Speculators Keep Gold Price High Under Dollar Pressure
An opinion argues that the United States lends support to a $35 per ounce gold price through speculation. It contends gamblers aim to force devaluation, with De Gaulle's France cited as leading an assault on the dollar. The piece urges allowing market forces to set gold’s value, potentially near $8, if the dollar falls.
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Sam
Sucker
de Gaulle
France
Uncle Sam
Randolph County Moves To End Open Gambling
Sheriff Lloyd Brown shifts from cautious to firm action to close illegal whisky and gambling dens in Randolph County. The piece compares Arkansas efforts led by Lynn A. Davis against a backdrop of public demand for cleaner streets and reduced vice, noting the role of public pressure in driving reform.
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Randolph County
Arkansas
Randolph
Lloyd Brown
Lynn A. Davis
FBI
Winthrop Rockefeller
Davis
Grand Jury
State Supreme Court
Brown
New federal auto safety rules require cross-chest belts for most cars
The Department of Transportation announces mandatory safety belts for cars built after Sunday and stricter tire and brake standards. Convertible and bucket-seat models have relaxed belt rules. Shoulder belts face delays and price up by about $20 per car, while overall injury data lag belt adoption.
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Department of Transportation
William Haddon Jr
National Highway Safety Bureau
Senate Commerce Committee
Haddon
U.S. Public Health Service
General Motors
Lowell K. Bridwell
Volvo
Auto Industries Highway Safety Committee
Wall Street Journal
Eavesdropped calls reveal oil tax loophole push and Senate deals
FBI transcripts from the Fred Black hotel suite expose Baker and Kerr influence on the Senate Finance Committee to plug the oil depletion tax loophole. The tapes recount Lyndon Johnson Carl Albert talks, General Dynamics plant plans in Oklahoma, and Webb’s Oklahoma role. North American Aviation also opened local plants aided by Fred Black.
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Sheraton-Carlton
Fred Black
Supreme Court
Black
Justice Department
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Capitol Hill
Senate Finance Committee
Bobby Baker
Lyndon Johnson
House
Carl Albert
Robert Kerr Jr
Senate
Oklahoma
Baker
McGee
Sen. Kerr
Albert
General Dynamics
James Webb
NASA
Webb
Kerr
North American Aviation
Rep. Albert
North American
Philip L. Rusden
Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories
Help for Simeon Holds the Key to the Editor
A letter argues High Point Central High School needs more coaches and staff under Athletic Director Tony Simeon. The writer blames staff shortages, urges hiring an assistant AD, at least five football coaches, and an intramural director to lift athletics to a higher level, funded by the community foundation and donations.
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Simeon
High Point Central High School
High Point
City of
High Point City
Anthony
Tony) Simeon
High Point Center
Tony Simeon
North Carolina
Central High School
Calendar shifts shape calendars now peddled by PR
The piece notes calendars moved from practical gifts to PR driven novelty featuring travel, animals, and glamour. It recalls old eras with Shakespearean lines and a social look back at families and clubs amid community life and charitable giving.
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Tennyson
Shakespeare
Osric
Laertes
Bernard Shaw
John Tanner
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