Vance Opens Talks With China On Mutual Interests
Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance arrived in Peking to pursue full diplomatic relations with China. He sat with Foreign Minister Huang Hua in the Great Hall of the People to discuss shared goals, including Africa and limiting Soviet influence, while China’s 11th Party Congress selected Hua Kuo-feng as chairman and signaled openness to economic reform. The visit aims to test Chinese flexibility on Taiwan while preserving U.S. Taiwan security.
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Huang Chen
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Chou En-lai
Chinese Communist Party Congress
Pragmatists Gain Chinese Leadership
The Chinese Communist Party named Hua Kuo-feng chairing the party with four vice chairs Yeh Chien-ying Teng Hsiao-ping Li Hsien-nien and Wang Tung-hsing. The 11th Congress elected a 26-member Politburo. Wang’s rise surprised peers as a reward for detaining Chiang Ching and radicals. Hua urged continued moderation focused on economic development and Western trade.
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Wang Tung-hsing
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Chiang Ching
Gang of Four
Schlesinger Sees Energy Bill Sufficient Incentives
Washington AP James Schlesinger energy secretary says oil and gas producers will accept the House passed energy bill with price controls and taxes. He argues current prices provide adequate incentives, warns higher profits could swell stockholder gains, and notes potential shifts toward coal and uranium. He also discusses Canada Alaska gas pipeline options and U.S. policy timing with Congress reconvening September 7. New York AP networks plan live broadcast of President Carter’s news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday.
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Government May Restrict Land Ownership
The Interior Department proposed rules to limit ownership of land irrigated with Bureau of Reclamation water, aiming to break up large corporate holdings in the arid West. The plan requires buyers of excess lands to live nearby, secures Interior approval of sales, and enforces a 160 acre cap with allowed leases, affecting 17 Reclamation states.
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Coffee prices ease as stores offer promotions nationwide
A drop in coffee prices to about 3.50 a pound from peaks above 4.00 or even 5.00 earlier in the year prompted gradual sales revival, though shoppers remain cautious. Stores report promotions and lower wholesale-to-retail gaps with supply pressures easing but not gone.
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