Testing Day For Dollar Is Monday
London Europe moves to free float currencies after Nixon suspends gold conversion. Six governments reopen markets as each nation seeks its own fix. Sterling likely around 2.45 to 2.48 dollars, with France and Germany setting controlled or limited floating bands. Brussels failed to unite policy, Japan cautious on yen.
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Europe
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U.S
Brussels
New York
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Bonn
Rome
Britain
Hague
Geneva
Bretton Woods
the Common Market Council
Japan
Yusuke Kashiwagi
After China Cuba Next
Paris based Le Monde correspondent Jacques Amalric speculates the Nixon administration may test a Cuba policy move after China. The front page piece notes Havana inviting American volleyball players has rekindled Latin American circles’ talk in Paris and China’s recent shift.
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Washington
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Cuba
China
Jacques Amairic
Amalric
Havana
Nixon economic plan faces mounting opposition
President Nixon's economic program to curb inflation and defend the dollar encounters major pushback. Justice Dept to sue Texas Gov Preston Smith over a 6.8% pay raise. Ralph Nader accuses GM of tipped pricing. Rep Hebert says the $2.4B military pay raise cannot be postponed without draft changes. Labor groups threaten legal challenges as Canada and Mexico seek exemptions from import surcharges. July living costs rose less than in six months, signaling possible improvement. A Japanese envoy says yen will not revalue. European markets stay closed. Smith plans to visit Washington amid a broader policy debate.
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Japan
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Cost of Living Council
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Joint
Congressional Economia Committee
General: Motors
General, Motors
Vance
He” Company
Rata Hebert
Hebert
Org. Labor
W.a.tolly
United Mine Workers ‘Union
Frida
Laboridadas
Canad
United States
Partment
Nobuyoshi Uryu
Hirohito
Pacific
Yusuke Kashiwagi
Communist
China
Ky On Ballot He’ll Say Sunday
In Saigon the Supreme Court cleared the way for a two man presidential race by reinstating Vice President Ky on the October 8 ballot to oppose Thieu. Ky said he would announce his decision Sunday and canceled an afternoon news conference. Minh had withdrawn, leaving Thieu unopposed, but the court kept Ky and Thieu on the ballot. The United States pressed for a two candidate race and Ky was urged to campaign.
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U.S
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Thien
Robert J. Dole
Republican National Committee
Teenagers Guide Beached Whales To Safety At Gulf Coast
In Boca Grande Florida teenagers and deputies rescued 47 beached whales in the Gulf of Mexico near Gasparilla Island. All but two were guided back to deeper water. two died. Teenagers in hats and shirts waded into shallow water to assist while Marine Patrol and deputies helped herd the animals away from shore.
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Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Robert Patterson
Florida Marine Patrol
Gulf
Don Ellingsen
Gasparilla Island
Lee County
Johns Knight
Knight
Joe Warner
Jesse White
Miami
Donkey Ball Game Set At Fairgrounds Tonight
Donkey ball at the Fairgrounds will proceed at 8 p m tonight unless rain worsens this afternoon. Carl Adams, American Legion sponsor, says the morning shower of about half an inch won t stop the event and may even improve play as donkeys navigate sticky soil with sure footing.
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Fairgrounds
Carl Adams
American Legion
Adams
Tractor Watchers Stay Late at Jaycee Tractor Pull
A large crowd at Fairgrounds Park watched late into the night as Jaycee sponsored tractor pulling awarded $1,760 in prizes. Winners spanned classes from garden tractors to 12,000–15,000 pound giants, led by Roger Schwartz in the top class with $100, John Klug $50 and Don Berrey $40 in the heavy division.
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Fairgrounds Park
Roger Schwartz
John Klug
Don Berrey
Dave Weiss
van Botkin
Lee Alynard
Berry McKinnon
Paul Nelsen
Ed Miller
John Bowen
van Botkins
Joe Spataford
Barnes McKinnon
Don McKinnon
John Alward
Harold
Frank Hurd
David Enson
Lloyd Wiewel
Rod Martin
David Williams
Kenneth Penn
Markle Richards
Cleties Sparks
Bob Gilmore
Art Gilmore
Carl Pettre
Wendell Dingman
Don Seeger
Robert Bradley
Blower
Russell Martin
David Craig
John Edwards
John Kuntz
Jack Black
Donald Eskew
Kenny Shaw
Wesley Proctor
Dennis Fitzpatrick
Nixon and Hirohito Plan Alaska Meeting in Sept
President Nixon and Emperor Hirohito will meet on September 26 in Anchorage Alaska as part of Hirohito’s seven nation European tour. The historic session will be the first meeting between a U.S. president and a Japanese monarch while both leaders discuss advancing relations amid tensions over trade and currency policy. Empress Nagako accompanies Hirohito. Pat Nixon accompanies the First Lady.
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Nixon
Hirohito
Alaska
Japan
Anchorage
Pat Nixon
Nagako
Record Pig May Hold Birth Weight for Swine
Roy Popp of Benton City believes the newborn pig weighing five pounds, shown in the right photo, may set a record. Feed dealers say they have never heard of a heavier swine. The darker pig beside it weighs 22 pounds as a littermate. The 12-pig litter, Chester White and Duroc cross, weighed 49 pounds in total with another pig over four pounds.
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Benton City
Chester White
Duroc Crass
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