China rediscovered by Don Graff Editorial
An editorial assesses China six years after Nixon's Peking trip. It notes a fast thaw, rising Western interest, and plans for tourism, investment, and joint ventures as Beijing eyes modernization while pursuing goals against the Soviets. The piece warns foreign sentiment shifts but cautions that China may harbor distrust of outsiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Graff
Richard Nixon
Peking
China
People’s Republic
Red China
Marx
U.S
Moscow
Vatican
Jerusalem
United States
Canada
Japan
Inflation as Morality and Deception in the Economy
AP analysis argues inflation cheats and devalues thrift by rewarding profligacy and pushing capital from production. It erodes corporate investment, lowers quality, widens class frictions, and raises taxes via higher brackets. It warns prolonged inflation harms institutions and fuels cynicism, framing inflation as a moral issue.
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John Cunniff
New York
Today in History October 10 1978 highlights recall
On this date in 1911 Sun Yat sen's revolutionaries overthrew the Manchu Dynasty in China. Other events: 1845 Naval Academy opened in Annapolis. 1913 Panama Canal waters joined after Gamboa Dam explosion. 1938 Nazi Germany occupied Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. 1943 Chiang Kai shek sworn in as China president. 1963 dam near Belluno collapsed killing about 1800. 1971 House passed bill to curb mail order firearms. 1976 Agnew resignation details. 198? Soviet cosmonauts returned after docking problems.
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Associated Press
Sun Yat Sen
China
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama Canal
Gamboa
U.S
Nazi Germany
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Chiang Kai Shek
Republic
Belluno
Italy
Haiti
Cuba
Mexico
Florida
U.S. House of Representatives
Lyndon Johnson
Spiro Agnew
Justice Department
Earth
Building a better bus for disabled riders in the 1980s
Washington reflects on a seven year policy dispute over the Transbus design. The DOT funds 80 percent of urban mass transit gear and aims to aid elderly and disabled riders with a floor 22 inches high, kneeling to 18 inches, a retractable ramp, and a 44 inch wide door to ease wheelchair access.
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Washington
NEA
Department of Transportation
DOT
Transbus
Transbus compromise ends GM stand on front door access
In Washington a dispute over bus access for the disabled between General Motors and the Transbus Group, backed by Paralyzed Veterans and others, led to a compromise. Both front door ramp and rear door lift will be offered as options, with deliveries shifted from 1981 to 1984, enabling major cities to order improved buses.
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General Motors Corp
GMC
Paralyzed Veterans of Amrica
National Council of Senior Citizens
American Council of the Blind
United Cerebral Palsy Associations
American Coalition of Citizens With Disabilities
Tranbus Group
Capitol Hill
DOT
Brock Adams
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Elliott M. Estes
Transbus Group
Transbus
Philadelphia
Miami
Los Angeles
Denver
Pittsburgh
Portland
Seattle
San Diego
New York
Chicago
Minneapolis
Burger taunts press in high court glare headlines case
Washington report outlines Chief Justice Warren Burger’s alleged hostility to the press, detailing private digs at reporters, remarks about Nixon, and episodes at ABA events. It notes jailing of Times reporter Myron Farber and Burger’s comments on televised coverage, plus defense from allies amid controversy over press rights.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Warren Burger
Supreme Court
Richard Nixon
Burger
Nixon
White House
New York Times
Myron Farber
New Jersey
Fred Graham
CBS News
Steven Brill
Esquire Magazine
American Bar Association
New York City
Gary Wills
Wills
The
Times
Graham
Farber
Lewis Powell
Brill
Guy Farber
Atlanta
CBS
Phil Jones
Jones
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