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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1972
Page
1
A year in review highlighting a rare crop failure in the Soviet Union hitting planned economy plans, a breakthrough in Soviet American trade, and a wave of bold coop programs. It also notes Idi Amin's expulsion of 40 000 Asians in Uganda and Europe inflation pressures shaping 1973.
Managua braces as government cuts food to force survivors from the quake ruins amid fears of a disease outbreak from decaying bodies. Red Cross coordinator Crojuc says aid continues from safer areas while Somoza vows to empty the zone.
Former President Harry S. Truman lay critically ill in a Kansas City hospital with heart lung and kidney ailments. Doctors said death could occur within hours as his condition worsened and his fever rose to 104 degrees.
Close to death description surrounds the ailing 33rd president’s wife Bess Truman at his bedside. Doctors report erratic blood pressure and fluctuating pulse above 100 while oxygen is given. Truman has cycled between critical and improved states, with kidneys heavily impaired and a special diet in use.
The Associated Press reports a Christmas pause in fighting in multiple regions. Pope Paul VI urged peace in 16 languages. Nixon and wife exchanged gifts in Florida while Greece vacationing. In Vietnam a bombing halt continues. Ireland observed a truce with sporadic shootings. Bethlehem hosted 15,000 tourists amid Nativity celebrations as the Israeli army relaxed movement.
Maj. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan, famed for the 1963 Saigon street shooting image, now spends days visiting crippled children and hospital wards with candy and ice cream. He arrives in a three-Jeep convoy, refrains from interviews, and continues to lead with quiet charity amid his past feared reputation.
Chief Justice Warren Burger says informing Congress on court needs is part of his job and cites Taft and Hughes as predecessors. He defends outreach as building consensus and denying lobbying claims, noting federal offices have proposed 203 bills in twenty years to improve justice.
Ex-Zippie Patrick Small apologizes to Miami Beach Councilman Harold Rosen for throwing a pumpkin tart pie at a council meeting before the Democratic National Convention. He says demonstrations left him exhausted and he will not continue with his longtime associations. Small is serving a one year jail term for marijuana possession in Dade County.
In Indianapolis a Christmas morning fire killed attorney Richard D. OKelley 37 his wife Sarah 26 and children Kathy 6 and Michael 3. Fire officials said bodies were found in an upstairs bedroom and origin traced to the downstairs living room.
US sources report a continuation of the bombing pause into a second day to give President Nixon room to pursue stalled peace talks with Hanoi. No orders to resume air attacks were issued, and officials warned the halt could end at any hour.
U.S. and Saigon sources report the holiday bombing halt in Vietnam extending hour by hour as Nixon weighs options. The Pentagon notes 18 planes lost and 70 airmen. Gia Lam Airport and Haiphong harbor reported damage while Radio Hanoi operates limitedly. Negotiations linger as both sides accuse the other of ceasefire violations and consider resuming or reducing bombing.
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