Waldheim to Visit China Amid Taiwan Talks
U N secretary general Kurt Waldheim plans a five day official visit to the People's Republic of China, following concessions to Beijing on Taiwan. He has already visited Washington Paris London and Moscow, and will meet Chinese leaders while facing questions about Mao’s ideologies and Taiwan policy.
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N.Y
Marco Polo
Richard Nixon
China
Peking
Taiwan
People’s Republic of China
Kurt Waldheim
Mao Tse-tung
Chinese
Communist Party
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Waldheim
U Thant
U.N
Central News Agency
Thant
Soviet Union
Korea
Congo
Trygve Lie
Dag Hammarskjold
Washington
Security Council
Paris
London
Moscow
Espionage trial underway for sergeant at base
At Tyndall Air Force Base Florida prosecutors prepare to rebut defense witnesses in the espionage court martial of M. Sgt Walter Perkins 37 accused of trading five secret documents with the Russians for three American POWs in North Vietnam Perkins pleaded innocent by reason of temporary insanity and the defense paints him as a frightened lonely drunk driven by work pressures The psychiatrist testifying for the defense said Perkins believed the swap would have occurred had he not been arrested and that his alcoholism was a symbolic plea for help from his country indicating he dreamed of doing something positive even as he erred in judgment
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Tyndall Air Force Base
Fla
Air Force
Walter Perkins
Perkins
Robert Sadoff
Temple
Pennsylvania
Mexico City
Panama City
U.S
Sadoff
Joe Peck
Eddie Machen Dies Violently One Time Heavyweight Contender
Eddie Machen, once the world’s No. 1 heavyweight contender, died at 40 in an apparent fall from his San Francisco apartment. The coroner found liver damage but ruled out foul play. His troubled life included a 1952 armed robbery conviction, a 1963 Napa State Hospital stay for schizophrenia, and a career ending after losses to Joe Frazier and others with a 50-11-3 record.
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San Francisco
Eddie Machen
Machen
World Boxing Association
Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
Sonny Liston
Napa State Hospital
Floyd Patterson
Ernie Terrell
UCLA Coach Wooden among college basketball Hall of Fame inductees
UCLA coach John Wooden, two former coaches and 11 players are elected to the United Savings Helms Athletic Foundation College Basketball Hall of Fame. Also honored: Robert J. Calihan now at University of Detroit and Stan Watts at Brigham Young. The U S produces about 50,000 to 80,000 tons of unshelled almonds annually.
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Los Angeles
UCLA
John Wooden
United Savings-Helms Athletic Foundation
Wooden
Helms Board
Robert J. Calihan
University of Detroit
Stan Watts
Brigham Young
United States
Fate of no fault insurance bill hangs on Senate vote
The fate of a no fault auto insurance bill rests on a Senate vote by 8 p.m. tonight to send the Commerce Committee measure to the Judiciary Committee. Sen. Cook urged cautious support amid constitutional questions while Sen. Hart argued the bill fixes a system where victims are underpaid. The administration backs no fault.
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Washington
Senate
Roman Hruska
Rneb
Commerce Committee
Judiciary Committee
Marlow Cook
R-Ky
Philip Hart
Dmich
Hart
Alexander defends Cache River Bayou DeView project
Rep. Bill Alexander defends the Cache River Bayou DeView drainage project at the Greenway picnic stating it benefits sportsmen and flood control. He warns environmental opposition could let corporate interests take land. Gov. Bumpers seeks halt amid litigation and swampland purchase talks. Alexander cites a 1968 pledge to back flood control and says Congress has approved funding and the flood-control portion.
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Dale Bumpers
Army Engineers
Arkansas
Congress
Alexander
State Game and Fish Commission
Interior Department
Bridge match shows no trump risk pays off for Wolff pair
Betsy Wolff and Bobby Wolff dominate at the table as he takes four no trump after a diamond lead, while the other table yields four spades with Stayman and a raised contract. The mixed team gains 700 points for 12 IMPs, illustrating two contrasting approaches.
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Betsy Wolff
Bobby
Jim Jacoby
Dallas Aces
North
South
West North East South
Death by own action ends hashish smuggling witness
Martin Allen Hess, 31, an interior decorator linked to a hashish smuggling case, was killed when his Cadillac exploded amid a time delay bomb after a parking garage stop. Witness Jean Sluzenski described Hess opening a truck in the car and the blast destroying the vehicle. Hess testified against Lt. Joseph Marker and three others, alleging plans to remove hashish for $10,000. He was convicted of possession and extortion related charges.
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Cherry Hill
N. J
Philadelphia
Martin Allen Hess
Hess
Delaware River
Jean Sluzenski
Afghanistan
Africa
New York
Joseph Marker
Philadelphia Police Department
Marker
WCT merger challenge seeks monopoly ruling in Cleveland
John L. March of the Shaker Racquet Club sues World Championship Tennis in U S District Court seeking triple damages and attorney fees. The suit claims WCT monopoly power and that its contracts restrain fair trade by barring 90 percent of the world’s top players from other events.
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Cleveland
Ohio
U.S
John L. March
Shaker
Lamar Hunt
Inmate Complaints Tied to Writ Writing Activities
U S District Judge J Smith Henley said he had received complaints from prison inmates about conduct and attitude of prison personnel in connection with writ writing activities He denied a habeas corpus petition by inmate Roger D Mosby noting harassment complaints and retaliation concerns toward those filing petitions The judge told state prison officials there must be retaliation or threats of retaliation against writ writers IAR
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Little Rock
U. S. District Court
J. Smith Henley
Henley
Cummins
Yearbook highlights landscape for living gardening aid
The 1972 Yearbook of Agriculture Landscape for Living promotes urban and rural garden improvement with chapters on shrubs perennials annuals lawns vegetables fruits herbs and plant propagation. Secretary Earl L Butz notes 80 million Americans garden and urges better life quality through green spaces. copies available free to congress members or for 3.50 from the Government Printing Office.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
America
Buzz
United States
Calvin J. Caldwell
Congress
Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
Nashville vigil raises funds after theft from hospital bed
Nashvillians donated over 800 dollars after a woman asleep outside her husband’s hospital room in St Thomas Hospital’s coronary care unit awoke to find 225 dollars taken along with her husband’s watch. Mrs Alfred Warren from Shelbyville says she and five children face unpaid bills and no groceries.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashvillians
Alfred Warren
Shelbyville
Nashville
St. Thomas Hospital
Warrens
Hope Star editorial and staff listing list August 8 1972
The Hope Star issue dated Tuesday August 8 1972 provides masthead details and staff names for The Star Publishing Co. including president editor and department heads. It also lists advertising and circulation managers and notes AP and Arkansas press associations, plus subscription rates and mail rates.
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George S. Smith
Rebecca Lazenby
Mary Anita Laseter
Esther Hicks
Donal Parker
Wanda Powell
Sibyl Parsons
C. M. Rogers, Jr
Alice Kate Baker
Virginia Hiscott Mechanical Department
Billy Dan Jones
D. E. Allen
George Smith, Jr
Skirvin Tower
Oklahoma City
Okla
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Basketball Hall of Fame
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Area Extension Home Economist
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Delmetric Smith
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Rhonda Jones
Regena Smith
Cynthia Harris
Cooperative Extension Service
N.T. Pass
Yorklyn
Del
Hope Star
Star of Hope
Consolidated
Star Building
Walnut St
Hope
Ark
P.O
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Hope, Ark
Star Publishing CO
Alex. H. Washburn
Paul H. Jones
Hempstead
Nevada
Lafayette
Howard
Pike
Clark Counties
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