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Some 750 of the best economic engineers of 45 nations went to the White Mountains of New Hampshire last week - but not for a vacation. They went to Bretton Woods to join, the British and Americans in batting one another over the head with blueprints for a world stabilization fund...
Either Or. The outline of the Stabilization Plan to be discussed at Bretton Woods compromises this difference thus...
...exact terms of these compromises are being fought out at Bretton Woods. Whatever the terms, Congress and Parliament will certainly criticize them and perhaps reject them. In fact, only one provision of the proposal is not likely to be criticized: after a three-year breathing spell no member shall (except by special permission of the Fund) use any devices that prevent businessmen from buying and selling freely in every country...
...Called a world monetary conference for July 1 at swank Bretton Woods, in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Invited: all of the United Nations except Bolivia...
...president was to be flown home to face charges. Inasmuch as the flying "football beef" (as the students called it) had only four seats and required a pilot, only one officer could go along if both Dr. & Mrs Smith were to be returned in it. Sheriff N. H. De Bretton at Baton Rouge demanded the honor for one of his men. "Not in the State's airplane," rejoined General Louis Guerre of the State Police. At this juncture Earl Long settled the row: Dr. Smith should come back by plane, in custody of one State policeman, one local investigator...