Villains in China politics traced from Liu to Gang of Four
Robert M. White reviews the rise and fall of figures shaping China from Liu Shao-chih through the Gang of Four. He covers Mao Zedong era shifts, Cultural Revolution excesses, Red Guard turmoil, Lin Piao’s fate, Chou En-lai’s death, and Hua Kuo-feng’s leadership leading to the Gang of Four crackdown.
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China
Liu Shao-chih
Chairman Mao
Mao
Red Guard
Chou En-lai
Peking
Lin Piao
Pearl River
Hong Kong Harbor
Soviet Union
Mongolia
CIA
Teng
Gang of Four
Chiang Ching
Central Committee
Wang Hung-wan
Chang Chun-chiao
Yao Wen-yuan
Chinese
Communist Party
Madam Chiang
Hua
Chou
Wang
Choy En-lai
Communist Party Central Committee
South Africans react to crackdown on black groups
Justice Minister James T. Kruger defends banning 18 black organizations and detaining leaders as protests mount. Abroad, ambassadors recalled and US and Dutch envoys ordered home for consultations. Kruger faulted US pressure while urging calm and claiming to stop unrest.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
James T. Kruger
Kruger
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Dered
William Bowdler
Washington
Black Congressional Caucus
Bowdler
Pretoria
ABC
New York Times
Carter
Mrs Maude Gray Dies at 78 in Mexico Missouri
Mrs. Maude Beagles Gray, 78, of 619 East Monroe Street, died today at 6 a.m. at home, found by her daughter Betty Gray Brundege. Funeral services Monday at 2 p.m. at Arnold Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Randall officiating. burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Survived by two daughters and one grandson. a daughter predeceased. Visitation Sunday after 2 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Maude Beagles Gray
East
Monroe Street
Betty Gray Brundege
Arnold Funeral Home
Jim Randall
Love Street Christian Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Laddonia
Monroe
Grace Henman Beagles
Clarence Gray
Mexico
No Mail Monday in Mexico Veterans Day Observance
There will be no mail delivery in Mexico on Monday in observance of Veterans Day. The Ledger will publish as usual.
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Mexico
The
Ledger
Carter Up Early Hears Farm Wails
President Carter visited Indianola Iowa meeting eight farmers and wives at 6 30 am to hear farm price grievances amid low spirits in agriculture He used the stop to defend farm policies and push energy and nuclear arms limits noting a forthcoming SALT agreement and urging oil and gas exploration while pledging aid for the poor and migrant workers.
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America
Carter
U.N. Security Council
South Africa
Sharpeville
Johannesburg
Lenasia
Queenstown
Here
Interdenominational Christian Institute
Steve Bilko
Biko
Indianola
Iowa
Des Moines
Soviet Union
Woodrow Diehl
Mary
Diehl
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Detroit
Los Angeles
Strategic Air Command
Omaha
Denver
White House
Minneapolis
Hubert H. Humphry
D-Minn
Payroll Taxes To Jump To Rescue SS System
The Senate Finance Committee nears approval of a plan to raise payroll taxes by 1987 for workers and employers to stabilize Social Security. The House debates a rival plan with different employer parity. Both approaches shift more burden to higher earners, while experts warn funds still won’t fully solve solvency beyond a decade.
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Washington
APJ
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Senate Committee
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Mexico Ledger
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People’s Republic of China
Mexico High School
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Larry Jerichow
South Africans
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Hears Farm
Cheryl Lynn Dean
L.J. Dean
Highway 22
Richard Vance
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