Faith in US dollar drives foreign bond sale in West Germany
West German banks and investors oversubscribed a 1.5 billion dollar issue of US government bonds denominated in marks, signaling confidence in the dollar amid inflation and wage-price tensions at home. The piece weighs the impact of non-dollar bonds on stabilizing the dollar and questions domestic economic policies and recession risks.
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U.S
Treasury
West Germany
Switzerland
Japan
Carter
Conference Board
Congress
OPEC
University president defends academic neutrality on apartheid
University of Rochester president Robert Sproull argues universities must remain neutral to protect academic freedom. He opposes using university investments to punish or reward South Africa based on policy aims, warning that direct institutional action could erode neutrality and intellectual independence.
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John Cunniff
New York
Robert Sproull
University of Rochester
South Africa
Sproull
Rochester
Soviet Union
Israel
Today in History December 27 1978
On December 27 1978 notable events include Queen Juliana granting sovereignty to Indonesia in 1949, Pasteur born in 1822, Carrie Nation raids in 1900, Radio City Music Hall opening in 1932, Bastogne relief in 1944, trusteeship plan for Korea announced in 1945, Apollo VIII landing a decade ago, energy price rationing moves five years ago, and CIA misinfo noted one year ago. Also birthdays for Marlene Dietrich Anne Armstrong James McClure and a thought from Publilius Syrus.
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Associated Press
Juliana
Netherlands
Indonesia
Louis Pasteur
Dole
France
Carrie Nation
Wichita
Kaw
Radio City Music Hall
New York City
Belgium
U.S
Bastogne
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Korea
Pacific
Federal Energy
William Simon
CIA
William Colby
House
Marlene Dietrich
Anne Armstrong
James McClure
Idaho
Kersey Leads Georgia Farmers In Washington Return
The piece profiles Tommy Kersey a Georgia cotton farmer who leads the American Agricultural Movement and plans a larger Washington protest next month. It traces his roots, influences, and approach to politics while noting his jail stint and sense of local identity.
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Washington
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Tommy Kersey
Kersey
George Wallace
Martin Luther King
Tom Rosenstiel
Unadilla
Future Farmers of America
Canada
Mexico
Farmers’ Movement
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Silent Majority
John Birch Society
John Birch
Franklin Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Atlanta
Maynard Jackson
Afl-Cio
Cesar Chavez
Texas
Carter
Rosenstein
General Services Administration
Carter-Mondale
GSA
Dan Lee
Kennedy Center
Amy Carter
the Plains Pharmacy
Rosalynn Carter
Jack Watson
Barbara Blum
World Almanac quiz on U.S. finance and banks
A set of three true or false and multiple choice items asks about mint coin output for foreign governments in 1977, the founding date and name of the central banking system, and whether the six largest U.S. banks have national headquarters in New York City.
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U.S
Eral Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Federal Banking Commission
New York City
Debt drive strains Democrats as reform era tightens ethics
Washington reports that President Carter’s ethics push complicates the Democratic Party’s debt retirement. The DNC sought a legal exemption from campaign limits, receiving a temporary waiver that allows unlimited solicitations through 1978. Major donors include Lew Wasserman with 100000 and others pledging up to 400000, while public disclosure challenges persist.
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Washington
Nea
Carter
Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee
DNC
Congress
Federal Election Commission
Lew Wasserman
Beverly Hills
Calif
MCA, Inc
Helen Reddy
Jeff Wald
Communications Workers of America
Columbus, Ga
John Amos
Communications Workers
Amos
United Auto Workers
Minneaplis
Jeno Palucci
White House
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Born
England
Jimmy
Ty. Sproull
By Gill Fox
Jesse James
Publilius Syrus
Jack Anderson
Merry
Tokyo
International Whaling Commission
Fishery Agency
Columbus, Ohio
American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio
Ohio
ACLU
Benson Wolman
Wolman
the World Almanac
Martha Angle and
Robert Walters
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