Britain's Pound Devaluation Sets Stage for Global Shifts
Britain cuts the pound by 14.3 percent aiming to shift 1.2 billion in output to exports and import saving. De Gaulle's France resists short term loan. the US and West Germany back short term funding to curb Pound pressure while devaluation spreads to Ireland Denmark Malaysia Israel and Hong Kong. Wheat and oil costs rise, Suez tension lingers as Britain rebuilds ties in the Middle East.
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Britain
Wilson
de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
France
International Monetary Fund
United States
West Germany
Pound
Ireland
Denmark
Malaysia
Israel
Hong Kong
London
Australia
Canada
Middle East
Suez Canal
Egypt
Planes Hit Hanoi Haiphong and Dak To Battles Rise
Planes from Intrepid and Coral Sea raid Haiphong targets including a railroad yard and Kien An airfield while heavy fighting rages in the Dak To sector. In multiple clashes near Dak To, U S paratroopers suffer casualties as Communist forces mount strong defense and shell Kien Phong in the Mekong Delta with dozens wounded.
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Haiphong
Intrepid
Coral Sea
Ninh Binh
U.S. Marine Corps
Kien An
North Vietnam
Dak To
U.S. 173Rd Airborne Brigade
U.S
U.S. Lath Infantry
4Th Division
Mekong
Kien Phong
Saigon
New Methods Could Revolutionize Schools
Philadelphia report on IPT an education reform by University of Pittsburgh researchers. Becker explains IPT uses individualized programming with extensive materials cost and testing. Oakleaf students show high mobility and some calculus work. Bright notes potential for disadvantaged pupils with cultural gains. Costs and scale hinder nationwide adoption requiring federal funding. Secretary Gardner cites entrenched interests slowing adoption of new educational practices.
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Ratory
Philadelphia
Becker
University of Pittsburgh
Buto
Oakleaf
IPL
Bright
IPI
Schoeneck Girl Found After Disappearance Inquiry
Elizabeth Schoeneck, 16, of Syracuse, was found in good condition at home after a lengthy search. Police credited sightings in several states and Yellow Springs Ohio where she stayed with an unidentified couple’s residence. Her father refused to discuss where or how she was located.
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Syracuse
N.Y
New York
Ohio
Charles A. Schoeneck Jr
Elizabeth N. Schoeneck
Schoeneck
New York City
Greenwich Village
Sint
Yellow Springs
Schoenecks
Poughkeepsie
Watertown
Montreal
Que
Elizabeth
James McXee
Yestern Day
Liz Schoenect
Youth Die s After Auto Crash in Rogertsville
Roy Heroth aged 15 died in Meyer Memorial Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car in suburban Rogertsville on Saturday police said.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Roy Heroth
Meyer Memorial Hospital
Rogertsville
Two Die and Three Hurt in Area Auto Crashes
Police identified Mrs Mary F Swanson 57 of 6 Hill St among the deceased in a northbound Second Street collision. Several officers including Harold J Flavin and Joseph A Baker investigated the scene while family survivors and funeral plans were noted. A second fatality was reported in a Malta Town crash with Dr William Werner citing a fractured neck and a 19 year old passenger from Purcellville VA in fair condition. A separate East Nassau incident on Federal and Lighth Streets injured Iola Marks 42 and Robert De Laire 12 with treatment at Samaritan Hospital. Patrolman George Lambertson led the radio patrol inquiry.
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Mary F. Swanson
Hill St
Michael Pastore
Alrs. Doodick
Austria
Peter Doodick
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Doodick
Anna Czernkiewiecz
Alex
Walter Doodick
Troy
Mary Cushman
St. Nicholas
Miller
Malta
Saratoga County
William Werner
Werner
James E. Schonder
Purcellville
Saratoga Hospital
J. A. Lander
W. M. Soulage
W. A. Tin'sdate
Malta State Police
East Nassau
Federal
Lighth
Robert de Laire
Marks
Eighth Street
Federal Street
Francis P. Reilly
Gifford
Federal and
Eighth Streets
George Lambertson
Britain seeks Common Market entry amid devaluation
Britain traf fers in a 81.4 billion Common Market loan while devaluation stirs debate among finance ministers. Debre says only IMF aid discussed. de Gaulle seeks reserve-currency reforms as Rueff warns devaluation buys time but does not fix the international monetary system.
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Britain
United] S States
Brussels
Michel Debre
Debre
Bank of France
de Gaulle
Common Market
Executive Commission
Jacques Rueff
Regents Propose 112 Million for City Education Aid
Regents seek 112 million in state aid to cities and districts by raising the aid ceiling. The plan includes funds for school districts, urban education centers, an Urban Teacher Corps, and long range metropolitan planning. Emphasis on coordinated services for disadvantaged urban areas and joint district education plans.
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Education Department
Gremier
Airline Pilots and Mediators Meet Over Labor Dispute
Utica dispatch reports Airline Pilots Association and the company will meet with the National Mediation Board in Washington to avert a strike near the Thanksgiving peak. Key issues are wages work hours and scheduling rules. A 30 day cooling off period runs until midnight Monday.
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Utica
UPI
Mohawk
National Mediation Board
Washington
Airlines Pilot Association
Japan plans monitoring posts for radioactivity at two ports
The government science and technology agency will set up monitoring posts at Sasebo and Yokosuka with an estimated total cost of 200000 dollars to check radioactivity. U S nuclear powered ships may visit next year and have called at these ports amid protest demonstrations.
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Tokyo
Japan
Government Science and Technology Agency
Sasebo
Yokosuka
U. S
U N Pay Hikes for General Service Workers and Guards
U N secretary general U Thant proposes a five percent salary boost for general service workers and security guards in New York. The plan, costing 63 400 this year and 667 500 in 1968, would raise pay from 3 830 to 10 620 before taxes, based on a Commerce and Industry Association survey of local wages.
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U.N
United Nations, N.Y
General Assembly
U Thant
Thant
New York Commerce and Industry Association
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