United States and China set up liaison offices in Washington and Peking
The United States and China announce official liaison offices in Washington and Peking to speed up normalization. Kissinger says offices will handle trade and other matters while avoiding formal diplomatic ties. Prisoner releases, Downey sentence review, Taiwan posture, and private claims talks in Paris are noted.
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Freeman recalls Nixon China trip and Chou dinner gesture
Former State Department official Charles W. Freeman Jr recounts his February 1972 China visit with President Nixon. He describes a 15 minute talk with Premier Chou En-lai about obtaining histories of 24 dynasties and a dinner table moment over pageboy devices.
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Freeman Outlines U S China Trade Plans
Charles W. Freeman Jr a State Department China expert told a Lawrence Chamber of Commerce breakfast the United States could trade 300 to 400 million dollars with China in 1973 led by Midwestern agricultural goods Cotton, wheat and corn would dominate the exports with potential for broader industrial items and MFN status if major differences are settled He noted U S private property claims against China and unresolved issues on patents copyrights and bank assets as obstacles to expanding trade
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Kansas Senate Approves Extended Tax Lid Change
The Kansas Senate voted 35 to 5 to extend the tax lid indefinitely while removing the budget lid for local governments. The bill allows cities and counties to adopt local half cent or one cent sales taxes, with House approval still required. Lawrence officials praised removing the budget lid as key to funding growth, and noted lawmakers seek statewide support for their program.
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Docking Plan Gets the Ax In Legislature
In Topeka the Kansas House killed Gov. Docking's circuit breaker plan and sent a welfare takeover bill to the Senate. The circuit breaker was kept alive 47-71 only with some Democratic support. the welfare measure passed 80-42 as the Democratic and some Republican members crossed party lines.
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Mild Weather Stays Through Friday for Lawrence Kansas
Temperate conditions persist in eastern Kansas with no rain expected tonight or Friday. Lawrence highs fall to the 40s after 20s overnight, with a recent .06 inch rainfall since the weekend and a high of 41 and a low of 30 recorded Wednesday.
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Nixon Pledges Tax Reform and Relief for Elderly
President Nixon in a State of the Union address says he will propose a tax reform bill and measures to ease property taxes for older Americans. He urges a spending ceiling of 269 billion for 1974 and calls on Congress to match cuts with restraint while avoiding new general tax increases. There are no specifics on the reform bills.
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Crash Kills Ottawa Man in Three Vehicle Wreck
Dale L. Broers 20 of Ottawa died in a three vehicle crash on U S 59 south of Lawrence around 2 p m Wednesday. Witnesses say he passed a vehicle at speed, then lost control and sideswiped Jerry Findley's pickup before a head on collision with Douglas Kramer and Shirley Marconette.
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Broers Death Ties Traffic Toll in Douglas County
Funeral services for Broers, born December 7 1952 in Ottawa, will be at 2 p m Saturday at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home Ottawa with burial in Highland Cemetery Ottawa Evangelist William J Hensley to lead. He was a wellsville high school graduate and worked the midnight to 8 a m shift at Kansas Color Press Ottawa area family details listed.
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