Devaluations Start to Boost U S Exports Abroad
The first of two Associated Press analyses notes two dollar devaluations since December 1971 are slowly aiding U S sales overseas. Despite slower uptake, experts see rising competitiveness against West Germany and Japan, with stronger effects likely over two more years as inflation and adaptation costs temper gains.
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France imposes 60 mph speed limit on most roads
France Virably limits traffic to 60 mph on most roads with exemptions for superhighways after weeks of deadly crashes. Premier Pierre Messmer announced the rule effective July 1, citing high accident levels earlier in the year and last year’s toll exceeding 18,600.
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Sentenced Youth Stabs Himself in Courthouse
A 20-year-old Boonville man nicknamed Shulton was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to burglary and theft. He stabbed himself in the neck with a six inch knife shortly after noon Monday in the Boone County Courthouse and was treated for minor wounds at Boone County Hospital. The wounds were discovered by his public defender Cullen Cline as Judge John Cave denied a probation request.
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