Gold prices surge on speculation of Nixon's policy shift
Prices on European bullion markets hit six month highs as traders speculate on a possible raise in the official price of gold. London, Zurich and Frankfurt saw gains amid heavy demand and cautious selling while Paris quoted a sharp rise.
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London
Nixon
United States
Treasury
David Kennedy
Washington
Rich
Frankfurt
Zurich
Paris
France
Kennedy
Plattville Churches Present Christmas Programs and Notices
Plattville United Methodist Church plans a 7:30 p.m. Christmas program Sunday featuring a six scene play The World Needs a Savior and mittens for needy children. A candlelight service is set for 7 p.m. Dec 24. Plattville Lutheran Church hosts a 7 p.m. Christmas pageant with dialogues and songs, followed by a 10 a.m. Dec 25 festival service at the Lutheran Church. Lisbon Seward Fire Protection District officers were elected with Breen as chief and Knudson as president. 11 first aid certificates were awarded and several members completed courses taught by Ara Corrigan. The Plattville HEA unit luncheon and Yorktown shopping outing occurred. next meet Jan 9. Briefs note birth Constance Sue Westphal in Geneva, hospital stays for Bundy and Naden, and recoveries in Yorkville and Sandwich hospitals.
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Plattville
Plattville Lutheran Church
Leonard Hansen
Evelyn Olson
Lisbon-Seward
Raymond Vickery
Everett Henry
Ray Mann
Randy Leifheit
Rudy Langeland
Marvin Lawyer
Newark
Ara Corrigan
Sugar Grove
HEA
Yorktown
Delbert Gabel
Daniel Westphal
Geneva Community Hospital
Constance Sue
Frederick Westphal
Millie Bundy
Minooka
St. Charles Hospital
Aurora
Wendell Naden
Yorkville
Copley Memorial Hospital
Laurin LaForge
Sandwich Community Hospital
Crash Kills Two Near Barstow Illinois
Two men died Tuesday after their car collided with a fre ight train at a rural crossing seven miles east of Barstow in Rock Island County. The victims were James Newell 28 of Crawfords ville Indiana and Mark A Fox 19 of Silvis.
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Barstow, Ill
Barstow
James Newell
Crawfordsville
Ind
Mark A. Fox
Silvis
Rock Island County
Service Pvt DeLong graduates recruit training at San Diego
In The Service Pvt Gary R DeLong husband of Judy K DeLong and son of Mr and Mrs Robert DeLong Dwight was recently graduated from ten weeks of recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego California He will now undergo several weeks of individual combat training and then after leave at home will report to his first Marine Corps assign ment Sgt Ernest L Allen son of Mrs Lee Allen of Dahlgren Ill is on duty at Ubon Royal Thai AFB Thailand He is a jet aircraft mechanic and a member of the Pacific Air Forces Before his arrival in Thailand he was assigned to George AFB California His wife Vicky is the daughter of Mrs Dale Fitch of 425 Moose heart Drive Sp 4 Arthur C Palmer Jr RA 68033723 has completed his jet engineer course at Fort Rucker Alabama and is home on leave for the holidays His new address will be APO San Francisco California 96384
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Gary R. DeLong
Judy K. DeLong
Robert DeLong
Dwight
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Marine Corps
Ernest L. Allen
Lee Allen
Dahlgren, Ill
Ubon Royal Thai Afb
Thailand
Allen
Pacific Air Forces
George Afb
Vicky
Dale Fitch
Mooseheart Drive
Arthur C. Palmer Jr
Fort Rucker
Ala
APO
Ponce
the Grove
Sunnyvale
California
George Bonacich
DeGioia
Miss Moran
Warner Bros
Jean Harlow
Star Billings
Johnny One-Eye
Benedict E. Bogeaus
Brett
Bogeaus
Bridge of San Luis Rey
McGilvray Passes State Bar Admission in Law Family
Sacramento AP reports John Douglas McGilvray 29 passes California state bar exam and will be admitted to practice law. His wife mother and two in law are attorneys, a family quip McGilvray made reflects the legal lineage.
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Sacramento
Calif
John Douglas McGilvray
McGilvary
Newark Notes Christmas Meeting and Potluck
LCW held a Thursday Christmas meeting in church parlors with devotions by Mrs. O Paul Hougen and a Newark Grade School seventh and eighth grade boys chorus directed by Miss Carole Gibson. An onstage skit on Christmas meaning was presented by Mrs. Hougen and Mrs. Forrest Johnson as officers were installed by the outgoing president Mrs. Roy Johnson. Potluck suppers included an American Legion Auxiliary gathering and Community Club event with a light discussion on the lighting contest. The item concludes by noting a historical line about false faces in various activities.
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LCW
O. Paul Hougen
Newark
Carole Gibson
Hougen
Forrest Johnson
Roy Johnson
Robert Nordengren
Irwin Knudson
Melvin Hextell
Irwin Johnson
Leonard Tesdall
Donald Graveley
American Legion Auxilary
David Berge
Peasants in Henan Rewrite Textbooks to Praise Mao
In Henan Province rural schools, peasants replace standard lessons with Maoist content. The new texts begin with quotations from Chairman Mao and glorify his thought as fundamental teaching material. Authorities report widespread shifts toward pro Mao education.
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Tokyo
Mao
Henan
Peking People’s Daily
Peasant Committee
Liu Shao-chi
Mao Tse-tung
Committee
Chairman Mao
Reclusive heir leaves Dolores Moran large estate
Los Angeles actress Dolores Moran receives most of the estate of Anthony Ponce, a Sunnyvale recluse, estimated at 250000 to 300000 dollars. The 1947 will left 6000 dollars to five nieces and nephews and all remainder to Moran. Moran recalls meeting Ponce as a teen. heirs plan to contest probate.
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Los Angeles
Dolores Moran
Anthony Ponce
Miss Moran
Sunnyvale
Calif
Joseph DeGioia
Ponce
Hollywood
Warner Brothers
Plan Boycott To Protest CTA Hike
Rev Jesse Jackson announces a one day boycott against the Chicago Transit Authority to protest a 10 cent fare increase from 30 to 40 cents. Boycotters will car pool or skip work, with plans for Negroes to operate new bus companies serving their communities.
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Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
Jesse Jackson
Nationa
Jackson
CTA
Spiteful charge in Hartford ends in guilty plea
A 42 year old engineer in Hartford Connecticut pleaded guilty to sending cash on delivery orders for books and magazines to people he disliked harming their finances and mail records.
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Hartford, Conn
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