Dollar Strength Persists After Nixon Move
Ten days after Nixon cut the dollar loose from gold the currency remains firmer than expected. A weaker dollar aimed at boosting exports and curbing imports through tariffs faces mixed results as global markets shift. GATT studies a surcharge while the dollar’s path may trigger new market maneuvers and potential revaluations.
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New York
Nixon
U.S
Geneva
GATT
America
United States
Hair Policy Grounds Forty Stafford Students From Class
Stafford Kansas AP report: Forty high school boys were denied entry to first day classes due to hair length. By 2:30 pm thirty seven had returned after cutting hair to meet a code that bans hair reaching eyebrows, ear lobes or shirt collar. facial hair is prohibited and sideburns must be straight and no longer than the ear lobe. The dress code was revised without student participation last summer. Principal Kenneth Odom chaired the meeting at 9:45 am.
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Stafford
Kan
Odom
J Building opens at Winfield State Hospital complex
Gov Docking will open the J Building resident complex at Winfield State Hospital and Training Center on Saturday. The $2 million facility adds four 50 bed units and a central activities building to house 200 severely retarded adults in modern living spaces.
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Winfield, Kan
Robert Docking
Winfield State Hospital and Training Center
Allis Chalmers
Mary Haag
Teacher Pay Hike Hope in Kansas Contract ruling
Topeka Kansas education officials voiced optimism that teachers will receive raises in their new contracts even if not yet started by the August 15 wage price freeze. Kansas NEA executive secretary Dr Melvin Neely cited a presidential ruling reversing an earlier OEP interpretation, inviting formal written confirmation.
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Topeka, Kan
Melvin Neely
Kansas National Education Association
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Three Atlanta Police Cuffed Over Brutality Scandal
Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell suspended three officers without pay after a confrontation described as blatant brutality against Braves outfielder Rico Carty and his brother in law. Carty suffered facial bruises and a finger injury, while one assailant faced prior accusations of brutality. The action followed discovery that two off duty officers in plain clothes were involved and led to charges against Carlos Ramirez. The case prompted sharp criticism from Massell and Vice Mayor Maynard Jackson.
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Atlanta
Sam Massell
Atlanta Braves
Rico Carty
Carty
Maynard Jackson
Dominican Republic
Massell
Inlaw
Carlos Ramirez
C. E. Turner
L. D. Smith
James R. McEarchern
Smith
Turner
McEarchern
Jackson
No Tiger No Tank in Hutchinson Gas Tank Missing
A Hutchinson woman and family found their car without a gas tank seven miles from their destination. They believed the tank was stolen until a farmer and a relative located the tank in the road about a mile away. The car, towed home, resumed its journey with the tank recovered.
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Hutchinson, Kan
A. I. Williams
Hutchinson
Sear
Kan
Earl Fredricks
South ‘Hutchinson
Rosy Outlook From Commerce Forecast After Nixon Moves
The Commerce Department’s midyear outlook, a 66 page industry by industry survey, turns rosier after President Nixon’s actions. It notes consumer spending gains from tax cuts and higher confidence, and predicts car sales and capital spending will rise due to tax and job credits. It projects 15 of 23 industries to rise, three to lag, with steel electronics and aerospace most affected.
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Washington
Nixon
Commerce Department
Aerospace
National Emergencies Frequent Occurrence In U S
A 20 year pattern of active national emergencies continues under Presidents Nixon Johnson Kennedy and Truman. The latest Aug. 15 order imposes a 10 percent import duty under the 1930 Tariff Act and 1962 Trade Expansion Act.
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Washington
Nixon
Harry S. Truman
China
Congress
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Hoboken
Lyndon B. Johnson
Navy
North Korea
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
Kentucky Education Dept starts three year study of funding plan
In Frankfort Kentucky the Education Department initiated a three year study of the Minimum Foundation Program which provides basic aid to nearly 200 local school districts.
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Frankfort
Kentucky Education Department
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