Nixon Pushes Tough Trade Legislation After Dollar Devaluation
President Nixon urged Congress to pass a broad trade bill to ensure fair access for American goods abroad. The devaluation, meant to stabilize markets, raised import prices while making U.S. exports cheaper, with Shultz signaling further currency reforms and a yen float in Japan.
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U.S
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
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Tokyo
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Bank of Japan
West Germany
Canada
Great Britain
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Smithsonian Institution
Paul A. Volcker
Volcker
Ex POWs Prepare For Return To Homeland
Ex prisoners of war at Clark Air Base Philippines sign valentines and swap war stories as officials plan a quick trip home. The 142 men arrived Monday after Hanoi and South Vietnam release and begin their first full day of freedom enjoying hot showers and American food.
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United States
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Travis Air Force Base
California
Clark
Haas Given Probation For Wife's Shooting Death
La Crosse man Anton G. Haas 57 was placed on probation after an intoxicated accidental shooting killed his wife Frances Haas 55. Judge Peter Pappas ordered three years in prison, suspended, with probation to the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services for the same length. Haas must enter treatment at the county guidance clinic and join an alcoholism program, plus pay prosecution costs about 100 dollars.
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la Crosse
Peter Pappas
Anton G. Haas
Wood St
Frances Haas
Haas
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Pappas
Weather advisory for travelers with snow totals
Travelers face a Tuesday night advisory with two to four inches of snow. Temperatures drop to around 22 with lingering flurries and a high near 25 Wednesday as winds shift from east to north. Cold continues Thursday with lows near 5 above zero.
Goodyear rivals frustrated by market tune
The piece notes Goodyear’s competitive edge and that rivals express frustration as Milton Moskowitz comments on industry dynamics. It references an anticipated rise in travel and living costs tied to a 10 percent devaluation of the dollar.
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New York
U.S
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Milton Moskowitz
Hospital Release Planned for Three Baer Quintuplets
Three of the Baer quintuplets Vickie Douglas and Leslie will go home after gaining weight and will be released Wednesday The remaining two Thomas and Elizabeth stay hospitalized for three to four weeks in Evanston Ill The babies born January 5 to Mr and Mrs James Baer of Northbrook were moved to Evanston Hospital for better infant care and are now out of incubators but remain in an intensive care nursery
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Evanston Hospital
Vickie
Douglas
Leslie
Thomas
Elizabeth
James Baer
Northbrook
Highland Park Hospital
Barbara Traeger
Secret Out Now Is POW Son Alive in Vietnam Camp
Mrs. Rose Tellier says a 1970 military briefing claimed Marine Sgt. Dennis A. Tellier, missing since 1969 near the DMZ, was alive in a North Vietnamese POW camp. She kept the news secret until his name appeared on the repatriation list and now believes he is held by the Viet Cong in South Vietnam.
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Woonsocket, R.I
Rose Tellier
Vietnam
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Dennis Tellier
Aram Tellier
Woonsocket
R.I
U.S
Gordon to Stand Trial for Murder in Sunset Bowl Shooting
In Viroqua Wisconsin Lyle Gordon is bound over for Circuit Court on a first degree murder charge for the fatal February 1 shooting of Martin Everson behind Gordon’s Sunset Bowl. A key witness was recalled for cross examination and testimony raised questions of premeditation versus self defense.
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Olga Bennett
Lyle Gordon
Martin Everson
Gordon
Dist
Larry Sieger
Martin
Ronald Sutherland
John Bosshard
Sutherland
Sieger
Bosshard
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