Congress Quits With Few Major Achievements
The 91st Congress ends with a limited set of major actions including a $4.8 billion housing bill and a key tax Social Security proposal. Nixon gains Burger as Chief Justice but sees Haynsworth rejected. Many reforms remain for 1970, while Christmas news notes no Messenger on Christmas Day.
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Troubled World Pauses for Christmas Celebration
The Associated Press reports a muted Christmas as wars in Vietnam and Nigeria linger and the Mideast remains unsettled. Bethelehem sees Israeli security presence and explosions possibly from supersonic aircraft. Cease-fires hold in Vietnam while POW messages air on radio Hanoi and U.S. troops host charity events abroad.
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Bethlehem Birth Narrated in Accord With Roman Decree
A biblical passage recounts Caesar Augustus issuing a universal tax, Joseph traveling from Nazareth to Bethlehem, Mary giving birth in a manger, shepherds in the fields, and a chorus of angels proclaiming joy and peace to all people revealing the Christ child in David’s city.
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Allied Forces Begin Yule Truce After Viet Cong Cease-Fire
Allied forces launched a 24 hour Christmas truce 17 hours after the Viet Cong cease-fire began. South Vietnam reports suspending up to 60 battalion size operations while maintaining patrols and reconnaissance. U S. forces keep alert while continuing to strike infiltration routes in Eastern Laos and near the Cambodian border. A claymore mine killed four Americans and wounded several others during a brief period of ongoing operations.
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POWS Send Letters To Loved Ones In Vietnam
Letters from 131 American POWs in North Vietnam bring joy to families across the nation. Maj Odell’s four children in Mount Clemens Michigan learned he was alive after 26 months. Air Force Lt Burns’s parents in Warsaw Indiana heard he was alive after 18 months. Pentagon confirms most names were listed before, while antiwar leaders say they arranged the mailed correspondence to ensure Christmas delivery.
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Warsaw
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