Chou En-lai and the blunt diplomacy that shaped China
In Yenan during World War II Ray Cromley recalls Chou En-lai as a devious yet cultured Mandarin who calculated every move. He contrasts Chou with Mao and other leaders, noting Chou’s openness to U.S. ties while warning that post death relations will grow turbulent amid rough diplomacy and cautious engagement.
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Washington
Nea
Chou En-lai
Yenan
Mao Tse-tung
Peng Te-husi
Lin Piao
Chen Yi
Chu Teh
Yeh Chien-ying
U.S
China
Mao
Chou
Teng
Yeh
Shangha
Communist Party
Tang Hsiao-ping
Editorial urges cash discounts under new Fair Credit Billing Act
The piece notes merchants may offer cash discounts to offset credit card fees but few have done so. It argues the law enables savings for cash buyers and criticizes inertia among retailers. Consumers Union promotes the trend with a guide to compile directories of merchants offering cash discounts for $1.
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BankAmericard
Master
Consumers Union
Consumers
Orangeburg
N.Y
Nonscents to Bring Odor Absorbing Air Fresheners
Consumers should expect a 1976 surge of room air fresheners with new malodor counteractants. These compounds reportedly remove odors rather than masking them, used in minuscule amounts to leave a fresh air scent. Researchers claim thorough testing for effectiveness and safety, though caution about potential hazards remains.
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Chemcial & Engineering News
American Chemcial Society
Better medical care will have to cost more
Americans face a life-death choice on health costs as hospitals urge clear priorities. Alex McMahon of the American Hospital Association says affordable, broad care is impossible without cost limits and rationing. By July 1, federal health goals will outline national priorities amid rising expenses.
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John Cunniff
New York
Alex McMahon
American Hospital Association
McMahon
Spelling reform letter and WWII bomb wing reunion notice
Editor laments current spelling and advocates sound spelling reform. A WWII era reunion for the 58th Bomb Wing and its groups is planned in Denver from July 21 to 25, 1976, honoring service in India, China, and Tinian. An appeal requests a complimentary advertisement.
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America
58Th Bomb Wing Association
Denver
Colorado
India
China
Tinian
58Th
John A. Kavulich
5Th Street
Indiana
Today in history highlights from Jan 21, 1976
Highlights recount historic events on January 21 including the launch of the U S S Nautilus in 1954 and Louis XVI beheading in 1793. Other notes cover Jefferson Davis resigning in 1861 and Lenin’s death in 1924 with birthdays of Jack Nicklaus and Jinx Falkenberg.
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Associated Press
Groton
Conn
Louis XVI
France
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
U.S. Senate
New York City
Nickolai Lenin
New York
State Department
Alger Hiss
Newcomb Mott
Phnom Penh
Ford
North Vietnam
Paris
Congress
South Vietnam
Jack Nicklaus
Jinx Falkenberg
Dorothy Parker
Exter
N.H
Canada
Inside Nixon's Oval Office Colson's Watergate Revelations
Colson describes Nixon as shy yet vindictive in the Watergate era and outlines his transformation from political hatchet man to Christian. The book notes Nixon's paranoia over wiretaps, a plan to pardon aides, and tensions with Agnew, Haldeman, and Ehrlichman amid the coverup.
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K Anderson
Les Whitten Washinton
Richard Nixon
Charles
Chuck’’ Colson
Oval Office
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Henry Kissinger
Colson
White House
Lincoln
Chuck
H.R
Bob
Haldeman
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
al Quie
R-Minn
Quie
Gerhard Gesell
Sequoia
Kissinger
John Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
Aniel Ellsberg
Pentagon
Ellsberg
Treasury
John Connally
Agnew
Connally
House
Jerry Ford
Carl Albert
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Texas Press Association
Secretary of Health and Education and Welfare
K. Tillema
Wilson Ave
Chatham, Ont
Jack Anderson
Merary
Jake
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