Nixon to visit Peking for talks on normalizing relations
President Nixon announced from Burbank he will visit the People's Republic of China within ten months at Premier Chou En Lai’s invitation. He aims to seek normalization of U S China relations and discuss issues of mutual concern.
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Calif
Nixon
Peking
China
Chou En-lai
U.S
National Broadcasting Co
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United States
James Wei
Vietnam
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Washington
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Saigon
Paris
Pakistan
Mohammed Agha Yahya Khan
Moscow
Soviet Union
Burbank Studios
Oceanside
Kissinger’s Secret Trip to China Revealed
Reports show Henry Kissinger set to visit Peking in 1971 while pretending illness in Pakistan. The trip to China occurred July 9 to 11, with officials hinting at a mountain rest stop near Rawalpindi as Kissinger secretly met Premier Chou En lai.
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Henry Kissinger
Peking
Nixon
U.S
Pakistan
China
Chou En-lai
Kissinger
Agha Yahya Khan
Nathingali Hill
Rawalpindi
Yahya
Byrd and Spong Endorse Nixon China Meeting
Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr. and Sen. William B. Spong Jr. urged President Nixon to meet Premier Chou En Lai of Communist China in face-to-face talks. They said such talks could ease world tensions and improve prospects for a more peaceful world.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd Jr
India
Nixon
Chou En‘Lai
China
Byrd
William B. Spong Jr
D-Va
1972 Draft Lottery Set Amid Law Debate
Washington AP The Selective Service says the 1972 draft lottery will be held next month despite a stalled draft act debate in Congress. Aug. 5 is tentatively set to determine draft order for 1972 as officials say delays could deny soldiers while many deferments may still be eligible.
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Selective Service System
Selective Service
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House Senate
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
Curtis Tarr
Tarr
Defense Department
Army
Nixon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Brumback and Dicks Seek Frederick County Board Seats
Democrat Thomas B. Brumback of Stonewall District announces a bid for reelection to the Frederick County Board of Supervisors. Democrat Gene T. Dicks, former Middletown official, plans to seek the party nomination from Opequon District. Incumbent Republican Raymond C. Sandy will not run.
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Frederick County
Stonewall
Brumback
B52 Bombers Hit North Vietnam Positions Near Saigon
B52 bombers struck North Vietnamese positions in the northern Saigon area as the heaviest raids in five days. Ground fighting remained sparse with only minor patrol actions reported during a nearly two week lull.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
C&P Says Service Almost Normal
The Chespeake and Potomac Telephone Co. office reports near normal telephone service at the start of the third day of the nationwide strike by the Communications Workers of America against the Bell System. Manager Harry Doyle notes operator assisted calls are near normal, with expected delays in equipment repairs after a morning storm.
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Chespeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
Bell System
Harry Doyle
Doyle
Rail lines close as talks fail prompt shutdown across lines
Striking workers shut down Southern Railway and Union Pacific after an all night Labor Department meeting failed to agree on work rules. The stoppage affects 8.9 percent of rail miles and 23 percent of farm shipments, with talks to resume as Congress may intervene to end the walkout.
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Labor Department
Norfolk & Western
Southern Pacific
UTU
Chicago and North Western
Southern
Cable damage hits Virginia Manakin exchange
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. of Virginia said an underground cable serving the Manakin exchange in Goochland County was sliced in several places. About 160 telephones were disconnected while repairs began as labor unrest and nationwide CWA strikes influence talks in Washington.
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Richmond
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Virginia
Manakin
Goochland County
James Wood High School Choir plans July send-off concert
James Wood High School Concert Choir seeks 2500 more to fund a 23 day European tour with an August 7 festival in Florence and a Guilford England event. July 23 8 p.m. send-off on the James Wood athletic field with donations accepted at the program or by mail.
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James Wood High School
James Wood
Paul Thompson
Randall Thompson
Florence
Italy
Sneek
Holland
Advende
Winchester
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
J. Kenneth Robinson
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Europe
England
Germany
Austria
France
Inflation Rate Is Lowest In 3 Years
Washington AP reports the U S economy grew at a steady pace in the April June quarter with GNP rising to 1.040 trillion dollars but inflation easing to 4.2 percent the lowest quarterly rate since mid 1968. Consumer spending led gains while the Fed raised the discount rate signaling a move to tighter money.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Federal Reserve Board
Weather forecast for Virginia with possible showers
The trough of low pressure will move east across Virginia today bringing partly cloudy skies and scattered thunder showers. Weekend ads note car details and local pastry shop specials with fresh produce and fruit offerings nearby.
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Richmond
Virginia
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