Devaluations spread as Nordic nations cut 5 percent
International currencies reel under a dollar downturn with Finland and Sweden devaluing 5 percent while Denmark Norway keep pace. Gold hits new highs on London and Tokyo markets as Asian demand surges. Brussels ministers push for faster monetary reform despite US balance of payments concerns.
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Valery Giscard D'Estaing
Lady Trooper Kathryn Hosmer Addresses Kiwanis Meeting
Kathryn E. Hosmer, now a state trooper based at Troop D Butler, spoke at the New Castle Kiwanis Club about her path from college to the State Police Academy and the challenges and insights of female cadets. She noted male cadets taught by women and vice versa, and said women excel in certain investigations like sex offenses and missing persons.
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Hosmer
TWA seeks approval for budget coast to coast fare
Trans World Airlines filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board for a budget price plan offering guaranteed seats on coast to coast trips from New York Boston Baltimore Philadelphia and Washington to Los Angeles or San Francisco priced from 80.50 to 119.50 depending on day and season. A 20 deposit would be required for advance bookings with a 60 day follow up to confirm routing. The current one way coach ticket costs 168. The proposal targets the leisure travel market.
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MHMR board narrows candidate list to three for administrator
The Lawrence County MHMR Advisory Board reduced five candidates to three for the administrator post, to be submitted to county commissioners who will review biographies, interview, and select. The board spent nearly two hours interviewing last night. A two-candidate minimum must be submitted to commissioners. The commissioners will make the final choice.
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Gilbert Levine
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William Morrison
Roland Nord
Carl Sacherich
Lawrence County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Morrison
Bible school material display slated tomorrow
The Varation Bible School materials preview will be held tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in Trinity Lutheran Church Ellwood City sponsored by the Lawrence County Sunday School Association. B McClain Cochran will present the displays. The church is at Spring Avenue and Second Street Ellwood City. Information may be obtained from Ivan J. Sargent of 811 N. Mercer Sr. president of the Lawrence
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POW reunions brighten homecoming at Travis and Scott AFB
Returning prisoners of war were greeted with joyful scenes at Travis Air Force Base and Scott Air Force Base as families and crowds welcomed them home. Navy Capt Jeremiah Denton Jr spoke of 74 years since capture, while couples and children embraced, tears flowed, and gifts including a North Vietnamese puppy were shared amid cold winds and small ceremonies.
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Percy urges GOP vigilance on domestic promises after Vietnam end
UPI reports Senator Charles H. Percy tells a Ripon Club dinner that ending the Vietnam War is welcome but Republicans must stay vigilant to fulfill housing education employment and health care promises to all citizens.
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Percy
Philadelphia teachers face crackdown after roughing by pickets
UPI reports Philadelphia police to curb striking public school teachers amid clashes as teachers attempting to cross picket lines at Bartram and South Philadelphia High School faced confrontations. A Hackett Elementary teacher fainted when threatened by demonstrators.
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UPI
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South Philadelphia High School
Hackett Elementary School
Rockefeller Hospitalized in California for Chest Condition
Former Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, age 60, has been hospitalized at Desert Hospital in Palm Springs for treatment of a chest condition possibly related to his cancer. Aide Charles Albright said no further details would be released. Rockefeller had traveled to Palm Springs for a planned two month stay after returning from a visit to his home.
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UPI
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Albright
Fuller joins Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
R Buckminster Fuller, famed architect and inventor, accepts a seat on the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Gov Milton J Shapp announced the appointment saying Fuller is among the era’s most famous thinkers and will bring invaluable contributions. Fuller, 78, developed the geodesic dome and holds 20 U.S. patents and world patents in 33 countries, joining author James N Michener on the state panel.
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UPI
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Pennsylvania Council On the Arts
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Fuller
James N. Michener
Dow Jones posts worst loss in 20 months
The Dow ends at 979.91 down 16.85 amid dollar devaluation fears. The S&P 500 retreats 1.68 to 115.10 and NYSE average shares drop 61 cents as 1,202 issues fall and 406 rise among 1,807 tracked. In Buffalo, a 13 year old robs Marine Midland Bank Western branch of 701 dollars and is arrested hours later.
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