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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1971

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Nixon Sees Dollar Pact as World’s Most Signif icant Monetary Accord

U S finance chiefs from the Group of Ten announced a new exchange rate system centered on an 8.57 percent dollar devaluation. The plan ends the 10 percent import surcharge next week while nations realign currencies with the dollar move. Congress must set a $38 per ounce gold price, with the final rates to be confirmed by individual governments as they prepare for broader monetary reform.

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Cuban officer defects as US weighs responses to Caribbean shipping threat

Reports say a senior Cuban intelligence officer defected to the United States in London. The State Department declined to name him, while officials warned stronger actions could involve destroyers and jets from Guantanamo and Roosevelt Roads. The attacks on freighters are described as a threat to navigation and international commerce in the Caribbean.

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Nixon to Meet Heath in Bermuda Talks With Allied Leaders

President Nixon resumes consultations with allied leaders on Monday as he travels to Bermuda for a meeting with British Prime Minister Edward Heath. The talks focus on coordinating strategy and next steps amid pressing international concerns.

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Austin Coed Found Dead Near Giddings

The body of 22 year old Diana Laura Hinojosa of Laredo, UT coed missing from her Austin dorm, was found eight miles east of Giddings. Justice of the Peace said she had been shot four times and stabbed twice, found in a culvert near Nails Creek park by park rangers. she was nude from the waist up.

Giddings. Tex Diana Laura Hinojosa Laredo University of Texas Nails Creek Park

Viet Exchange Rate Adds To U.S. Woes

Washington report says Vietnam exchange rates worsen U.S. problems by weakening the dollar. The House Government Operations Committee cites GAO figures showing U.S. subsidies to Vietnam may reach $16 per month per taxpayer, totaling about half a billion dollars over three years. Urges action by President Nixon to address the rate system and U.S. exposure.

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Rain Chance A Fifty Percent Forecast For Odessa Area

The forecast calls for about a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon in Odessa with a drop to 30 percent Sunday night and Monday. A large upper low off the Southern California coast brings moist air from the Gulf into the region, with highs near 49 and lows around 42. Winds will be south at 8 to 18 mph.

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Pakistan political shift sparks protests over Yahya surrender

Pakistanis express anger at Yahya Khan cease-fire and call for immediate resignation as Zulfikar Ali Bhutto moves toward a civilian government. Amin, leading the United Coalition, indicates he may accept the prime minister post but party leaders press for Yahya’s resignation and his replacement by a civilian authority amid ongoing protests in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore.

Associated Press Amin Bhutto United States Pakistan United Coalition Party Agha Ma Yahya Khan Vilian Zulfikar Ali Bhutto India Yahya Radio Pakistan Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan Leadarship Islamabad Rawalpindi Lahore

The Quipster Joke about a violinist’s fiddling around

A wry quip highlights a violinist who freely admits to fiddling around. The line plays on wordplay and light humor, suggesting a musician who cannot resist playful antics with strings.

Four Tauscheck brothers face muscular dystrophy in Kingsford

In Kingsford Michigan four brothers Robbie 15 Joey 12 Billy 9 and Paul seven live with muscular dystrophy. Although their siblings Louis 23 and Peggy 11 show no symptoms their parents Mr and Mrs Robert Tauscheck struggle with medical costs and care. The family relies on community aid including a Muscular Dystrophy Association supply of three wheelchairs and a hydraulic lift while the boys attend a home-bound teacher. The parents emphasize love and resilience as they juggle work, housing needs, and future care.

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