European Leaders Move To Calm Money Market
The dollar’s devaluation prompts a wave of currency policy shifts. The yen and other currencies float or peg anew while Germany and France weigh the impact on exports and trade. Officials caution that the global crisis centers on the U S deficit and the evolving exchange rates across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
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South Korea
Indonesia
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U.S
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London
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United States
Helmut Schmidt
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Schmidt
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
France
Paris
Soviet Foreign Trade Bank
Rome
Europe
Ottawa
John Turner
Alastair Gillespie
Gillespie
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Lawton Council Deliberates Salary Cuts and Appointments
Lawton council members debated a potential city salary cut citing the new city manager and charter rules. Whitaker urged a cut, Seibold pressed for action, and a ballot proposal was discussed. Appointments to the Board of Adjustments were tabled amid opposition over a realtor candidate. A resident sought better police and animal control, while another complained about sewer service east of Lawton.
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Roper
Whittaker
Whitaker
Councilmax
Max Seibold
Board of Adjustments
Roper and Ferguson
West Gore
Lois Lyons
East Lawton See Council
POW Returnees Signal Readiness for Duty in Clark Dispatch
Air Force Col. Robinson Risner, Oklahoma City, reports from Clark that after rest and meals the POW group is ready for duty. Adm. Moorer praises the returning officers, while Hanoi announces planned releases and exchanges across Loc Ninh and Bien Hoa.
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Robinson Risner
Oklahoma City
Clark
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Adm
Thomas Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moorer
Washington
Joint Chiefs
Saigon
Bui Tin
U.S
South Vietnam
Loc Ninh
Thailand
Bien Hoa
Pleiku
Quang Tri
Loc Ni
Joint Military Commission
Long Binh
POW Return News Stirred Freeport Readers and Officials
Veterans recount harsh POW treatment at Clark Air Base while eight presumed dead POWs avoid repaying life insurance. TV viewers blast a cut show as Agnew calls deserters unpatriotic and urges tough action, praising Nixon’s Asia policy during a Lincoln Day dinner in Palm Springs.
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Philippines
Navy
Everett Alvarez
America
Santa Clara
Spiro T. Agnew
Vietnam
Agnew
Southeast Asia
Nixon
United States
Palm Springs
Calif
Asia
Okla Beer Drinking Record Reported by State
Oklahoma residents consumed 14.3 gallons per person in 1972, a rise of one gallon from 1971, according to the Oklahoma Malt Beverage Association. The industry sold 1,186,572 barrels, generating about 11.8 million dollars in state excise taxes with a ten dollar per barrel levy.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma House to Probe Wright Travel Claims
Gov. Hall backed House investigation into Labor Commissioner Wilbur Wright amid reports of travel expense irregularities. The resolution cites alleged falsified reimbursements including 466 miles for January 5, 1973 during severe ice conditions.
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David Hall
Wilbur Wright
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Wright
Hall
Oklahoma House of Representatives
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Oklahoma
Phillips Posts Bond Freed In U S Case
W. Fred Phillips a former Oklahoma state senator was released on $5,000 bond after pleading not guilty to charges of falsely testifying before a federal grand jury in a vice probe. He allegedly denied promising protection to private club owners against gambling and liquor violations and misled Shangri La Resort reps about operating gambling equipment.
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Fred Phillips
Oklahoma
Phillips
Miami
Okla
Grand Lake
Frank Grayson
Delaware
Ottawa Counties
Grayson
U.S
Calvin K. Hamilton
Brooks Seeks At Large City Council Seat
Brooks, 29, local radio station manager, announces his candidacy for at large councilman place No 2. He supports the city charter and its at large duties and plans charter implementation. He lives with wife Mary and child at 305 N 62nd and is a Vietnam veteran with Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medals. Filing opens next Wednesday. primary in March and general in April.
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Toney Brooks
Brooks
Mary
Lawton
Junior Chamber
Gunmen hold Inner Circle bar in Dallas hostage scene
Two gunmen armed with a submachine gun pistol and shotgun seized the Inner Circle Lounge in a Dallas neighborhood. Hostages numbered about 22 as police, led by detective Paul McCaghren, conducted a marathon negotiation. Frank and Robert Gordon, 17, from Dallas, were identified among the captors, who released several hostages before surrendering.
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Inner Circle
Paul McCaghren
Frank
Robert Gordon
Dallas
Gordon
Las Vegas
Nev
McCaghren
Selves
Australia SA larger than Texas and states but fewer people than Denver
South Australia is bigger than Texas Arkansas and Louisiana combined yet has a smaller population than Denver Colorado. The comparison highlights SA's vast area with relatively low density compared to a major U S city.
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Australia
South Australia
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Devaluation Plan Aims To Rebalance World Trade
Secretary Shultz outlined a plan combining devaluation with a broader trade bill to aid U S consumers workers and businessmen The move raises gold price to 42 22 an ounce and devalues the dollar in foreign markets while Japan plans a floating yen Britain reopens exchange markets IMF says the action could improve world payments and dollar confidence
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U.S
Workingman
Japan
Tokyo
Finance Ministry
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Britain
International Monetary Fund
United States
Nixon
Congress
Four theater workers slain in Torrance robbery
Police found four Rolling Hills Theater employees dead on a blood splattered floor in Torrance California. Lt James Foster called the killings an execution citing thrash slashed throats and tied hands. Robbery of about $2000 from the weekend receipts is suspected with no clues as to a suspect. Names given include Lynda Freeman George Cernik Guy Brown and Clyde Felts.
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Torrance
Calif
Rolling Hills
Los Angeles
James Foster
Lynda R. Freeman
George Cernik
Guy Brown
Clyde Felts
Foster
Hall taps Bliss for court post
Oklahoma governor David Hall named William H. Bliss of Tahlequah as district court judge for Cherokee and Wagoner counties. Bliss, who has served as associate district court judge for two years, will succeed his father C F Bliss Jr. on the state Court of Criminal Appeals after his father was appointed there.
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William H
Bill” Bliss
Tahlequah
David Hall
Cherokee
Wagoner
Bliss
C.F. Bliss Jr
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Hall
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