Youth Plunges 80 Feet From Berea Trestle
A 15 year old Berea youth was found unconscious after an 80 foot fall from the Barrett Road trestle onto the riverbank. He remained in intensive care at Southwest General Hospital with a broken arm and head injury. Police believe he slid from the Conrail bridge while riding his bicycle after leaving home about 7 p.m. Monday. the boy was missing until discovered Tuesday afternoon by a passerby. The student attends Boehm Junior High School.
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Uganda claims invasion of Tanzania as border move
Uganda announces capturing 710 square miles of Tanzanian land west of Lake Victoria and annexing the north western tip, calling the action retaliatory for a Tanzanian raid into southern Uganda. Radio Kampala says the Kagera river would delineate the new border, with fighting continuing and Tanzania denying the full extent of Ugandan gains.
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Carter orders steps to halt dollar decline
President Carter directs the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board to act immediately to strengthen the dollar and curb inflationary pressures. The Fed raises the discount rate from 8 to 9 percent, adds a 2 percent supplementary reserve requirement for large time deposits, expands mandatory controls, and activates currency swap lines with West Germany, Japan, and Switzerland to bolster the dollar.
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Carter measures spark dollar rebound on Frankfurt and Swiss markets
The US dollar surged about 4 percent in hectic Frankfurt trading and gained in Switzerland after President Carter announced measures to counter the dollar decline. Frankfurt fixed the dollar at 1.7735 marks and later rose to 1.8450 marks. Swiss francs moved from 1.5025 to 1.5700. Swiss National Bank voiced strong support and signaled cooperation with Washington, including coordinated intervention on international currency markets.
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Park linked to arms sale scheme in Korean relations report
A 447 page House subcommittee report on U S Korean relations details that Tongsun Park, under indictment for influence peddling, explored quietly selling U S armaments on the world market without government approval. Park allegedly discussed with Interarms about surplus Korean weapons including PT boats M79 launchers howitzers and mines amid ongoing investigations.
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Detroit man hides in jet cargo hold to fly to London
Thomas B Coles II, 21, a Grosse Pointe resident, crawled into the unheated cargo hold of a British Airways 747 at Detroit Metro Gate 56 Monday evening. He crossed the Atlantic in subzero temperatures, was found wrapped in blankets at Heathrow, and later treated for exposure. Police and British immigration officials questioned him before he was sent back to the United States. Coles’s parents called the act out of character and airport officials vow to review security gaps.
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