Currency Markets Won't Open Across Major Regions
Brussels reports nine Common Market economies will close their foreign exchange markets all week as talks on the dollar crisis continue. Ministers extended last Thursday's shutdown without a joint program, plan another Brussels meeting Thursday, and an Paris conference Friday with the US and Japan to follow.
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Nixon plans to trim urban programs and push Better Communities Act
President Nixon outlined a $2.3 billion plan for broad community development grants while scrapping seven urban programs and suspending four housing efforts. He urged a new law to give states localities flexible funds with no strings, plus a Department of Community Development and a highway fund share for urban transit. The speech, delivered via radio from Camp David, also covered administrative training aid and housing policy, with the trip noting attendees Rose Mary Woods and Bebe Rebozo. Meanwhile Aristotle Onassis and Jacqueline Onassis visited Palm Beach, arriving aboard Christina and planning a New York trip after meeting Rose Kennedy.
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Vegetable Planting Calendar Available
University of Missouri Extension horticulturists led by Ray R Rothenberger announce a Vegetable Planting Calendar now available from Extension Centers. The guide covers planting dates by Missouri region, yields, vitamin content, best varieties, and tips, aiming to aid first timers and seasoned gardeners alike. A map shows south central and north planting areas, with March as an early planting window and ordering details provided. New highway open north of Troy on Highway 61 extends three miles from Harlan Hill to the 61 47 turn-off.
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Margaret Truman Doubts FDR Wanted Dad Vice President
Margaret Truman Daniel says she has doubts Roosevelt wanted her father Harry S. Truman as running mate in 1944. She tells the Chicago Tribune that Roosevelt preferred dumping Wallace but never had great warmth for Dad, noting their styles were too different.
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Second Vice Presidency Idea Attributed To Truman Era
Mrs. Daniel recalls her father’s first years in office and says she told him the idea of a second vice president was cockeyed and unlikely to work. She notes Truman probably shared the doubt, and that he did not discuss the notion outside the family.
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POW Wears Same Shorts On Return Narration
One returning prisoner of war told an information officer he wore the same undershorts from the day he was shot down over North Vietnam six years ago. He said he was determined to wear them out as a mark of endurance.
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