Foreign currency shifts touch American wallets and business
The European monetary storm shakes the mark and the guilder, raising costs for travelers and imports. Americans face higher prices for Swiss watches, Dutch cheese, and Austrian goods, while exporters may gain from a cheaper dollar in foreign markets. Direct investment abroad could fall, with modest job effects at home.
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Leonard Silk
New York Times News Service
New York
Europe
Brussels
Bonn
Washington
Germany
Holland
United States
City Expands Air Quality Sampling in Decatur
Tri County District Health Service adds two new air sampling stations near Decatur in collaboration with the State Health Department. The network will sample four days weekly and support an industrial emissions inventory to gauge pollutant sources including commercial, domestic, industrial, and transportation impacts. The Morgan County station remains as the original site.
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Decatur
Tri-County District Health Service
Health Service
State Health Department
Division of
Air Pollution Control
Chamber of Commerce
Betty Vaughan
The
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Brewer Overpass
Morgan County Health Department
See City
Kickbacks Denied In Higdon Trial
Former Army Maj. Glenn Faulks testified on cross examination in the Higdon trial about Fifth Amendment use and kickbacks tied to the James Henry Organization. Judge Howard urged Faulks to answer, and the defense claimed potential perjury, while Higdon faces larceny graft charges related to Long Binh post mess system funds in 1967-68.
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Redstone Arsenal
Glenn Faulks
William Higdon
Edward Hopper
Faulks
Senate
Higdon
Vietnam
Faulk
James Henry
Hopper
Kenneth Howard
Howard
James Henry Organization
Long Binh
Major Post Office revamp unveiled by Blount
The plan, to take effect when the U S Postal Service takes over on July 1, consolidates 15 regions into five and trims headquarters from six departments to three. Three senior assistant postmasters-general will head mail processing, customer service and support, with an Office for Consumer Affairs added to report directly to the postmaster general. Officials say streamlining decentralizes operations and focuses on major mail users while potentially eliminating many jobs.
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Philip Shandler
Washington Star
Washington
U. S. Postal Service
Post Office Department
Winton M. Blount
Buffalo inventor unveils bumper attachment device
Paul H. Taylor of Buffalo New York demonstrates a shock absorber intended to mount bumpers to car frames. He showcases the device with a test car hitting a loading dock at five miles per hour without damage.
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Paul H. Taylor
Buffalo, N.Y
Taylor
Senate
Washington
Philip A. Hart
Dmich
American Motors
Doug
DOT
Periods of Showers and Thunderstorms Forecast
Periods of showers and thunderstorms today and tonight with a high near 78 and a low around 53. Thursday’s high projected at 74. Complete weather, map, and river page on D4. It’s a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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Tennessee Valley
Daily Want Ad Sows and Pigs Sale at Dutton Barn
A notice from The Decatur Daily advertises a sale of sows and pigs at George Dutton’s barnyard. The ad invites readers to call for extra cash opportunities and provides daily classified contact numbers for Athens and Decatur listings.
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Athens
George Dutton
Decatur Daily
Call
European Monetary Crisis Echoes Across Nations
European reaction blames the United States for a dollar sickness and rising isolationism as warnings mount that Washington must fix its balance of payments. West Germany faces criticism after the decision to float the mark sparked widespread anxiety across Europe.
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United States
Europe
America
Washington
West Germany
White House delays Mansfield bid on troop reductions
The White House moved to delay early Senate action on Democratic Leader Mansfield's proposal to cut U S troop strength in Europe by 50 percent. London markets saw gold price surge to an 18 month high amid monetary uncertainty. Storer Broadcasting and Northeast Airlines signed merger documents with Delta Air Lines.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U. S
Europe
Ps Ces London
Miami
Storer Broadcasting Co
Northeast Airlines
Northeast
Delta Air Lines
Jets Blast 13 Red Antiaircraft Guns
U S Air Force F4 Phantom jets destroyed 13 antiaircraft guns around the Mu Gia pass in North Vietnam in two waves after taking fire while over Laos. No planes were damaged. The strikes occurred Monday afternoon within two miles of the Laotian border, marking the most guns knocked out in a day since 1968.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Mu Gia Pass
North Vietnam
U.S
Laos
Plain of Jars
Charles Johnson
Demilitarized Zone
Mu’ Gia Pass
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