Nixon Plans Visit to Communist China Within Ten Months
President Nixon announced on national radio and TV from Burbank that he will visit Peking within ten months at Premier Chou En-lai’s invitation to seek a normalization of U S China relations. Kissinger helped arrange the trip after a secret stop in Peking during a world tour. The move drew a protest from Taipei as the Chinese government lodged a strong protest.
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Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Peking
China
Chou En-lai
U.S
Mainland China
Chou
Henry A. Kissinger
National Broadcasting Co
Burbank
Taipei
United States
James Wei
Nix
People’s Republic of China
Labor Party
Geneva
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Body of Woman Found Near Iola
A badly decomposed body found in a ditch near Iola is believed to be Letta Frances Watson, 48, missing since Saturday night. Watson’s body was sent to Wichita for an autopsy. authorities suspect a vehicle struck her. A linked October 1969 case in Hutton is noted. Kimmet E. Tinnell, living with Watson, was arrested for burglary in Missouri and questioned. Five Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents assist Allen County sheriff.
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IOLA
Here
Letta Frances Watson
Wichita
Hutton
Herman Roberts
Roberts
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Allen County Sheriff's Office
Watson
Kimmet E. Tinnell
Nixon Peking trip ushers in new US China relations
Washington notes Nixon's acceptance of Chou En-lai's invitation signals a potential full US China rapprochement and could reshape United Nations dynamics, Taiwan representation, and Vietnam peace talks as Peking hints at broader joint approaches. The move alarms Taiwan's Chiang regime and unsettles Soviet rivalry in a shifting Cold War balance.
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Peking
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Taiwan
Washington
Red China
Warsaw
Intercepted Letter Expresses Doubt About Orientals
A brief intercepted missive from Nute to Cha. contains a clumsy hope that the Orientals are not too inscrutable, reflecting dated racial attitudes in the correspondence.
Strikes Shut Down Two Rail Lines After Summit Talks
Washington reports union strikes began on Southern Railway and Union Pacific after an all night Labor Department meeting failed to resolve work rule disputes. The two lines handle 8.9 percent of station rail miles and 23 percent of farm shipments, with talks to resume later today among Cabinet officials railroad presidents and UTU President Charles Luna.
U S Bans Bring the Boys Home Song in Vietnam Network
The U S Command bans the soul hit Bring the Boys Home on the American Forces Vietnam Network claiming it would aid and comfort the enemy. The move shocks listeners and raises questions about censorship during the Vietnam era.
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Saigon
U.S
American Forces Vietnam Network
Fed raises discount rate signaling tighter policy
The Federal Reserve Board in Washington raised the discount rate from 4 percent to 5 percent on Thursday. It marks the first rate increase since early 1969 and signals discontent with Nixon administration economic policy.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
House approves radioactive waste dump project in Lyons Kansas
The House authorized a $3.5 million Atomic Energy Commission project to build a dump for radioactive waste in old salt mines near Lyons Kansas. The vote was 206 to 162 against deleting the authorization. Rep Joe Skubitz opposed the amendment and the money to fund the project will be addressed in a later appropriation bill.
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Washington
Lyons
Kan
House
Kansas
Robert Docking
Atomic Energy Commission
Rep
Joe Skubitz
R-Kan
Encephalitis Outbreak in Enid Oklahoma Not Linked to Texas Case
In Enid Oklahoma 18 people have been hospitalized with a mild form of encephalitis. Health officials say the illness does not appear connected to a deadly Texas strain, with specimens sent to the state Health Department for testing.
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Enid
Okla
State Health Department
Cecil Reinstein
Garfield County
Texas
Kansas Pesticide Board Holds Hearing on 2 4 D Use
The Kansas Pesticide Advisory Board will gather information on the herbicide 2 4 D before advising on future use. A hearing was held after groups blamed 2 4 D for declines in Milford Reservoir fish foods and hatcheries. No evidence was presented on how much 2 4 D entered the lake when the Army sprayed 40 000 acres of Fort Riley for thistle control in April.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Pesticide Advisory Board
Milford Reservoir
Fort Riley Military Reservation
Treasury Board Cuts Inactive State Deposits
The Kansas Board of Treasury Examiners will reduce inactive bank deposits from 191.75 million to 163.60 million on August 1 as part of easing the money pinch affecting the state.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Board of Treasury Examiners
Paving and sewer projects in Chanute face payment plan
More than 740000 dollars in Chanute paving and sewer work are readied for payment via lump sum or tax rolls. Hearings set for July 26. assessments use a lot foot method and may be paid in ten yearly installments with interest.
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Chanute
Ardyn Heights
Bob German
Knight, German and
Williams
Pennington
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Washington-Peking
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S. Rutter
Coffeyville
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General Assembly
Moscow
America
Peoples Republic of China
Cha
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Skubitz
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The
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Internal Revenue Service
Ross Cooper
Moffatt
Robert Pennington
Allen Street
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12Th Street
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Larson
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Denman
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