Nixon Seeks Insight Ahead of China Visit with Malraux
President Nixon meets French intellectual Andre Malraux for 80 minutes to gain impressions of Chinese leaders as he readies a week long trip. White House outlines a rough itinerary with banquets, tours to the Great Wall, and meetings with Communist officials. Nixon also expands China trade, enabling broader exports under general licenses.
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Gaylord Shaw
Associated Press
Washington
China
Nixon
France
Andre Malraux
White House
Great Wall
Malraux
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Soviet Union
U.S
Ziegler
Peking
Hangchow
State Department
Hawaii
Guam
Shanghai
Chou Enlai
Author Claims Giant Dirigible Sabotaged
The author of a book on the 1937 Hindenburg disaster says German and U.S. archives support sabotage by a crew member. Michael MacDonald Mooney, in The Hindenburg from Dodd, Mead, argues a phosphate bomb set by Eric Spehr timed to explode after most aboard left, delaying docking due to a thunderstorm.
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NEW York
Germany
United States
Michael MacDonald Mooney
Dodd-Meade
Lakehurst
N.J
Department of Commerce Commission
Washington
Berlin
Hermann Goering
Mooney
Eric Spehl
Hitler
Hindenburg
Spehr
Spehl
National Archives
New York Cty
No Candy for Mrs. Irving A Valentine Vex Adds to Hughes Hoax Fallout
New York AP report describes Edith Irving amid Valentine Day events as her husband Clifford Irving faces the Time magazine hoax claims. Swiss chocolates arrive for Edith while friends recount Helga Hughes Day and the $650000 McGraw Hill checks linked to a Swiss bank.
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New York
Edith Irving
Time Magazine
Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
Edith
James Sherwood
Irving
California
Baez Visits Marianna Arkansas Tour Stops Amid Press Apology
Folksinger Joan Baez toured Marianna and Lee County, apologizing to residents for news media attention and noting she aims to see poverty firsthand. She spoke with unemployed residents, sang for a hospitalized woman, and discussed a potential March benefit date in Memphis. Baez said most concerts are benefits and that media coverage makes her uncomfortable.
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Ark
Joan Baez
Lee County
Miss Baez
Rete Wilbore
Williams
Baez
Mid-South Coliseum
Memphis
Coliseum
Cae
Miss Baer
Meat Imports May Be Eased in Price Control Review
Washington AP report says the Cost of Living Council weighs easing meat import quotas to curb rising meat prices. Executive director Donald Rumsfeld notes the issue is before the council but does not confirm price controls. He calls quota easing among likely possibilities amid opposition from Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz and meat groups.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Donald Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld
Earl Butz
U.S
Archie Displays Black Niece in Hollywood Move
HOLLYWOOD AP Carrol O Connor the actor who plays Archie Bunker on All in the Family is introducing a 19 year old black girl as his niece Richelle Williams. He says most think there is a black relative. Ricky has lived with the O Connors and is now pursuing acting as a stand in and bit player in Blacula.
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Hollywood
Carroll O'Connor
Archie Bunker
Richelle
O'Connor
Ricky
Carroll
New Jersey
O’connors
Howard University
Frenchman Begins 4 Month Time Vacuum Experiment
French scientist Michel Siffre begins a solo 2p time vacuum in Mid night Cave near Del Rio Texas. He removes the watch and will be isolated for a planned 48 hour cycle of 36 hours activity and 12 hours rest. Daily surface contact via phone will check his sense of date and hour against a calendar.
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Godfrey Anderson
Associated Press
del Rio
Tex
Michel Siffre
Texas
Natalie
Siffre
Midnight Cave
Here
Michel
Austin Temple Elected ASU Board Chairman in Arkansas
In Jonesboro Arkansas Austin Temple of Crossett was chosen Monday to chair the Arkansas State University Board of Trustees replacing Joe Brooks whose January term expiry leaves the post. W P Gulley of Little Rock was named vice chairman and Larry Brewer of Paragould secretary.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Austin Temple of
Crossett
Arkansas State University Board of Trustees
Joe Brooks
W. P. Gulley
Little Rock
Larry Brewer
Paragould
TV Personalities Returning in Hollywood Next Season
Hollywood faces a shift back to home grown talent as networks seek familiar TV names for next season. The piece notes many stars from past series are in contention, with only Glenn Ford and Rock Hudson appearing secure for renewal amid a trend away from marquee movie stars.
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Hollywood
Henry Fonda
Shirley Maclaine
Anthony Quinn
James Garner
Nichols
Tony
Duffy
Richard Boone
Will Travel
Mastermind Haig to Run NSC as Nixon Kissinger Tour Looms
Brig. Gen. Alexander M. Haig Jr., deputy national security adviser, will manage the NSC operation from the White House during Nixon and Kissinger’s China trip. Haig, 47, has been central to policy planning, arranging Kissinger’s flights and secret missions, and coordinating background options for the President. He notes he does not travel when Henry travels and emphasizes NSC as a brain trust feeding best advice to aid sharp decisions. The article also recounts Haig’s recent China contacts and his role as traffic manager for foreign policy decisions.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Peking
Paris
White House
Nixon
Kissinger
China
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Henry
Haig
Chou En-lai
National Security Council
West Point
Asia
Vietnam
NSC
John Scali
Pakistan
Contie
Yellowstone Opens for Winter Visitors First Time in 100 Years
The old American vacation favorite Yellowstone National Park welcomes winter visitors for the first time in its century history. Old Faithful remains a familiar sight while new wonders appear, including ghost trees formed when geyser steam condenses on icy branches.
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Yellowstone National Park
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