Nobel Prize author Pearl Buck dies at age 80 in Vermont
Pearl S. Buck, Nobel laureate and author of The Good Earth, died at 80 in Danby Vermont after a life shaped by China upbringing and a career spanning novels and humanitarian work. Born 1892 in West Virginia, she spent years in China as a missionary and writer, later adopted nine children and supported Asian child welfare initiatives.
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France Air Crash Sparks Transatlantic Airline Boycott
Airlines halted flights over French airspace after two Spanish jets collided near Abbeville amid an air controller strike. Iberia DC9 with 68 dead and Spantax Convair Coronado with 108 aboard both involved. Pilot error cited. radar gaps noted by French air force chief.
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Dollar slides across European markets as crisis steadies
European exchanges stay closed amid monetary crisis while the dollar weakens in London and Frankfurt. American travelers face higher costs as the rate falls to 2.47 pounds and 2.7980 marks, with banks limiting exchanges and Paris banks capping at 500 francs while tourists seek American banks at about 447 francs per dollar.
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Deputy calls bug claim after loose wires found
A Chicago office of Secretary of State Michael Howlett reportedly had an electronic eavesdropping device attached to a telephone. Deputy William Dart dismissed it as loose wires while an aide described the incident as a bug. The report parallels other political and legal items in the day’s news.
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