Congo Faces Severe Cash Straits Amid Debt and Devaluation Threat
Premier Cyrille Adoula returns from Europe to a handcuffed economy. Experts warn of potential Congo franc devaluation up to 500 percent, while US aid was cut to push reforms. High inflation, over-spending, and smuggling drain reserves as Belgium agrees to assume about half of the 46 billion franc debt.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Cyrille Adoula
Europe
Congo
Adoula
United States
Belgium
Hand Crank to Dial Revolves Around Bell’s Central Call
Washington special recounts early telephone history from Bell’s first central to the rise of dial exchanges. It notes hand cranks in Lathrop Missouri and Vermont protests, then traces rapid switch to dial systems and direct dialing reducing operator needs nationwide.
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Washington
T. Cross
Lathrop
Missouri
Cross
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas A. Watson
Bell
Central
New Haven
Conn
Albany
N.Y
Washington, D.C
Telephone Company
Almon B. Strowger
Kansas City
Strowger
la Porte
Indiana
Bell System
Bulawayo
Southern Rhodesia
New York City
New York Telephone Company
Meditative Game of Chess Reflects Wars
Washington reports on how chess mirrors history from India origins as chaturanga to modern variants. The piece outlines piece symbolism from Rome to Sara toga battle reverently, noting sets depicting wars and politics from Washington to Stalin era and space age designs.
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Washington
India
National Geographic Society
Europe
Persia
Mediterranean
China
Japan
Erty
George III
Britannia
East India Company
Hitler
Mussolini
France
Chamberlain
Buckle Up for Safety with Seat Belts Now
The National Safety Council urges immediate seat belt installation and use to protect drivers and passengers. Belts create a margin of safety by restraining occupants during sudden stops or emergencies, reducing injury risk and promoting peace of mind.
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National Safety Council
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Patricia Carmichael
Vesen
Lucille Fletcher
Terence Patterson
Dorset Playhouse
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SWIFT
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Cal Dais Et Lidl
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
THE
Vermont Bank and Trust CO
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Grattleboro
Rutland - Bennington
Bellows Falls
Chester
Brookline
Boros
Palmer
Cupit
Paul Harney
Australia
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Tony Lema
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Walter Burkemo
South Africa
Gary Player
Dan Sikes
Don January
Don Finsterwald
Dave Ragan
Russia
Ruhk
Germany
Howard Stanton
Stanton
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Saratoga
George Washington
East Germany
Leipzig
Dairy Queen
A & W Root Beer
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Advertising Council
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