Gold climbs as dollar falters after Nixon devaluation
Global money markets react to Nixon's 10 percent dollar devaluation. Gold surges to 70 plus dollars an ounce in London with higher unofficial prices, while the dollar weakens against the mark, franc, pound, and yen. European central banks assess next steps to shield currencies.
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Ford Co fined for false emission tests by government
Ford Motor Co. was fined seven million dollars for violating the Clean Air Act by improper vehicle emission testing and falsified reports. Ford paid two checks totaling 5 million to settle civil and criminal actions and agreed to ongoing cooperation while focusing on meeting future 1975 and later emission standards.
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Youth poisons food and five die in family tragedy
A 1 year-old youth confessed to lacing family meals with insecticide over two weeks due to anger at parents and a brother. Five of six children in Mr and Mrs Andres Ruiz Torres’s Villalba home died, including Osvaldo 7, Fiordalisa 9, Oneida 11, Finuma 24, and Alberta 12. Parents remain hospitalized in serious condition while the youth is detained for psychiatric tests.
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Flags to fly high for returning POWs
President Nixon ordered flags raised to full staff to honor returning U S prisoners of war after a call with Lady Bird Johnson. The change ends a half staff period for a Vietnam War observance and honors those missing or killed, with Mrs. Johnson and the president stressing tribute to the prisoners and families.
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Brazil Emerges as Latin American Leader in Global Ties
Brazilian influence grows as its economy surges about 10 percent yearly. The military regime expands trade and aid across South America and Africa, courting Angola and Portuguese colonies while courting the African Development Bank. Brazil positions itself as a natural spokesman for the third world amid shifting U.S. priorities.
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sharp rise predicted for food prices in 1973
The Agriculture Department forecasts 1973 supermarket prices will average 6 to 8.5 percent above 1972, the sharpest one year rise in 22 years. Most gains have occurred, with expects of slower increases as meat supplies improve. beef and pork price surges drive the forecast, despite admin efforts to ease prices through higher farm production.
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First POW home rushes to bedside of his mother
Navy Cmdr. Brian D. Woods, the first U.S. prisoner of war to return from Vietnam, came ashore at Miramar and rushed to his gravely ill mother in Coronado Hospital. He told her the prodigal son is home and she can get better, amid a celebratory scene with family and Navy officials.
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Fritz the Cat and Oh Calcutta Move Across Aisles
At the movies CINEMAS Fritz the Cat and Oh Calcutta have been held over but moved from Cinema IF to Cinema IL. The X rated pair pack audiences in while details remain vague. The Getaway with Steve McQueen and Ali McGraw plays at CINEMA IT. Williamstown notes Up the Sandbox starring Barbra Streisand at the College Cinema with showings at 8 p.m. and box office opening at 7:30 p.m.
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