25 Dec 1970
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1970
Page
1
Washington AP reports November inflation rose 0.3 percent, half October’s increase, with the CPI at 137.8. Groceries fell 0.7 percent while clothing transportation medical care services and recreation each rose 0.7 percent. Housing up 0.6 percent. annual inflation about 4.5 percent, jobless rate near 4.6 million, outlook cautious.
A three judge panel in Leningrad convicted two men, Mark Dymshits and Edward Kuznetsov, of treason and sentenced nine others to prison, for attempting to hijack a plane to Finland. The group, including ten Jews, faced prison terms up to 15 years in labor camps with appeals allowed.
In Manila's Tondo district Mrs. Carlos Navarro and her eight children receive a surprise visit from Pope Paul VI on his Asian tour. He blesses the family and leaves 500 dollars, which they mostly dedicate to education per community priests advice rather than lavish gifts for the children. The Navarros use funds for essential clothing and schooling, keeping the modest Christmas celebration.
Christians worldwide mark Christmas as fighting ebbs in Vietnam and a cease fire holds in the Middle East. In Bethlehem pilgrims crowd Man ger Square near the Church of the Nativity while Israeli troops guard entry amid ongoing tensions.
U S command reports 23 Americans killed in action last week, the lowest weekly combat toll in five years. In Saigon festive crowds celebrate Christmas as a 24 hour cease fire begins. bombers hit targets in Laos and Cambodia while Viet Cong stand down extends to Sunday morning.
West Virginia state senator Ray E. Barnett of Bluefield assailed a redistricting proposal that would split the Fifth District four ways. He criticized Robert R. Nelson for pursuing a plan to protect Congressman Ken Hechler and warned the final census figures must guide redistricting ahead of the 1971 session. Nelson, an administrative aide to Hechler who resigns Jan 12 to join the Senate, argues the plan is premature and was influenced by Marshall University analysis. The proposal would redraw districts so Staggers faces Kee in the Fifth, with Fayette Summers Mercer in Staggers' district and McDowell Raleigh Wyoming in the Third, Mingo in the Fourth. The legislature must redraw after a state population loss.
The piece notes Thomas Nast, Harper’s Weekly cartoonist, created Santa’s red suit and broad figure in 1863. It cites Nast’s Civil War era Santa with Union stars and gifts for soldiers, shaping the modern image still echoed in greetings. It mentions Nast’s Bavarian birth, admiration by Albert Paine, and ties to St Nicholas traditions and Washington Irving’s earlier depictions.
The article recalls the Christmas narrative as a foreboding tale of struggle. It notes Jesus birth in a cave due to inn shortages, Herod's fear and massacre of infants, and the family fleeing to Egypt as displaced refugees. It highlights poverty as a background, not the main issue, and emphasizes divine guidance to Emmanuel.
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