Kissinger Opens Talks with China on Ford Visit and Tense World
Secretary of State Kissinger began four days of talks with Chinese officials in Peking to plan President Ford’s China visit and discuss bilateral issues amid rising concern over Soviet American detente. In other global notes, Spain urged UN action over Morocco’s plan to march civilians into Spanish Sahara. Beirut endures renewed Christian Moslem fighting as government channels report unsafe conditions.
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Teng Hsiaoping
Ford
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United Nations Security Council
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Spanish Sahara
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U.N
New York City warns Congress of default danger
Mayor Abraham Beame told a House subcommittee that if New York City defaults hundreds of millions of dollars in bills would go unpaid nationwide, threatening urban finance. He urged use of federal credit guarantees to avoid a national urban tragedy while rejecting a bailout.
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William Proxmire
D-Wis
David Rockefeller
Chase Manhattan Bank
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ellmore C. Patterson
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Walter B. Winston
First City National Bank
Rockefeller
Life or death question goes into the courts
A legal battle over Karen Ann Quinlan began in Morristown New Jersey as her parents and three Roman Catholic priests watched, with attorneys for all sides delivering opening statements in court. The case centers on life support and medical ethics, testing legal boundaries and religious considerations surrounding withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.
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Karen Ann Quinlan
Morse
Javed
Eithr
Superior Court
Robert Muir
Quinlan
Paul W. Armstrong
William F. Hyland
Shyland
Karen
Robert Muir, Jr
Joseph T. Quinlan
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Morris County
Donald G. Collester
Daniel R. Coburn
Food stamp plan targets relief for the neediest families
President Ford outlines a reform package to concentrate food stamp benefits on the poorest households and curb costs by at least $1 billion. The plan would cap eligibility, raise net income contributions to 30 percent, and replace itemized deductions with a standard deduction, reshaping how eligibility is calculated.
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Con-R-N.y
Robert H. Michel
R-Ill
Senate
Buckley- Michel
Sens
Robert Dole
R-Kan
George McGovern
Congress Faces Hard Times Pursuing Tax and Energy Deals
Congress returns after a recess to tackle natural gas shortages and a potential new tax cut, with a heavy 1975 agenda including Middle East aid, defense, New York City help, and energy reforms. Senate House conferees race toward a long range plan, while President Ford’s veto risk looms over oil pricing and allocation rules.
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