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(2)" of the Betty Ford White House Papers, 1973-1977 at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential
Library.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. FORD'S VISIT
TO THE PACIFIC BASIN
PEKING
Wednesday - December 3, 1975
DAY # 4
First Event: 9:25 A.M.
From:
Terry Donnell
BACKGROUND
OVER VIEW
You have 4 events scheduled for Wednesday: (1) In the morning, a Head-
to-Head Meeting, (2) In the afternoon, a tour of the Agriculture Exhibit
Hall, (3) In the evening, a special private dinner hosted by Vice Premier
Teng Hsiao-P'ing in a room at the Great Hall for 90 people including
approximately 50 guests from the U.S. side, and (4) The Sports/Gymnastic
event at the Capital Gymnasium. You will have approximately 2 hours
personal time following the Head-to-Head Meeting and again in the after-
noon following your tour of the Agriculture Exhibit Hall.
Mrs. Ford will depart the Residence at 10:30 a.m. for a tour of the Palace
Museum. In the afternoon, she will visit the Dance-School of the Central
May 7 Art College to observe classes in session and a performance.
In the evening, she will accompany you to the Private Dinner and to the
Sports/Gymnastic event at the Capital Gymnasium.
Susan will depart at 9:00 a.m. for the Red Star Commune where she will
tour a farm tool repair shop, dairy farm, fields, and living quarters.
Following the tour of the Red Star Commune, she will visit the Temple of
Heaven. In the afternoon, she will be escorted on an informal tour of the
Summer Palace, and in the evening, accompany you and Mrs. Ford to the
Private Dinner and to the Sports/Gymnastic Event at the Capital Gymnasium.
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
2.
HEAD TO HEAD MEETING
Today's Head-to-Head meeting will be held in your Guest House rather
than at the Great Hall of the People. At 9:25 p.m., you will leave your
suite and proceed to the front entrance of the Guest House to greet the
Chinese participants as they arrive. Meeting participants will be the
same as in the first Head-to-Head. The meeting concludes at 11:30 a. m.
You have personal/staff time scheduled until 2:00 p.m. when you
depart for the Agricultural Exhibition Hall Tour.
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION HALL TOUR
Escorted by a PRC official whose identity has not been disclosed to us,
you depart the Guest House at 2:00 p.m. for the 25-minute drive to the
Agricultural, Exhibition Hall where you will view the various exhibits
which show the organization, development and progress of Red Banner
communes that have shown exceptional achievement in dealing with the
challenges of their land.
Key products from each commune are on display, together with models of
the acreage under management showing the raw land before development
and land as it presently exists after the commune effort. There are many
photographs showing the people at work and the general topography of the
commune as well as examples of the primitive tools used in the early stages
of the commune projects.
On display are product examples of fruit, grasses, grains, vegetables,
animals, herbs and medicinal animal by-products, as well as various
handicrafts from each commune.
The degree of mechanization varies, but most of the achievements represent
the accomplishment of massive hand labor.
In the entrance to the Hall is a large monument of Chairman Mao with some
peasants.
FORDO of LIBRARY
3.
PRIVATE DINNER
Vice Premier Teng Hsioa-P'ing has indicated a desire to host a special
private dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m. in a room at the Great Hall of the
People for you and approximately 90 persons including 50 from the U.S.
side. There will be no formal toasts and the dinner is expected to run
no more than 45 minutes.
Following the dinner, you will either return to the Guest House for brief
personal time prior to departing at 7:40 p.m. for the Capital Gymnasium,
or the Vice Premier may suggest a short meeting (or some other as yet
unannounced activity). The schedule is unclearaat this time.
THE SPORTS/GYMNASTIC EVENT
Beginning at 8:00 p.m., the Chinese have planned a three-part sport and
gymnastic event to include gymnastics, a traditional Chinese martial arts
(Wu Shu) demonstration and a ping pong display.
Sports and athletic programs are very popular with the Chinese, and
events are invariably well attended. In addition to organized sports,
efforts to maintain physical fitness are attempted by a large portion of
the population, often in sizable calisthenics groups. Chairman Mao set the
example for this with his early enthusiasm for sports and athletic activities.
As you know, ping pong is the sport for which the Chinese are known
throughout the world. In ping poing, as well as in other sports, the
Chinese stress sportsmanship and skill, proclaiming that these are
more important than winning or losing. Chinese Wu Shu -- or martial
arts -- is a colorful display of swordplay and acrobatics performed with
traditional Chinese weapons-in which opponents engage in mock combat.
Timing and footwork is very intricate and often resembles ballet.
Gymnastics is also very popular in China, and troupes of Chinese gymnasts
have visited many parts of the world as a part of their cultural exchange
program.
The Capital Gymnasium is a large, modern building. The stadium in which
these events will take place has a seating of 17,000. Its main floor can be
converted for the use of ice hockey and other athletic events. It was built
in 1968.
You will return to the Guest House at approximately 9:25 p.m.
DEPARTMENT R. FORD LIBRARY
4.
9:00 a. m.
Susan departs Guest House
en route Red Star Commune
10:00 a.m.
Mrs. Ford departs en route
the Palace Museum.
HEAD-TO-HEAD MEETING
9:25 a.m.
You proceed to a sitting room near the
front entrance of the Guest House to
await the arrival of the Chinese meeting
participants.
9:30 a.m.
Chinese participants arrive, Following
greeting, you proceed to meeting room.
9:35 a.m.
Meeting begins.
PRESS POOL COVERAGE
DURATION: 2 hours
NOTE:
Meeting participants will be the
same as in the first Head-to-Head
meeting.
11:30 a.m.
Meeting concludes. You escort Chinese
participants to Guest House entrance and
bid them goodbye.
LIBRARY
11:35 a.m.
Proceed to suite.
PERSONAL TIME: 2 hours, 25 minutes
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION HALL TOUR
2:00 p.m.
You, escorted by a PRC official, board
motorcade at Guest House #18 and depart
en route special tour.
(Driving Time: 25 minutes)
2:25 p.m.
Arrive Agricultural Exhibition Hall where
you will be met by an appropriate PRC Official.
PRESS POOL COVERAGE
Tour Agricultural Exhibition Hall.
PRESS POOL COVERAGE
DURATION: 45 minutes
5.
WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 3, 1975 - CONTINUED
3:15 p.m.
You board motorcade and depart Agricultural
Exhibition Hall en route Guest House #18.
(Driving Time: 25 minutes)
3:40 p.m.
Arrive Guest House #18 and proceed to
Quarters.
PERSONAL TIME: 2 hours, 10 minutes
PRIVATE DINNER
5:50 p.m.
You, Mrs. Ford and Susan board motorcade
at Guest House #18 and depart en route the
Great Hall of the People.
6:00 p.m.
Arrive Great Hall of the People and attend
private dinner hosted by Vice Premier
Teng.
6:00 p.m.
Dinner Begins.
6:45 p.m.
Dinner concludes.
(Approx.)
FORD LIBRARY
6.
WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 3, 1975 - CONTINUED
SPORTS EXHIBITION AT CAPITAL GYMNASIUM
7:40 p.m.
You and Mrs. Ford, escorted by a PRC
Official, board motorcade at Guest House
#18 and depart en route Capital Gymnasium.
PRESS POOL COVERAGE
CLOSED ARRIVAL
7:45 p.m.
Motorcade arrives Capital Gymnasium
where you will be met by an appropriate
PRC Official.
PRESS POOL COVERAGE
Escorted by PRC Official, you and Mrs.
Ford proceed to arena for seating.
7:55 p.m.
You and Mrs. Ford arrive arena and
are seated at a long table.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
ATTENDANCE: 17,000
8:00 p.m.
Sports Exhibition begins.
NOTE: The exhibition will consist
of gymnastics, martial arts, and
ping pong.
9:15 p.m.
Sports Exhibition concludes.
9:15 p.m.
You and Mrs. Ford, escorted by a PRC
Official, depart arena en route motorcade
for boarding.
UALD FORD
7.
WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 3, 1975 - CONTINUED
9:20 p.m.
Motorcade departs Capital Gymnasium
en route Guest House #18.
9:25 p.m.
Arrive Guest House. Proceed to Quarters.
OVERNIGHT.
FREE FORD LIBRARY
WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES)
FORM OF
CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE
DATE
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DOCUMENT
Schedule
Schedule of events; Mrs. Gerald R. Ford; Peking, People's Republic of
11/25/1975
B
China, December 1-5, 1975. 5 pages.
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
NA FORM 1429 (1-98)
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
FORD 014035 LIBRARY
Jim Merson will
fly out on the 26000
which goes direct to
anchorage Mrs. Ford has
approved since she
has a shampool set
the evening before
this will accommobate
Congressional guests)
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 19, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MRS. FORD
FROM:
PETER SORUM
SUBJECT:
YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE
PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO THE
PACIFIC BASIN
As we have agreed, I will be sending to you summaries of
each day's proposed activities for your review and comment
before approval. Attached is the outline for Alaska. I will
submit Hawaii after the question is resolved with the President.
As in the past, exact times for movements will be provided
in the President's schedule which you will receive from
Terry O'Donnell.
CC: T. O'Donnell
R. Cavaney
FORD LIBRARY
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1975
You board Air Force One for the seven hour, five hour time change,
thirty minute flight to Eielson Air Force Base, which is twenty six
miles from Fairbanks, Alaska. Upon arrival at the airbase, the
plane will taxi into a hangar where base personnel and the people
of Fairbanks are awaiting your arrival. You will join the President
on a platform for a thirty minute program. At the conclusion,
the President will escort you to your car before he goes to a
changing room to change into artic gear for his pipeline tour.
Your motorcade, which will include only essential staff, will
proceed to your quarters where a warm fire and hot toddie await
you. Following two hours, thirty minutes of personal time you
will return to Air Force One and board in preparation for the
fifty minute flight to Anchorage.
In Anchorage, you will proceed with the President to the hotel for
four hours personal time while he participates in several private
meetings. At 7:30 pm you will join the President in attending a
birthday party for Senator Ted Stevens in the hotel. The party
will be a stand-up cocktail party with informal mingling for thirty
minutes. Following a brief program you will return to the suite
for the night.
CLOTHING NOTES
Due to the extreme temperatures in Fairbanks, I recommend that
you wear a warm pant suit which is very acceptable in this climate.
Even though you will arrive inside a hangar you will be exposed
to the cold during the arrival program.
The birthday party will be held in a room that is decorated with
Bicentennial motif on a basic red color scheme. While the dress
is business suit and long dress, informality is the order of the day.
FORD R. GERALD LIBRARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 24, 1975
MEMORANDUM TO:
MRS. FORD
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
FROM:
SUSAN PORTER
SUBJECT:
Invitation to You to Participate in
PFC/GOP Fund Raiser in Hawaii
You have been invited to participate as guest of honor in a
fund raising reception and dinner (or some similar combination)
(PFC)
given by the President Ford Committee of Hawaii and the
Hawaiian State Republican Committee during your stay in Hawaii.
They can be flexible on the date, however, I would suggest Tuesday
evening, December 9th, just prior to your departure for the mainland.
The positive reasons for doing this include the fact that
both the President Ford Committee and the Hawaiian Republican
Committee urgently need to raise money and because you will be
there, this would be a relatively simple way for them to have a
major fund raiser. The negative points include: your purpose in
staying is basically to rest and have some personal time following
the trip to China and before returning to Christmas preparations.
Also, this trip to China will have been a major international
diplomatic trip for you and the President. Will your participation
in the political function in a warm and sunny climate dilute the
principal impact of that mission?
1887 GERALD R. FORD
The following are in-house points of view:
Gwen Anderson and Jack Calkins
Gwen (who is now out of town) initially called to explain this
invitation which had originally been extended to the President but
when they learned he was not staying and you were planning to, they
are extending it to you. Based on her knowledge of their fund raising
needs, Gwen, of course, is very hopeful you will have the opportunity
to do this. I mentioned to Jack the question of this following
an important trip and he did not see this as a concern but felt,
of course, that this would be something you and the President needed
to decide.
Barry Roth
Barry Roth of the Counsel's Office has signed off on your doing
this from a legal point of view. The President Ford Committee of
Hawaii and the Hawaiian State Republican Committee have offered
to pay your expenses, as this leg of the trip would now have
a political billing. In a word, Counsel's Office has given the okay
on this with appropriate billing.
Bill Nicholson
Bill strongly feels that adding this political event can be
misconstrued and could appear to be taking advantage of
the trip. He suggests, however, as an alternative, attending a
reception and dinner given by a private individual to which potential
contributors could be invited as private guests and afterwards could be
sent a mailing. The invitation and dinner itself would have no money
ᵃttached. This would show your interest and encouragement. It would
mean inevitably a substantially smaller intake of funds for them.
On the other hand they would not have the costs of the airplane,
GERAD R. FORD LIBRARY
Terry O'Donnell
Terry does not see problems with your doing this, and his feeling
is once the President is back to the White House, the trip is over.
Thus he sees no problem with it.
Jerry Jones
I attempted to get Jerry Jones' views but was unsuccessful. Thus,
I will touch base with him tomorrow and relay to you his comments.
Sheila Weidenfeld
Sheila has some concerns about concluding a diplomatic trip with
a political event but does think the private dinner is a possibility.
My own feelings are a hesitation about doing it. Your ostensible
reason for staying is to have a quiet stay and an opportunity to rest
and relax and I would be glad to see you do just that:with no events, even
the school visit. I also share the views of concern with regard
to mixing a political event--though minor in the greater scheme of
things--into a mission of international importance. I understand the
Vice President is going to be vacationing in Hawaii in December. In an
effort to help the Hawaiian GOP and the President Ford Committee, I
wonder if he could be encouraged to do a fund raiser while he is there.
I doubt he would raise as much money for them as you or the President,
but this might get around the problem of the political event mixed in
with the diplomatic trip.
Attending the 5:00 reception today for the President Ford Committee
Chairmen was Mr. Chin, Chairman of the President Ford Finance Committee
in Hawaii. He may have spoken to the President about this.
I am sure this invitation is something you and the President will want
to discuss and decide. As you can see you have a rainbow of points
of view.
Attend PFC/Hawaiian GOP Reception and Dinner;
suggest Tuesday, December 9th
Attend Private Reception and Dinner;
suggest Tuesday, December 9th
Regret
Other:
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
Thank you,
susan
MEMORANDUM
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
7853
November 25, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR MARIA DOWNS
FROM:
Jeanne W. Davis gm
FORD R. GERALD LIBRARY
SUBJECT:
Presidential Trip to the PRC --
Commemorative Gift
In response to your request, we concur in the attached State
Department recommendation that no commemorative type
gift be given to the Chinese at the reciprocal banquet.
S/S-7523468
7853
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Washington, D.C. 20520
November 25, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR LIEUTENANT GENERAL BRENT SCOWCROFT
THE WHITE HOUSE
Subject: Presidential Visit to the PRC --
Commemorative Gift
Reference: Jeanne Davis' Memo of November 21, 1975
The Department of State recommends that
commemorative gifts not be provided for the Chinese
FORD R. GERALD LIBRARY
guests at the reciprocal banquet to be given in
Peking by President Ford. It is not Chinese custom
to give or receive such gifts at banquets. During
President Nixon's visit in 1972, both lucite paper-
weights of the type described and champagne glasses
with the Presidential seal were provided for each
guest at the return banquet. Only a few of the
Chinese took their mementos, however, and an unseemly
scramble arose among Americans (primarily members
of the press) to collect the items left behind.
With regard to Mr. Hornblow's telephone inquiry
of November 22, we assume that the Chinese will
follow essentially the same pattern as during the
Nixon visit in 1972, when all members of the offi-
cial party and the accompanying staff received
some sort of gift. Aside from the impressive offi-
cial gifts for President and Mrs. Nixon, the Chinese
also presented items ranging from matched cloisonne
vases down to tea, chocolates and mao-tai liquor
to other members of the party and staff. In addi-
tion to the designated gifts described in the Chief
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
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of Protocol's gift memorandum (previously furnished),
selections of contingency gifts have been prepared
for both the President and Mrs. Ford and for
Secretary Kissinger. We anticipate that these can
meet any requirement for official gifts below the
level of the designated recipients. The party
will also have a large quantity of inexpensive
memento items which can be distributed to lower-
level Chinese as appropriate.
C. C.ArthnBorg
in
George S. Springsteen
Executive Secretary
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
UNCLASSIFIED
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LIBRARY GERALD R. FORD
THE SUMMER PALACE
The Summer Palace is located in the northwestern suburbs
of Peking, about seven miles from the Guest House. The
first palace was built at this site during the twelfth
century A.D., but the present layout of the Summer Palace
dates mainly from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,
when the lake was enlarged. Most of the large pavilions
and halls were built, and scenic spots from other areas of
China were replicated on the grounds for the Emperor's
enjoyment. The Summer Palace has been extensively restored
since 1949, and it is now one of Peking's most popular parks,
crowded in the winter with skaters and in the Summer with
boaters and strollers.
The Summer Palace is historically associated with the Dowager
Empress, the actual ruler of China during the last years of
the Ching Dynasty (1644-1911). It was her favorite retreat,
and she channeled considerable funds from the Imperial
revenues into restoration and improvements. She also gave
the Summer Palace its present name, which in Chinese means
"The Garden Where Peace is Cultivated."
The total area of the Summer Palace is 659 acres, of which
three-quarters is occupied by Kunming Lake, and the
remainder by Longevity Hill on the northern shore of the lake.
This is where most of the temples, pavilions and halls are
located. A lakeside covered promenade, about 800 yards
long, runs from east to west, at the base of Longevity
Hill, linking buildings on the lakefront. Painted on the
beams of the covered promenade are hundreds of restored
depictions of mythological and historical scenes, as well
as landscapes.
Just before reaching the center of the covered promenade
from the east a good view can be obtained of the most
prominent structure in the Summer Palace, the "Tower for
Incense for the Buddha". This pagoda, 150 feet high, was
first built during the Ming Dynasty and restored by the Dowager
Empress in the late nineteenth century. Below the pagoda
stands a collection of buildings reaching almost to the
lakeside, the largest of which is known as the "Hall that
Dispels the Clouds."
THE SUMMER PALACE
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Farther west, near the end of the covered promenade, is the
"Pavilion for Listening to Orioles," which the Dowager
Empress used as a theater for staging her favorite Chinese
operas, but which is now used as a teahouse.
At the western end of the covered promenade the famous
Stone Boat, built by the Dowager Empress in 1888, stands
in the lake. The Boat is generally considered a symbol
for the decadence and corruption of the late Ching Empire
since misappropriated funds for Chinese navy were used in
its construction.
GERALD R. FORD LIBRARY
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GERALD FORD LIBRARY
THE SPORTS/CYMNASTIC EVENT
The Chinese have planned a three part sport-and-gymnastic
event, to include gymnastics, a traditional Chinese
martial arts (wu Shu) demonstration and a ping pong display.
Sports and athletic programs are very popular with the
Chinese, and events are invariably well attended. In ad-
dition to organized sports, efforts to maintain physical
fitness are attempted by a large portion of the population,
often in sizable calisthenics groups. Chairman Mao set
the example for this with his early enthusiasm for sports
and athletics activities. In the early mornings one often
sees people in the parks or in groups in front of their
office or apartment buildings engaging in physical exercise.
Ping pony, of course, is the sport for which the Chinese
are known throughout the world, fielding teams which are
rarely beaten. In recent years their teams have visited
many countries and continents, including the United States,
Africa, Europe and many parts of Asia. In ping pong, as
well as in other sports, the Chinese stress sportsmanship
and skill, proclaiming that these are more important than
winning or losing. In international meets the Chinese hold
that their primary objective is to promote friendship
rather than to emerge victorious. Chinese Wu Shu - or
martial arts - is a colorful display of swordplay and
ácrobatics performed with traditional Chinese weapons in
which opponents engage in mock combat. Timing and footwork
is very intricate and often resembles ballet. Gymnastics
is also very popular in China, and troupes of Chinese gymnasts
have visited many parts of the world as a part of their
cultural exchange programs.
The Capital Cymnasium is a large, modern building. The
stadium in which these events will take place has a seating
of 17,000. Its main floor can be converted for the use of
ice hockey and other athletic events. The Gymnasium was
built in 1968.
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FORD & GERALD LIBRARY
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT HALL
(In the entrance of the Agricultural Exhibition Hall
is a large monument of Chairman Mao with some peasants.)
The President will be escorted to view the various exhibits
which show the organization, development and progress
of Red Banner Communes that have shown exceptional achieve-
ment in dealing with the challenges of their land.
Key products from each commune are on display, together
with models of the acreage under management showing the
raw land before development and land as it presently exists
after the commune effort. There are many photographs showing
the people at work and the general topography of the com-
mune as well as examples of the primitive tools used in the
early stages of the commune projects.
On display are product examples of fruit, grasses, grains,
vegetables, animals, herbs and medicinal animal by-products,
as well as various handicrafts from each commune.
The degree of mechanization varies, but most of the
achievements represent the accomplishment of massive hand
labor.
SONG OF THE YIMENG MOUNTAINS
- A Modern Revolutionary Ballet -
China Ballet Troupe
FORD i LIBRARY GERALD
SYNOPSIS
Autumn 1947. In the Yimeng Mountain Region.
Prologue
Evening.
Outside Yiho Village.
Amidst gunfire and smoke, Sister Ying and other villagers bid
farewill to her husband, Lu Ying, and the armed working team led by
him, who have been fighting guerrilla warfare in the mountains.
In the wake of rifle shots, the run-away despot landlord Lai
Chin-fu leads his "Home-going legioh" back to the mountain village.
A Kuomintang bandit officer gives the despot landlord a towel which
the PLA platoon leader Fang Tieh-chun lost when he was wounded, and
orders the landlord to get hold of the wounded PLA man within three
days.
1. (translater's note: Armed working teams, consisting of cadres
drawn from various organizations -- the Communist Party, the governments
in the Liberated Areas, the people's army and mass organizations ---
and equipped with some weapons. were small working teams which went
deep into the enemy-occupied areas to organize the masses and strike
blows at the enemy.)
2. (translator's note: "Home-going legions" were made up of landlords
and local tyrants who fled from the Liberated Areas to the Kuomin-
tang areas, and who had been organized by the Kuomintang into these
reactionary armed bands to attack the Liberated Areas together with
the Kuomintang troops.)
Scene One
FORD is GERALD LIBRARY
Two days later. From dawn to noon.
On Ching Shih Ridge.
Lu Ying and two members of the armed working team have been instructed
to find Platoon Leader Fang. Unable to locate him, Lu Ying decides
to return alone to the village to continue the search.
Badly wounded and in great pain, Fang Tieh-chun staunchly
endeavours to catch up with his unit, but he faints from 108s of blood
and extreme thirst.
Sister Ying who is picking edible weeds in the gully comes upon
the PLA officer. The sight of this badly wounded comrade fills her
with anxiety. For a moment she doesn't know what to do, for it is
too far away to get water for him from home, and it is unsafe
for the wounded comrade to be left alone there. Suddenly, she hits
upon an idea: "Why not save the wounded comrade with my own milk?"
The despot landlord and his gang search high and low for the
wounded officer.
Sister Ying devises a clever way to hide her comrade.
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Scene Two
GERAID FORD LIBRARY
From dusk to night.
At Sister Ying's house.
The bandits of the "home-going legion" put the village under
fire and sword, and wantonly loot the villagers' grain.
After she gets home, Sister Ying lulls her baby to sleep. Then
she deftly catches and kills her hen and lights the stove to make
chicken soup for the wounded comrade.
Her husband, Lu Ying, returns and is delighted to learn that
she has saved Platoon Leader Fang. He decides to go back immediately
to the mountain and lead the armed working team to transfer the
wounded comrade to a place of safety.
The despot landlord and his "home-going legion" break into
Sister Ying's house. Sister Ying is undaunted by enemy threats
and torture and remains true to the revolution. Bruised all over,
she faints away.
The cunning enemy resorts to the plot of letting Sister Ying
escape so as to follow her to the hiding place of the wounded officer.
Seeing through the enemy's scheme, Sister Ying cleverly turns it to
her own advantage. She pushes open the window and tricks the enemy into
thinking that she had jumped out of it. They rush off in hot pursuit.
Then Sister Ying, with a bamboo basket in her arm, hurries off to the
mountain.
Scene Three
Dawn.
The hiding place of Platoon Leader Fang on Ching Shih Ridge.
Platoon Leader Fang emerges from his hiding place. He painfully
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does physical exercise in the hope of returning soon to the front.
Braving difficulties and risks, Sister Ying and Chu Lan bring
the chicken soup and food to Platoon Leader Fang. Deeply moved,
he expresses his determination to fight valiantly against the enemy
after his revovery so as to repay the villagers for their kindness.
In their search for the wounded officer, the "home-going
legion" now comes up the mountain.
Sister Ying deliberately attracts the enemies' attention so as
to protect her comrade.
Scene Four
Dusk
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On the edge of the village.
The "home-going legion", who failed to find the wounded PLA
officer, then threatens to kill Sister Ying if she doesn't reveal
the whereabouts of the wounded PLA officer. She denounces them with
righteous anger. In desperation, the despot landlord snatches
away her baby and shouts ruthlessly: "Whom do you want, your baby or t
the wounded soldier?"
"Bitter sacrifice strengthens bold resolve
Which dares to make sun and moon shine in new skies."
In order to save the wounded PLA man, Sister Ying is ready to
bear the greatest sacrifice.
At this critical moment, Platoon Leader Fang steps out of hiding
and declares boldly: "Here I am!"
All of a sudden, shouts and gun-fire are heard on all sides.
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Lu Ying arrives on the scene with his armed working team. They wipe
out the "home-going legion" and put the despot landlord to death.
=
Sister Ying, her baby and the platoon leader are all saved.
The mountin village is liberated. Cheers ring across the skies in
praise of Chairman Mao and the Communist Party.
Epilogue
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A few days later.
The towering Yimeng Mountains stand majestically over Yiho
Village wher red flags flutter in the wind. High-ranking officers
and men of the PLA respectfully express their gratitude to Sister
Ying and the other villagers.
Platoon Leader Fang bids farewell to the villagers and returns
to the front with fond memories of their loving concern.
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The Forbidden City (Palace Museum)
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The Forbidden City was the residence of the Emperor and his
household during dynasties over a 500-year period.
Common people were forbidden access to the 250-acre expanse,
located in the geographic center of Peking, protected by walls
more than 35-feet-high and a moat 160-feet-wide.
The Forbidden City began to be built in 1406 by the third Ming
Emperor, Yung Lo, after his decision in 1403 to establish the
capital of his empire at Peking. The work was done primarily
from 1407-1420, with more than 200,000 workmen employed.
The Forbidden City comprises about one-sixth of the Imperial
City, an area also walled which surrounded the Forbidden City.
The Imperial City housed the administrative and maintenance
organizations, granaries, stables, orchards, parks, residences
of officials and princes, and some of the palaces and pleasure
gardens of the Emperor.
The outer buildings of the Forbidden City became a museum in
1914, with more than 20,000 relics on display. Treasures in
the Jade Rooms to be visited by Mrs. Ford range from the
Imperial jewels and garments to a five-ton piece of jade.
Also included in Mrs. Ford's visit is Yu Hua Yuan (The Imperial
Garden), an area of more than 7,000 square metres built during
the Ming period. There are pines and cypresses several hundred
years old interposed with rocks of several kinds. To the north
side is a rockery hill. It was here that the Ming and Ch'ing
emperors passed their leisure hours.
The Forbidden City was also known as the "Purple Forbidden City."
Purple was symbolically attributed to the North Star and was
used here to show that the Imperial Residence was a cosmic
center.
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THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN
The Temple of Heaven is the most famous temple in all of
China. It is not really a temple in the classic sense of
the word. It is a triumphal avenue eight hundred yards
long with three terraces rising from it: The Temple of
Annual Prayer, The Temple of the Universal God, and The
Altar of Heaven.
The Temple is a unique and privileged spot. Every year,
at the moment of winter solstice, the Emperor came here to
make solemn sacrifice. This ceremony dates back to pre-
historic days. On his role of "Son of Heaven" the sovereign
took upon himself the sins of all the people, offering
himself as a kind of serifice to his Father. For this he
put on a costume of dark blue and quit the imperiall palaces
on the eve of the holy day, escorted by soldiers and officials,
by muscians, and by princes of the royal blood. Every gate
and every window overlooking his route had to be closed
tight.
The Temple of Annual Prayer is a high building covered with
a three-tiered roof, also in blue tile, first built by
Yung Lo but rebuilt since 1899. It is the exact replica of
what it was over 500 years ago. IL was here the Emperor
spent a night of fasting and prayer.
The Temple of the Universal God is located to the south at
the other end of the Sacred Way. It is a circular pavillion
covered withtiles of deep blue. It is here the Emperor
burned incense and honored his ancestors.
Nearby is the Altar of Heaven where a ceremony involving
sacrificed oxen was performed in elaborate detail. Scrolls
of silk were unrolled, and priests recited ancient prayers.
Muscians played sacred melodies and the Emperor's ceremonial
role was at its peak.
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The Ming Tombs (Shih San Ling)
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The 13 tombs of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty lie in an
ampitheater formed by low purple mountains 26 miles north
of Peking.
An impressive five-arch gateway, built of markle in 1541,
announces the approach to the Tombs. About a mile beyond is
the Ta-hung Men (Great Red Gate). Everyone in China, including
the reigning emperor, was forced to dismount here and walk
along the "sacrd way" or "way of the spirit." (The body of
the deceased was carried along the route at the funeral ceremony.)
On down 500 yards is the Stele Pavilion (Pei T'ing), erected in
1426. And beyond this, the avenue of animals, followed by the
avanue of human statues, all dating from the 15th century. The
mythical beasts were said to be animals of good omen. The men,
horses and elephants were erected to serve the dead in the next
world.
Four miles from the first gateway is the Chang Ling, chief tomb,
where the 15th century emperor Yung Lo is buried. The columns
in this tomb are so large that two people with outstretched arms
can barely encircle one. The tomb was excavated in 1957.
Most of the tombs consist of a round articifical burial mound
known as a tumulus, under which the remains are buried in a
palatial vault, and a rectangular compound of gates, courtyards,
halls and pavilions laid out to resemble a giant keyhole. Once
the Emperor had been buried, the passage leading to the vault
was sealed, theoretically forever.
The tombs were originally protected by a long wall in the valley
and by guard posts on the hilltops. Only individuals in charge
of upkeep could enter the enclosure.
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The Great Wall
Built 22 centuries ago as a defense against invaders, the Great
Wall winds snakelike from east to west across more than 1500
miles of China. Arched gateways were built at intervals,
ramps led up to the wall, and watchtowers were placed at strategi
points.
Considered one of the world's oldest and largest engineering
projects, the Wall is between 22 and 26 feet high with a width
ranging from 21 feet at the base and 19 feet at the top. The top
of the wall with its built-up sides was used as a roadway and
was wide enough to take five horses abreast.
The Wall gradually fell into disrepair over the past few hundred
years, but has now been restored at three famous points: The
Shan hai guan Pass, the Ba da ling Fort and the Jia yu guan Pass.
The Ba da ling Fort is the point closest to Peking. At this
site, there is an arched gateway through the wall as well as
steps leading to the top, where there is a two-story watchtower.
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The Peking #1 Carpet Factory
The Peking Carpet Factory produces primarily handmade rugs and
tapestries. They are produced mainly for export, mostly to
European countries.
The Factory employes more than 1,500 workers, 60 per cent of
whom are women. It began with about two dozen employees in
1949.
More than 100 different designs are produced here, in one of
five basic styles: Peking, antique, artistic, multicolor and
unicolor. The process begins in the design room, where workers
draw and trace designs. It continues in the weaving rooms,
where workers sit at floor-to-ceiling loom devices and hand pull
and cut each thread into the carpet design. The rugs are cut,
and patterns defined by a scissors process in another depart-
ment, and are washed before going to the shipping room. Threads
used in the carpet-making are dyed on the premises also.
It takes anywhere from three to six months to produce a carpet
and about three years to fully train a weaver. The Factory
produces about 60,000 square meters of carpet a year in more
than 100 different colors.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 26, 1975
DEPARTMENT FORD
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
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FROM:
ROBERT T. HARTMANN
RBA
SUBJECT:
Alaska Visit
The following information has been compiled by my staff
through Republican National Committee sources:
KEY REPUBLICANS
TAB A
ALASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY
TAB B
ELECTION STATISTICS
TAB C
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KEY REPUBLICANS
The following Alaska Republican Party leaders have been proposed to
attend an informal meeting with you during your visit to Anchorage:
JAY HAMMOND, Governor
LOWELL THOMAS, JR., Lt. Governor
TED STEVENS, U. S. Senator
DON YOUNG, U. S. Representative
JOHN (JACK) COGHILL, State Chairman
MRS. JOHN (EDITH) HOLM, National Committeewoman
ELDON R. ULMER, National Committeeman
MRS. PATRICIA (PAT) LOKEN, State Vice Chairman
MRS. MARY ELIZABETH LOMEN, Treasurer, State Committee
MS. PEETY ZUBACH, Assistant Treasurer, State Committee
MS. PAT MORRIS, Secretary, State Committee
MS. MARILYN GAY, Assistant Secretary, State Committee
PAUL TOUSIGNANT, State Finance Chairman
MIKE COLLETTA, U. S. Senator, Minority Leader
Ford Co-Chairman
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KEITH SPECKING, U. S. Representative, Minority Leader,
Ford Co-Chairman
GEORGE SULLIVAN, Mayor of Anchorage
MS. RENEE BLAHUTA, President, Alaska Federation of
Republican Women
WALTER HICKEL, Former Interior Secretary, Governor
ROGER JENKINS, District Chairman, Anchorage
O. DEAN SETTLES, District Chairman, Anchorage
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WILLIAM DAM, District Chairman, Anchorage
GERALD ABRAMCZYK, District Chairman, Anchorage
DAVID SEARS, District Chairman, Anchorage
GORDON CORBETT, District Chairman, Anchorage
HELEN BEIRNE, State Legislator, Anchorage
MICHAEL BEIRNE, State Legislator, Anchorage
MIKE HERSHBERGER, State Legislator, Anchorage
RICK URION, State Legislator, Anchorage
JOE ORSINI, State Senator, Anchorage
"BRAD" BRADLEY, State Senator, Anchorage
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ALASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY
The Republican Party of Alaska is headed by Chairman JACK
COGHILL. Coghill has served in the Territorial Legislature and
was a member of the first legislature when Alaska became a state
Republican National Committeeman for Alaska is ELDON ULMER,
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and Republican National Committeewoman is EDITH HOLM.
Republican National Committee sources report that organized
Republican Party activity exists in only eight of Alaska's twenty-
four districts (similar to counties in other states). Two of these
districts are located in the Fairbanks area and the other six are
located in the Anchorage area. In comparison to other states,
Party organization in Alaska is reportedly very weak. In the
judgment of the RNC fieldman for the state, from both leadership
and organizational standpoints, the State Party is ineffectual.
The fieldman indicates that an organizational effort independent of
the State Party has recently been undertaken in the Anchorage
area. The six Republican legislative district chairmen in that
area have formed a group called the Anchorage Council. The
Anchorage Council also includes the Federated Republican Women's
chairman, and is aimed at making a cohesive effort to elect Repub-
lican legislators next year.
According to RNC sources, bad feeling still exists in the aftermath
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of the 1974 Republican gubernatorial primary race between now
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Governor JAY HAMMOND and former Governor and Interior Secre-
tary WALTER HICKEL. These sources indicate that a number of
Republicans in the state did very little to assist Hammond in the
general election and that these same Republicans today still remain
upset with the Governor.
The only races in the 1976 elections will be for the Congressional
seat and the State Legislature. Congressman DON YOUNG will
seek reelection, and will receive assistance from the national
Party which has already targeted the seat. It is thought that
Democrats may make a substantial effort to beat Young, who won
election in 1974 with 55% of the vote.
Alaska's nineteen delegates to the Republican National Convention
will be chosen by convention.
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18A - ALASKA
ALASKA
Capital: Juneau
Number of Voting Precincts: 437
Est. 1974 Population: 337,000
Number of Election Districts: 22
1970 Population: 302,173
Number of 1974 Congressional Districts: 1
National Rank: 50
1968 Nixon Plurality: +2,189(32)
1960 Electoral Vote: 3
1972 Nixon Plurality: +22,382(49)
1972 Electoral Vote: 3
KEY INDIVIDUALS
YEAR
ELECTED TO
FIRST
PRESENT
% OF
NAME
PARTY ELECTED
TERM
VOTE
U.S. Senator
TED STEVENS*
R
1968
1972
77.3%
U.S. Senator
Mike Gravel
D
1968
1974
58.3
Governor
JAY HAMMOND
R
1974
1974
47.7
Lieutenant Governor
LOWELL THOMAS
R
1974
1974
47.7
Secretary of State
None
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Attorney General**
Avrum Gross
D
1974
1974
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* Appointed to fill vacancy created by the death of Senator Bartlett. Elected in 1970
for two year remainder of term. Re-elected in 1972 for a full six-year term.
** Appointed by the Governor.
MAJOR 1976 ELECTIONS
U.S. House of Representatives delegation (1R)
1/2 State Senate (5R, 5D)
State House of Representatives (9R, 30D)
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VOTING INFORMATION
REGISTRATION AND TURNOUT
REGISTERED
VOTING AGE
PERCENTAGE TURNOUT OF:
YEAR
VOTERS
POPULATION
RACE
TURNOUT
REGISTERED VOTING AGE POPULATION
1960
NA
134,000
Pres.
60,762
NA
45.3%
1962
NA
136,000
Gov.
59,505
NA
43.8
1964
NA
139,000
Pres.
67,259
NA
48.4
1966
NA
144,000
Gov.
66,294
NA
46.0
1968
NA
167,000
Pres.
83,035
NA
49.7
1970
NA
178,000
Off.Vote
82,405
NA
46.3
1972
148,960
200,000
Pres.
95,219
63.9%
47.6
1974
170,055
206,000
Off.Vote
98,557
58.0
47.8
RANKINGS
Among the fifty states and the District of Columbia in 1972, Alaska ranked:
- 45th in number of registered voters (148,960)
- 51st in number of voting age population (200,000)
- 51st in number of persons voting (95,219)
- 50th in number of new voters (52,000)
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RANKINGS (continued)
- 49th in Nixon plurality (+22,382)
- 39th in Republican percentage of the statewide Presidential vote (58.1%)
- 39th in percentage of registered voting (63.9%)
- 41st in percentage of voting age population voting (47.6%)
- 50th in percentage of contribution to total nationwide Nixon vote (.1%)
Among the fifty states and the District of Columbia in 1974, Alaska ranked:
- 48th in number of registered voters (170,055)
- 51st in number of voting age population (206,000)
- 51st in number of persons voting (98,557)
- 50th in number of new voters (12,455)
- 25th in percentage of registered voting (58.0%)
- 14th in percentage of voting age population voting (47.8%)
VOTE FOR PRESIDENT
GOP PERCENT OF VOTE
YEAR
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE
TOTAL VOTE
M.P. VOTE
R. FORD
1960
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
50.9%
50.9%
1964
Barry M. Goldwater
Lyndon B. Johnson
34.1
34.1
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1968
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
45.3
51.5
1972
Richard M. Nixon
George S. McGovern
58.1
62.7
VOTE FOR U.S. SENATE
GOP PERCENT OF VOTE
YEAR
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
DEMOCRAT, CANDIDATE
TOTAL VOTE
M.P.VOTE
1960
Lee L. McKinley
E. L. Bartlett
36.6%
36.6%
1962
Ted Stevens
Ernest Gruening
41.9
41.9
1966
Lee L. McKinley
E. L. Bartlett
24.5
24.5
1968
Elmer Rasmuson
Mike Gravel
37.4
45.3
1970s* Ted Stevens
Wendell P. Kay
59.6
59.6
1972
Ted Stevens
W. Eugene Guess
77.3
77.3
1974 C. R. Lewis
Mike Gravel
41.7
41.7
* The 1970 election was for a short term to fill a vacancy.
VOTE FOR GOVERNOR
GOP PERCENT OF VOTE
YEAR
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE
TOTAL VOTE
M.P. VOTE
1958
John Butrovich
William A. Egan
39.4%
39.8%
1962
Mike Stepovich
William A. Egan
47.7
47.7
1966
Walter J. Hickel
William A. Egan
50.0
50.8
1970
Keith Miller
William A. Egan
46.1
46.8
1974
Jay Hammond
William A. Egan
47.7
50.2
VOTE FOR U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOP PERCENT
YEAR
REPUBLICAN VOTE
DEMOCRAT VOTE
TOTAL VOTE
TOTAL VOTE
DELEGATION
1960
25,517
33,546
59,063
43.2
OR - 1D
1962
26,638
31,953
58,591
45.5
OR - 1D
1964
32,556
34,590
67,146
48.5
OR - 1D
1966
34,040
31,867
65,907
51.6
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VOTE FOR U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (continued)
GOP PERCENT
YEAR
REPUBLICAN VOTE
DEMOCRAT VOTE
TOTAL VOTE
TOTAL VOTE
DELEGATION
1968
43,577
36,785
80,362
54.2
1R - OD
1970
35,947
44,137
80,084
44.9
OR - ID
1972
41,750
53,651
95,401
43.8
OR - 1D
1974
51,641
44,280
95,921
53.8
IR - OD
STATE LEGISLATURE COMPOSITION
SENATE
HOUSE
SENATE
GOP
HOUSE
GOP
YEAR
GOP
DEMOCRAT
GAIN/LOSS
GOP
DEMOCRAT
OTHER
GAIN/LOSS
1960
7
13
+ 5
18
20
2
+ 12
1962
5.
15
- 2
20
20
-
+ 2
1964
3
17
- 2
10
30
-
- 10
1966
14
6
+ 11
25
15
-
+ 15
1968
9
11
- 5
18
22
-
- 7
1970
10
10
+ 1
9
31
-
- 9
1972
11
9
+ 1
19
20
1
+ 10
1974
7
13
- 4
9
30
-
- 10
POPULATION
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Est. 1974 Population: 337,000 (+11.5%)
Ethnic and Racial Composition:
1970 Population: 302,173
White 78.8% Other
12.8%
Urban Population: 48.7%
Black
.3%
Rural Population: 51.3%
Indian 5.4% German
1.2%
Age: 18-20 yrs. 19,000
(26.0%)
Median Age: 22.9 years
21-24 yrs. 33,000
Median Voting Age Population: 33.9 years
25-44 yrs. 96,000
(48.2%)
College Student Population: 10,017 (48)
45-64 yrs.
44,000
(22.0%)
White Collar: 64.8%
65 + yrs.
8,000
( 3.8%)
Blue Collar : 35.2%
TOP TEN ELECTION DISTRICTS IN CONTRIBUTION TO THE 1972 NIXON STATEWIDE VOTE
% CONTRIBUTION
NIXON VOTE
MCGOVERN VOTE
TOTAL
TO NIXON
ELECTION DISTRICT
TOTAL
%
TOTAL
%
TURNOUT
STATEWIDE VOTE
17
7,672
53.6
5,535
38.7
14,315
13.9%
10
6,882
64.7
2,854
26.8
10,632
12.4
9
6,759
67.3
2,501
24.9
10,045
12.2
8
5,275
62.8
2,454
29.2
8,402
9.5
7
4,527
57.6
2,854
36.3
7,857
8.2
4
4,277
57.4
2,968
39.8
7,457
7.7
11
2,686
55.5
1,337
27.6
4,844
4.9
1
2,529
58.6
1,526
35.4
4,315
4.6
6
2,384
65.6
849
23.4
3,636
4.3
5
1,689
57.9
903
31.0
2,915
3.1
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ALASKA MAJOR CITY - 1972 VOTING INFORMATION
TOTAL
% TURNOUT OF:
% FOR
% FOR
VOT. AGE
REGISTERED
REG.
MAJOR CITY
NIXON
MCGOVERN
POP.
VOTERS
VOTERS V.A.P.
Anchorage
63.5
28.9
NA
59,399
62.2
NA
Election District 7 57.6
36.3
NA
14,379
54.6
NA
Election District 8 62.8
29.2
NA
13,732
61.2
NA
Election District 9 67.3
24.9
NA
14,817
67.8
NA
Election District10 64.7
26.8
NA
16,471
64.5
NA
1974 FEDERAL OUTLAYS
DOD
$488,292,000 (33)
USDA
$
22,396,000 (47)
Transportation
237,014,000 (12)
Labor
19,589,000 (42)
HEW
139,304,000 (51)
Commerce
18,319,000 (16)
Interior
89,822,000 (8)
Veterans
15,513,000 (52)
Postal Service
29,630,000 (48)
Other
53,236,000
Treasury
22,760,000 (53)
STATE TOTAL
$ 1,135,875,000 (43)
EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS 16 YEARS OLD AND OLDER BY MAJOR INDUSTRY
Total State Employment, persons 16 years old and older: 127,700
Top Industries in Number of Employment:
Government
45,100
Wholesale & Retail Trade
20,000
Services
18,500
Contract Construction
14,300
Transportation & Public Utilities
12,900
Manufacturing
9,600
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
4,800
Mining
2,500
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AGRICULTURE
Because of the unfavorable climate, agriculture plays little part in the state's
economy. Dairy products are the most important commodity in the state, followed
by eggs, potatoes and cattle.
NATURAL RESOURCES
Petroleum is the state's major mineral, and discovery of vast reserves along the
North Slope has increased its importance in the state. As of 1971, the state
ranked eighth in petroleum production. Next in importance are sand and gravel,
natural gas, and stone. With petroleum accounting for two-thirds of the state's
mineral production, Alaska ranks twentieth nationally in total mineral production.
The state's commercial fish catch ranks fourth nationally.
INDUSTRY
Government is the largest industry in the state, followed by wholesale and retail
trade, services, manufacturing, and transportation and public utilities. Processing
of fish and other foods is the largest manufacturing industry followed by wood
products.
CONGRESSIONAL VOTING STATISTICS
REPUBLICAN
DEMOCRAT
REP.
DEM.
OTHER
TOTAL
REP. % OF VOTE
DIST.
CANDIDATE
CANDIDATE
VOTE VOTE
VOTE
VOTE
PLURALITY 1974
1972
1970
1968
1966
AL
Donald E.
William L.
Young*1
Hensley
51,641 44,280
----
95,921
7,361R 53.8 43.8 44.9 54.2 51.6
22A - ALASKA
1
Elected in special election held on March 6, 1973.
*
Denotes incumbent.
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We were quite an addity - Where in
the more sophisticated Cities of
Shaughai and Pe kung-
CRO wds- blocked traffic is
streets - were active,
friendliness -clappung
5
Life Wire demonstRATION
july on way to anden
Iron and the mills -
Mircral Bath
Rice Com MUN e LARGE
Womon D rictor Women Doctor
Family quarters 1
Childre clothes - Kridu colorful garden
6.
July/- They back to shong hai cancelled
Film of Ballet of the "White
Haird Girl
Thest houses - former homes
beautifull object of art
Leave for Riking 743
July 3- arrived around midnight no
luggage
Jugg- - Carton - Archid yorden
9 Party for crew of the Place
7PM Cultural Program
Julyt- Train to Carlon Dordor 7
and emontial experiences for
This was one of the most moving
me as we said good by to our
party of interpertal who had be
Cone our very close friends
in This short period -
We had come to becon them as bright
very knoroledgeable people - We had
Joked to fitter, laughed at each
atter and ave sure come to
admise each other although we were miles apart
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Cultural
4 dismissal Lindy
Palace museums
+ Betty
Ballet
- Sightsuress Paralier
also-
Theat Wall of China
Yym nastic Program
Education of children
Madame
Beautiful children
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Clean Fereets
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Acugunture-
Mila
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many coursed,
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dedicated- disciple-
The thrist for the
fory at end mide Le
exange of knowledge -
I cecream
we realize we were shown
only what they would ust see
Beaning faces hands
Burfly White teeth
and clapping
Organized marching
and singing af Studed
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Firing of eash color
Hand operated
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Ift - 9.AM
arrived shang hai 1030
Drove into- town
and had lunchion -
While luggage changes
the C hine Eug hash Vicount
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Flew to
Palace
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June 17 - - AM
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Whether - Take of
about 730pm arrable
Peking about midnight
2
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and
Live Wire demonstration
afterizon- Iron T Itelills
Betty rested Minrel
Baths
June 38 back to Shoug Yeng
Stapped at Rice Field
Commune - large
Doctor - House - stare
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Kinderg arden
July - Suppored hai to - but fly
weather bad
To Shang
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Gatry and liftearly
July 2 for Canton
arrived Cauton 220
Drove to Just House
Trip to - Orshid Garden
also Cactur Treanhouse
Visit to top of
Divis Back at Just Loase
for viewof City -
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in China
medical School and
hospital - workers
home - Children
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emonational experiences
as we soid good bye
for me
to our Enterputies who
had become our very
Close friends in this
had come to
short period prove - we
there as bright, very
We had jobed together,
Pnowledgeable people
laughed atoash other
and I know come to
admire each other although
miles philosphing apart in our
July 4
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Train from Canton
to Hong Kong
that at the border
by YMY The Mrs Osboure
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people
July Shoppine with
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back just / hour
the 13 hour difference
in Japan to make
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First Words in Chinese
On the attached sheets, you will find a more detailed
vocabulary. Here are just a tew phrases to start you off.
The spelling is all phonetical.
See other sheet for
meaning of tone signals.
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Ni hao
How are you?
("ni" is pronounced like "knee")
This is the most commonly
used greeting.
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Hun gao shing jienne dao ni.
LA more formal greeting when
first meeting someone.
Would be appropriate when
meeting Chou En-lai or
someone special.
V
Hun hao
Very good
V
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V
Woa hun hao
I'm very well
Shieh-shieh sleya seeya
Thank you
wha
Woa sher Boggs/Ford fu ren
I'm Mrs. Boggs/Ford
Zao Zow.
Good morning
later in the day, the greeting is "hao"7 How
Zai jienne
Good-bye
Dwey bu chee
Excuse me
Woa bu dong
I don't understand
Ching
Please
Note: It is not grammatical
to add this on to the end of
a sentence. "Ching" is
generally used to beckon
someone to precede you through
a doorway. It is used at the
beginning of a sentence when
asking for something.
"Ching ni gay woa
" =
"Please give me
"
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Hun piao-liang
Very pretty, beautiful
V
Hun yo ee-seh
Very interesting
S
Zai nar?
Where?
Tse suo tzai nar?
Where is a restroom?
Duo shao chian (chienne) ?
How much does it cost?
Woa yao jay-geh
I want this.
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Jay-geh hun I hao cher
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This is delicious (to eat)
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Woa hun she huan
I like very much ---
/Can be used for anything--
place, person, thing/
Gola, gola
I've had enough
/very useful at mealtimes! 7
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DECEMBER
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Grilled Shad
Pastries
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SPORTS PERFORMANCES
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(Translation)
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The Physical Culture and Sports Commission of the People's
Republic of China requests the pleasure of your company
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at a sports show at the Capital Gymnasium at 8:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, December 3, 1975.
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(Translation)
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On the occasion of the visit to China by the President of the United
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States of America and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford, Premier Chou En-lai
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requests the pleasure of your company at a banquet in the banquet
hall of the Great Hall of the People at 7:30 p.m. on Monday,
December 1, 1975.
(Through the northern entrance)
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(Translation)
On the occasion of the visit to China by the President of the United
States of America and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford, the Peking Municipal
Revolutionary Committee requests the pleasure of your company
at a Soiree, at which the modern revolutionary ballet "Song of
the Yimeng Mountains" will be presented by the China Ballet
Troupe at the theatre on the third floor of the Great Hall of the
People at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 1975.
(Through the eastern entrance)
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