Nixon Prepares for China Talks With Malraux Aid
President Nixon moves toward his Peking visit with rapid staff briefings and a consultative session with Andre Malraux. He reviews extensive China material from State Department, NSC, and CIA as Kissinger’s team shares transcripts and diverse expert opinions to shape the upcoming talks.
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Washington
Peking
Nixon
Andre Malraux
China
White House
Malraux
Aantimemoires
Mao
Feeder Pigs Sell At $60 At Central Missouri Sale
A herd of feeder pigs brought $60 per hundred at Central Missouri Livestock Auction, the highest comparable price for their weight since late 1965. Raymond Michael of Bland sold 37 head averaging 52 pounds at $60 per hundred, totaling $1154.40, with another 10 pigs averaging 38 pounds at $59 per hundred. Frank Borz of Bellflower sold 27 head of 19-pound pigs for $61 per hundred. Receipts were 2100 with 1350 pigs sold, market hog prices mixed, and overall offerings strong despite lighter hogs.
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Central Missouri
Raymond Michael
Bland
Michael
Frank Borz
Bellflower
Mexico
United States
Ceasefire Halts Big Air Campaign in Vietnam
A 24 hour allied Tet cease fire halted a major U.S. air offensive after six days of raids. U.S. forces reported 176 strikes in South Vietnam and 27 by BS-2 bombers, with total missions surpassing 800. Intermittent clashes and artillery fire followed, including an assailant attack and casualties among government troops in several provinces.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Laos
U.S. Command
Navy
Air Force
Nixon
China
Binh Dinh
Cam Ranh Bay
Mekong
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Guns Stolen from Graf and Sons Recovered in Audrain County
Three men were arraigned in Audrain County Magistrate Court on burglary and stealing charges after Graf and Sons Inc. reported a $12,000 gun theft. Investigators recovered 47 handguns and 19 shotguns valued at about $12,000. Officers tracked suspects to a motel, a highway chase, and a field where the guns were found in boxes along with two cases of beer. The Graf family and Sheriff’s deputies worked until 7 a.m. Sunday to inventory the firearms.
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Audrain County
Graf and Sons Inc
Jerry Leroy Luther
Route 3
Boonville
Don Robert Browning
New Franklin
James Wayne Terrell
New _ em
New Franklin Boonville
Harold Sulgrove
Bob Graf
Monterey
Daniel Carmen
Monterey Package Liquor
Graf
Highway Patrol
Dennis Herndon
Barry McDonnell
Terrell
Highway 4
Luther
Browning
Sydenstricker Implement Co
Sulgrove
Highway 54
Callaway County
Carmen
Pressures On US Mounting Says Laird
Laird warns that the next 20 years will be crucial to U S treaty commitments and that the United States will be pressured as never before to meet military obligations with other nations. The remark was made at Litchfield Park Arizona.
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Litchfield Park
Ariz
United States
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Pup's First Quarry Is 8-Foot Alligator
In Tulsa Oklahoma a four month old beagle named Sugarfoot on his first hunting trip encountered an alligator reported to be 200 pounds and 82 feet long. Nighttime rescuers Kenneth Benton and Steve Lawmill shot and killed the reptile which had escaped from Nature's Acre a nearby nature park. Owner Hugh Davis said the gator had been missing since August and estimated its age at 20 to 30 years.
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Tulsa
Okla
Sugarfoot
Kenneth Benton
Steve Lawmill
Nature's
Nature
Hugh Davis
Britain faces full shutdown amid coal strike power crisis
London AP reports nationwide electric cuts halt industry and public life as mineworkers strike enters sixth week. Thousands sent home, factories stagger on half-time, Jaguar Triumph Rover plants idled, and potential total outage looms within two weeks. Government warns of standby army moves. Wilberforce panel hearings start Tuesday with settlement possible next week.
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London
Britain
St. Valentine’s Day
England
Scotland
British Steel
Jaguar Motors
Coventry
Triumph Motors
Rovers
Trade and Industry
John Davies
Lord Wilberforce
E. L. White Dies Rites To Be Tuesday
Ernest L. White a 78 year old Mexico area resident and mechanic died after a lingering illness. He lived in Audrain County since 1922 and is survived by Nellie Cannon his wife two sisters a son two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at Arnold Funeral Home. Burial East Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation 7 to 9 pm.
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Ernest L. White
Route 1
Mexico
Audrain County
Mr. White
Graham, Tex
Thomas
Jennie Bowden White
Nellie Cannon
Annie Peak
Ashland
Edna Forbis
William Warren White
Route 3
Arnold Funeral Home
Marvin Jones
East Lawn Memorial Park
Congress Pressed on Strike Law Amid Labor, Business Opposition
Washington AP reports Congress faces pressure from President Nixon and the West Coast dock strike to draft long-delayed labor-transportation bills. House and Senate committees plan to open drafting sessions next month with March 29 set for bill-writing starts. AFL-CIO opposes arbitration and rail, airline, and trucking groups seek changes while NAM urges doing nothing. The outcome remains uncertain amid political fear of a broader strike.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
Senate
Harley O. Staggers
Dw.va
House Commerce Committee
Sen
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
Senate Labor Committee
Afl-Cio
National Association of Manufacturers
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Chou En-lai
Ronald L. Ziegler
Florida
National Security Council
Henry Kissinger
State Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Peoples Republic of China
Harvard
John King Fairbank
Ross Terrill
Atlantic Monthly
Chou
Kissinger
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Haig
Graf and Sons
Richard Vance
Pup
Lawrence Daily
Coal Board
Edward Heath
House of Commons
E. L. White
San Leandro
Calif
East Oakland
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