West German mark floats to find parity with dollar
A government panel of five economists urged allowing the West German mark to float to discover a new level against the dollar. They recommended accompanying domestic stabilization measures. Chancellor Brandt's cabinet and ministers discussed the move as the mark’s value had been kept near 28 cents per dollar.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Karl Schiller
Willy Brandt
Conrad Ahlers
International Monetary Fund
Brussels
France
Belgium
Common Market
European Economic Community
Italy
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Brandt
Ahlers
U.S
Adler
Cen
Americans Cautioned About Visiting Poland
The U S Embassy warned Americans about travel to Poland after Polish court sentenced Adam Mueller a Polish American from Dayton Ohio to five years in prison for giving classified information to Western agents years ago He returned to Poland on a visit to his father and was arrested Mueller plans to appeal the sentence and remains in custody during the appeal process
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Washington
U.S
Poland
Warsaw
Adam Mueller
Dayton
Ohio
Mueller
West Berlin
Awe Yer
U. S
Poeland
Anti-Aircraft Guns Destroyed in North Vietnam Raid
U.S. fighter bombers clashed with North Vietnamese anti aircraft batteries 40 miles north of the DMZ and destroyed three long range guns. A Phantom was shot down farther south while on Ho Chi Minh trail duty. two crewmen were rescued. The report notes broader U.S. air strikes against the trail and troop withdrawals as part of a 100,000 man cutback, with ongoing fighting near Saigon and a mis sile mine incident in the city. The Dien Bien Phu anniversary cease fire is set to begin Saturday.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Charles Johnson
Demilitarized Zone
U.s.command
Laotian Panhandle
Johnson
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Vietnam
U. S
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Dien Bien Phu
President Nixon salutes agriculture with capital exhibit
President Nixon hosted a farm themed day at the White House inviting 70 agricultural leaders to discuss farm policy. A $400 million aid program aims to boost income and exports, with most loans and a goal to raise exports from 7.4 to 10 billion dollars. Critics allege political exploitation of funds while Farm Bureau’s Kuhfuss backs policy with caveats on subsidies.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Executive Mansion
Lawrence O’brien
O’brien
Southwest
William J. Kuhfuss
American Farm Bureau Federation
Street Protesters Fail To Halt War In Capital
Thousands of demonstrators retreated from the nation’s capital after plans to stop the war by disrupting government efforts failed. Police and military power overwhelmed the marchers as arrests reached into the thousands, leaving the movement short of momentum.
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Washington
Customs crackdown to search GIs and mail from Indochina
The Customs Bureau announces intensified action to stop drug flow from Indochina. All mail parcels through military post offices will be opened and military personnel baggage checked. A recent seizure valued at about 1.75 million dollars involved 17 pounds of heroin from Bangkok via Fort Monmouth. From March 1 to April 24, 248 such drug seizures occurred through Army and Air Force post offices.
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Washington
Customs Bureau
Indochina
Myles J. Ambrose
Southeast Asia
Ambrose
Customs
United States
Special Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Agents
Ft. Monmouth
N.M
Bangkok
Thailand
Army
Air Force
Rogers Tours Israel Amid Talks on Peace Flexibility
Secretary of State William P. Rogers toured Israel with army chief guides and met Prime Minister Golda Meir in Jerusalem. He pressed for more flexible Israeli negotiating positions while stressing U S friendship and security support. In Cairo and Jerusalem he faced brisk debate on peace terms as eight Israeli soldiers were wounded by a mine in northern Sinai.
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Army
William P. Rogers
Sharm el Sheikh
Hensmen
Rogers
Red Sea
East Africa
Persian Gulf
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Strait of Iran
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Cairo
Middle East
Golda Meir
U. S
Ond
United States
Yigal Allon
America
Ben-Gurion
Golan Heights
Syria
East Jerusalem
Teddy Kollek
Wall
Judaism
Mount of Olives
Jordan
Sinai
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Rennie Davis
Davis
Carl McIntire
John Fraines
Mayday Tribe
New York
Karl
Heidi Bucher
Museum of Modern Crafts
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