Dignitaries Greet Nixon In China Visit Return
Former President Richard Nixon arrived in Peking with Pat Nixon aboard an American jet. A crowd of 200 locals and 50 Chinese visitors greeted them, led by Hua Kuo-feng. Nixon plans an eight day stay visiting three cities and meeting Chinese leaders.
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Peking
Richard M. Nixon
China
Nixon
Pat
Mexico
United States
Nixons
Hua Kuo-feng
Chiao Kuanhua
Los Angeles
Chou En-lai
Chou
White House
Soviet Union
Anchorage
Alaska
Tokyo
Ford
Secret Service
U.S
Tsinghua University
Communist Party
Great Hall of the People
Kwangsi
Kweilin
Canton
Mao Tse-tung
Julie Eisenhower
David
Tere
Judge Orders Curb On FBI rap sheets In 1970s case
A federal judge urged the FBI to stop circulating outdated arrest records and to improve update methods for Tarlton's pre 1956 files. He refused wholesale expungement, but directed changes, including notifying local agencies of accuracy challenges, gradually removing minor offenses, and moving toward computerized, on demand access by 1978.
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Washington
Texas
John Brent Tarlton
FBI
Tarlton
U.S
Lewis Smith Jr
Smith
Tornadoes Ravage Missouri Killing Child and Wrecking Towns
Tornadoes swept southeast and central Missouri overnight causing deaths and extensive damage. Seven year old Clinton Stratton was killed. his parents and four siblings were injured in Poplar Bluff as hospitals relocated patients. West Plains Mountain View and St. Robert areas reported major destruction including a hospital roof blown off and numerous damaged buildings. In West Plains three separate storm cells caused injuries and heavy damage to businesses, a printing shop, a police station, and 15 airplanes at the airport.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Clinton Thomas Stratton
Poplar Bluff
Strattons
West Plains
Mountain View
St. Robert
Ft. Leonard Wood
St. Louis
Fenton
St. Francis Hospital
Continental Trailways
Glass Company
Chevrolet
Country Club
Missouri Highway Patrol
Stratton
Shirley
Russell
Clinton
Jessie
Rhonda
Donna
Big E Discount
Paxico
Bert McWaters
Puxico
Kissinger to sign Brazil accord in Brasilia today
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was to sign an U S Brazil accord in Brasilia before flying to Rio de Janeiro. The agreement calls for U S consultation with Brazil on major global decisions and speeds up the transfer of advanced American technology. It also sets up trade policy dispute procedures after unresolved talks during his visit. Brazil cites a 1.6 billion trade deficit with the United States and opposes price fixing by other nations. Brazil warns Congress must change laws for duties on subsidized Brazilian goods.
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Brasilia
Brazil
Henry Kissinger
Rio de Janeiro
U.S
Kissinger
United States
Congress
Blizzard Strikes Western Kansas Trapping Cars and Roads
A state of emergency was declared in western Kansas as a severe blizzard crippled the region. Winds reached 80 mph in Dodge City with five inches of snow. highways were closed and Civil Defense units rushed to reach 11 stranded vehicles including two ambulances. Zero visibility hampered rescue efforts as high winds shattered storefront glass and power lines iced the Hays area.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Dodge City
Highway Patrol
Hays
MIT Professor Urges Caution On Nuclear Plant Safety
MIT experts at a Cambridge forum defend nuclear safety as highly likely to avoid accidents while urging continued conservation of existing fuels. Three GE Nuclear executives warned of risks, citing Vermont Yankee, with one claiming a major accident is plausible.
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Cambridge, Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Norman Rasmussen
MIT
Department of Nuclear Engineering
Rasmussen
General Electric
Nuclear Division
Dale Bridenbaugh
Brattleboro
Vermont Yankee
Bridenbaugh
Tam
Henry Kendall
Atomic Energy Commission
Barry Commoner
Washington University
St. Louis
George Rathjens
Massachusetts
Governor’s Commission On Nuclear Safety
Intercom gaffe spurs stock or pawn quip in Danbury
A Danbury News Times anecdote tells of a high powered executive who snapped for his broker during a client visit. His secretary’s reply boomeranged to the room with comic timing, clarifying whether the visit involved stock dealings or a pawnshop.
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Danbury
Conn
News- Times
Reagan Returns Fire On Ford Cabinet Offers In NH Primary
Ronald Reagan recalls Ford offers of cabinet posts as he campaigns in Manchester New Hampshire. Ford had offered positions during two prior talks while Reagan refutes extremism claims and stresses desire to lead rather than join a cabinet. Ford predicts victory as primary opens while other candidates push energy and oil competition ideas.
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Manchester
N.H
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
Ford
Reagan
White House
Ron Nelsen
Dover
California
Transportation
Donald Rumsfeld
Washington
Nelsen
Republican Party
Henry A. Kissinger
Jimmy Carter
Morris K. Udall
Birch Bayh
Red R. Harris
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Vermont
Florida
Wallace Poised to Win Mississippi Delegates
Mississippi Democrats met to pick 19 national convention delegates. Alabama Governor George Wallace was expected to secure at least half of them. Uncommitted delegates looked to place second across five congressional district conventions as the process neared its end. Slightly more than half of the delegates were pledged to Wallace.
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Miss
Mississippi
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
R. Sargent Shriver
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