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Two cross worlds trips mark a February of 1972
Omaha critic Peter Citron traveled western Nebraska while President Nixon visited China. Both journeys drew headlines and comparisons as Citron reviewed local menus and Nixon faced diplomatic challenges, with readers noting the year as a possible “Year of the Fat.”
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Peter Citron
Omaha World Herald
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
People’s Republic of China
China
United States
Nebraska
Citron
Nixon
Pete
Omaha
Mao Tse-tung
Central
West Nebraska
U.S
Outlooks
Pete Citron
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Richard
Peter
Washington
Washington Powers
Peking
Ivory Tower
Ogallala