Japan Devalues Yen Third Time Since Oil Boycott
Tokyo reports the Bank of Japan allows the yen to weaken to about 300 per U.S. dollar from 280, reflecting domestic inflation and an OAPEC oil shortage. The shift, entered after the central bank stopped defending the 280 rate, signals a 2.76 percent revaluation and higher import costs for Japan.
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Marijuana import surge cited in Senate preview
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee preview says 1973 saw about 5 billion marijuana cigarettes entering the United States based on nine month seizures and projections. Eastland notes heroin focus hid rising use of marijuana and hashish, blamed partly on criminals and perceived harmlessness by some academics.
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James O. Eastland
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West Coast Snow Transitions to Rain Amid Flood Fears
After the worst snowstorm in 25 years, West Coast residents face heavy rain with melting snow raising flood risk in low-lying areas. Four days of rain forecast. Great Basin and Gulf Coast see heavy precipitation. Snow lingers on California peaks such as Mt. Diablo. numerous mountain roads blocked. warnings for central Arizona, southern Utah, Nevada and freezing rain advisories along the Ohio Valley.
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