Currency crisis deepens across Europe and Britain response
The article details a widened panic as nations debate floating their currencies, with the Dutch and Swiss actions noted. France resists, while Germany pushes for a free-mark regime to curb inflationary pressures. The Basel talks consider day-to-day exchange moves, and Britain maintains the pound at about 2.40 dollars amid ongoing volatility.
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Russels
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U.S
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Europe
Britain
Basel
Switzerland
Emmy Awards Recap Amid Cancellations and Wins
Edward Asner and Valerie Harper won supporting Emmys for The Mary Tyler Moore Show while Norman Lear accepted the best comedy series Emmy for All in the Family and thanked CBS.
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Edward Asner
Mary Tyler Moore
Norman Lear
Columbia Broadcasting
Arnie
David Frost
Flip Wilson
Burr Tillstrom
Fran and
Ollie
David Burns
Burns
Scott
Cassidy
Molotov fire at Altadena supermarket causes damage
A firebomb thrown through a rear window of an Altadena Lincoln Avenue supermarket caused about 2500 dollars in damage, mainly from water from automatic sprinklers. Fire officials reported the Molotov cocktail was tossed into the store early Sunday. flames were rapidly put out by the sprinkler system.
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Altadena
Lincoln Avenue
Villagers recount US village burnings and killings in Truong Khanh 2
Vietnamese women at a resettlement site allege that US forces burned houses and killed about 30 children and 30 adults in Truong Khanh 2 after a booby trap death spurred a troop response. US records note a bombing and a subsequent body count of Viet Namese age males, with villagers detailing repeated attacks and flight from the Song Ve Valley.
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Congressional Committee
Truong Khanh
Notley
St. Paul
Minn
Ronald V. Dellums
D-Calif
U.S
11Th Infantry Brigade
Truong Khanh 2
Throng Khanh
Nguyen Thi Mam
Mam
Ho Thi Cho
Nguyen Thi Thai
Nguyen Thai Tu
Song Ve
Song Ve Valley
Marijuana use rises among students despite liquor ties
A National Institute of Mental Health report finds marijuana use climbing mainly among young people in college communities. Tavern owners near campuses note declines in drinkers with marijuana availability, while some observers predict eventual legalization will shrink liquor demand, though effects will unfold slowly.
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Pennsylvania
Harold Matheson
901
Usc
University of Denver
Philadelphia
Natonal Institute of Mental Health
Benjamin Zablocki
Indicted drug firm says U S shares blame
Abbott Laboratories contends federal agencies hindered market approval for its Aus Tech hepatitis detection kit, creating a paperwork maze. The 36 count indictment names Abbott, Courtland Laboratories, its California subsidiary, and two officers.
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Chicago
UPI
Abbott Laboratories, Inc
Abbott
California
Courtland Laboratories
U.S. Justice Department
Buddhist monk self immolation shocks Hue in peace plea
In Hue, a Buddhist monk burned himself, leaving letters urging peace to end the Indochina war. Police delayed death details to prevent new demonstrations while U S MPs enforced curfews and roadblocks around the city, forcing civilians to stay off streets.
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Nguyen van Thein
Hue
U.S
Hite
Buddah
Muskie denies peace stance as isolationist label raised
UPI reports Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine rejects Nixon charges that his antiwar position is isolationist. Speaking at a San Joaquin Valley Democratic fundraiser, Muskie argues protesting bombing in Vietnam is not isolationism and criticizes Nixon’s economy plan. He also ridicules Governor Reagan’s tax stance amid new disclosures. Separately, Bangkok signs Thai Soviet accord allowing Aeroflot office and technicians at Dong Muang Airport.
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UPI
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T-Maine
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San Joaquin Valley
Nixon
Vietnam
Maine
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Bangkok
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Dong Muang
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