Dollar devaluation roils markets across Europe and Asia
The dollar slid against many currencies after a 10 percent devaluation, driving up bullion and diamond prices. European markets floated currencies while Japan intervened to curb yen losses as major economies reassess rates and trade.
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London
U.S
Tokyo
Copenhagen
Drid
Oslo
Europe
Britain
Canada
Italy
Japan
Switzerland
Israel
Indonesia
South Africa
South Korea
Foot-Weary Coed Still Protests War
Deborah A. Peck 21 a University of Massachusetts junior walks from Springfield mass toward Washington DC to protest bombing in Vietnam despite cease fire. She plans to continue after Philadelphia stop seeking donations for Bach Mai hospital fund and urging government responsibility to prevent future bombing.
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Vietnam
Deborah A. Peck
University of Massachusetts
Washington, D. C
Springfield
Mass
North Vietnam
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Washington, D.C
Debbie
Bach Mai
Hanoi
Nixon
West Springfield
Wal’ King
Potatoes Get Campaign To Boost Image Nationwide
The National Potato Promotion Board plans a $2 million annual campaign to rebrand potatoes as nutritious and low in calories. The drive, announced at a convention with about 2,500 growers and retailers, will use TV radio and print ads and fund its efforts by farmer assessments. Executive director Robert L. Mercer cited potatoes as maligned but nutritious and noted rising per capita consumption driven by processed forms. Doctors will be a key target audience in the effort.
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Tion Board
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Robert L. Mercer
Idaho
United States
Mercer
University of Maine student arrested in murder case
A 23 year old University of Maine law enforcement student, Lewis Armstrong Junior of Perry, was arrested on a murder charge in the stabbing death of Janet A Moore of Hampden. Moore’s body was found at the Fairmount Terrace Motel Annex in Bangor. Armstrong turned himself in and was ordered held without bail as autopsy plans proceeded.
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Bangor
University of Maine
Lewis Armstrong
Perry
Janet A. Moore
Hampden
Miss Moore
Fairmount Terrace
Hammond Street
Penobscot County
Atty
David Cox
Armstrong
Washington,County
Machas
Augusta
Richard S. Cohen
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Cox
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The Gourmet Bets on Fashionable Dining
A witty note on a gourmet who shuns unfashionable eateries to avoid weight gain in the wrong spots. The quip reflects a humorous tilt on diet and style in everyday dining.
Joint Economic Commission Planned to Rebuild North Vietnam
Washington and Hanoi announce a joint economic commission to foster postwar reconstruction and economic ties. Kissinger, en route to Beijing, met Vietnamese leaders and outlined U S aims to heal war wounds while Congress weighs funding.
First Group of Ex POWs Leaves Clark Air Base
Twenty smiling American prisoners of war and a Vietnamese puppy left Clark Air Base today aboard a C141 Starlifter destined for Travis Air Force Base California. Forty more POWs follow Thursday in two planes leaving 80 freed Monday still at Clark and one in Saigon. Flight nurse Patricia M. O Reilly said she risked court martial to smuggle the puppy Maco aboard.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
United States
California
Travis Air Force Base
Clark
Saigon
Jeremiah A. Denton
Virginia Beach
20 More U S POWs Will Be Freed Shortly
In Saigon senior U S and North Vietnamese officials discussed the imminent release of 20 American prisoners of war. A source linked to the International Commission said the POWs would be handed over within two to four days as Kissinger’s Hanoi talks continue.
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United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
International Commission For Control and Supervision
State Department
William H. Sullivan
Henry Kissinger
Nguyen van Thieu
Joint Military Commission
Kissinger
Bui ‘Tin
Military Commission
Tin
U.S
Sullivan
Dr. Kissinger
Paris
Tran van Lam
Thieu
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Joint Economic Group
Washington
Join Economic Commission
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Joint Economic Commission
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China
Chou En-lai
Pham van Dong
le Duc Tho
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Nguyen Duy Trinh
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Ziegler
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Edmund S. Muskie
Peter N. Kyros
Muskie
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