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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1969
Page
1
Giscard d Estaing announced a devaluation after a cabinet meeting led by President Pompidou and Prime Minister Delmas amid questions about cabinet unity. Debre remained a strong De Gaulle ally who opposed devaluation last November.
A new solar observatory OSO 6 launched from Cape Kennedy at 3:52 a.m. EDT on a Delta rocket, entering a near circular 350 mile high orbit to study 16 000 solar surface points and track flares and sunspots. The $12 million satellite faced currency shifts as France devalued the franc, impacting global markets while officials hailed the mission amid ongoing solar cycle activity.
Burr E. Ray aged 53 serving five years for forgery was assigned to wash the warden's station wagon in a minimum security area outside Stillwater state prison. After finishing, he picked up Grady W. Mattox 48 serving three years for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and the pair drove away.
Ottawa sources report talks to establish diplomatic relations with Communist China have stalled as Peking insists Canada recognize China's claim to Formosa. Ottawa rejects the demand, warning it could isolate Beijing and complicate future negotiations. Last Stockholm meeting was July 11 with no date set for next session.
In York PA police chief of detectives Capt Charles L McCaffery testified at federal hearings over the July disturbances. He said a joint probe by York and State Police aims to determine who fired at two small Black children but he and others doubt officers hit them. The suit accuses police of illegal search during weapons confiscation amid claims of prejudice and indiscriminate firing. Two died in the violence Henry C Schaad and Mrs Lillie B Allen with 50 injured.
ATHENS AP Nine of 400 women jailed on Crete for alleged political crimes were released Friday after an appeals committee reviewed their cases. Since the 1967 military coup, about 5,000 political prisoners have been released across Greece, and another 1,500 remain under review.
Rome AP The Italian Treasury Ministry said the lira will not devalue and its parity to the dollar and gold will stay the same. Italian newspapers noted the franc devaluation may raise French exports of meat eggs and other foods to Italy, helping ease wholesale price inflation.
President Nixon outlined a broad family assistance plan aimed at replacing welfare with a work oriented program. He argued it would curb a rising welfare cost, gives a minimum federal payment, requires job or training, and shifts major program administration to states under New Federalism.
Paul Gleve a 25 year old school teacher and his wife Judith biked 2800 miles in 61 days from Bath Maine to Santa Fe New Mexico to visit his parents. They rode with packs on their backs and described the trip as a way to see the country and test themselves. Police noted their journey while in Tangier Morocco where they sought visas and faced mixed reactions from locals and tourists.
Governor Shafer, with 17 months left in office, appointed Bette G. Clemens, a 44-year-old administrative assistant, to lead Pennsylvania's Consumer Protection Bureau amid ongoing questions about pace and effectiveness. Clemens said her focus will be consumer education while Shafer notes review of the bureau and laws to strengthen the fight against fraud.
An Alderwood Manor mother and neighbors searched a dump for about 20 minutes and recovered her wallet with $500 still intact after a garbage worker emptied a can containing it.
Castel Gandolfo Italy AP A Vatican cardinal involved in the Defregger investigation reported to Pope Paul VI that Cardinal Carla Confalonieri heads the Congregation of Bishops and is doublely involved in the inquiry. The 1944 Filetto di Camarda massacre near L Aquila linked to German captain Mathias Defregger is examined for possible prior knowledge of the killings and whether Confalonieri recalled Defregger when elevated to bishop.
An explosion at the midtown Olympic Airways office in Athens injures nine people as police evacuate the area and inspect baggage. Flights were delayed and authorities probe for further bombs amid a wave of attacks tied to groups opposing the army-backed government. Olympic is run by Aristotle Onassis.
Princess Fumiko Higashikuni, 22, and Leetae Omura, a metal firm employee, sought official permission to end their 17 month marriage. They wed in March 1968. she is Hirohito’s eldest daughter Shigeko’s daughter, he a descendant of a movement leader. Newfoundland became Canada’s 10th province in 1949.
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