Lukens Feels Sandbagged by GOP Leaders Over Eligibility
State Senator Donald E Lukens faces a costly court fight to regain eligibility to run for office while his party leaders including Butler County election officials are blamed for obstructing his 1974 gubernatorial bid. A GOP rift and potential Democratic overtures shape a tense political standoff.
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Thorn Hall Journal
Donald E
Buz
Lukens
The
Journal Today
Butler County Board of Elections
GOP
Butler County Elections Board
Ted Brown
John Moser
Ralph Pagano
Brown
Limbo of a Missing Navy Lieutenant Remains
Randolph Mass AP Today marks Joseph Dunn Day as the fifth anniversary of his jet being downed in North Vietnam. Dunn, a Navy lieutenant, is still missing. his wife Maureen mourns the limbo while Catholic services honor him and she fights for his return or full accounting.
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Randolph
Mass
Joseph Dunn
Boston
North Vietnam
Dunn
Navy
Vietnam
Maureen
Congress weighs devaluation aid and trade legislation
President Nixon secures likely quick approval from a Democratic Congress to back the dollar devaluation. House and Senate committees prepare hearings on permanent lower value and related trade measures with emphasis on wage price controls and tariff flexibility. Leaders urge scrutiny of the broader plan and a tough wage price program.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
Senate Banking Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Patman
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
House Economic Committee
Dollar improves on foreign market after U.S. devaluation
The dollar opened strong in Frankfurt at 2.9575 marks while Tokyo closed at 270.80 yen on the first day of the new yen float. Traders expected the devaluation to curb dollar selling but warned of renewed turmoil and potential speculation against other currencies.
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London
Frankfurt
Europe
Japan
U.S
Willy Brandt
Tokyo
Middletown Weather Forecast and currency notes
Rain is forecast for early evening with a chance of snow later tonight in Middletown. Lows will be in the upper 20s to lower 30s, with cloudy skies and snow flurries on Thursday as highs reach the 30s. Yesterday in Middletown, the high was 43 and the overnight low 38. Weather map notes currencies floating outside fixed rates and international currency shifts as several nations devalue the dollar by 10 percent. France, the Netherlands and West Germany stand out with stronger currencies.
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Middletown
Britain
Canada
Italy
Japan
Switzerland
Israel
Indonesia
South Africa
South Korea
France
Netherlands
West Germany
Washington Hanoi plan joint economic commission after Kissinger visit
Washington and Hanoi announce a joint economic commission to develop ties and aid postwar reconstruction in North Vietnam. The plan follows Kissinger's four day visit and aims to heal war wounds with equal U.S. and North Vietnamese representation.
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Washington
Hanoi
Joint Economic Commission
North Vietnam
United States
North
Henry A. _ Kissinger
Nixon
Kissinger
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Meat prices lead 1973 food cost rise forecast
The Agriculture Department predicts a 6 percent rise in food prices for 1973 driven by higher meat costs. Hazen Gale notes demand for red meats and pork shortages push prices to record levels while January and February show strong increases. Spring may ease as supplies expand.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Hazen Gale
The
Gale
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