Soviets Offer China Nonaggression Pact
The Soviet Union proposed a nonaggression pledge to China as part of efforts to thaw relations and undercut Sino American reconciliation. Deputy Foreign Minister Leonid Ilyichov arrived in Peking to discuss border talks and possible minor frontier changes. Beijing offered no reaction while Moscow aims to ease tensions and expand influence in Asia.
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London
UPI
Soviet Union
China
Leonid Ilyichov
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Russia
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Asia
Cost of Living Rises Sharply in February
UPI reports the Labor Department says the cost of living climbed 0.5 percent in February as food prices surged. The gain, the sharpest one-month rise since last summer, reflects a 1.7 percent increase in seasonally adjusted food prices, with meat costs driving most of the jump and fresh produce also rising.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Longwood College inaugurates Wynne Campus School in Farmville
The John P Wynne Campus School in Farmville Virginia opens in a circular steel framed building about 200 feet in diameter. The facility houses kindergarten through seventh grade classes and offers education students hands on teaching experience as reported by College Management journal.
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New York
John P. Wynne
Longwood College
Farmville
Cattle Feedlots Face Veterinarian Shortage Across West Texas
West Texas cattle feedlot managers say a severe lack of large animal veterinarians hampers growth. Only 75 large animal vets exist in Texas, with 1,470 practicing and 614 in military, retired, or out of state status. Proposals for a Texas Tech veterinary school aim to address the need near Lubbock and Canyon, with enrollment hoped for fall 1973.
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Hereford
Tex
Upi
West Texas
James McCarty
Big Tex Cattle
McCarty
Texas
Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Lone Star
School of Veterinary and Zoological Medicine
Texas Tech University School of Medicine
Lubbock
West Texas State University
Canyon
Clayton Powell Dying In Hospital In Miami
Former New York Congressman Adam Clayton Powell lies in the intensive care unit of Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition after prostate surgery complications. Powell, 63, is reportedly in a coma and not expected to recover, with his wife’s attorney noting the likely outcome.
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Miami
UPI
New York
Adam Clayton Powell
South Bimini
Bahamas
Powell
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Board Chairman Predicts Lower Insurance Rates
AUSTIN UP I Larry Teaver chair of the three man State Insurance Board says he is optimistic auto insurance rates can be cut this year He notes a 14 percent rise on Jan 1 1971 and a 2.8 percent increase blocked by the price freeze He expects inflation to ease and new rates set Sept 1 to reflect lower premiums.
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Austin
UPI
Larry Teaver
State Insurance Board
Teaver
Cities Immune From Damage Suits
The Texas Supreme Court upheld municipal immunity, ruling Houston could not be liable for the death of fifth grader Victor Roy George who drowned May 8, 1967, in water in a Houston landfill excavation.
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Austin
UPI
Texas Supreme Court
High Court
Houston
Victor Roy George
Rain Needed Across Texas Delays Planting
Texas farmers face a dry spell with limited rain hindering spring planting in southern and central regions. Surface moisture remains scarce, grazing is below average, and stock water shortages persist as Extension Service notes.
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
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