Nixon Begins China Visit with Mao Meeting and Banquet
President Nixon met Mao Tse-tung and held multiple talks with Premier Chou En-lai on his first day in Peking. The evening banquet featured Chinese cuisine and music as Chou urged normalization of relations while Nixon spoke of a long-term peace and cooperation agenda.
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Four Cars Involved In Sunday Crash At Highway Intersection
Four cars were wrecked and two parked vehicles damaged in a collision at the Highways 92 and 1 intersection north of Washington early Sunday at 1 25 a m Patrolman Cal Dorset witnessed the crash Sieren Paul Bernard of Harper failed to yield as he turned left across the northbound lane and struck Albright Robert W of Washington Damages were 250 to the Bomber car and 50 to the Mahan vehicle Dorset charged Sieren with failure to yield and Bombei with parking too close to a stop sign
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Walter Winchell Dies at 74 in California
Media icon Walter Winchell died of cancer at UCLA Medical Center where he had been hospitalized since November 19. The influential columnist and radio commentator shaped 1930s and 40s culture with his fevered broadcasts and the Winchellisms.
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Des Moines Garage Collapse Ingersoll Towers Investigation
Police investigate a late night collapse of the one story garage attached to the Ingersoll Towers apartment building in Des Moines. No injuries reported as seven cars were buried under debris while the roof and north wall gave way. The cause remains unknown pending debris removal and inspection.
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Banquet Menu for Premier Chou En-lai Dinner in Peking
UPI reports a menu for Premier Chou En-lai's banquet for President Nixon and spouse in Peking. courses include bamboo shoots egg-white consomme shark fin three shreds fried and stewed shrimp boiled eggs preserved long for color eggrolls hams sausages steamed chicken with coconuts Peking duck almond junkets steamed pastries and fruits.
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Arson Suspected in Iowa Church Fire
Des Moines authorities suspect arson after a Sunday 2 a.m. church fire at New Testament Baptist Church causing about 65000 dollars in damage. Fire Captain Jack Clark said the case is with the arson bureau and Reverend James W. Holmes noted multiple rooms were ransacked and an empty can found in the nursery may have been used to start the blaze.
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Cold Wave Warning For North This Afternoon
A cold wave warning covers the north portion this afternoon and tonight. Scattered light snow is possible mainly in the north and northeast with partial clearing later. Temperatures will fall tonight to around zero in the north and 10 to 15 in the south. Tuesday will be partly cloudy with highs from the teens to the 30s.
Hog rustling under quarantine linked to toxic meat claim
Rural farmer Alvin Horak reports two issues in one case. Missing hogs, treated with a drug for flu, raise fears of tainted meat reaching packers. He cites road work erasing tracks and doubts insurance coverage. In Des Moines, Iowa senators push antipornography legislation from committee toward debate, seeking strict rules to keep materials from youths, with debates on constitutional fits and penalties.
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Dock workers resume duties after historic West Coast strike
West Coast longshoremen return to the docks ending a 135 day walkout. In San Francisco 15 000 workers report for first shift while Seattle and Bay area ports await ships. Union vote 71 percent in favor. employers ratify. Costs cited include grain backlogs and economic impact estimated by President Nixon.
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Will Roy Sings at Washington High School Concert
Will Roy a leading basso with the New York Opera Company filled Washington High School auditorium Sunday evening in a concert sponsored by the Washington Concert Association. He opened with operatic and classical selections, offered brief story notes, then performed recent songs including Paul Simon. Encores drew strong applause as he sang from South Pacific and Old Man River, aided by his wife Nancy Honegger Roy on piano with color slides enhancing lighting. Members signed up for next season as the final concert of the season is planned for April at the junior high school.
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Nixon visits Beijing as China and United States thaw ties
Peking scenes of a diplomatic banquet bow to Mao while Nixon seeks reconciliation. Chou En-lai appears cordial, recalling Dulles snub in 1954 as Nixon offers implied apology. City life contrasts with stereotypes, coal smoke and quiet streets frame the visit.
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