China criticizes U N policy in debut of new delegation
In a 2,600 word address at the United Nations Chiao Kuan hua China’s deputy foreign minister accused the United States and the Soviet Union of blocking China’s UN seat and urged U S pullout from Indo China Taiwan and Korea He sided with Arab states on the Middle East crisis and warned against Western disarmament policies.
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China
Chiao Kuan-hua
U. S
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Chiao
New York
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Yakov Malik
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Bush
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Six People Found Dead In Two Charleston Homes
In a fashionable Charleston neighborhood police found six dead in two nearby homes. Robert Eder a federal employee apparently killed his wife Pat and two sons aged 4 and 7 before shooting himself. Dr Charles Cottrell 50 and his wife 36 were shot in their recreation room. their daughter Teresa 13 found them. Authorities say the killings may be separate and no suspects were named.
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Charleston
W. Va
Lawrence Morris
Robert Eder
Charles Cottrell
Teresa
Morris
Cottrells
Eder
Pat
U.S. Department of
Toll in India's Disaster Rises to 9658 Deaths
New Delhi officials say the cyclone and tidal wave in Orissa last month killed 9658 people and affected 5.9 million residents in 8,540 villages. About 400,000 houses were damaged by 105 mph winds and a 15 mile coastal inundation as damage totals await compilation.
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New Delhi
UPI
India
Orissa
K. L. Rao
Rao
Senate Rejects Large Individual Tax Relief Plan
Senate Democrats failed to add a major 1971 tax cut for individuals to the $23.9 billion tax reduction bill. They also rejected amendments to boost personal exemptions and target relief, while preserving business tax breaks. The college tax credit proposal advanced but faces House resistance, and a separate plan for rebates to poverty level families was defeated.
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Senate
House
Sen. Stevenson
D-Ill
Sen. Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
Sen. Hollings
D.C
Whellings
Thousands Return To Coal Mines After Wage Board Assurance
Thousands of coal miners returned to work in Charleston as UMW leaders said President Nixon's Wage Board would approve a wage increase to end a 47 day strike.
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Charleston
W. Va
UCS Campaign At 82 Percent A Week To Go
The 1971 UCS drive has reached 906 454 dollars or 82.6 percent of the 1 096 116 goal. Unit totals vary with Unit 1 at 82 7 percent and Unit 6 at 84 percent. Campaign chairman Harold Wendorf cites many small reports pending and urges quick work as week remains.
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UCS
Harold Wendorf
Wilson-Sinclair Co
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
North America
Killian’s
Marion Ready Mix
John Gerber Plumbing
Cargill Corn Plant
U.S. Viet Force size eyed at 60 000 to 95 000 by June
Saigon reports Gen. Creighton Abrams was told to plan a U.S. force in Vietnam between 60 000 and 95 000 troops by June 30 as a planning goal. Nixon may cut or maintain levels. the pace could shift if talks or prisoner releases change conditions. Two Americans were killed in a claymore incident near Hue and another in a truck crash east of Saigon.
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Creighton Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Abrams
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
Saigon
Paris
North Vietnam
U.S. 7Th Air Force
Yorty Pursues Democratic Bid for President
Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty announces plans to seek the Democratic nomination and launch his campaign in New Hampshire. He pledges a selective approach to primaries, running as a moderate Democrat and calling for emphasis on New Hampshire as the campaign starts. He notes no intent to fund every primary and cites support from the Manchester Union Leader.
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Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
New Hampshire
Yorty
California
Nixon
The
Manchester Union Leader
Signalmen union shows tentative 42 month contract
Washington AP The union of 12000 signalmen announced a tentative 42 month contract likely matching prior rail deals with wage gains around 42 percent. Pay Board oversight looms as retroactive and merit pay questions surface during post freeze review by the board.
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Washington
Railroad Signalmen’s Union
Charles Chamberlain
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Chicago
David Selden
American Federation of Teachers
George Boldt
Selden
Boldt
Stock Market Rises Sharply
New York stock prices climbed in moderate trading as investors chased bargains. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials stood at 819.22, up 8.69 points, with advances exceeding declines on the NYSE.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Inflation Fight Outlined for Cedar Rapids Group
A Hawkeye Labor Council meeting in Cedar Rapids outlines Nixon inflation controls. IRS official Bernard Keating explains base prices and wage-price rules, urging citizen price spot checks and watchdog work. The group aims to monitor food, housing, and health costs with a goal of 2.5 percent price rise by year end.
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Cost of Living Council
White House
C. Jackson Grayson
Center
The
Price Commission
Donald Rumsfeld
Council
Hawkeye Labor Council
Internal Revenue Service
Cedar Rapids
Billy Cutchlow
Labor Council
Cutchlow
Bernard Keating
IRS
Keating
Florence novelist Bruno Cicognani Dies at 92
Florence author and playwright Bruno Cicognani, 92, renowned in Italian literary circles, died Tuesday at his home in Florence, leaving behind a legacy of novels and stage works.
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Florence
Italy
Bruno Cicognani
Sonic boom ban over land limits supersonic travel
A note from today jokes that supersonic transport may be restricted from overland flight, suggesting the only way to hear a sonic boom is from a boat at sea, in a humorous take on aviation policy.
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