UN Admits Communist China Ending 22 Year Taiwan Fight
The United Nations approved the admission of the People's Republic of China, ending a 22 year struggle by supporters of Peking to gain entry for mainland China. The process began in 1950 with repeated assembly votes and a two-thirds threshold for representation changes.
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United Nations, N.Y
China
United Nations
Peking
People’s Republic
Taiwan
General Assembly
Typhoon Hester Devastates Vietnam Seacoast Regions
South Vietnam reported 103 dead or missing as Typhoon Hester leveled five northern provinces. President Thieu ordered 725000 dollars for relief, Premier Khiem distributed 19000 dollars per province and 3500 to Da Nang, and promised tin roofing for reconstruction. Casualties included 85 Vietnamese dead and three American soldiers killed.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Tran Thien Khiem
da Nang
Khiem
Social Welfare Ministry
Quang Ngai
Qui Nhon
United States Defeated as U.N. Seats Red China
The U.N. General Assembly voted 76 to 35 with 17 abstentions to seat Red China and expel the Chinese Nationalists, ending a 22 year battle over Taiwan's U.N. representation. The U.S.-backed bid to declare the expulsion an important question failed 55 to 59 with 15 abstentions. The Chinese Nationalist delegation walked out as Chow Shu kai announced he would not participate further.
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United States
General Assembly
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U.N
People’s Repblic
Taiwan
United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Chow Shu-kai
Chow
Peking
George Bush
Chiang Kai-shek
Saudi Arabia
Road Slick Crash Kills Delanson Man at Route 159 Princetown
A 40 year old Delanson man Peter Polansky died Monday morning at Ellis Hospital Schenectady after a two car crash on rain slick Route 159 Town of Princetown Schenectady County He was pronounced dead by County Medical Examiner Dr Richard Sullivan Polansky collided with a unit driven by 21 year old Joseph Pleickhart of Schoharie Pleickhart reportedly failed to yield the right of way and received a summons The crash occurred about 745 am in rain and fog Investigating troopers were BCI Investigator R F McDonald and Trooper H A Williams
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Ellis Hospital
Schenectady
Princetown
Peter Polansky
Box 159
Richard Sullivan
Duanesburg
Polansky
Buckley Eyes Plan To Cut U.N. Aid
Senator James L. Buckley announced after a United Nations vote to expel Taiwan that he will introduce legislation for a major reduction of U.S. funding to the U.N. He said the move reflects a downgrading of the U.N.'s role in the view of most Americans.
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Washington
James L. Buckley
United Nations
Taiwan
America
U.N
New York
Aircade meet in Albany attacks unions and inflation
At the Aircade in Albany hosted by the Capital District Chamber of Commerce unions are blamed for inflation and economic woes. U S Chamber president Archie K. Davis calls for a business strategy to counter union power while stressing profits to drive expansion. The event drew about 400 regional business leaders.
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Capital District Chamber of Commerce
Troy
Schenectady
Colonie Chambers
Thruway Hyatt House
Troy Area
Archie K. Davis
U.S
Nixon
Davis
Meany links politics to labor statistics reports
AFL CIO President George Meany accuses the Nixon administration of politicizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He cites a 1972 decision to end special reports on unemployment in urban poverty areas and notes leadership changes he says reflect downgrading and reorganization.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
Nixon
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Meany
Secretary of Labor
J. D. Hodgson
Bureau
Peter Henle
Labor Department
Harold Goldstein
Protests End Kosygin Canada Tour in Toronto
Violent disorder marked the last night of Soviet Premier Kosygin's eight day Canadian visit. Police charged crowds near the Ontario Science Center as protesters shouted anti Soviet slogans. Kosygin left for Cuba after a Hydro power station tour and a luncheon with Defence Minister Macdonald.
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Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
Cuba
Ontario Science Center
Bulgaria
Ontario Hydro
Defense
Donald S. Macdonald
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Ottawa
Canada
Soviet Union
Don Andrews
Edmund Burke Society
Brezhnev Secures French Backing for European Security Talks
In Paris on Brezhnev’s six day visit, France agrees to advance multilateral preparations for a European security conference in Helsinki. President Pompidou states no obstacle to opening talks as soon as possible, crediting Berlin and German reunification efforts for momentum. Demonstrations mark the visit with security tightened around Brezhnev’s engagements.
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
France
Moscow
Brezhnev
Friendship Ciety
Geoges Pompidou
Inelsinki
West Germany
Soviet Union
Poland
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Pompidou
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Versailles
Agnew Leads Veterans Day Observance and War Policy Rally
Vice President Spiro Agnew led Veterans Day ceremonies urging support for President Nixon's war policies. An antiwar march near Ft. Hood, Texas, ended in mass arrests as troops clashed with authorities. In Washington rain curtailed plans for a large antiwar rally.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Ft. Hood
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Killeen
Army Base
United States Servicemen’s Fund
Hijacked American Airlines jet diverted to Havana
An armed man hijacked a Puerto Rico bound American Airlines Boeing 747 carrying 221 passengers and three sky marshals plus an FBI agent. The flight originated in Dallas, stopped at JFK, and landed at Jose Marti Airport in Havana after a hijack warning from the first class lounge.
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American Airlines
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Cuba
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Dallas
New York
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Havana
Jose Marti
O. R. Salmela
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