with Kissinger guiding talks begun in 1971. It notes Hawaii Guam layovers to adjust to time zones and to absorb details of a new China, while tracing Japan’s 1931 invasion and Nagasaki as context for Sino Western ties.
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Marco Polo
Richard Milhous Nixon
China Wall
China
Polo
Middle East
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Chou-en-lai
Mao-Tse-Tung
Hawaii
Guam
Peking
Washington
U. S
Nagasaki
Japan
Nixon faces opening talks with Red China amid wary expectations
The piece weighs President Nixon's pursuit of rapproachment with Maoist China, noting a vast 750 million population and uncertain outcomes. It contrasts American optimism with Sino experts' caution about limited early gains, while stressing press, editors, and citizens seek understanding in a distant, opaque arena.
School Trustees Approve Contracts For Principals
Cameron school trustees approved three year contracts for Don Wiggins junior high principal and John Chubb high school principal at a regular meeting. They will also bring high school head coach Ed Cauley into the system April 1 if he secures a release from Killeen. The board authorized purchase of $10,000 in school bonds bringing total school bonds to $100,000 and left bonded indebtedness at $165,000. Retroactive back pay unfrozen by the Price Commission will be included in February payroll. The building and planning committee will begin meetings on building and improvement plans. Felix Matula Jr. was named election judge for the April 1 trustee election.
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Cameron
Don Wiggins
John Chubb
Ed Cauley
Killeen
The
Price Commission
Felix Matula Jr
Milam County Farm Income Falls After 1970 Rise
Milam County 1971 farm income declined by 1.3 million after a record 1970. Crops dropped 1.52 million while government payments fell 639,060. livestock rose 771,056, led by beef and feeder cattle sales. Pecan income slumped, but hay and cotton showed gains. poultry and eggs also varied with market prices. A local survey team from farmers, USDA, and Texas Power and Light compiled the report.
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Milam County
Monroe Fuchs
Wally Eldridge
Joe Glaser
John A. Smith
Gus Elley
Anton Anderle
Robert Clark
Bill McCutchen
John Snell
Henry Ivey
Wayne Mann
Douglas Buck
J. D. Moore
Wayne Blaylock
Jerry Singleton
Texas Power and Light Company
McLennan County eyed for regional prison unit plan
Area leaders contemplate a 3 to 5 million regional prison in McLennan County that would be the nation's first truly correction institution focused on youth. Experts from the Criminal Justice Council and Texas Department of Corrections will discuss the project in Waco on Tuesday.
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McLennan County
Criminal Justice Council
Texas Department of Corrections
Waco
Three Way Contest Forms for East Rockdale Council Seat
A three man race emerges in Rockdale for the east side city council with incumbent E. E. Henry opposed by H. D. Maxwell and Rev. George Doss. Filing for new terms sees Mayor Harold M. Luckey and councilman Frank Huder unopposed to date.
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East Side
Rockdale
E. E. Henry
H. D. Maxwell
George Doss
Harold M. Luckey
Westward
Frank Huder
Financing Hearing Set for Public Education in Texas
A public hearing on financing of public education is scheduled for 1 p.m. on February 25 at Temple Junior College campus. The House of Representatives special interim committee on financing of public education will conduct the hearing.
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Texas
Temple Junior College
House of Representatives
Snook Votes To Incorporate
Voters in Snook approve incorporation by a 65 to 17 margin. The move triggers an election to elect a mayor five councilmen and a town marshal. Once officers are chosen the town expects to seek federal aid for a sanitary sewer system.
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Snook
Verdict Withheld in Death of 17 Year Old Charles Ray Sims
Justice of the Peace Jim Swanzy withheld verdict in the death of 17 year old Charles Ray Sims of the Two Mile community found dead Thursday afternoon. His body lay near his home about 200 yards away in a wooded area, sprawled across a foot tub filled with gasoline. Deputy Vernie Miller and the scene were reported at 4 45 PM. Sims likely died 24 to 26 hours before discovery. The body was taken to Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale.
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Justice of the Peace
Jim Swanzy
Charles Ray Sims
Two Mile
Swanzy
Vernie Miller
Phillips and Luckey Funeral
Rock
Milam County Board Sets Constable Salary and Truck Bid
Milam County Commissioners meeting Thursday equalized pay for constables at 100 dollars monthly each effective January 1, 1973. They also accepted Gaither Motor Co. bid for two 2 ton trucks for Commissioner Pct. 3.
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Milam County
Gaither Motor Co
Milam County Highway Patrol Reports 16 January Accidents
The Texas Highway Patrol investigated 16 rural highway crashes in Milam County during January. Patrol supervisor Sgt G E Simmons reports two deaths and five injuries for the month.
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Texas Highway Patrol
Milam County
G. E. Simmons
Highway Patrol
New Quarter System Approved by Texas Education Board
The State Board of Education approved February 12 a plan to switch Texas public schools to a three quarter year starting September 1973 with optional pilot tests in 1972-73. Districts may add a fourth quarter. state funds cover 180 days plus 10 teacher in service days. High schools may credit via semester or quarter units, with flexible scheduling to support individualized instruction.
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Austin
Texas
State Board of Education
Texas Education Agency
Texas High Schools
Charles Nix
Nix
Office of Planning
Barnes To Make Whistle Stop Here
Lieutenant Governor candidate Ben Barnes travels Texas by the Ben Barnes Victory Special with Dallas Cowboys stars Bob Lilly Walt Garrison and Dan Reeves aboard. The four car train will stop about 30 times including Amarillo Brownwood Temple Cameron and Houston with rallies and media coverage.
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Cameron
Texas
Dallas Cowboys
Bob Lilly
Walt Garrison
Dan Reeves
Nancy Barnes
Brownwood
Temple
Houston
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