Peso drops as Mexican currency woes spread to Arizona towns
Across the region the peso's value plunges to about 3 cents, marking a second double‑digit drop in two months. Readers note heightened crossborder prices and economic strain as U.S. border communities watch valuta shifts ripple through commerce.
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Ford brokers late campaign push amid inflation and promises
Ford aides claim he is near victory as Carter accuses the administration of a hoax on the middle class. Carter blasts inflation and unemployment while Ford tours Milwaukee St Louis and Houston. Cheney notes Ford forecasts success and will still campaign in New York despite polling suggesting setbacks.
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Germans to Try Defector Hijacker on Air Piracy Charges
West Germany refused Prague's demand to return Rudolf Becvar a 26 year old defector who hijacked a Czechoslovak Ilyushin 18 with 111 aboard. The plane flew to Prague without him and all passengers and crew remained aboard during the Munich takeoff. Police identify Becvar as a railway worker from Prague.
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Ford approves two advanced computers sale to China
U S officials say the Ford administration will permit sale of two relatively advanced Control Data Corp computers to China as a political gesture toward the new Peking regime. The first will aid oil exploration, the second will assist earthquake detection. defense use is possible. The deal must clear CO COM consent and reflects easing tensions with Hua Kuo-feng’s government.
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Ehrlichman Begins Jail Term At Swift Trail Prison
John D. Ehrlichman the former Nixon adviser serves a 22 year term at the Swift Trail Federal Prison Camp in Arizona a no bars minimum security facility. He will work in the general pool before an assignment matching his skills as about 100 inmates sew gloves and trousers in the camp factories. The admission follows his decision to forego Supreme Court review and seek possible sentence reduction. He arrived with one of his daughters driving him to the base of Mount Graham where the 51 year old was processed at the desert facility.
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