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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1971
Page
7
The weather map shows snow in the northern Plains with flurries across the Great Lakes and rain expected in southern Florida. Warmer air moves north from the Gulf while cooler air cools the rest of the country.
A frame house on Valley Sanford Road about 15 miles west of Monroe sustained minor damage in a Tuesday fire caused by a faulty fireplace. Four Ouachita Parish units fought the blaze at the home owned by James E. Bryan of Choudrant. The $5,000 structure suffered under $200 in damage with no injuries reported.
A weather summary notes cooler conditions across Louisiana with partly cloudy skies and highs in the 60s. Arkansas sees cloudy to partly cloudy skies with patchy fog tonight and a fair warmer Thursday. Mississippi expects fair, cooler conditions through Thursday with highs from 58 to 64 and northeast winds 6 to 12 mph.
MSgt Clint W Shows wife Helen and sons Randy Ricky of Monroe will travel to Jacksonville Florida to visit Mrs Shows parents during Christmas. Willard Ray Knight turns four today at 1218 Fern Street West Monroe. George and Mrs Boudreaux of Monroe welcome baby Brad Matthew born Tuesday at Glenwood Hospital West.
In London the devalued dollar slipped slightly while in Tokyo it closed just under ceiling. West Germany slashed its prime rate to 4 percent to spur dollar outflows. No European rate declines appeared as speculators held vast Eurodollar holdings. Austria and South Africa pegged new dollar parity rates.
In Monroe the mother and newborn are reported to be healthy with one complication. They told Brad’s brother Caren three that the mother would soon be home with his baby sister and now must craft an explanation for Brad.
The article lists new exchange rates and devaluations for currencies including the South African rand, Austrian schilling, Soviet ruble, Portuguese escudo, and others. It notes devaluation in South Africa, revaluation in Austria, currency controls in the Soviet Union, and varying official versus free rates in multiple markets, reflecting a period of fluctuating parities. The piece compiles opening and closing figures from London Frankfurt Paris Zurich Milan Amsterdam and Brussels.
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