POUND DEVALUATION HAS NO EFFECT ON PURCHASING
Associated Press reports Britons continue Christmas shopping despite pound devaluation. Carnaby Street and Oxford Street retailers describe strong sales with color televisions and fashion items performing well. Shoppers note higher food prices but gift purchases remain robust as wage and tax worries loom.
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Fred Coleman
Associated Press
London
Camaby Street
Carnaby Street
Oxford Street
Labor
Britain
Lady Jane
John Lewis
Roy Jenkins
Bank of England
Carnabys Street
Swedes Find Cure For Alcohol Hangovers
Los Angeles AP Swedish scientists at Karolinska Institute report finding a drug in current use that may counteract alcohol hangovers. Dr Leonard Goldberg notes further testing underway and says the discovery arose from screening hundreds of drugs for effects on alcohol in the human body. The team also seeks medicines to reduce physiological dependence on alcohol.
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Los Angeles
Leonard Goldberg
Stockholm
Karolinska Institute
I Geldberg
Betty
Goldberg
Truck Plows Through Wall at Climax Public School
A truck crashed into the lobby of Climax public school after brakes failed. The impact left a mess and a brick wall breached the entry but no injuries were reported. The incident prompted an unexpected holiday for students and staff.
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Climax
Minn
OAS staged whisky airlift to Uruguay summit
The Organization of American States confirmed an airlift of whisky bought with OAS funds to the Latin American summit in Punta del Este Uruguay last April. Fewer than 360 bottles were carried aboard by OAS Secretariat members to avoid duty taxes and served at a reception. Some carriers volunteered to transport the liquor for less than 1300 Kennedy cost.
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Associated Press
Washington
Organization of American States
OAS
Punta del Este
Uruguay
New York
Kennedy International
Puta del Este
Kennedy
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Roy Gussow
Smithsonian Institution
Museum of History and Technology
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