Nixon to visit Peking Shanghai and Hangchou in China trip
President Nixon plans a weeklong visit to China in February with sessions in Peking Shanghai and Hangchou. Kissinger said talks will cover direct U S Chinese issues not Taiwan or Vietnam and aim for a first step toward broader communication. Mrs. Nixon will accompany him with Rogers and Kissinger joining.
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Nixon
China
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
Shanghai
Hangchou
Vietnam
Taiwan
Kissinger
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
William P. Rogers
United States
People’s Republic
India presses Pakistan to grant Bangla Desh independence
Indira Gandhi and Jagjivan Ram warned Pakistan Tuesday to concede East Pakistan’s independence to avert war. Gandhi urged a troop withdrawal and a Bengali nation, while Ram said war could be avoided if Pakistan’s rulers heed the writing on the wall.
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Indira Gandhi
Jagjivan Ram
India
Pakistan
East Pakistan
Subcontinent
Bangla Desh
Radio Pakistan
Mukti Bahini
Rawalpindi
West Pakistan
Pachagarh
Con-Con officers chosen amid looming floor clash
In Helena Montana the Constitutional Convention elected its top officers after three ballots. Dorothy Eck of Bozeman narrowly won third vice president over Grace Bates of Manhattan 58 to 42 after a first ballot elimination of Sterling Rygg. Both Eck and Bates are Democrats, with a floor fight anticipated over the Con-Con president's power to name committee chairs.
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Montana
Dorothy Eck
Margaret S. Warden
Grace C. Bates
Lucille Speer
Edith van Buskirk
M. Lynn Sparks
Butte
Betty Babcock
Helena
Bozeman
Grace Bates
Manhattan
Sterling Rygg
R-Kalispell
Eck
Bates
Gallatin County
Jean Bowman
Billings
Louise Cross
Glendive
Bowman
League of Women Voters
Constitutional Reform
Youth power surfaces at Montana constitutional convention
At a two day Montana constitutional convention delegates from Democrats Republicans and Independents contend with two new blocs women’s liberation and youth power. Young delegates press for merit based selection of committee chairs but motions fail while older delegates claim youth in spirit. Dorothy Eck and Jean Bowman win key posts reflecting women’s influence alongside veteran bloc presence.
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Helena
Gro Vt
Brown Wins Second Vice President on First Ballot at Independent Convention
Miles City Independent Bruce Brown defeated Magnus Ansheim 57 to 43 on the first ballot to become second vice president of the convention, ranking third among officers. John H. Toole was elected first vice president as Leo Graybill led a partisan vote. Delegates approved adding two more vice presidents from each congressional district to aid Graybill and ensure geographic balance. The committee rejected automatic appointment of new vice presidents by status, proposing Graybill appoint chairmen and the president hire an executive director with the administration committee hiring staff after Graybill consultation.
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Miles City
Bruce Brown
Leo Graybill Jr
Magnus Ansheim
D-Antelope
Brown
John H. Toole
R-Missoula
Graybill
Great Falls
Toole
Miles Romney
D-Hamilton
Robber hits Butte store on East Second
Mrs. Alpha H. Aguirre runs the A and B Grocery at 301 E. Second says an unmasked man entered after 9 30 a.m. displayed a handgun, took about 105 dollars, and fled in a tan Cadillac. Police issued an all points alert for one or two men in California plates. No injuries and no shots fired.
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East Second
Bob Russell
Michael Sullivan
Alpha H. Aguirre
E. Second
Hunter Fred Whitman Rescued From Gallatin Wilderness
Bozeman reports Fred Whitman a 32 year old hunter missing since Sunday in the Gallatin area was found Monday night by Dick Konitz and Buster Pierce about six miles from his Cache Creek camp. He suffered exposure but was taken back to camp and survived to exit the wilderness Tuesday.
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Bozeman
Billings
Fred Whitman
Gallatin
Whitman
Dick Kouitz
Buster Pierce
Cache Creek
Konitz
Pierce
Weather outlook cloudy with fog through Wednesday
The forecast notes cloudy skies and fog likely through Wednesday. Highs near 30 with lows around 18, with Page 6 carrying full details.
Sparkman says Nixon admin accepts retroactive pay provision
Sen John Sparkman says the Nixon administration has approved a Senate provision ensuring most pay raises negotiated before the August 15 freeze will be paid retroactively. He notes Republican members of the Banking Committee reported budget chief George Shultz has okayed the measure, avoiding a floor fight.
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Washington
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Nixon
Senate
Sparkman
Banking Committee
George P. Shultz
House Banking Committee
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Goetz seeks court order on precinct reapportionment
Bozeman attorney asks Atty. Gen. Woodahl to compel county commissioners to reapportion precincts in line with state law. Goetz cites wide voter disparities across Lewis and Clark Silver Bow Custer and Cascade counties and notes boundaries may be changed before year end. Assistant AG Connor says law allows but does not require action.
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Standard State Bureau
Helena
A _ Bozeman
Robert L. Woodahl
James Goetz
Goetz
Lewis and Clark County
Silver Bow
Custer
Cascade
Woodahl
John
Connor
Gordon Bennett
Attorney General
Mother Stabs Two Teachers at San Francisco School
In Portola Heights at Hillcrest School a 34 year old mother, Rosemary Hardy, stabbed two kindergarten teachers with an ice pick. She surrendered to police after claiming one teacher caused her daughter to cry. Both teachers, Joan Hoskey and Shirley Bayerle, were in serious condition. Hoskey underwent surgery for stomach wounds and neck, chest and back injuries. Hardy faces two counts of attempted murder.
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San Francisco
Rosemary Hardy
Hillcrest School
Portola Heights
John Lanthier
Joan Hoskey
Miss Hoskey
Shirley Bayerle
Montana student favors unicameral legislature in state
University of Montana political science professor Ellis Waldron argues in Montana Law Review that a one house assembly would curb entrenched interests and reduce legislative delay. He cites Nebraska as a cautionary example and proposes about 75 members in single member districts with bipartisan reapportionment.
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Helena
Montana
University of Montana Political Science
Ellis Waldron
Montana Law Review
Aio
Waldron
Montana Assembly
Nebraska
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