Wilson weathered parliament storm over pound devaluation
Britain’s Labour government faced late 196? storm as Conservatives demanded resignation while Harold Wilson entered the Commons amid chants. Callaghan defended devaluation from $2.80 to $2.40, saying Britain must endure hardship to restore solvency and export push. Internationally, markets slumped and gold trading rose as the move echoed in United Nations debates on China’s seat.
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Labor
Wilson
House of Commons
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Britain
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Labor Party
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Clement Attlee
No. 10
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Phase Down in Vietnam Faces Senate Challenge
U.S. plans to start withdrawing troops within two years drew bipartisan doubt in the Senate. Leaders warned against optimism as Aiken spoke of possible force increases and Mansfield urged reality about a protracted war. Westmoreland and Bunker noted a possible homeward shift by 1969.
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UPI
U.S
Vietnam
Senate
Mike Mansfield
George Aiken
Saigon
Westmoreland
Mansfield
Aiken
Snowstorms Whiten Parts Of Nation
Snowstorms whitened parts of the middle west and New England yesterday while locally heavy rains soaked Southern California. Dubuque Iowa had an inch of fresh snow in six hours raising the fall to 3 inches. Accumulations up to 5 and 6 inches were reported in New England where temperatures were below freezing. Mt Wilson California received more than 4 inches of rain in 24 hours. Sandburg California had more than an inch in six hours. The rain was expected to end during the night as the storm moves out to sea. Sunny cold weather covered much of the Rocky Mountain region while the southeast was partly cloudy and mild. Afternoon readings ranged from 24 at Montpelier Vermont to 80 at Corpus Christi Texas. Most cities reported varied conditions with snow in Chicago and rain in Anchorage.
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Allen Urges Support for Urban Education Plan
Dr. James E. Allen Jr., state education commissioner, appealed for statewide backing of a $112 million urban area equality in education program. He spoke to about 1,000 delegates at the State Teachers Association meeting, warning that the Regents plan lacks power without broad support to influence educational development.
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Police Aide Escapes Red Prison
A British police inspector in Hong Kong says he spent 36 days as a captive of Chinese farmers near the Man Kam To border. He loosened window bolts in his hostel room and escaped Sunday night when a guard answered a phone call.
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UPI
Frank Knight
Knight
Man Kam
China
Russians 'Soft Tall' For Arabs
At the United Nations the Soviet Union offered a mildly pro Arab Middle East resolution urging a political settlement amid the Arab Israel crisis. If rejected, Moscow would back a British plan for a first step toward peace with a UN representative to pursue a permanent settlement. Abba Eban dismissed the Soviet line as backward looking, while U.S. Ambassador Goldberg backed the British proposal and warned the Soviet plan could derail broad consensus.
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Bulgaria
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U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Council
Quart of Vodka Fatal For Boy 16
Ulster County teen Colon Gresham of Bernhardt Corners Wallkill died of acute alcoholism after drinking a quart of vodka in a dare with four companions. His body was found in a restaurant basement apartment, police reported the death ruled accidental.
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UPI
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Carédiver
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Wallkill
Devaluation of Pound Prods Tax Hike In U S
American officials praised orderly market behavior after Britain's devaluation. Treasury and Federal Reserve officials described markets as "very well" with bonds off slightly. President Johnson and congressional leaders discussed a $7 billion annual tax hike and $4 billion in spending cuts to reduce the deficit, while lawmakers debated timing and scope of fiscal action.
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U S Regretful Of Deaths To India Aides
Washington expressed official regret to India over any casualties caused by American air attacks on Hanoi targets. The State Department did not confirm U S aircraft responsibility for casualties reported last week. Reports said an Indian staffer was killed and another injured near the International Control Commission center. a Polish consular official’s servant was also wounded.
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Hijacker Forces Plane to Havana From Hollywood Flight
Pilot J W Raymond and copilot Jeff White were forced at gunpoint to divert a twin engine charter to Communist Cuba. The hijacker identified as Felix S Marisy demanded to reach Havana and then Bimini to pick up his wife. Two US fighter jets were scrambled but stood down as the hijacker radioed warnings. The aircraft landed in Havana at 2 06 p m EST with the two pilots reportedly safe and to be released after proceedings.
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Pompano Beach
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Federal Aviation Administration
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Florida Straits
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United States
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Crescent Airways
Hollywood
Nesmith
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Bimini
Stead Air Force Base
Marisy
Key West
Liberty Airport
Maj
Richard Harwood Pearce
U.S
U S Alerts Americans On Cyprus Escalating Cyprus Tensions
U S Embassy in Cyprus warned Americans to be ready for evacuation if fighting with Greek and Turkish Cypriots widens. An embassy spokesman urged residents to stay near home as 18 American tourists left the island. Turkish officials claimed clandestinely landed Greek troops participated in last week’s attack killing 27 Turkish Cypriots, with Turkey considering sending equal troops unless Greek forces withdraw. The island’s 600 000 population is split four to one in favor of Greek Cypriots, and violence intensified with a Greek Cypriot peasant couple killed and a sabotage incident damaging a bridge near Nicosia.
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U.S
Ankara
Turkey
Ihsan Sabri Caglayangis
Daglayangis
Foreign Ministry
Bronkaid Tablets for Bronchial Congestion Relief
Formula for relief of bronchial congestion and bronchial asthma combines an expectorant and bronchodilators. Bronkaid tablets loosen excess phlegm, relax tightened bronchial muscles, and ease breathing. No prescription. available at drugstores. Drew Pharmacal Co. Inc., New York.
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