Christmas Around the World Amid Cold War Tensions
The article notes Christmas observances from Pope John to Moscow diplomats, American service members in Vietnam and Korea, and widespread holiday customs in Britain, Italy, Japan, Formosa, and Europe. It highlights political context, prisoner releases, and UN aid as regions mark a winter holiday with global contrasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Elizabeth II
Britain
Sandringham
Poland
Comunists
Trybuna Ludu
Polish Comunist Party
Polyzot
United Nations
Congo
Supermarket Robbed in Shelbyville Heist
A Sunday armed bandit robbed Loudon's Supermarket in Shelbyville Indiana and escaped with about $6,000 in cash and checks. Police searched for the suspect after the incident at the store.
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Shelbyville, Ind
UPI
Loudon
Exiled Cuban invasion leaders reunite with families at Miami
Aboard the windup flight the three jailed invasion leaders and the son of Jose Miro Cardona arrived at Homestead AFB after 20 months in Castro’s jails. About 3 000 exiles gathered to welcome them as Pan American planes ferried ransomed prisoners toward freedom amid delays and political tension with Fidel Castro.
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Miami
Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Jose Miro Cardona
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Dinner Key Auditorium
Castro
New York
Peter McChesney
Committee of American Steamship Lines
Cuba
Pan American World Airways
Freedom
Homestead Air Force Base
Homestead
Giron Beach
U. S
Barret Prettyman, Jr
Washington
James Donovan
Bay of Pigs Brigade
Macmillan Faces Party Rift Over Nassau Skybolt Crisis
British Prime Minister Macmillan returned to Parliament after the Christmas recess amid party backlash over Skybolt and the Nassau decision. He touted talks with Kennedy as a victory, but MPs and press urged resignation to UK NATO and EEC strains, with unemployment rising and tensions at home. Albania Quits CMEA, Belgrade reports Soviet bloc says Albania stopped paying dues.
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Macmillan
Kennedy
Britain
United States
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nassau
NATO
Skybolt
Europe
Albania
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Council For Mutual Economic Assistance
Tanjug
Bucharest
Anderson City Refuse Pickup Shifts for Holidays
Special notice states Tuesday refuse collections will move to Fridays so workers can celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Day. Anderson Refuse Co thanks residents for understanding.
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Father Frost
America
Anderson City
Anderson Refuse Co
Safer Yule Traffic Ahead Says Safety Council
The National Safety Council notes a 102 hour nonholiday period could yield 470 traffic deaths while 33,430 were killed in the first ten months of the year an average of 110 daily. A four day AP survey from Dec 7 to Dec 11 tallies 511 total deaths including 371 traffic fatalities 64 fires and 76 other accidents.
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Pyle
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Rites For Mrs Goldie Watson and Family Members Noted
Funeral rites for Mrs Goldie Watson of Anderson honored the memory of siblings and relatives including Mrs Oneita Siberry Mrs Merrill Richman Mrs Robert Moore and brothers Harry Watson and Robert Watson all of Anderson and Kenneth Watson of Panama Canal. A sled car accident left 16 year old Richard Moneyhun the citys first winter victim after sliding into a car driven by Chester Knott. Moneyhun received treatment at St Johns Hospital for facial and lip injuries and was released.
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Goldie Watson
Anderson
Oneita Siberry
Merrill Richman
Robert Moore
Harry Watson
Robert Watson
Kenneth Watson
Panama Canal
Richard Moneyhun
Halford St
Chester Lee Knott
30Th St
Moneyhun
Robert ‘Daubenspeck
Knotts
St. John’s Hospital
Alvin LeRoy
Rt. 3
Alexandria
Madison Avenue Crossing
Mary Baugher
Elwood
Ind
Beulah Park
Mercy Hospital
Hoffa Jury Investigates Teamsters Pension Fund Ties
Federal officials probe the Central States Conference of Teamsters over an $180 million pension fund with possible mail fraud and wire fraud. Five special prosecutors led by Charles Z. Smith will study operations. no indictments yet. Hoffa mistrial noted as fourth since 1970s. Detroit firm Commercial Carriers Inc. linked but pleaded no contest.
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Teamsters
Dist. Atty
James P. ‘Brien
Charles Z. Smith
Washington
Central States Conference of Teamsters
Hoffa
James F. Neal
Commercial Carriers Inc
Detroit
Memorial service precedes ceremony with Eastern Star support
Shirley E. Fox continues from rage One by F. Fisher, installing chap ain. A memorial service and pres entations will precede the cere mony. Light refreshments will be served by members of Eastern Star Broadway Chapel 591. Entertainment includes an organ recital by Robert Baxter. The lodge opens to the public at 7 15 p.m.
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F. Fisher
Chapain
Eastern Star
Broadway Chapel
Robert Baxter
Christmas stamp movement earns official backing and release
A nationwide push led by Joe Schreiner and backed by New York Philadelphia and parts of Florida culminated in the Post Office Department approving a Christmas stamp. About 500 million stamps were printed on the Giori press and issued on November 2 amid broad public support.
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New York
Philadelphia
Florida
Joe Schreiner
J. David Schreiner
Morton St
Schreiner
the Herald
Post Office Department
Yale
Giori
Brink's Truck Robbery Near Des Plaines at Christmas
A two or four to six man gang hijacked a Brink's truck outside River Rand Bowling Alley in Des Plaines Illinois. They handcuffed guard F Neuberger and looted the truck before fleeing in two cars. The amount stolen was unclear but likely under 150000 dollars as police pursued multiple leads.
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Boston
Chicago
Brink
Des Plaines
William Link
F. Neuberger
Neuberger
Jone
Katangese Forces Hold Area in Elisabethville Clash
U N reports Ethiopian positions in Elisabethville held over a wide area as fighting continued. One Ethiopian casualty was reported with no return fire by the Ethiopians. A UN helicopter was shot at and forced to land. An Indian lieutenant died later in hospital. The six crew and passengers were captured and later turned over to UN personnel.
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Elisabethville
U.N
U. N
Memorial services for Bradford Lambert in Muncie
Bradford Lambert 62 of Indianapolis died Sunday in Ball Memorial Hospital. The former musician turned portrait painter studied in London Munich and Paris and appeared as a solo pianist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. His ashes will be interred in West Falmouth Massachusetts.
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Boston
Boston Symphony Orchestra
London
Munich
Paris
West Falmouth
Mass
Christmas observances across churches with midnight masses
Christmas services filled the night with prayer music and carols. Stately services at Presbyterian Trinity Episcopal Christ Lutheran and St Marys highlighted midnight masses and a series of morning rites marking the Octave of Christmas and Feast of St Stephen with choirs organ recitals and choral celebrations.
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Presbyterian Church
David Greenlee
Taggart
Trinity Episcopal Church
Angel
Christ Lutheran Church
St. Mary’s Church
St. Ambrose’s Church
Washington Highway Miles Report
Washington state reports a total of 46 049 miles of highways. The figure reflects the statewide network including primary and secondary routes managed by state and local authorities.
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State of
Washington
Anderson area obituaries record multiple local deaths
John Edward Johnson aged 86 dies at Saunders Nursing Home after illness. long-time Alexandria laundry operator and former engineer at Alexandria light plant. Alma M. Cooper, 70, of Hartford City dies in Blackford County Hospital. survived by a son and five daughters. Kenneth Bronnenberg, 67, dies at home. former Duffey Hardware Store owner. survived by wife Myrtle, daughter Barbara Crutchfield, and five brothers. Fred A. Scheller, 56, dies. funeral in Mt. Olive Illinois. native of Mt. Olive. Burial details and church affiliations noted for each.
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John Edward Johnson
Saunders
Anderson
Alexandria
Church of God
Jeffersonville
Charles
Stella Johnson
Stella Kindle
Maurice
Omar Johnson
Angerson
Floyd Johnson
Myrtle
Ore
Arthur Johnson
Memphis Tenn
Sells and Rowe
Dwight McCurdy
IOOF
Anna M. Cooper
Alma M. Cooper
Hartford City
Ind
Blackford County Hospital
William L. Cooper
J. W. Myers
Muscaine
Dale Baker
Edward Greens
Muncie
Hoyt Brown
Arlington
Wis
John Thursman
West Palm Beach
Fla
Carl Fox
Ruth Pierson
Florence Kershner
Henry J. Markin
Kenneth
Pete) Bronnenberg
W. 4Th St
Duffey Hardware
Benton
Mary E. Matten Bronnenberg
Richland Township
George Hackett American Legion Post
Mt. Moriah
Barbara Louise Crutchfield
Linda Ann
Kenneth Edward Crutchfield
Hialeah, Fla
Mary Bronnenberg
Clyde
Edward
Joseph
William Bronnenberg
John
Jake )Bronnenberg
Lebanon
Fred A. Scheller
Fred Scheller
34Th St
Becker and Son
Mt. Olive
Ill
Mt. Olive City
Deaths in Madison and nearby counties
Noblesville Frank Carey 79 dies at home in Noblesville born Sept 18 1883 in Hamilton County retired Ball Bros worker and Old Union Sanitary plant married Pearl Gilliam 1904 who died last July 30 survived by son George L Carey five daughters and a sister. Funeral arrangements set at Coaltrim Funeral Home with burial in Crownland Cemetery. Alexandria Mrs Vennie Cowart body moved to Latimer Funeral Home Nashville Ark funeral at Mt Joy Baptist Church with burial in Mt Joy Cemetery.
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Frank Carey
Noblesville
South 8Th St
Hamilton County
Ball Bros. Manufacturing Co
Old Union Sanitary Manufacturing Co
Pearl Gilliam
George L. Carey
Thelma Essig
Alice Shipley
Anderson
Ruth Crook
Jean Grant
Lapel
Josephine McFarland
Fortville
Edna Lane
Durban
Coaltrim
Mary Hiatt
Crownland Cemetery
Alexandria
Vennie Cowart
Karl M. Kyle
Latimer
Nashville
Ark
Mt. Joy Baptist Church
Mt. Joy
Traffic Toll Near New Albany Claims Multiple Lives
A two vehicle crash five miles north of New Albany injured sister Martha Fielding, 23, who was hospitalized in fair condition at Floyd County Hospital, while truck driver Winston Payne remained hospitalized in shock. The accident occurred on a dry highway as holiday travel spikes raised fears of up to 21 deaths in Indiana before the 102 hour period ends.
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New Albany
Martha Fielding
Floyd County Hospital
Kentucky
Salem
Winston Payne
Indiana
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Moscow
Donald Roberts
First Presbyterian Church of
Tonawanda
N.Y
Spaso House
U.S
Foy D. Kohler
Church of St. Louis
Lubianka Prison
Joseph Richard
Caroline
South
Viet Nam
Francis Cardinal Spellman
South Viet Nam
Comunist
Korea
Tokyo
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Chiang
Air Force
Comand
India
Taj Mahal
Maaharaja’s
McDonald’s
P.S
Kennedy Hails
Paines
Donovan
Hoffa Jury
Shirley E. Fox
Aids Yule
Brink’s
Muncie Memorial
Ikenneth
Pete
Bronnenberg
Baker Brothers Funeral
Monroe Schuster
Central Christian Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Madison
Mrs. Vennie Cowart
Caristruas
Sears
Roebuck
the Shining Star
Main St
Anderson, Ind
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