Nixon signs bill devaluing the dollar and raising gold price
President Nixon signed a bill formalizing the dollar devaluation first since 1934 by raising gold price to 38 dollars an ounce under the Smithsonian agreement. Volcker said markets had already adjusted and convertibility would not resume soon. The move adds 828 million to Treasury gold and aims to secure trade gains and a stronger U.S. economy.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
U.S
Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution
Paul A. Volcker
Treasury
White House
Smithsonian Accord
Volcker
County eyes 177 new positions in 1972-73 budget
Santa Barbara County faces a record 65.26 million budget request for 1972-73 with 177 new county positions sought and total payroll over 25 million. Auditor Paul Floyd notes 2,865-strong workforce including extra help, as officials weigh hiring halts amid growth and potential salary boosts.
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Dick Praul
Santa Barbara
Jim B. Worthen
Worthen
Paul Floyd
ITT lobbyist slips from hospital for TV interview
Dita D. Beard an ITT lobbyist with a heart condition left Mountain Valley Osteopathic Hospital for a 90 minute CBS Sixty Minutes interview with Mike Wallace. Doctors say she cannot testify before a Senate committee for six months.
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New York
UPI
Dita_ D. Beard
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
Senate
Change in city fire zone building restrictions sought
Lompoc City Council will hear a recommendation to amend city code to ease fire zone building restrictions to spur downtown redevelopment. The plan, backed by Fire Chief Don Johnson and Community Development Director Al Autry, aims to broaden the tax base and possibly lower overall tax rates. The meeting also covers planned development districts, parks regulations, and rezoning to planned development.
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Lompoc
Council Chambers
Don Johnson
al Autry
Gene Wahlers
Wahlers
Parks and Recreation
Public Works
Ken Dawson
Carrier Kitty Hawk Leads U.S. Naval Response in South Vietnam
The Kitty Hawk arrived off Vietnam from the Philippines with 50 planes ready to strike North Vietnamese armored columns advancing into South Vietnam. The Constellation and Oklahoma City join two other carriers on Yankee Station as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces brace for a major counteroffensive amid heavy fighting in Quang Tri and Hue areas.
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UPS
Kitty Hawk
Philippines
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Constellation
Japan
Oklahoma City
Yankee Station
U.S
Subic Bay
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Thailand
United States
Nguyen van Thieu
Hue
da Nang
Quang Tri
Dong Ha
Anne
Bastogne
A Shan
Nixon to extend US recognition to Bangladesh soon
United States officials say President Nixon will formally recognize Bangladesh within days after reviewing South Asia policy. More than 50 nations have already recognized the new country formed from East Pakistan after December’s Indo Pakistan war. The US has provided extensive aid since the war ended. The president and family return to Washington after Easter at Camp David.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Bangladesh
East Pakistan
United States
Camp David
Maryland Mountains
Protestants and Catholics stage Easter weekend clashes in Northern Ireland
Ten people are injured when a bomb in a truck explodes outside a Magherafelt post office after a 15 minute police warning. Protestants meet at Carrickfergus to mark William of Orange’s 1690 landing, while Catholics plan a mass march in Armagh led by republican leaders.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPL
Protestant Apprentice Boys Organization
Carrickfergus
William of Orange
Irish Sea
Ireland
Armagh
All Ireland
Magherafelt
SOV
Harrisburg Seven jury deadlocked in fifth day of deliberations
The Harrisburg Seven jury, nine women and three men, sought rereading of portions of the judge's charge on conspiracy against the government. Judge R Dixon Herman offered to clarify sections and the testimony of government witness Boyd F Douglas Jr if needed. The case hinges on whether a single overall conspiracy exists and which crimes qualify.
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Harrisburg, Pa
UPI
Harrisburg Seven
R. Dixon Herman
Harold C. Sheets
Boyd F. Douglas Jr
Herman
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