Peking Vignette of China as Cuspidor's Last Stand
AP report satirically portrays the People's Republic of China with C hina described as the cuspidor’s last stand and a place for cheap cigars. It mocks spittoons, the Great Hall of the People, the Great Wall Cigar, and censorship while noting a Puritan moral climate and the press corps’ discomforts.
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Peking visit reveals contrasts of old rulers and new life
A modern Marco Polo explores Mao era Peking noting shoppers at the People’s Drug Store amid strange customs and a propaganda film scene. The piece contrasts ancient roots with a booming market for herbs and modern medicines as well as visitors’ reactions to elderly leaders and political rituals.
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England
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January price shifts spark protests and mixed trends
Prices rose for meat and new cars while used car prices fell seasonally. The overall food index declined 0.2 percent in January, helped by exemptions like eggs and fresh vegetables. Nonfood commodities slipped only 0.3 percent as apparel and furnishings dropped, but housing costs increased driven by higher property taxes and rents. Transport costs rose with transit fares up in New York and beyond. Day checks rose with tax relief easing, yet spendable earnings for a married worker with three dependents fell by 62 cents. weekly pay averaged $115.61, up 6.9 percent from last year.
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New York
Nixon Talks on Vietnam Peace Aims and China Visit
Nixon presses for a six month troop withdrawal plan in Vietnam and free elections in the South as talks with China in Peking touch on Viet Nam. Xuan Thuy meets Kissinger. Chou Enlai signals caution while broader exchanges with all Vietnam groups are urged.
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Indochina Do News On Peace Plan Meeting And Gala Night
Indochina Do, a former foreign minister, reportedly presented a peace plan to Xuan Thuy though unconfirmed. Secretary Rogers met Chi Peng-fei for a second day as capital events unfolded with the Nixon party, theater acts, and a Mao quotes display. A table tennis match featured Chuang Tee-tung losing to Chang Hsieh-tin as cigar tax details loomed over the proceedings.
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First Lady tours glass factory with workers and hosts
Pat Ching and Mrs Nixon visited a white washed factory displaying about 30 workers and a glass plant tour. Mrs Nixon joked about learning times, endured heat from vents, and was given gifts a glass crane and magnolia. Host Chao Mei Yun invited another visit.
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Compromise Busing Amendment Introduced by Senate Leaders
Senate floor action shifts as Senate Majority Leader Mansfield and Minority Leader Scott unveil a compromise school busing amendment aimed at defusing the Senate dispute. The plan becomes pending business amid parliamentary maneuvering with no clear vote date and potential perfecting amendments by Republicans led by Whip Griffin.
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Senate weighs anti busing amendment in school desegregation bill
On opening day of a combined 23 billion higher education and 1.5 billion school desegregation measure the Senate faced a draft of over a dozen amendments aimed at banning or curtailing busing. Lawmakers paused for portraits of former lieutenant governors Fred G. Pollard and J. Sargent Reynolds as they eyed the budget implications.
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Angela Davis bail decision and Virginia political clash
Angela Davis secured bail after hours of arranging and a judge set bail at 102,500 with conditions including weekly reporting. The day featured a Senate hearing on Blue Law repeal, party power plays over the State Corporation Commission nominations, and broader debates on desegregation and education funding.
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Court rulings and eviction cases shape rights and housing
The court weighs ballot secrecy and state power in an election integrity ruling. In a separate decision a Portland couple loses an eviction appeal after a landlord fixes substandard housing. the majority warns the Constitution does not guarantee a right to dwellings beyond lease terms. Justice Douglas dissents on bail in capital cases and housing as a fundamental tenant right.
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California
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Bombing strikes widen amid jungle fighting near Kontum
Overnight bombing by B52s and fighter bombers targeted suspected enemy concentrations as South Vietnamese rangers jumped from helicopters and fighters engaged in heavy jungle fighting. Three South Vietnamese rangers were wounded while enemy casualties remained unknown. A96tions reported evacuations by helicopter as new aide Richard Blystone described mortar fire and attacks near Kontum on Highway 14 with one 82mm mortar wounding a South Vietnamese paramilitary outpost.
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Blystone
IRS issues temporary rules for deducting political donations
The IRS released temporary guidelines under the Campaign Financing Act outlining that contributors must have receipts and candidates must file forms before year end for tax deductions or credits. Receipts can be canceled checks, and deductions or credits vary up to 50 to 100 dollars, with credits up to 22.50.
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Mar Ranma
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Fred Hickman
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Virginia debate over legislative aides bill and next governor
Lawmakers clash as Thomson proposes six month aide and secretary for each of 140 legislators while questioning expiring governor aides. Del Washington asks about Lt. Gov Howell succession. Thomson warns voters chose Gov Holton and cautions about altering the bill before Holton leaves office.
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Cigars Industry Sees Mixed 1971 Half-Year Output
A December report shows the tobacco industry produced 238.4 billion cigarettes in the last six months of 1971, down from 297 billion in late 1970. Small cigars rose to 681 million in six months, while large cigars would struggle to hire qualified staff. A Capitol Hill push seeks to broaden advertising bans to small cigars.
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