West Germany may lift mark to find natural level
Bonn sources say the government may revalue the mark to its natural level to ease the international money crisis. Upward revaluation is possible and would affect German imports and American goods prices. The dollar faced heavy speculation as European markets paused and Asian banks opened after a holiday.
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UPI
Europe
Switzerland
Belgium
Holland
Austria
U.S
Asia
Fo.eign
Takeo Fukuda
Willy Brandt
Lack of volunteers dooms move to end draft
The Senate Armed Services Committee warned that attempts to end the draft would fail due to a serious shortage of Army combat volunteers. The panel opened debate on a two year extension of conscription as it began a springlong discussion on Vietnam era policy.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
John G. Stennis
D-Miss
Nixon
The
Com
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Dollar squeeze baffles U S tourists in Europe
UPI report how Europeans limit dollars as American visitors face cash shortages and closed banks in several nations while some hotels accept dollars. In London tourists rush to cash in at American Express amid currency fears, though many readouts show mixed reactions to the dollar’s strength abroad.
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London
UPI
U.S
Europe
America
Ted Markovic
Glen Rock, N.J
Paris
Banks
West Germany
Switzerland
Netherlands
Austria
Belgium
Portugal
American Express
Britain
Nixon calls for independent legal corps to replace OEO unit
President Nixon proposes a bipartisan board run legal services corporation to aid the poor replacing the OEO legal department. It would fund and contract with law firms for noncriminal aid, limit lobbying, and avoid political pressures while serving as a group before federal agencies.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Legal Services Corporation
Legal Service Department
Office of Economic Opportunity
House
Senate
Legal Services Division
OEO
Midwest tornadoes devastate homes injure dozens and kill one
Tornadoes tore through Missouri Iowa Nebraska and Oklahoma causing extensive property damage and injuries. A 23-year-old man, Rick Johnson, was killed in Joplin Missouri while others remained in critical or serious condition. Dozens of homes and railroad cars were destroyed, with power outages reported as far as Chicago.
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Plains
Rick Johnson
Joplin
St. John’s Hospital
Marceline
Santa Fe Railway
Conway
Iowa
Dale Kernen
Con
Broken Bow
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Nebraska
Oklahoma
Okay
Porter
Coweta
Salina
Haskell
Missouri
Tulsa
Okla
South
Central Plains
Chicago
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