Reopening of World Markets Tests Currency Realignment
Global currencies reset after Nixon plan with new parities set in London Frankfurt Tokyo and Paris. Pound dollar yen and lire adjust while Swiss franc and other East European rates follow. Tourist exchange centers face limited access as markets reopen.
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London
Tokyo
House of Parliament
Zurich
Anc
American Express Co
Nixon
Frankfurt
France
Paris
Rome
Guido Carli
Bank of Italy
Bern
Commission
Moscow
Soviet Foreign Trade Bank
New Delhi
West Germany
Japan
Bank of England
Tech grad student returns from pole expedition
Berry reported key findings from Palmer Station including life surviving in Antarctic winters and sunlight allowing near zero temperatures to persist under snow. He noted visitors to Palmer, air access this year, and his travel from Palmer Bay through McMurdo to the Philippines, Hawaii, and Washington before returning home. He plans to stay at Texas Tech to continue research and does not expect to return to Antarctica soon.
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Berry
Lubbock
California
Danny
Palmer Station
U. S
U.S
McMurdo Bay
Philippine Islands
Hawaii
Washington
Antarctica
Yea Berry
Texas Tech
Gusty Winds Return as Lubbock Sees Mild Christmas Outlook
Weather bulletin reports gusty westerly winds returning to West Texas for a third round with a high near the mid 60s in Lubbock and a low around 40s. Trinity River flood levels remain above flood stage in Liberty, with rising waters spreading downstream toward Logansport. East of the state, rain and snow affect Northern Florida to New England, with Wolfeboro seeing three inches of snow.
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National Weather — Service
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NWS
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Guadalupe Mountains
Texas
Port O'Conner
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Liberty
Sabine River
Emory
Longview
Logansport
Florida
New England
Dothan
Ala
Uriah
New Hamshire
New York
Wolfeboro
N.H
Vermont
Hudson Valley
Great Plains
Shopping Center Santa Arrested in California Sting
In Monterey Park California an undercover female officer arrested a Santa Claus impersonator at a shopping center for hiding marijuana in his toy bag. The arrest occurred as a line of children waited for photos, with the agent covertly approaching and making the purchase offer.
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Monterey Park
Calif
UPD
Santa Claus
Santa
Lecturer Compares Movies To Parables
Louisville AP says G William Jones of Southern Methodist University told a Southern Baptist Theological Seminary audience that films, like parables, convey Christian ideas by applying them to life rather than remaining abstract.
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Louisville, Ky
G. William Jones
Southern Methodist University
Southern Baptist ‘Theological Seminary
Ants Farm Fungus in Deep Panama Nests
The left cutting ants of tropical America cultivate fungus in huge nests up to 16 feet deep. They cut tree leaves to feed the fungal beds and tend the fungus as their main food source.
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Panama
Tropical America
Surcharge Dropped In Trade Talks With Britain
President Nixon cancelled the import surcharge and buy American tax provisions amid talks with Chancellor Anthony Barber on currency realignment. Connally urged Britain to ease restrictions on American goods as U S officials warn of broader East Bengal and South Asia tensions involving India and Pakistan.
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Anthony Barber
Washington
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Britain
Heath
Nixon
Treasury
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Douglas-Home
Bangla Desh
Douglas - Home
Rogers
New Delhi
East Bengal
East Pakistan
United Nations
U. S
India
West Pakistan
League
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Goodfellows seek advance headcount to ease early deliveries
Goodfellows plan to reduce overloading by collecting in advance the number of volunteers who wish to deliver. Each caller providing name address and phone will receive ID and instructions for reaching and navigating the North Pole. Donations continue at Box 491 Lubbock 79408.
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North Pole
Lubbock
Car Crash After Church Caroling Leaves Children Hurt
A car struck a group of Sunday church carolers near Boyd Texas killing one girl and injuring several others. The driver, 19, was questioned and released with the Wise County Attorney sending the case to a grand jury. Skid marks measured 100 feet. speed unknown.
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Wise County
W. A. Nobles
R. L. Swanner
Trinity Baptist Church
Fort Worth
Swanner
Hole In Jail Ceiling Camouflage Noted Inmate Escape
Guards stopped a prisoner after discovering a hole in the jail ceiling camouflaged with cardboard of matching color held by strawberry jam from the mess hall. In a separate case in Berlin stam sales set another record. In Kincaid slay case probation talk dominated court, with defense and prosecutors denying any guarantee of probation and Burnett signaling a possible new trial after the formal sentencing.
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Redwood City
Calif
UPI
Bhutto Leads Civilian Rule In Pakistan After War
Bhutto ascends to civilian leadership pledging to rebuild a nation split by war. He rejects Indian defense minister Ram’s call to recognize Bangladesh and calls for a new, prosperous Pakistan free from exploitation. Demonstrations erupt in Karachi Rawalpindi Lahore and Peshawar as Yahya Khan departs. India eases naval blockade and signals cautious engagement with the new government while denying ethnic rioting in Dacca.
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Pakistan People’s Party
Bhutto
Pakistan
India
China
United States
West Pakistan
Bangla Desh
East Pakistan
Jagjivan Ram
Quaidee Azam
Mohammed Ali _Jinha
Yahya Khan
Yahya
Karachi
Rawalpindi
Lahore
Peshwar
Iskander Mirza
Ali ‘Bhutto
S.K. Singh
Foreign Office
Indira Gandhi
Vietnam War Briefing Reports U S Losses and Captives
Reports from the Vietnam theater detail U S air losses over North Vietnam and Laos during Tet, with five planes downed and two crew rescued. North Vietnamese pilots displayed four captured Americans in Hanoi, while a court tennis note recalls King Louis X and King Henry VII playing the game with wagers and dangers.
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Indochina
U.S
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Laos
Kenneth Roth Wells
Leland Lewis Hildebrand
I.D
Samuel Richard Vaughan
Kenneth Richard Johnson
Wells
Hildebrand
Hoanh Bo
Quang Ninh
Vaughn
Johnson
Tan Lac
Hoa Binh
Louis X
France
Henry VII
England
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Edward Heath
Caroler
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Deal Claimed
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Dixon Mahon
Bexar County
Robert Kaylor
Ram
Sheikh Rahman
Dacca
Vietnam
Thieu
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