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...more substantive issues, no agreement is likely. France and some other countries will ask for a revision of the present exchange-rate system, under which supply and demand in money markets determines the value of dollars, marks, francs, yen and other currencies. They want a "stable but adjustable" setup that would pledge central banks to keep fluctuations between the dollar and other key currencies within a limited range, perhaps...
...present the Civil Aeronautics Board approves fares, determines routes and decides which lines will be permitted to fly where in the U.S. That system has been denounced as a breeder of inefficiency among airlines because it shelters them from aggressive competition. Ford branded the setup "protectionist." Key parts of his plan...
...when the boat will be settled. I guess the question I have for you is whether you'll be comfortable with having not eight people settled, but having ten of you all capable, and at some time I'll tell you what I think will be the best setup." He paused, seeming to sense the dissatisfaction. "If that proves to be too unnerving. I'd be willing to settle it. But that's my inclination right now." The group nodded, signaling their acceptance...
...about a new movie place in Cambridge, Off the Wall, where they show free films, children's pictures, video, and a lot of experimental stuff. He says a bunch of friends--filmmakers and artists--began to show movies up in their apartment and it expanded into the present coffeehouse setup they have now, which does "what the Orson Welles intended to do, and would be doing if they could afford it." Off the Wall appears to have some cash, and can get cheaper rates since they're showing on a small scale and mostly short films and some free movies...
...convoluted mess to Western eyes. At least three different figures could be cited as the price for a barrel of crude. Last week members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, meeting in Vienna, voted (despite two bomb scares that emptied the hall) to do away with this arcane setup and start on Jan. 1 a new one-price system. For most of OPEC'S members, the move means yet another increase in their sky rocketing oil revenues, but this time with a sweetener for customers in the U.S., Europe and Japan; the price will supposedly not be raised...