Democrats Target State Elections in 1970 Redistricting Bid
Washington report notes national Democratic focus on state legislative races in 1970 to influence redistricting after the census. Fred Harris forms a task force to fund and run the effort, with California, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and others gaining or losing seats. Also covers a sluggish 1976 presidential birthday commission and Agnew space ambitions.
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Avenue Named for Spaceman in Barcelona Ceremony
A ceremony in Barcelona unveiled a plaque naming a street after astronaut Neil Armstrong. Attendees included authorities and officials from the U.S. Consulate-General in Barcelona. The plaque honors Armstrong as the first man to set foot on the moon.
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Congress Races Into Moon Party Vacation At West Coast
Congress moves to Los Angeles for Nixon state dinner as a three week break looms. Senate faces hours on a $20 billion defense bill and delays over a chemical biological warfare amendment. Debate on Safeguard and welfare reform lingers into 1970.
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Hippies Deported by Mexican Authorities
Mexican immigration officials say they will refuse entry to flower lovers and proponents of free love and deport those already in the country. At Ensenda Baja California they report deporting nearly 20 young American hippies and scandalously dressed girls. Cyprus, described as a strategic eastern Mediterranean island, was overwhelmed by Egyptian warriors around 1500 B.C.
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French franc devaluation spurs currency market pressure
London markets react to the French franc devaluation with anticipated shifting demand toward the Deutschemark and weaker pound. Analysts warn of possible instability and long term crises, while officials dispute imminent panic.
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French Action Studied as German Leaders Meet on Devaluation
Bonn AP Kurt Georg Kiesinger held a two hour meeting with top ministers and said the West German mark would not be revalued upward after the French franc devaluation. He and ministers discussed the Common Market ministerial conference in Brussels and farm price parity amid the franc shift. Schiller and Hoechler push revaluation to aid farmers, signaling a split with Kiesinger ahead of September elections.
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