Devaluation Fears Rise After British Pound Slip
AP Business Analyst notes that post 14.3 percent devaluation the crisis may worsen. Analysts warn a second, larger devaluation could occur within six to nine months. If so, world devaluations could follow as Britain struggles to show the pound buys around 2.4 dollars. The United States faces gold redemption pressures as foreign holders demand more gold than we hold.
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John Cunniff
New York
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United States
U. S
Vietnam
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America
Profit Picture Clouded For British Auto Makers
Britain’s pound devaluation worsens the profit outlook for American automaker subsidiaries in Britain. Despite cheaper British exports boosting world-market price competitiveness, profits may drop as pounds convert to dollars and Britain’s sales falter. The piece notes GM Vauxhall, Ford Britain, and Chrysler stake in Rootes, with Cortina price changes outlined and broader US economic tensions cited.
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Kit Kincade
Associated Press
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Chrysler
Rootes Motor Co
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United States
New York
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SAILORS DESERT INTREPID TELL SOVIET TV LOTS OF AMERICANS DISSENT
Four U S sailors who deserted the carrier Intrepid in Japan told Moscow television that most American servicemen do not want to fight in Vietnam. They spoke from Moscow where a peace committee is handling them, said to be resting with undisclosed whereabouts. The quartet named Richard Bailey John Barilla Craig Anderson and Michael Lindner.
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Richard D. Bailey
Jacksonville
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John Michael Barilla
Catonsville
Craig W. Anderson
San Jose
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Michael Lindner
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North
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Barilla
America
United States
Anderson
Bailey
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