Nixon to visit China amid push for normalizing ties
President Richard Nixon announced a planned visit to Peking within ten months to seek normalization of U.S. mainland China relations. The trip, arranged by Premier Chou En-lai and Kissinger, follows a secret world tour and prompts reaction from Taipei and Democrats.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Peking
China
Chou En-lai
U.S
National Broadcasting Co
People's Republic of China
Washington
Kissinger
Sie
Aris
Strike Aims to Idle 48000 Rail Workers on Two Lines
Washington AP reports Cabinet, railroad and union leaders bargained through the night without preventing a strike on Union Pacific and Southern railroads. AFL CIO president Charles Luna said the walkout would idle about 48,000 workers and affect Southern and Western states as Volpe and five railroad presidents joined the urgent session. The stalled talks marked the nation’s third major rail stoppage in seven months, underscoring tense labor conflict on key lines.
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Washington
Union Pacific and Southern
Charles Luna
Afl-Cio
United Transportation Union
Lina
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Labor Department
Norfolk & Western
Southern Pacific
UTU
Chicago and North Western
Southern
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Hopkins Polls Reveal Strong Views Across Area
Nearly 200 citizens answered Rep. Forest Hopkins on legislative issues. Abortion liberalization favored, capital punishment abolished by fewer, unemployment compensation opposed two to one, and support grew for a state lottery. Public welfare funding and rail labor disputes also feature in the responses.
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Forest Hopkins
House of Representatives
Hopkins
Commissioner and allies fined for migratory game law violation
Erie County Commissioner William C. Hill Jr and two men were fined $50 each after pleading guilty to shooting at migratory coots from a moving boat in Presque Isle Bay on October 10. U S Magistrate Gabriel Bifulko oversaw the plea, with Hill insisting their innocence after the hearing and stating they altered their plea when expected defense testimony did not appear.
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Erie
Erie County
William C. Hill Jr
Hill
Anthony Rugare
John Vrenna
Presque Isle Bay
U.S
Move On Here To Secure Youth Jobs
The Journal reports efforts to revive the Neighborhood Youth Corps summer job program in Corry for next summer. C Edward Geiger of GECAC says a formal letter outlining need, participant numbers, and suitable projects is required, with slots available nationwide. Corry previously hosted NYC in 1968 through GECAC, though timing and placement remain unclear.
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Corry
The
Journal Today
C. Edward Geiger
Greater Erie Civic Action Committee
GECAC
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
Geiger
Erie
Albion
Union City
Nyc
Nixon China trip sparks mixed Asian reactions
Nationalist China protests Nixon plan to visit Communist China while South Korean officials call the move shocking. South Vietnamese leaders split, with Thieu urging peace steps and Ky warning to shield national interests. Tokyo welcomes the potential improvement in U S China ties as regional leaders hedge on broader implications. Philippine officials call the trip a diplomatic breakthrough with far reaching peace prospects.
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Tokyo
China
Nixon
United States
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Far East
James C. Shen
Washington
Seoul
Toshio Kimura
Keith Holyoake
New Zealand
Thanat Khoman
Thailand
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Leslie Bury
Australia
Peking
People’s Republic of China
Hetrip
Mom and Daughter Hurt In One Car Crash
A Waterford woman Roberta Sorenson 43 was admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital for lacerations after a one car crash on Messinger road near Beaverdam at 3 45 p m yesterday. Her daughter Judy a passenger was treated and released. State Police said Sorenson was westbound at high speed when she lost control left the road went through a field and over an embankment coming to rest on another road. Car damages were about 900 dollars.
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Waterford
Corry Memorial Hospital
Messinger Road
Beaverdam
Roberta Sorenson
Judy
City Faces Hare Creek Sewage Issues and Cleanup Push
Corry’s infant sewer history left Hare Creek polluted though tests have overstated danger. A proposed sewer line from Sciota Street to Kundracik land aims to connect lagoons and industrial waste, while decades of illegal storm sewer taps are being eliminated.
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Corry
Hare Creek
American Public Health Association
David Johnson
Eee
Ie Sanitary Water Board
Sciota Street
Paul Kundracik
Kundracik
Erie County Department of Health
Columbus Avenue
Snd Concord
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Moscow
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Bronx
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Chiang Kaishek
South Korea
Foreign Ministry
Carl Hixson
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