Carter to Recognize Communist China and End Taiwan Ties
President Carter announced plans to grant diplomatic recognition to the People's Republic of China on New Year's Day and sever formal relations with Taiwan. He said U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Nationalist China while seeking a peaceful resolution of the Taiwan issue. Chiang Ching-kuo warned the move will harm Nationalist China’s rights and interests.
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Teng Hsiaopeng
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Peking
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Begin says U S favors Egypt in peace talks
Israel's Prime Minister Menachem Begin accused the United States of a one sided attitude favoring Egypt in Mideast negotiations after Israel rejected Cairo's latest U S backed proposals. He warned the next move rests with Washington while Carter and Javits urged summits to seal a Camp David deal. Begin defended Israel's stance and kept faith in the U S as an honest broker.
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Menachem Begin
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Jacob K. Javits
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Mideast
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Anwar Sadat
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Cyrus R. Vance
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Fed chief warns inflation to exceed eight percent next year
Federal Reserve Chairman G. William Miller, in a stark forecast, said consumer prices likely rise more than 8 percent next year, a bleaker view than the Carter administration. He warned recession could push inflation higher.
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Arthur Burns
Iran violence claims 50 lives across Shiraz and others
Iran facing two days of political and religious clashes killed 50 or more people in Shiraz and other cities. Shiite Muslims attacked Bahai homes and businesses as Bahai members fired back to defend property. The clashes extended to Rezaiyeh Mashhad and other locations with further casualties reported.
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Tehran
Shiraz
Reza Pahlavi
Paris
Ayatullah Khomaini
Rezaiyeh
Mashhad
Khomaini
Page boy says he voted on House floor for sponsor
Elgin Illinois AP boy page Tom Haas now 12 recounts voting on bills from Rep Roger Stanley desk while he stepped out. House floor voting rules prohibit proxy votes yet ghost voting persists with metal poles and seat-to-seat button presses. Huskey and Skinner were recorded as voting on a veto override while not on the floor.
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Illinois General Assembly
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Roger Stanley
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Elgin Courier-News
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Cal Skinner
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Huskey
Honolulu
Skinner
O'Hare
Chicago
Modern life pressures ease churchgoing pace
A fragment notes that the pressures of modern living have grown so intense that seldom is anyone seen as deeply engaged in church worship. The line hints at a broader social shift away from regular religious observance.
Carter to recognize Beijing and cut Taiwan ties
President Carter announced that the United States will recognize the People's Republic of China as of January 1, 1979 and exchange ambassadors with Beijing on March 1, 1979, while ending formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. The US will maintain only commercial and cultural relations with the Nationalist government on Taiwan and withdraw all remaining military personnel. A summit with Chinese Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-peng is planned in Washington next month.
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