IMF leaders seek assurances for stronger world economy in 1979
The United States and 133 IMF members gather for the 33rd annual IMF meeting to assess the world economy and discuss expanding IMF powers to supervise currency policies. Treasury Secretary Blumenthal leads the U S delegation to press for a stronger dollar and growth while urging Germany and Japan to boost imports to reduce surpluses.
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Washington
United States
International Monetary Fund
IMF
World Bank
U.S
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Blumenthal
Germany
Japan
Ethics and card handling in bridge bidding and play
A reader asks if a misbehaving right-hand opponent who shuffles for vision impacts declarer play and ethics. The answer notes unless deception is proven, no recourse. observations carry risk, and the form of bridge doesn’t change the rule. It discusses a possible finesse and the legality of a misdeclared double out of turn with the corresponding penalties.
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Rho
Dummy
Declarer
Anna K. Stauber
Toledo
Ohio
M. Johnson
Norfolk, Va. A
Fire at Hackberry oil storage caverns continues burning
A third day of blaze at the West Hackberry storage site consumes thousands of barrels of oil. Gov Edwards warns of possible environmental action while residents voice safety concerns amid ongoing protests. Officials say flow may stop in two to five days as the cavern fire rages and crude spills into nearby water.
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Hackberry
Louisiana
Black Lake
Department of Energy
Edwin Edwards
West Hackberry
John L. Callahan
Bill Parker
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Program
Gulf Coast
Texas
Odessa woman injured in city traffic wreck
A 54 year old Odessa woman Mary Hill Brown of 3808 Springbrook was treated at Medical Center Hospital for a lacerated right thumb after a mid day collision. Billy James Ruse 25 of 506 East 89th drove the southbound car that collided with the eastbound Brown vehicle at the East 86th service road intersection.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Mary Hill Brown
Springbrook
Billy James Ruse
East 89Th
Andrews Highway
Brown
East 86Th
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