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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1972
Page
1
In Managua survivors face a contaminated-strewn quake zone as the government cuts food, aiming to force evacuation. Red Cross officials warn of epidemic risk from decaying bodies while aid stations shift to safer areas and the toll climbs estimates vary.
Former President Harry S. Truman, aged 88, slipped deeper into a coma and was reported near death after heart, lung and kidney ailments drained his strength hourly. A hospital spokesman quoted doctors at 8 p.m. EST saying Truman remained near death.
Saigon reports North Vietnam ceasefire pause continues as Nixon seeks a resumption of peace talks. U S sources say the halt extends beyond 24 hours with no clear end in sight while targets such as Radio Hanoi and Gia Lam Airport suffered damage.
Pope Paul VI urged global peace from the Vatican and spoke in 16 languages including Vietnamese. President Nixon and family vacationed in Greece as a 24 hour cease fire in Vietnam extended. Queen Elizabeth II prayed for harmony in Northern Ireland. Bethlehem saw large crowds and peaceful Mass at St Catherine's Church amid a holiday truce in the Middle East.
Former President Harry S Truman, age 88, lies in a deep coma with heart, lung and kidney failure worsening. Hospital officials report near death as blood pressure drifts and oxygen is supplied, while his wife Bess and daughter Margaret Daniel stay by his side.
Maj. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan once known as The Cobra for crushing Buddhist riots now visits orphanages and hospitals in Saigon with candy and ice cream paid from his own pocket. He avoids interviews and cameras, but aides say his world is helping crippled children and war victims at prosthetics centers.
President Nixon kept Christmas quiet at his Florida estate as a possible extension of the Vietnam bombing pause drew mixed signals. Saigon officials noted the halt exceeding 24 hours with no restart date while Xuan Thuy countered that no talks could occur while bombing continued above the 20th parallel. The couple exchanged gifts with family and hosted friend C. G. BeBe Rebozo for turkey.
A 36 year old Bull Creek McDowell County man Fred Smith died instantly at 1 p.m. Monday from a single gunshot to the chest in an apparent family dispute. West Virginia state police in Welch expected a suspect to be taken into custody soon and murder charges would follow. The body was to undergo a post mortem examination as Fanning Funeral Home Saeger handles arrangements.
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