World money markets reopen as dollar regains strength
In Brussels and other centers, the dollar rose against the pound and franc as markets reopened after a 17 day shutdown. The reform package in Paris aims to let major currencies float, with Shultz predicting stabilization though permanent changes remain uncertain.
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Mills urges tougher controls in new economic phase
Washington report says Rep. Wilbur D. Mills expects the administration to replace Phase II with tougher Phase IV controls, signaling a shift in economic policy and higher intervention. The statement frames Mills as anticipating stricter regulations beyond the current program.
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Meet the Press
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Nixon
Mike Mansfield
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McGovern
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Swallows Return to Capistrano in Quiet Homecoming
The famed swallows reach Capistrano on a weekday, drawing a small turnout in San Juan Capistrano, while bird researchers reveal their wintering grounds near Goya, Argentina. Local authorities expect a light crowd as bells ring when the flock returns, with fresh insights into their 3,000 mile migration.
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Phnom Penh Declares Martial Law After Palace Bombing
Phenom Penh is placed under a state of siege with a curfew and a travel ban for all citizens as Khmer Rouge forces surround the city. Lon Nol calls the attack a deliberate assassination attempt. 47 soldiers and dependents killed, 40 wounded, nine killed in Takhmau rockets attack nearby. U.S. Embassy warns citizens as diplomats negotiate exit rules.
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Washington
Believer Randle Fellden chairs church meeting in reused trousers
In Bath England Randle Fellden, a longtime advocate of thrift, led his first Church of England general synod as chair wearing the same striped trousers he used as Cambridge University Union president 30 years earlier.
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Nixon cites Truman on executive privilege in testy hearings
President Nixon leans on Harry Truman's stance to justify executive privilege shielding current and former White House aides from congressional testimony. Critics warn of a power grab as Congress debates access, with possible Supreme Court tests on information withholding and contempt actions looming.
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British launch roundup of extremists in Ulster
Belfast dispatch says British troops rounded up Protestant and Roman Catholic extremists as part of steps ahead of a White Paper on Northern Ireland. The weekend saw bombings and shootings, including a fatal bar bombing in the Republic and an attack on a Belfast patrol injuring a girl. A British soldier was killed nearby during the week.
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Senate panel weighs NOW savings accounts threat
A Senate Banking subcommittee plans to probe NOW savings accounts amid a growing anti NOW lobbying. Supporters fear these accounts could become a national problem if widespread. Massachusetts and New Hampshire mutual banks have offered NOW with depositors earning 5.4 percent, while fees offset some costs.
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Washington
UPI
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Bi Committee
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Texas
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Broadway Limited Derails in Ohio Blizzard
A pre-dawn derailment in a blizzard near East Palestine Ohio killed one person and injured nineteen others. Investigators cite a track kink from a prior rail accident as the probable cause of Amtrak's Broadway Limited derailment.
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Palestine
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Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
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Bond era blockbuster spree at the cinema
Sean Connery shines as James Bond in a double feature of Diamonds Are Forever and On Her Majesty's Secret Service, while The Poseidon Adventure screens at the second twin theatre with Gene Hackman and Shelley Winters delivering standout performances. News from Williams town covers Sounder Oscar buzz, The Great Waltz biopic, and a tragic Amtrak derailment near Vernon with multiple injuries.
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