Chinese mourn Chou En-lai as world reacts to his death
Peking is described as a ghost capital as two days of official mourning begin for Premier Chou En-lai who died at 78 from cancer. A final memorial is set for next Thursday while people buy silk portraits, officials block traffic, and nations issue condolences amid the Soviet Chinese split.
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Nixon Birthday Cake From China Highlights Quiet California Visit
Former President Richard Nixon celebrated his 63rd birthday at San Clemente with a telephone greeting from President Ford and a cake sent by the Chinese government. The cake arrived with Julie Eisenhower and David Eisenhower from China, as Nixon stayed at his seaside estate following resignation amid Watergate. Guests included Bebe Reboza and Helene Crown. Ford phoned to offer birthday wishes. Eisenhower praised China’s desire for Nixon to visit again, noting Nixon is highly regarded there. Nixon has low public profile but has surfaced at charity events and meetings with supporters.
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Morton Downey
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Snow blinded motorman in Chicago rapid transit crash
Federal investigators take over the Chicago CTA crash that injured over 400 as motorman McKinley Ross says sun reflecting off snow blinded him until about 600 feet from the second train. He was suspended as 10 cars were damaged and an automatic safety system failed.
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National Transportation Safety Board
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Lawrence Schreiner
Anne Dern
Leeth
Beulah Wilson at 99 recalls Navy women joining
SAN DIEGO AP Beulah Wilson now 99 still remembers April 6 1917 when a Navy recruiter in Minneapolis announced that Congress allowed women to join the Navy She served two years rising to chief seaman aboard ships in U S ports She even made a skirt from standard issue bell bottom trousers and wore the sailors style except for the regulation pancake hat later replaced by a velvet bonnet
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Thurmonds welcome eighth child in South Carolina
Mrs Nancy Thurmond wife of longtime US Senator Strom Thurmond gave birth Friday night to an eight pound boy at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood. The couple already has three other children two daughters and one son with the eldest Nancy Moore Thurmond due to turn five in March. The baby was delivered naturally and both mother and infant were reported in good condition by Dr Walter Bishop who noted the family had planned for her admission next week for preparation.
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Illiterate Cree painter Allan Sapp named to Canadian Arts Academy
Allan Sapp, a 45 year old Cree artist and former logger, has been elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He describes himself as illiterate by choice, earning recognition for Beeves of Indian life and his painting career. Membership honors artists with national or international distinction.
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Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
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Court weighs federal control of Boston high school
The Massachusetts Board of Education urged the U S Circuit Court to uphold a federal receivership of South Boston High School. The court had placed the school under federal control after Garrity’s desegregation rulings, with dissents arguing education policy lies beyond federal courts.
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Flu death toll stays below expected in winter reports
The CDC says influenza related deaths remain under expected levels this winter with no nationwide outbreaks in the continental U S. Hawaii reports separate flu like illness clusters. The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report notes a Canadian outbreak in Alberta and Saskatchewan causing up to 80 percent absenteeism in some schools while U S data from 121 cities tracks illness across nine regions.
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New York Officers Take Safer Jobs in Nebraska Town
Two ex NYPD officers, Anthony Maniaci and Joseph Phillipaitis, joined Valley Nebraska after losing NYPD jobs. They accepted about half their former pay, citing safer streets and proximity to Omaha. They contrast Harlem crime with Valley life, noting fewer murders and a cleaner, calmer environment.
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Terrorists used American guns in Northern Ireland killings
Police say Irish Republican Army factions used U S supplied Armalite rifles and M1 carbines in a massacre that killed 10 Protestant textile workers in County Armagh. British authorities accuse Irish American funds of arming and financing the IRA as part of a broader drive to end sectarian violence.
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Tightened security at airports lockers proposed
A federal task force formed after the LaGuardia bombing proposes tighter security to limit public access to coin lockers and boost baggage surveillance. Recommendations to President Ford via Transportation Secretary Coleman include more patrols around coin lockers, central key custody, and locker access checks.
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