Pope Paul VI decries wars in Christmas message
In a Vatican address Pope Paul VI deplored world wars and hatreds as Christmas nears. He cited Vietnam, the Indian subcontinent, Northern Ireland and the Middle East, urged unity and action, defended priestly celibacy, and urged Christians to uphold religious duties while working for peace.
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Patrick O'Keeffe
Vatican City
Paul VI
Vietnam
Indian Subcontinent
Northern Ireland
Middle East
Vatican
Families learn 18 POWs held alive in South Vietnam
The Associated Press reports 18 American servicemen held by the Viet Cong in South Vietnam are alive, easing families' anxiety. Names released by the Committee of Liaison With Families of Servicemen Detained in North Vietnam came with letters from prisoners among 1,001 mailed from Paris.
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Associated Press
South Vietnam
Mandy Davis
Clayton
Ala
Thomas
Jerhardt Mehrer
Omaha Neb
Gustave
Cora Weiss
Cochairman
Committee of Liason
North Vietnam
New York
Richard Fernandez
Paris
Omaha
Mehrer
NEA proposes tripling federal aid for schools nationwide
The National Education Association drafts a plan to boost federal education funding to about 30 percent, totaling 72.4 billion dollars with 42 billion local spending. It urges equal opportunity across rich and poor districts and addresses inner city suburban resource mixing and private school funding.
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National Education Association
Congress
NEA
Morrison
California
Santa on the Wind River Reservation Amid Gift Exchange
A Jesuits run Saint Stephen's Indian School hosts a Christmas party on Wind River Reservation where Araapahoe and Shoshoni children meet a well padded eighth grade Santa who shows interest in presenting gifts. An AP Wire photo captures the scene.
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Araapahoe
Wyoming
Wind River Reservation
Saint Stephen’s Indian
Santa
Bangkok faces whiskey flood from Scotland to Bangkok
Six thousand bottles of scotch, the largest whisky consignment yet, shipped by air from Scotland to Bangkok. The $46,800 load must reach Thailand by Christmas Eve, with air freight costing $15,600 for the Thai agent seeking general distribution.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Bangkok
Thailand
Michael Allen
Far East
William Grant and Sons
Hope Visits POWs in Vietnam Visit Sparks Question
Bob Hope flew to Vientiane and made an unannounced stop at the North Vietnamese Embassy. He was believed to have asked permission to visit American prisoners of war in Hanoi. Hope avoided details, saying it was obvious POWs were a topic and that a Hanoi request would not be commented on to avoid upsetting matters.
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Vientiane
Bob Hope
Laos
U.S
Han
Hope
Hanoi
Heath secretly flies to Belfast in Christmas visit
Prime Minister Edward Heath traveled secretly to Northern Ireland to visit British troops amid the IRA campaign. Officials offered few details of his movements and said he planned no political talks, making a Christmas gesture during Britain's 14 000-strong military presence in the province.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Edward Heath
Ecgoner
Heath
London
Bermuda
Nion
Londonderry
Ireland
Britain
Irish Republican Army
Irish Republic
Downtown stores to close early for Christmas Eve
The majority of downtown stores will close at 4 p.m. on Friday December 24 to allow employees to spend time with families on Christmas Eve. The Austin Daily Herald will not publish on Christmas Day Saturday December 25.
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Austin Daily Herald
Postal rate review and pay board control foreseen
The Cost of Living Council exempts postal rates from price controls but orders the Postal Service to review proposed increases, including a 23.9 percent hike in third class mail. Pay for postal workers and all state and local employees remains under the Pay Board. Rep Paul N McCloskey becomes first candidate officially entered in New Hampshire primary. Christmas sales expected to rise 11 to 12 percent in dollars, 8 to 9 percent in volume over 1970 according to Commerce secretary Stans.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
U.S. Postal Service
Pay Board
McCloskey
N.H
Concord
Paul N. McCloskey
Calif
New Hampshire
Nixon
Robert Stark
Robert Reno
Maurice H. Stans
Stans
Court upholds 100000 verdict for woman in loss of consortium case
Minnesota Supreme Court preserves Therese M. Thill's $100,000 award after her husband Edward Thill became paraplegic from a 1960 Modern Erecting Co. accident. The ruling calls the sum amazingly liberal but supports the jury result while noting potential duplicative damages in later cases.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Supreme Court
Minneapolis
Therese M. Thill
Edward
Modern Erecting Co
Thill
Consortium
Walter F.rogosheske
Insurance firms challenge 55.2 percent auto rate cut in Mass
Massachusetts insurers ask the state Supreme Court to strike down half of a 55.2 percent rate cut for 1972. They argue the method used by Insurance Commissioner Ryan to set a 27.6 percent reduction plus a 27.6 percent credit is unconstitutional.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
John G. Ryan
Francis W. Sargent
Ryan
Herbert P. Wilkins
Insurance Information Committee
Anderson names health panel as price watchdog
Gov. Wendell Anderson designates the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Planning Advisory Council as a watchdog over health service prices. The 31 member panel led by Dr. Lawrence C. Weaver will monitor hospital and nursing home rate increases and vie to cut inflation in health costs.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Wendell Anderson
Minnesota Comprehensive Health Planning Advisory Council
Federal Price Commission
Price Commission
Internal Revenue Service
Lawrence C. Weaver
College of Pharmacy
University of Minnesota
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