West German mark rises as Bundesbank signals dollar sales
In London Os, West Germany saw the floating mark climb from 25 to 26 cents on the world market as the Bundesbank signaled readiness to sell dollars. Frankfurt has been accumulating dollars while speculators bet on a higher rate under Willy Brandt’s Social Democrats. The dollar faced broad selling pressure across West European markets with trading volumes varying by city.
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London
West Germany
Bundesbank
Frankfurt
Dol
Willy Brandt
Social Democrats
Zurich
Paisley Leads Protest March at Northern Ireland Parliament
Rev Ian Paisley led about 1000 Protestant demonstrators to the Northern Ireland Parliament steps to oppose government civil rights reform proposals. He warned of a general strike that could shut Belfast. Police said the crowd peaked near 1000 as PM James Chichester Clark presented a reform program.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ian Paisley
James Chichester-Clark
Paisley
Treasury Losses From Oil Tax Breaks Hit $1.6 Billion
Sen William Proxmire says the Treasury loses at least 1.6 billion dollars yearly due to oil industry tax benefits. He urged three tier reforms to cut depletion allowances and phase in intangible drilling expense credits, arguing oil privileges represent a major equity issue in the tax system.
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Washington
Treasury
William Proxmire
D.wis
Senate Finance Committee
Former Supreme Court Justices Urge Judge Ethics Tightening
Washington AP report shows Tom C Clark and Arthur Goldberg urging judges to limit private investments and avoid stock or commodity market gambling. They support voluntary code tightening before Congress acts, though differ on how far limits should go.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tom C. Clark
High Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Volun
Congress
Senate
Clark
Farm Prices Fall 1.5 Percent in Sept as Cattle, Hogs Lead Decline
Washington AP: Prices farmers receive dropped 1.5 percent for the month ended Sept 15 but remain 3 percent higher than a year ago. The decline marks the third straight monthly drop since June with cattle and hogs leading the decrease. Cattle averaged 26.00 per hundredweight, hogs 24.80, versus August readings.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Inga Reaches Hurricane Force in Atlantic Storm
A Weather Bureau reconnaissance plane found winds of 75 mph in squalls east and north of the eye. Inga was centered near 27.8N 63.5W moving north-northeast at 5 mph, with a path that would take it east of Bermuda if continued.
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Miami
Inga
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Bermuda
Hospital removes cigarette machines at Penn
The University of Pennsylvania hospital orders removal of all five cigarette machines by Wednesday. Executive director Ralph L. Perkins notes about 15,000 packs are dispensed monthly. Dr. Luther L. Terry supports the move, calling for continued actions to highlight smoking dangers.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Board of Managers and Medical Board
Ralph L. Perkins
Luther L. Terry
Penn
U.S
Terry
Cape Kennedy Pickets planned at five NASA entrances
TWU Local 525 president Ron Baker said picket lines will form at five Cape Kennedy entrances on Wednesday at 11 a.m. to protest NASA job shifts. The strike could field up to 2,000 TWU members and hundreds more Teamsters in support, as NASA plans to replace 21 TWA workers with NASA contractors at the Atlas Centaur launch pad.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla. AP
Nation
Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Transport Workers Union
NASA
Ron. D. Baker
TWU
Teamsters
TWA
Air Force
Nuclear Blast Protest Against Amchitka Test
Protests mounted as the Atomic Energy Commission proceeds with a planned one megaton underground blast on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. The test is set for Thursday, with officials noting shafts drilled for at least three more and potential further tests if safe.
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Anchorage, Alaska
Atomic Energy Commission
Alaskan
Amchitka Island
Aleutian
Anchorage
China
Amchitka
AEC
United Fund Sunday Opens Doors in Aiken County
Aiken County marks United Fund Sunday with eight agencies hosting open houses from 2 to 5 p.m. Visitors tour facilities meet staff and see how donations help groups including Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center which receives 34500 of the 261169 UF budget.
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Aiken
United Fund
Aiken County
Richland Ave
Aiken County Mental Health Center
American Cancer Society
Boy Scouts
Aiken County Fund
Alston Wilkes Society
Florence Crittenton
Charleston
Aroy Montgomery
Wews
Joshua B. Powers, Inc
Aiken Standard
Wharton Shober
Powers Organization
George H. McNeely III
Samuel A. Cothran
Shober
McNeely
Aiken Municipal
New York
Atec Corp
John Busch
CIA Fears Beret Murder Trial Testimony
The CIA blocked witnesses from Green Beret murder trials to protect agents and avoid exposing secrecy. Army Secretary Resor dismissed all charges against six Special Forces officers amid claims a fair trial was unlikely. Capitol Hill sources said the move aimed to shield seasoned intelligence officers with long service.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Green Beret
CIA
Congressional
Secretary of the Army
Stanley R. Resor
Green Berets
Resor
Capitol Hill
Teachers Seek $1000 Pay Increase In State Budget Hearings
South Carolina teachers asked for a $1000 annual raise, costing about $25 million, as the State Budget and Control Board opened budget hearings. The request, from the South Carolina Education Association, accompanies an eight point program including better state aid formulas, earlier public kindergarten, extended illness pay, tax reassessment, and aid based on daily membership. The archives and history department seeks $850,000 and the state library requests $904,000 for 1970-71.
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Columbia
South Carolina
South Carolina Education Association
State Budget and Control Board
SCEA
F. E. DuBose
Clarendon
State Department of Archives and History
State Library
U.S. to Cut Troops in Thailand and Vietnam Amid Plan
In Bangkok a U S Thai communique reveals 6000 U S soldiers and airmen to leave Thailand by July with 4000 already planned for withdrawal. President Nixon orders 60000 U S troops out of South Vietnam by December 15. 25000 plus already departed. 1000 Marines depart South Vietnam for Okinawa as the 3rd Marine Division nears full withdrawal from the DMZ.
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Saigon
Southeast Asia
Thailand
South Vietnam
U.S
U. S
Bangkok
Nixon
Vietnam
United States
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
da Nang
Okinawa
3Rd Marine Division
Haynsworth Confirmation Delayed By Senate Tug of War
The Supreme Court postpones hearings on several controversial cases amid doubts over Judge Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. confirmation. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger directs clerks to delay hearings. a November date is likely if confirmation proceeds. The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to move on the nomination, while a delay request from Sen. Birch Bayh is possible.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justic
Warren E. Burger
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
John F. Davis
Haynsworth
Senate Judiciary Committee
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Sessions Court Set With Large Docket In Aiken County
The Sessions Court convenes at 10 a.m. Monday in the Aiken County Courthouse with Judge Francis R. Nicholson presiding. The Grand Jury will weigh 10 murder and several reckless homicide cases, plus rape, larceny, housebreaking, robbery and forgery. A list of 50 petit jurors is released for the two week session, naming residents from Aiken North Augusta Graniteville Wagener Langley Belvedere and surrounding areas.
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Court of Genial Sessions
Aiken County
Francis R. Nicholson
Eighth Judicial Circuit
A. L. Williamson
Second Judicial Circuit
James F. Sides
Aiken
Paul L. Wanninger Jr
North Augusta
George T. Pope
Dorothy R. Kneece
Joan E. Sims
New Ellenton
James W. Godfrey
Henry Griffin
Langley
Grace P. Wooten
Graniteville
Bar
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