Kreps tours factories as trade talks with China proceed
Commerce Secretary Juanita Kreps toured a rug plant employing 850 workers in Shanghai and observed crafts likely to boost Chinese exports. In Peking negotiations over a long stalled trade pact continued with no word on initiation, while an Arts and Crafts Institute display showcased lacquered screens, trays, figures, porcelain, and other hand crafted items designed for Western markets.
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Shanghai, China
UPI
Juanita Kreps
China
Peking
United States
Kreps
U.S
Shanghai
Arts and Crafts Institute
Simple frightening figures on accidents in 1978 rise
National Transportation Safety Board reports 1978 transportation deaths total 55,083, up 1,000s from 1977, with highway fatalities 50,145 the first five-year high over 50,000. Chair James B. King blames higher speeds and warns of a drift back to fast driving despite a 55 mph limit.
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Washington
UPI
National Transportation Safety Board
Safety Board
James B. King
King
Vietnam and China agree on POW exchange
Vietnam and China reached a breakthrough by agreeing to swap sick and wounded prisoners of war. Hanoi later deferred China’s suggested exchange date to May 21, as talks continued amid mutual criticism and propaganda.
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Vietnam
China
Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
Phan Hien
Hien
Red Cross
Han Nianlong
Han Nien-lung
Elizabeth Taylor Admitted for Oral Surgery in Washington
Elizabeth Taylor was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington for scheduled oral surgery. A spokesman for her husband Senator John Warner said she would stay several days and declined to elaborate on the operation.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington
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