China Urges Rapid War Prep Amid U S Soviet Tension
Chinese Defense Minister Yeh Chien ying warned of a potential big war between the United States and the Soviet Union and urged a swift interior industrial buildup. Hua Kuo feng joined in stressing readiness and rapid economic development to avoid lateness in defense. Observers in Tokyo see the move as driving China toward broader industrial strength by century's end. Mao's defense plan to move industry inland is seen as lagging recently.
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House backs trade limits on Cuba and Vietnam
The House approved a 1.7 billion foreign aid bill with an amendment backing the embargo on Cuba and Vietnam by 288 to 119. The same bill, passed earlier, lifts limits on food shipments to countries with relations with Havana and Hanoi. It would fund 1.1 billion for global food, population control, and development, plus 270 million to international groups. The chamber also blocked money for forced sterilization but banned sterilization as birth control. Senate action pending.
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Nixon portrays detente era strategy and leadership in Frost interview
In a TV chat with David Frost Nixon recalls detente as hallmark of his presidency and claims sole credit for initiating China relations. He discusses Brezhnev Khrushchev Kissinger Mao and the 1973 nuclear alert during the Yom Kippur war and criticizes Kissinger while praising Mao and detente.
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GOP energy plan clashes with Carter on taxes and regulation
Senate Republicans propose a plan to decontrol newly discovered oil and remove price and allocation controls on refined products while avoiding higher gasoline taxes. The proposal calls for efficiency standards for vehicles, tax incentives for exploration, and a phased decontrol of new sales from the outer continental shelf, with loan guarantees for synthetic fuels and continued Clinch River reactor funding amid a rising gas price outlook.
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Folgers price cut perks coffee buyers in New York
Procter & Gamble cuts Folgers ground coffee by 25 cents per pound to wholesale 4.18, with retailers often matching or beating the price. Some stores show 3.79 a pound locally as customers watch costs rise and supply shifts slow.
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