Gold Stocks See Largest July Drop in Over a Year
U S gold stocks fell by 116 million in July the steepest monthly decline in more than a year. France led purchases converting about 98 million of its dollar holdings the largest monthly conversion since early 1965. Canada added 50 million in purchases while U S stocks ended July at 13 413 billion, down 556 million from a year earlier.
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Washington
US S
Federal Reserve Board
France
U.S
Canada
International Monetary Fund
Treasury
Lipsky Calls for Unified Iowa Child Welfare Reform
Linn county Republican candidate Joan Lipsky urged unification and modernization of Iowa child welfare laws. Speaking to the Cedar Rapids Jaycees committee, she argued five state agencies should be merged to better serve neglected and delinquent children, and she proposed improvements in foster home placement at Annie Wittenmeyer home in Davenport.
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Joan Lipsky
Linn County
Iowa
Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Solon launches major campaign against birds
Rep John Buchanan Jr attempts a suburban war on starlings in Maryland. He uses a shotgun and birdshot, vows to clear them from his yard, despite laws banning firearm use in the area. Neighbors received letters detailing his plan as police warned him to stop.
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Washington
John Buchanan, Jr
R-Ala
Birmingham
Buchanan
Westmoreland
Bermudas
Texas
Sentenced Man Asks Longer Prison Term
Clyde Franklin Stacks, 23, was sentenced to two to three years for car theft but asked for a longer term. He insisted on 10 years, saying it would break him. Judge Joe B Brown questioned the demand, then agreed to the longer term after the exchange.
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Dallas
UPI
Clyde Franklin Stacks
Stacks
Joe B. Brown
Brown
Quieting of Brazil Elections Marks End of Spectacle
Brazil moves to installed governors by state legislatures under 1964 regime powers. Opposition purged, officials stripped of rights for a decade, and government-backed candidates preselected. In Sao Paulo, incumbent Adhemar De Barros fled to exile after defeat plans. Castello Branco era solidifies a restrained political stage.
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Brazil
Rio Grande Do Sul
Castello Branco
Joao Goulart
National Renewal
Alli
Sao Paulo
Adhemar de Barros
Astronauts Pass Dress Rehearsal for Gemini 11 Launch
Gemini 11 crew Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon completed a dress rehearsal countdown at Cape Kennedy in advance of a September 9 launch window. The test checked procedures and timings for the mission with the two space capsules and support systems.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Charles Conrad
Richard Gordon
De Gaulle Convenes Private Talk With North Vietnam Official
In Phnom Penh President de Gaulle met for 35 minutes with Nguyen Thuong, North Vietnam's top official in Cambodia. The Hanoi envoy praised the encounter but offered no details on discussions. A French spokesman said the meeting arose from both sides and aimed to gauge Hanoi's war stance.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
de Gaulle
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Nguyen Thuong
Tuck Dies. Former UN Refugee Body Chief Dead
William Tuck, 75, former director general of the United Nations International Refugee Organization, died Tuesday at his Rougemont home.
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Geneva
William Tuck
U.N. International Refugee Organization
Rougemont
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