Paper Gold debuts to ease world trade finance
Editorial notes that Special Drawing Rights emerge at the IMF World Bank meeting as a ledger based aid to boost reserves for international trade. Nations accept SDRs as payment in trade, backed by willingness rather than gold, with the US and Nixon administration cautious yet poised to participate amid a global money shortage. The piece weighs potential benefits and uncertainties of this tentative plan.
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International Monetary Fund
World Bank
United States
Haynsworth urged to quit over court nomination flaws
President Nixon faces mounting opposition to Clement F Haynsworth as details of financial shenanigans and past real estate ties with Bobby Baker undermine his suitability for Associate Justice. Several Republicans signal they will oppose, risking a Fortas era scandal and prompting calls for withdrawal to protect the court’s image.
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Clement F. Haynsworth
South Carolina
Nixon
Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Haynsworth
Senate
John M. Mitchell
Abe Fortas
Fortas
Bobby Baker
Teamsters
Jimmy Hoffa
Mitchell
Decency And Destiny In The Way Of The Righteous
A reflective piece on Psalm 1 contrasts the godly with the ungodly, warning that sin corrupts health and conscience. Anecdote from a Pullman smoking room shows a sober man choosing a decent life, highlighting that destiny follows decency and a clear conscience.
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God
Copperheads and the Vietnam War Era Style Debate
CAPUS WAYNICK argues for national unity behind Nixon's Vietnam policy while acknowledging deep public opposition. He traces antiwar strain from early American conflicts to Civil War era Copperheads, notes regional dissent, and weighs whether peace at any price is acceptable, while praising Nixon's attempt to end the war honorably.
Nixon hawk on Vietnam despite troop withdrawals
Jack Anderson reports in a confidential tone that Nixon aims to end the war but will not settle on communist terms. Kissinger pushes a hard line while Rogers and Laird urge faster peace. withdrawal hinges on communist moves,Paris talks, and South Vietnam's burden. Changes in Asia note shifts since 1965 from Soviet and Chinese tactics.
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Southeast Asia
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Nixon
Washington
Vietnam
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
U.S
Dove
Bill Rogers
Mel Laird
Clark Clifford
Laird
Pentagon
Rogers
Paris
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Saigon
Asia
Rogers and Laird
Moscow
Peking
Free Asia
Colorful North Carolina autumn scenes and distant news notes
The article notes peak fall colors in the western mountains and nearby ranges, with autumn scenery praised from North Carolina to Davidson and Randolph. It reports Dr. Donald P. Douglass at the American College of Surgeons Congress in San Francisco, financier Willy Korf predicting shifts in the mark after elections, Gordon Robinson’s retirement from the American Furniture Mart, and travel deadlines for Christmas mail to service members overseas. It mentions furniture market preparations in High Point, airport runway work delayed until after the market, and the tragic death of Hannah Crews in Vietnam serving with the Red Cross, detailing her background and family.
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Jack Frost
North Carolina
Lexington
Davidson
Randolph
Carraway Mountains
Highlands
Donald P. Douglass
Douglass
San Francisco
American College of Surgeons
High Point National Furniture Mart
Hannah Crews
Ben Hoa
South Vietnam
Red Cross
Austin Crews
Thomasville
Peace College
Appalachian State University
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Holt McPherson
Joe Brown
Patterson, JR
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Lyr
AP News
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Capus Waynick
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New York
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Midwest
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Lincoln
Ates
Jack Anderson
Willy Korf
Georgetown
S. C
West Germany
Amsterdam
Hamburg
Midland-Ross
Chicago
Gordon Robinson
American Furniture Mart
Post Office Department
Far East
Friendship Airport
Roger Sebaldo
Berry's
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