Europeans Seek New Money Stand
West European governments move to coordinate policy to avert monetary chaos and a possible trade war after President Nixon severed the dollar from gold. Brussels hosts the Common Market monetary committee as ministers plan talks with Britain and potential enlargement partners.
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London
Nixon
U.S
European Common Market
Brussels
Britain
Japan
United States
Noboru Takeshita
Bank of Japan
Tokyo Mart
France
West Germany
Holland
Switzerland
Europe
American Express
Paris
Edward Heath
Canada
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Sweden
Luxembourg
Roelof Nellssen
Yhursday
America
CIA Loses Ball Field To Park
McLEAN Va AP The Central Intelligence Agency lost its private baseball field as First Lady Pat Nixon turned over 230 acres of federal property near Washington to the National Park Service for public recreation. The ceremony drew about 600 people as the first stop on a five state trip to transfer 4 200 acres valued at 10 5 million to public use. President assistant John D Ehrlichman cited priority to transferring under utilized lands for recreation near cities. By Wednesday 39 parcels will have been turned over since the program began two years ago. The CIA had used the field as a private preserve and will now share it with the public.
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Mclean
Central Intelligence Agency
Pat Nixon
Washington
National Park Service
Nixon
John D. Ehrlichman
Busing Case Returns to Supreme Court Overdesegregation Fight
A Corpus Christi Texas school district appeals to Justice Black asking for reprieve from a 1.7 million dollar busing order affecting about 16 000 students. The case revisits the 1960s desegregation questions as officials cite extreme hardship and note Mexican Americans face separate rights in this dispute.
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Texas
Supreme Court
Corpus Christ! Tes
Hugo L. Black
Corpus Christi
Woodrow Seals
Seals
Charlotte
N.C
New Orleans
Burton to Play Trotsky in Film The Assassination
London AP reports Richard Burton will portray Leon Trotsky in The Assassination of Trotsky to be shot in Mexico where Trotsky died in exile in 1940. Burton also set to play Yugoslav leader Tito in a separate World War II liberation film.
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Richard Burton
Leon Trotsky
Trotsky
Josef Shaitel
Mexico
Stalin
Kremlin
Burton
Tito
Mrs Thompson Visits After Hospital Stay
Mrs James D Thompson arrives from Copperas Cove Texas to visit Mrs John S Tompson who was discharged from Audrain Medical Center yesterday and is recuperating at home at 1325 Morningside Drive.
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Copperas Cove
Tex
John S. Tompson
Audrain Medical Center
Morningside
Santa Fe Personal News Highlights Weekend Visits
Richard Duncan in Santa Fe Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Leon Conley of Paris, returning from a Texas trip, visited Mr and Mrs Walker Carter. A miscellaneous shower for Mr and Mrs Richard Duncan is set at the Santa Fe Community Center Friday night August 20. Joe Wayne Dodge Brenda and Allen spent a week in Florida visiting William Dodge. Brad Dodge stayed with Lonnie James family in Monroe City. The annual South Fork Fish Fry is this Saturday August 21. all are invited.
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Paris
Texas
Walker Carter
Santa Fe Community Center
Richard Duncan
Joe Wayne Dodge
Brenda
Allen
State of
Florida
Joe Wayne
William Dodge
Brad Dodge
Lonnie James
Monroe City
South Fork
De Gaulle Memorial Fund Sought for Colombey Village
Paris AP report says Henri Duvillard French veterans minister called for a worldwide appeal for funds to cover the cost of a memorial to the late President Charles de Gaulle in his home village Colombey les Deux Eglises.
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Paris
Henri Duvillard
State Farm Plans Unprecedented Dividends to Policyholders
State Farm Mutual Insurance Co will pay more than 30 million dollars in dividends to policyholders in 31 states and the District of Columbia after reporting record half year profits. Dividends begin within 60 days and vary by state, with credits toward next premiums or checks for non renewals. Major states include Illinois, California, New York, Texas, and Ohio. President Edward B. Rust attributed profits to strong underwriting and investments and to favorable economic conditions.
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Wellsville Community Betterment book completed and mailed
Personal news from Wellsville notes Mr and Mrs Karl Berry and Mr and Mrs David Lovelace as joint owners of the former James N Hall property on Bates street by Reed Park. The Wellsville Community Betterment project book has been finished and mailed to the Missouri Betterment department. Committee from Prodesse Club MFWC, Mrs Burton S Smith and Mrs Charles Meador, led the book with help from Prodesse members and Mrs William McDowell CB president. The book is large and deserves attention from residents.
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David Lovelace
James N. Hall
Bates Street
Reed Park
Wellsville Community Betterment Project
Missouri Betterment Department
Burton S. Smith
Charles Meador
Prodesse Club
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Prodesse
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Skouras Dies at 78. Former Fox President Dies at Home
Spyros P. Skouras, 78, longtime head of 20th Century-Fox from 1942 to 1962 and a relic of Hollywood’s old guard, died at his Rye New York home Monday night, likely from a heart attack.
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N.Y
Spyros P. Skouras
20Th Century-Fox
Hollywood
Typhoon Kills 90 In Hong Kong
Hong Kong faces devastation as Typhoon Rose strikes with 130 mph winds and heavy rain. A ferry capsized, 40 fishing boats toppled, a U S Navy ship grounded, and 25 other vessels affected. At least 80 dead, 200-plus injured, 2,600 left homeless. Survivors report many crew trapped in the Fatshan hull.
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Hong Konng
Wanda
Macao
Lantao Island
Kaul Chai
Navy
Waterloo Faces Fourth Night Of Unrest In Waterloo
Waterloos fourth straight night of trouble saw firebombings and sniper fire in northeast Iowa. Police reported two fires on East Street in vacant structures and a mattress set alight with no injuries. No arrests were made as police and fire crews faced aimed shots but kept streets calm by dawn.
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Waterloo
Iowa
East Stot
James Gesell
Tba
Transplantee Dies After Longest Lung Transplant Run
Cape Town AP reports Adrian Herbert aged 49 and world’s fourth heart and lung transplant patient died today after 23 days, the longest survival among the four recipients since Dr Christiaan Barnard's surgery. He had suffered emphysema and lay bedridden for two years.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Adrian Herbert
Christiaan Barnard
Herbert
Richard Roundtree Movie Praised By Critics
HOLLYWOOD AP reports Richard Roundtree, the cinema’s first prominent Black action star, gains praise for Shaft a controversial New York sleuth thriller. The film earned 3.979 million in seven weeks, with a 1.2 million budget. a Shaft sequel and a Lebanon shoot with Connors and Crawford are planned. Roundtree, 29, discusses rising fame and his path from high school athlete to acting.
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Shaft
Roundtree
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MGM
Gordon
Learning Tree
New York
Bahamas
U.S
Chuck Connors
Broderick Crawford
Lebanon
New Rochelle
N.Y
Ebony Magazine
California
Bill Cosby
Negro Ensemble Co
Pentagon to Review Amnesty for Drug Discharges
Secretary Melvin Laird ordered a review of applications to lift less-than-honorable discharges issued between 1989 and 1970 for drug abuse. About 4,152 servicemen are affected. applications must be filed within 15 years of discharge to receive Veterans Affairs medical care.
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Detenéé
Melvin R
Laird
Acre
David
M. Packs
Veterans Administration
Pentagon
Steel Industry Watches Nixon Freeze Plan
Pittsburgh AP report notes steel firms cautious on Nixon wage freeze planned to boost economy. A year contract with the Steelworkers Union includes a 50 cent hourly raise and expires in August September and October, with companies awaiting details and government orders.
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Nixon
Steelworkers Union
Dent
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