Gold Flows Abroad Five Blocks From U S Assay Office
In the 1960s era a columnist recalls how foreign creditors drain U S gold via a five block route between the U S Assay Office and the New York Federal Reserve. The piece explains how France or other nations transfer gold against dollar claims, shrinking U S holdings while raising global currency concerns.
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Sylvia Porte
New York
Manhattan Island
New York Harbor
Federal Reserve Bank of News
U.S
U.S. Assay
Manhattan
New York Federal
Reserve Bank
New York City
New York Federal Reserve
France
Federal Reserve
New York Reserve
Old Slip
East River
Liberty Street
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Iceland coalition remains in power after election results
In Reykjavik observers report Premier Olafur Thees leading a coalition of Independents and Social Democrats to continued rule. Sunlay results show 32 seats for the government vs 28 for the opposition in the Althing, with Independence party at 24 seats and Social Democrats at 8. Communists peak at nine seats, down from 10 in 1959, amid limited criticism of Keflavik base.
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Reykjavik
Teeland
Olafur
Social Democrats
Sunlay
Althing
Independence Party
U.S
Keflavik
Confidence Game With New Twist
In Nashville at the Opry Corner cafe, a man posed as a refrigerator expert and helped the operator locate the main power switch. While the operator held a button upstairs the suspect allegedly returned, punched the thermostat, and fled with $40 from the cash register. The incident points to a confidence game with a new twist and a theft in the cafe.
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Nashville, Tenn
Opry
Howard Freeman
Ione
Freeman
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