Bizarre Christmas Actions Highlight nationwide goodwill
United Press International reports a collection of festive stunts across the nation. Notre Dame High School coeds posted a prom date want ad, Wisconsin waivers safety rules for a Santa season, Lincoln refuses to plow for a white Christmas, and Old Faithful pig sale funds a family celebration. Also noted are toll-free bridges in New Jersey, Ded Moroz Santa in Moscow, and East West Germany ski trips for GIs.
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West Haven. Conn
Santa Claus
Notre Dame High School
Cleghorn
Iowa
Old Faithful
Lloyd Hofmeyer
Larry Pitts
Frank Excue
Hofmeyer’s
Women Bring 132 POW Names From North Vietnam
Two women leaders of the antiwar movement returning from North Vietnam say they carried names of 132 men they claim are captives of Hanoi. They report the State Department confirmed letters from those prisoners would be delivered.
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San Francisco
North Vietnam
Hanoi
US State Department
State Department
Mark Gartley
Greenville
Paul Bordon Brown
Newton, Mass
William J. Mayhew
New Manchester
W. Va
Defense Department
Vietnam
J. W. Fulbright
Dark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
United States
Ten Per Cent Increase Planned For New Facilities
Businessmen expect a 10 percent rise in spending for new plant and equipment next year, to 78.13 billion dollars, according to a Commerce and SEC survey of over 6,000 firms. The projected rise is below the 11 percent forecast for this year, signaling further inflation pressure amid ongoing anti inflation efforts.
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Washington
Theovernment
Commerce Department
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Reserve Board
Arab Terror Plot Supposedly Targeted 13 Jewish Millionaires
London papers report Scotland Yard uncovered a claimed Al Fatah plot to kidnap 13 Jewish businessmen including Charles Clore and Lord Seiff to raise funds for raids on Israel. Al Fatah denied the allegations and said the real plot stemmed from an alleged espionage assistance offer in Britain.
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London
UPI
Scotland Yard
Israel
Charles Clore
Lord Seiff
Britain
Marks and Spencer
Clore
Arab al Fatah
al Fatah
Scotland
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United Press International
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Lincoln
Neb
Lloyd Bomberger
Hofmeyer
Burlington
Burlington County Bridge Commission
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Burlington-Bristol
Tacony-Palmyra
Moscow
Ded Moroz
Grandfather Frost
West
East Germany
Germa
Fulda
Germany
Lascelles
Lucas
RCA
Wa Service
Narda Mational Applemct & Pago TV Sealers Association
MeYkes
Serviee Games Pirst
Color TV
Gaemne
Nichol
Madeline Duckles
Berkeley
Calif
West Coast
Committee of Responsibility
Cora Weiss
New York
Women Strike For Peace
Gerald Coffee
Sanford
Fla
Navy
David Jay Carey
Jeannette
Albert Edwards Runyan
Sumper
S.C
Vietnam Women's Union
Ethel Taylor
Philadelphia
Merry Christmas
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Kirk Sale
Alexandria
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