Dollar Drops to Record Low in West Germany
The dollar sank to a record low in West Germany with Frankfurt closing at 3.55 marks per dollar. Banks and hotels in Spain, Britain, and other markets reported weaker dollar exchanges as Bonn prepared a floating mark plan to reestablish parity with the dollar. Government officials signaled a European solution, with a cabinet meeting planned in Bonn to finalize the plan.
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Bonn
West Germany
Frankfurt
Spain
Britain
Europe
European Common Market
Brussels
Belgium
Willy Brandt
Karl Schiller
Walter Scheel
Ahlers
Scheel
Josef Ertl
Ertl
Schiller
Senate OKs Revision of Pot Laws in New York
The New York State Senate approved a measure to relax marijuana penalties by a 34 to 6 vote, sending the bill to the Assembly. It would reduce punishment for possession of small amounts and allow first-offender pardons, while raising penalties for larger amounts and certain sales.
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State Senate
Oks
Albany
N.Y
Senate
Assembly
John R. Dunne
Garden City
Joseph Zaretzki
Manhattan
Israelis May Ease Suez Stand
Secretary of State Rogers capped a Mideast tour amid word Israel could ease its Suez position by allowing limited Egyptian crossings to operate the canal. Israel would keep a buffer zone with mixed patrols while Cairo seeks troop movements on both sides. Sisco may return to Cairo to resume talks as Rogers and aides gauge progress toward peace.
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Tel Aviv
William P. Rogers
Israel
Suez Canal
East Bank
Sinai
Seaz
Cairo
Cabal
Rogers
Joseph Sisco
Sisco
U.S
Mideast
Unemployment Up as Economic Woes Persist
The nation's jobless rate rose to 6.1 percent last month with higher unemployment for Black workers and a steady high average for all races. Part time workers seeking full-time jobs reached 2.5 million as retail sales rose 1.8 percent in March, signaling consumer spending strength. White House officials called the data disappointing while predicting a jobless rate drop by mid next year.
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Washington
White House
Labor Department
Ber
General Motors
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Merce Department
Harold C. Passer
Commerce Secretary
Labor
James D. Hodgson
Buddha's Birthday Cease-Fire Quiet on Vietnam Front
South Vietnamese and allied forces began 24 hour Buddha's birthday cease fire while Viet Cong held a 48 hour truce. U.S. air strikes against North Vietnam continued with B52 raids and antiaircraft suppression as Marines begin withdrawal planned by December 1.
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Saigon
Buddha
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Vietnam
U.S
Indochina Air
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Cambodia
National Guard and Police Quash Maryland Campus Protest
National Guard troops and Maryland State Police entered the University of Maryland campus as students occupied four buildings in succession. No arrests were made, and a curfew remained in effect while demonstrators dispersed amid rain and tense standoff.
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National Guard
College Park
Maryland State Police
Lnto
University of Maryland
Adj
Edwin Warfield III
Marvin Mandel
National
Spring Action Coalition
Millard E. Tydings
Chicago
Madison Jones
Student Government Association
Selling of Pentagon Wins Emmy Award
The CBS documentary The Selling of the Pentagon won an Emmy for outstanding news documentary. Producer Peter Davis accepted at the New York Hilton, amid Nixon administration scrutiny and a House subcommittee subpoena. Other Emmy winners included CBS The World of Charlie Company and Pollution Is a Matter of Choice from NBC.
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New York
CBS
Peter Davis
New York Hilton
CBS News
House Special Subcommittee On Investigations
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
World of
Charlie Company
John Laurence
NBC
Fred Freed
Leopold Stokowski
Harvey Korman
Hollywood
Pentagon
That!me
McIntire Leads Capitol Hymn Singing Rally
Dr. McIntire heads a third win the war rally in Washington with hymn singing on the Capitol steps and a radio appeal for mass support. About 200 followers gathered for 90 minutes led by McIntire and two pastors. He denounced pacifism and antiwar demonstrators while a Formosan delegation urged U.S. aid without soldiers as Chiang Kai-shek and other regional leaders were slated to speak.
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Washington
Capitol Steps
Carl McIntire
March For Victory
Capitol
McIntire
Henry Campbell
Dexter, Mich
David R. Haifley
Syracuse
Ind
Vikey Nyikos
New Jersey
Haiphong
White House
International Council of Christian Churches
Chiang Kai-shek
Cheng
Chiang
Chung Hee Park
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
George Wallace
Alabama
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Ruling Overturns Good Character Suit Against Crossing Guard
New York State Supreme Court justice ordered the Police Department to reverse its rejection of Sofia Cirino a 38 year old Brooklyn woman as a school crossing guard The judge ruled the department used an undefined standard of good character and discriminated based on race and sex He noted Cirino is Puerto Rican and poor and that her welfare status should not bar employment The ruling favors Cirino citing her desire and ability to perform the job once objective criteria were met
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New York
Supreme Court
Police Department
Andrew R. Tyler
Sofia Cirino
Brooklyn
Tyler
State Non-Public School Aid Remains Unsettled
Democratic leaders struggle to settle how to fund non public school aid for parochial and other private schools as Gov Rockefeller and Senate leaders push for teacher salaries payments. Leverne’s Spenc Lerner tuition plan and mandated services funding are debated, with Brydges wary of Spenc Lerner while Duryea notes growing support for more mandated services funds.
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Gov
Rockefeller
Senate
Earl Brydges
Brydges
Thomas Laverne
Senate Education Committee
Leverne
Laverne
Perry B. Duryea
Sen. Brydges
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Italy
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Luxembourg
Farmers’ Association
Brandt
Today’s Magazine
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Lansingburgh
AND
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Nicholas Ferraro
Queens
Ferraro
Martin Knorry
James Griffin
Buffalo
James Powers
Rochester
William Giordano
John Santucci
Suez
National Democratic Committee
Ziegler
Hodgson
North Vietnam
Charles Johnson
Jet
U.S. Marine Corps
Indochina
Machine
Public Broadcasting Service
Mike Wallace
60 Minutes
Gulf of Tonkin
Joseph Wershba
Burr Tillstrom
Kukla
Fran and
Ollie
PBS
Dr. McIntire
Capitol Hymn
Formosa
Samuel W. S. Cheng
Red China
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