04 Jan 1972
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1972
Page
1
AP Special Column by William L. Ryan notes Peking views Moscow as greater threat than the United States. The piece discusses propaganda lines and tensions in China amid Cold War alignments. Reader attention is on how China’s leadership portrays foreign rivals and internal security concerns.
Analysis argues China views Soviet expansion as a major threat and may pursue modest U.S. rapprochement. Peking criticizes Moscow and suggests Beijing could broker between Washington and Hanoi if it sees the USSR pressing to dominate Asia. Nixon aims to raise U S war prisoners in North Vietnam with Chow En Lai. potential diplomatic openings loom.
In Saigon the US Command reports another fighter bomber lost over northern Laos and four American helicopters shot down near Saigon. An Air Force F4 Phantom went missing last Friday, two crewmen unaccounted, while Choppers returned fire during a dusk attack on a patrol 40 miles northeast of Saigon. Six South Vietnamese soldiers wounded in a Ben Cat shelling, as plans to turn over Phan Rang base to the South Vietnamese air force within two months are noted.
Paris dispatch says United States and South Vietnam will reassess their stance at renewed peace talks after a four week suspension. Both sides criticized the other for wrongful military action as they plan to enter serious negotiations.
AP report from Washington notes HEW says about five percent of welfare families were ineligible or under/over paid due to errors. The survey of half the caseload cites 509 million dollars in misspending yearly with automation, delays, and abuses blamed. Agencies warn need for welfare reform action and improved payment controls.
FRANKFURT AP The United States and the Soviet Union agreed in behind the scenes UN talks to invite Communist China to participate in the Geneva Disarmament Conference. Washington and Moscow also planned to call the two nation conference back into session on Feb 20.
The IRA in Dublin lays terms for talks on Northern Ireland based on a civil rights program for Catholics, dismantling Protestant power, and a new democratic parliament with control of investment and nationalization. It condemns bombing by the Provisional faction and urges cross community talks among workers, unionists, and farmers to lead a socialist democratic republic of all Ireland.
About 300 Americans are among 1,200 passengers booked aboard the liner France for a three month world cruise that will include an optional two day side trip in Communist China. The excursion to Canton after docking at Hong Kong will be arranged with the official Chinese Agency of International Tourism and coincides with President Nixon's Peking visit. The France arrives Monday to take on American passengers for the five day cruise from Le Havre.
Police say the New Year’s week jewel and cash theft at the Pierre tops $1 million with unofficial estimates suggesting far higher. Detectives probe possible links to a prior large heist, noting the sophisticated method and inside familiarity. A security chief described the crime as one of the city’s largest ever.
President Nixon travels to California to meet Japan's prime minister amid a push for heavy federal subsidies to spark U S shipyard rebuilding. He visits National Steel and Shipbuilding Co in San Diego as a Sato summit looms, with tensions rising over trade and industrial policy.
AYRSUIRE IOWA AP 19 year old Jody Smith was sworn in as the nation's youngest mayor after a call from President Nixon. The liberal arts freshman at Town Lakes Community College heads a 298 resident town and plans to study city government while working at his father’s filling station. He noted Nixon’s interest in his activities and sports, and expressed interest in eventually seeing a city manager in the future.
Democrats ask CBS NBC for equal time to respond to Nixon appearances and to counter broadcasts deemed political. Telegrams from Joseph A. Califano, committee counsel, led to requests, which networks had not answered. separate Cumberland fire report notes two deaths, Roy Davis age 6 and Mrs. Rachael Martin, amid a blaze destroying a double frame house.
In Monrovia Liberia President Tolbert honored First Lady Pat Nixon with the Grand Cordon of the Mort Venerable Order of Knighthood as a living symbol of the American dream. The gala featured a grand march, dancing past midnight, and performances by Martta Falco Bullch and bands from Grambling College. Tolbert’s eight children’ s death prevented him from dancing. Nixon accepted the decoration for the American people and planned to place it in the presidential library.
In London and Zurich gold climbed to record levels for a second day. Dealers cited technical factors and dollar strength as the market rose to about 44.25 to 44.50 an ounce in London and similar highs in Zurich.
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