Word: unhooked
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...fear by Italians that eventually the lira will be forced off the gold standard. Abroad many a headline writer splashed ITALY GOES OFF GOLD TO PAY FOR WAR! Actually Italy has not been on a true gold standard for some years, and last week's decree did not unhook the lira from its pegged relation to gold which II Duce has sworn to defend, and Italian Government bonds, after weakening, closed a week's end at their previous levels. In the money marts of London, Manhattan and Paris wiseacres opined that a year or more may pass before...