Dollar stability in doubt as British pound and yen realign
The editorial argues the Smithsonian Agreement shows currency realignments alone cannot restore stability. It notes Britain's 10 percent inflation and weak economy pressuring the pound while Japan's yen faces an upward valuation debate despite strong exports and hit by December revaluation and fiscal policy.
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London
Tokyo
Europe
United States
Tanaka
Britain
Japan
Virginia's Viewpoint on Seat Belts Encourages Caution
Virginia Payette reports on belt use myths and safety attitudes amid a rise in car related pranks. Parents influence children while education and perceived control affect belt adoption. Detroit launches ignition interlock for 1974 models to enforce buckling before starting.
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Virginia Payette
Buic
National Safety Council
Allan F. Williams
The
Medical Foundation, Inc
Boston
Pop
Drams
Detroit
Biddeford Saco Journal masthead and staff list
The Biddeford Saco Journal shows editor and publisher details with ownership and office information. Names include Foster and Whitehouse family members, W Paul Casavant as publisher, and Gladys M Whitehouse as president and treasurer. Publication address is 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine.
Pentagon plans a million dollar humane military history book
Washington reporters describe a Pentagon proposal for a 300 page color illustrated volume on humanitarian achievements of the armed forces. The plan estimates 72 man years plus editors, cartographers, and clerks with a projected budget near 1.1 million dollars, though not endorsed by Army staff. The piece also notes Rep. Fernand St Germain’s Florida trip funded by a savings and loan league and related legislative maneuvers with House banking.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Pentagon
Defense
Daniel Henkin
Armed Forces
Defense Ex- Sey
Eiim
Army Staff
Fernand St. Germain
Florida
U.S. Savings and Loan League
St. Germain
Chilly Providence
R.I
Miami
Eastern Airlines
Germain
House
Rhode Island Democrat
St. Gace Mantel
Wright Patman
Horatio
Savings and Loan
Savings and Loan Associations
League
Patman
Greenland Tupilak Crafts Face Raw Material Shortage
Greenland tupilak makers struggle as whaling decline dries up whale teeth once bought by the Royal Greenland Trade Department. Carvers now seek ivory or hippo teeth from Africa while preserving traditional methods despite plastic intrusion.
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George Boultwood
Associated Press
Jakob Shawn
Greenland
Royal Greenland Trade Department
Norway
Iceland
Japan
Africa
Angakok
Arctic
The Needle Romance Breaks Berlin Wall Barriers
East Berlin residents received permission to marry Western partners as 18 children accompanied the brides. The event marks a retroactive easing of a long stand in the divided city amid wartime gender tensions and cross border unions.
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Associated Press
Mathews-Shannon-Cullen Inc
3Rd Ave
New York City
Berlin Wall
Jwo
Venus
Mars
Nixon victory cements activist image in massive election win
Nixon secured 521 electoral votes to McGovern's 17 and led in the popular tally by a historic margin. The President swept the 10 most populous states, boosted by gains among Catholics, ethnics, and minority voters, while Congress remained unchanged.
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Bruce Biossat
Washington
Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred Landon
Roosevelt
McGovern
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Peking
China
Russia
Moscow
Vietnam
Vergice
White House
Congress
To The Point Jesuits are bold friends of liberty intellect
Russell Kirk reflects on Jesuit influence and debunks anti Jesuit plots. He cites Father Martin D Arcy and other Jesuit scholars like Father Hugh O Neill and Father James Mertz. He notes their intellectual gifts and long lives and argues Jesuits have contributed to education and moral development.
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Russell Kirk
Kremlin
Society of Jesus
Daniel
Philip Berrigan
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Kissinger
Eugene Sue
Sue
Father Holt
Thackeray
Henry Esmond
S.J
Britain
America
Martin D’arcy
London
Loyola University
Los Angeles
Father D’arcy
T.S. Eliot
Father D'Arcy
England
Cardinal Newman
Oxford
Gerard Hopkins
Father Hugh O'Neill
University of Detroit
Lake Orion
Michigan
Father O'Neill
Father O’neill
James ‘Mertz
J.S
Loylon University
Chicago
Father Mertz
Mertz
Toledo
Loyola
Madonna Della Strada
D’arcy
Fathers D’arcy
O'Neill
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Saco Journal
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Angmagssalik
Johan Petersen
Harold Coffin
Washington News
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