Nixon and Conally Deflect Gold Role in IMF Talks
Secretary Connally says gold should lose its status as world money anchor and a dollar devaluation boost would not break the deadlock. Nixon notes a dollar loosened from gold and a 10 percent import surcharge as US policy, while Group of Ten talks push for currency realignment and a possible surcharge elimination.
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John B.connally
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Europe
Japan
U.S
Black to be buried with honors Tuesday
Former Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery after services at Washington Cathedral. He died Saturday at Bethesda Naval Hospital at 85 from inflammation of the arteries and a stroke following his retirement. Honorary pallbearers will include active and retired justices. President Nixon may attend after Alaska trip.
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Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
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Washington Cathedral
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High Court
Nixon
Alaska
John M. Harlan
Russians Packed Off From Highgate Spy Estate
London reports 105 Russian diplomats and officials expelled on spy charges. About 50 families lived on the Holly Lodge Estate near Highgate Cemetery where bankers like N. V. Nikitkin and the embassy staff resided. Neighbors recall occasional Russian songs and soccer on Hampstead Heath as their departures proceed.
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Britain
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Highgate
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Gandhi arrives in Moscow for three day Soviet visit
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi lands in Moscow for a three day official visit. She is said to be the first non Communist guest to stay in the Kremlin state apartments since Pompidou's 1960s visit. In Alaska the Interior Department expects an environmental review on the Trans Alaska Pipeline by year end with construction possible by spring.
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Indira Gandhi
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Georges Pompidou
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Anchorage. Alaska
Interior Department
Interior
Rogers Morton
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Last Cuban freedom flights end with 245000 in U S
One thousand Cubans pack for Miami as freedom flights conclude this week. The final planeload lands at Miami International Airport with Fidel Castro banning further departures effective now. The first plane arrived at 10 a.m. today and the last is expected Friday.
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Quebec Police Walkout Shuts Posts in Pay Protest
Scores of police posts closed or run by supervisors as hundreds of Quebec officers walk out for a 24 hour study session during a rally in Drummondville. The protest targets the provincial government's pay dispute and follows a weekend mass action.
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Montreal
Senate panel to study higher minimum wage to 2.25
Senator Harrison Williams says the Senate Labor Committee will begin drafting a bill next week to raise the minimum wage to 2.25 dollars despite potential conflict with President Nixon’s economic program. He noted the panel will assess the President's forthcoming plan when announced.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Nixon
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
Nixon urged tax overhaul leans on consumer spending for recovery
Congress would be betting on consumer spending rather than business investment to lift the economy if a new tax revision bill passes. President Nixon favors boosting business cash flow to spur equipment orders, create jobs, and strengthen U S plants for the longer term.
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Congress
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Nixon couple to attend Mamie Eisenhower birthday gala
President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon plan to attend a 75th birthday banquet reunion for Mamie Eisenhower. They arrive from an Alaska meeting with Emperor Hirohito and Empress, acting as honorary chairmen, with a tight return around 8 p.m. to attend the downtown hotel event.
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US troop strength in Vietnam falls to 213,900
Saigon reports a weekly strength drop of 1,600 to 213,900 with 168,100 Army, 35,300 Air Force, 9,900 Navy, 500 Marines, and 100 Coast Guardsmen. Under Nixon timetable, authorized strength will be 184,000 by month end, with actual about 175,000 expected then.
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Campaign funds dispute seeks open records in GOP races
Common Cause asks a federal court to compel former White House aide Jack Gleason to reveal records on about 2 million dollars funneled into Senate races last year. Gleason seeks to seal testimony from the fall 1968 fund raising, citing potential nuisance and oppression. The suit aims to enforce 3 million dollar spending and 5 thousand dollar per donor limits amid use of multiple committees to route funds.
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Heavy fighting along South Vietnam Cambodia border escalates
North Vietnamese forces launched renewed heavy attacks along the border with Cambodia for a second day, inflicting losses on South Vietnamese and damaging artillery, tanks, and armored vehicles. U S aircraft supporting the South were downed, with five Americans wounded, while Hanoi reported 92 enemy dead. Viet Cong sappers were detected near Tan Son Nhut, one killed and one escaped.
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Nixon hails Hanford energy site for future reactors
President Nixon toured the Hanford Atomic Works in Richland Washington praising a new liquid metal fast breeder reactor program. He cited a $200 million electric industry commitment and a plan to develop two prototypes by 1980 with sites to be announced later. James Schlesinger said a site selection for the first experimental reactor would take about a year.
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Nixon Meets Emperor Hirohito In Alaska Flight Stop
President Nixon and Emperor Hirohito shared a historic meeting in Alaska marking renewed postwar ties between the United States and Japan. The visit included a reception hosted by Walter J. Hickel, a brief audience, and a Northern Lights backdrop as Hirohito prepared to depart for Europe.
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Ministers Meet Over Northern Ireland Crisis Talks
British Prime Minister Edward Heath hosts talks at Chequers with Northern Ireland leader Brian Faulkner and Irish Republic premier Jack Lynch. They seek common ground amid rising violence in Ulster, which has seen 110 dead and hundreds wounded in two years, including 24 British soldiers. The IRA intensifies its campaign for a united Ireland.
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