Tourists and France debate from Observer column
Russell Baker critiques anti France proposals and suggests diplomacy through tourism and stingy tipping. He argues against war debt demands and bans on travel, and mocks Anglo French rivalries while urging cooler, subtler policy measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Baker
N.Y
France
United States
de Gaulle
Edgar Allan Poe
Louvre
Greece
Italy
Holland
Venice
Egypt
Persia
Rome
Electrofund System Could End Check Use in Five Years
An article by Bankers Trust officers outlines the Electrofund concept a checkless society where funds move electronically. A pilot by 1969-1970 could prove practicality with full use as early as 1973, aided by terminals, central Electrocenter, and identification cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankers Trust Co
New York
W. Putnam Livingston
Robert L. Kramer
Bankers Trust
World Book Science Service
Dale Reistad
American Bankers Association
Federal Reserve System
Bankers Administration Institute
Stanford Research Institute
Electrocenter
Smith
Hopes for Decatur's 1968 in city predictions
Town forecasts a busy year with goals from Mayor and city departments. Predictions include the waste disposal fee abolition, parking fixes at Decatur General Hospital, completion of Gateway Theater, a City Hall start, traffic flow changes on Bank Street, and a late 1968 dedication ceremony for the 14th Street Overpass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gunthorp
Second St
Gary Voketz
Decatur General Hospital
Gateway Theater
City Hall
Bank St
Keller Memorial Bridge
Decatur Housting Authority
Weather Bureau
Wdrm-Fm
Wmsl-Tv
Huntsville
Decatur
Nigeria
Hub Gardner
Blackburn
14Th St
Proposed national donor card law aims to ease organ transplants
Washington reports a forthcoming model law to allow adults to donate all or parts of their bodies by gift. The plan seeks to bypass next of kin obstacles and prevent lawsuits, with cards carried by individuals to authorize physicians during emergencies. Lawmakers would limit gifts to licensed institutions or named beneficiaries and allow revocation even at death.
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Fred P. Graham
New York Times News Service
Washington
John Doe
National Conference of
E. Blyth Stason
Vanderbilt Law School
Lawyrs
Stason
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