Dollar stability and currency shifts amid world actions
Financial actions at a Washington conference boost the pound and raise currency credit to Britain while limiting bullion sales to private buyers. The Fed tightens credit as Johnson offers cuts to back his tax plan, and Vietnam policy gains congressional co-sponsors.
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Hue
Johnson
Washington
Paul Findley
House
U.S
Vietnam
Findley
Orange Blossom Open won by Kathy Whitworth
In St Peters burg Florida Kathy Whitworth won the Orange Blossom Open by holing a 20 foot bridge putt on the 18th to capture the title. It was the first event of the 1968 Ladies PGA tour with a neck and neck finish involving Sandra Haynie and Judy Kimball. Whitworth earned a $1 875 purse while Haynie and Kimball received $1 350 each.
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St, Petersburg
Fla
Kathy Whitworth
Sandra Haynie
Judy Kimball
Miss Haynie
Miss Kimball
Strampe Wins Greater Buffalo PBA Open Tourney
Bob Strampe of Warren Michigan won the $45,000 Greater Buffalo PBA Open, defeating Teata Semiz of River Edge New Jersey 246-201 after topping Therm Davis Chicago and defending champion Nelson Burton Jr. St. Louis in a nationally televised final. Strampe earned $6,000 with Semiz at $3,000 Burton $2,000 Davis $1,800 and McMillin $1,600.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Bob Strampe
Greater Buffalo
Teata Semiz
River Edge
N.J
Strampe
Warren
Mich
Semiz
Therm Davis
Chicago
Nelson Burton Jr
St. Louis
Burton
Davis
McMillin
Central State Marauders Claim Top Small College Title
NAIA champion Central State of Wilberforce Ohio edged Fairmont West Virginia State 48 to 46 to win the 32‑team national tournament after a grueling five game six day run ending Sunday night. In the regular season they defeated Kentucky Wesleyan, NCAA small college crown winner Friday night. Earliest movable type printing dates back to 1041 1049 in China.
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Central State
Wilberforce
Ohio
Marauders
Fairmont
W. Va
Central
Kentucky Wesleyan
Kennedy Declares Candidacy After Vietnam Proposal
From Page One Kennedy recounts a clash over a proposed commission on Vietnam policy. He says Johnson rejected the plan, fearing political deal signals and doubts about wartime policy. Kennedy cites White House talks with Theodore Sorensen and states the night he decided to run for president.
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Ift
Commission
Vietnam
Johnson
North Vietnam
U.S
Newsweek Magazine
White House
Theodore Sorensen
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Believed Best in Amateur Wrestling Man of the Year
Coach Grady Peninger of Michigan State was voted amateur wrestling's Man of the Year by the US Amateur Wrestling Foundation. The award was announced Saturday night in Oklahoma City amid celebrations of his career and impact.
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Okla
Grady Peninger
Michigan State
Amateur Wrestling Foundation
Two Price System Question and Gold Market Impact
The piece discusses a proposed two price system and its effect on US gold reserves. It notes the seven nations including Belgium, West Germany, Britain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United States agreeing not to supply gold to market, the $26 billion in central bank gold, and questions whether higher private market prices can last.
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London Pool
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Treasury
South Africa
Soviet Union
Canada
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Johnson
Congress
Asia Times
London
United States
U.S
Belgium
West Germany
Fly
Netherlands
Switzerland
Comimunique
Denttal
Ona
Paris
Atouhd
Park-O-Meters Spread Across America Since 1935
The World Almanac notes automatic parking meters began in July 1935 in Oklahoma City when Carlton Magee’s invention was adopted. It traces their rapid spread to widespread curb control with about 60,000 meters in New York City and millions nationwide.
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America
Oklahoma City
Carlton Magee
New York City
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