Billion Franc Crisis Shifts Toward Bretton Woods Reform
France reports a week of heavy franc losses as speculators sell for marks while West Germany imposes new limits on speculative loans. Britain rushes officials to London for crisis talks as devaluation fears rise and markets brace for extended volatility.
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West Geran
Karl Schiller
Bretton Woods
Bank of France
France
West Germany
Germany
Federal Bank
Harold Lever
British Treasury
London
Royal Air Force
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Britain
U.S
Zurich
Three U.S. aircraft shot down near Da Nang
Near Da Nang three U.S. aircraft were downed during the Vietnam War, killing eight Americans and wounding 12 as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces suffered higher casualties in the week. A CH-46 helicopter, an F100 jet, and an F-4 Phantom were lost, with detailed losses and rescues reported amid ongoing battles around Da Nang. The 196th Light Infantry Brigade engaged about 300 enemy near Da Nang, with at least 20 enemy killed and four Americans killed. The U.S. population overseas rose by over two million to 201,750,000 as of Oct 1, 1967, per the Census Bureau.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
de Nang
South Vietnam
1St Marine Division
196Th Light Inantry
Amerikas
Washington
Bureau of the Census
Fear School Aides Missing In Private Plane Flight
Stanislaus County school officials Supt. Fred Beyer and Asst. Supt. Joseph Howard were aboard a private plane reported missing on a Visalia to Modesto flight. The craft piloted by Roger Wurtz last contacted at 5 15 p.m. as fog halted search efforts.
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Fresno
Stanislaus County
Visalia
Modesto
Stanislaus
Fred Beyer
Joseph Howard
FFA
Vien- Jia
Roger Wurtz
Kentfield
Beyer and
Howard
San Jose
Flem
Hitch seeks $50 million UC budget boost across campuses
Budget request centers on increased enrollment and health science student growth at Berkeley, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara with 22 percent earmarked for new campuses in San Diego Irvine and Santa Cruz. Proposals include 393 new faculty, 201 teaching assistants, 693000 library books, 5.6 million for organized research, four million for urban studies, and about 200.4 million from federal and other sources. Irvine would gain 1137 more students and relocate the California College of Medicine with added computers and library development.
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Berkeley
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Hitch
San Diego
Irvine
Santa Cruz
California College of Medicine
Cranston Pledges Bipartisan View of Office
California Senator elect Alan Cranston said he will pursue a bipartisan approach and cooperate with the Nixon administration on sensible programs. He noted discussions with Sen George Murphy and Gov Ronald Reagan showing areas of agreement on federal state matters. He expects assignment to the Senate Banking and Currency Committee, which may handle tax incentives to involve the private sector in human betterment.
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Washington
California
Alan Cranston
Cranston
Nixon
George Murphy
R-Calif
Ronald Resgan
Capitol Hill
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Senate Democratic
Hope Dims for 78 Coal Miners at Mannington Mine
Executive vice president William Poundstone of Consolidation Coal Co reports fires spread in seven miles of Mannington mine tunnels after Wednesday’s fourth explosion. With 78 miners trapped 700 feet underground, officials weigh sealing the mine and extinguishing fires against risking lives of rescue teams. United Mine Workers president E W A Boyle visits families, urging action and accountability while noting no unusual gas buildup in last safety report. Rescue teams face dangerous conditions as explosions peel paint from nearby cars and oxygen deprivation remains a risk if fires are cut off.
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William Poundstone
Consolidation Coal Co
Poundstone
Mannington
W. A. Boyle
United Mine Workess
Washington
Boyle
David H. Davis
Davis
Train Hits School Bus in Peterborough Icy Crossing
A freight train struck a Peterborough school bus at a railroad crossing, killing two high school students and injuring 29 others. The bus carried 34 students and the driver. a passenger reported warning and escape through an emergency door. Police noted the bus was crushed on the left side and several students required extraction. The road was slick from overnight light snow.
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Peterborough
Ont
Peter Cleary
Clem Riley
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