Famed Novelist Pearl Buck Dies at 88 in Danby
Pearl S. Buck, renowned author of The Good Earth and Nobel laureate, died at her Danby home Tuesday. Born Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker in 1892, she spent much of life in China, wrote 29 novels and works of short fiction, and taught at Chinese universities before returning to the United States.
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Pearl Buck Dies Aged Author Founded Adoption Groups
The author Pearl Buck died at age ninety and left a life marked by advocacy for mixed American Asian families. She formed the Pearl S Buck Foundation in 1964 and Wel come House Inc an adoption agency in 149. She published The New Year in 1988 and The Child Who Never Grew in 1938 reflecting her experiences with her children and family. The funeral will be private. In London the government proposed floating the pound with Common Market currencies against the dollar under strict conditions.
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Gray Seeks Limits on Watergate Questions in Senate Hearing
Justice Department officials predict an accord with Indians at Wounded Knee as talks resume. Patrick Gray III urges senators to limit Watergate questions to procedural issues, avoiding details of the FBI investigation.
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Ex POWs Flown Home as Remaining Reach U S
Eighty of the 106 American POWs released by North Vietnam will fly to the United States on Wednesday aboard planes to Andrews air force base Seattle base Belleville San Antonio Travis and other bases. The move leaves 54 POWs at Clark air base awaiting transfer. Thai sergeants and Filipinos freed earlier were sent home. Two West Germans also return.
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POW Fathers Rejoice as Two Return to Chicago Area
Two former POWs Lt. Cmdr Robert Naughton and Lt. Cmdr Gary Anderson are due to arrive Thursday night at Glenview Naval Air Station near Chicago. Their families in NE Minneapolis celebrate the long-awaited homecoming after years in captivity in North Vietnam.
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Dow Jones Rises Over Nine Points In Key Trading Session
New York AP report shows the Dow Jones average of 30 industrials gaining 9.39 points to 976.22 as investor uncertainty about the IMF waned. Trade on the New York Stock Exchange was moderately active with advancing issues leading declines by more than two to one.
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Father objects to girl dating boy in local note
The article notes a dispute as a father objects to his daughter's outing with a young man, describing him with a harsh term. It records family tension and social expectations arising from the situation.
No Food Price Villain Economist Hy WAT Lissner
Dr. Don Paarlberg of the U S department of agriculture argues there is no single villain for rising food prices. He cites global crop failures in 1972 and simultaneous factors such as expanded food stamps and welfare budgets, devaluations, and meat market cycles, affecting prices from producers to retailers.
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Elberon Elevator Destroyed by Fire
A blaze Monday night destroyed the Elberon Elevators, a 60 foot steel covered wooden structure owned by Elberon Elevators Inc. No injuries reported as firemen from Elberen and nearby towns battled the flames. The fire left smoldering seed soybeans oats and fertilizer in a shed and a boxcar of soybeans nearby. The cause was under investigation Tuesday morning as Froning Inc Clinton was negotiating to purchase the elevator.
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Viet Cong to resume JMC talks on POW exchange
In Saigon a Viet Cong spokesman said the group will end its boycott of Joint Military Commission meetings and resume stalled negotiations on POW exchanges. He added that African prisoner releases should not be affected by the impasse over Vietnamese prisoners.
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Haiphong Harbor Reopens as Ships Resume North Vietnam Calls
Secretary of State Rogers said Haiphong harbor has reopened after 19 months of U.S. mining and some ships are now passing to North Vietnam. He noted a report that ships are going through and expressed optimism the issue with North Vietnam will be settled soon.
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Iowa Senate OKs 10 Million Bond for U of Iowa Hospitals
Iowa Senate approved a resolution allowing University Hospitals in Iowa City to issue 10 million dollars in bonds to finance a 13.9 million dollar eight story addition. The plan adds 160000 square feet including an MRI suite and outpatient clinic while not increasing patient counts. Bonds would be repaid from hospital revenues with 4 million already set aside for construction.
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