Truce Eases Tension as Guns Go Quiet in Saigon
Reports from Saigon and across South Vietnam described a 30 hour allied Viet Cong cease-fire starting at 6 p.m. local time. The city buzzed with return of crowds while U.S. forces were placed under a 6 a.m. Christmas day curfew. from An Khe and Da Nang observers noted the cease-fire held with quiet from front lines and bases.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
An Khe
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Associated Press
Bob Poos
da Nang
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
New Zealand
Holy Land
Bethlehem
Christ
Berlin
West
Pope Paul VI Calls For Restore Order Negotiations In Christmas Message
The pope urged just and sincere negotiations to restore order and friendship without naming nations while signaling Viet Nam remains in his mind. Vatican officials say he speaks generally to avoid favoring any side, yet private aides can clarify intent if needed.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Viet Nam
Vatican
Papacy
War and Tension Mar Christmas Celebration
Associated Press reports war and political strife shadowing Christmas as fighting continues in Vietnam with a tentative truces, border clashes threaten India and Pakistan, unrest in Santo Domingo, and tensions in Rhodesia. Pope Paul VI calls for peace, Spellman visits Vietnam troops, and Christmas spirit spreads from Bethlehem to Berlin.
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India
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China
Santo Domingo
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Britain
Rhodesia
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Francis Cardinal Spellman
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Ancient Coptic Prayer Book Found in Egypt Monastery
The University of Chicago Oriental Institute reports discovering a two part Coptic manuscript in a monk cell near the Sudan border. It portrays a dialogue between Christ and Peter on the Mount of Olives before Jesus ascends. Christ notes the lies and contempt spoken on the cross and vows to reveal shame on Judgment Day. The hymn seen in the second part speaks of the cross’s witness.
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Jesus Christ
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Egypt
University of Chicago
Oriental Institute
Sudan
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Peter
Mount of Olives
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Nile
Aswan
George Scanlon
The
Turkey Christmas Dinner Planned for Neosho County Jail Prisoners
Ten inmates at the Neosho County jail will spend Christmas there with a menu of turkey and the usual trimmings. Sheriff George Neely said candy and tobacco will be provided. No visiting hours will be allowed during the holiday period. If arrests hold, Chanute city jail will be empty as a 16 year old charged with petty larceny and damaging property is released for Christmas to await psychiatric evaluation at Osawatomie state hospital.
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Erie
Neosho County
George Neely
Neely
Chanute City
Osawatomie State Hospital
Dormois
Break-in Loot $500 at South Mound Elevator
Two chain saws and other items valued at about $500 were stolen in a break-in at the South Mound Grain Co. elevator last night. Losses included tools gloves and flash lights. Sheriff George Neely said he was checking a lead in Parsons.
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South Mound
South Mound Grain Co
George Neely
Neosho County
Neely
Parsons
Bonds Posted In Dog Case In Fredonia
Two state game protectors William Hill and Jack McNally posted bonds of 250 each in Fredonia District Court for allegedly killing six hunting dogs on December 15 after the dogs trapped a deer. They face trial when the term opens January 4. the dogs belonged to Beryl.
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Fredonia
Kan
William Hill
Yates Center
Jack McNally
Eureka
Beryl
Christmas Eve Weather Worsens with Rain Snow and Cold
Hazardous driving warnings issued as a Pacific storm brings mixed rain freezing rain and snow across the area. Temperatures plummet from 53 at midnight to 36 by 1 PM with nearly two inches of rain overall. Snowfall ranges up to four inches in the northeast and seven inches in the central Plains as winds 25 to 40 mph blow and drift.
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Chanute
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Associated Press
Topeka
North Central
Liberal
Garden City
Russell
Dodge City
Goodland
Missouri
Pittsburg
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Pacific Ocean
Seattle
Cascades
Texas
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Central Plains
Upper Lakes
North Head
Ore
Eugene
Spokane
Wash
Canadian Rockies
Yukon
Fairbanks
Alaska
Intermountain
Hanksville
Utah
Kansas Patrol Warns of Slippery Winter Highway Conditions
The Kansas Highway Patrol urged caution as a winter storm spreads across the state. Western highways were slick from ice and packed snow while southeastern roads were wet at 10 am and expected to deteriorate later.
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Topeka
Kansas Highway Patrol Today
The Mallard Duck That Found a Home
In Hutchinson Kansas Marion Parker recalls a mallard that settled in his Mount Hope farm yard two decades ago. The duck lives with Parker's chickens, acts as flock boss, and remains a constant resident despite years of companionship.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Marion Parker
Parker
Mount Hope
Bus Crash Ditches Near Louisburg injures 16
A Continental Trailways bus veered into a ditch at Louisburg, Kansas, injuring 16 of 27 passengers. Five were admitted to Miami County Hospital in Paola with fairly good condition. Names include Margaret Lampmouth and Thelma Maxwell among others.
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Kan
Continental Trailways
Miami County Hospital
Paola
Margaret Lampmouth
Muskogee
Okla
Thelma Maxwell
Solgohachia
Ark
Loretto Young
Checotah
Melvena Boxendale
Wilburton
Gustava Gauthier
Boynton
Holiday Tomorrow Observed. Offices Closed and Mail Delayed
Holiday in the area with most business and offices closed. No mail deliveries and The Tribune will not be published. Chanute city and county offices along with state offices will observe a three day holiday and reopen Monday. Safari Museum will be open tomorrow afternoon per supervisor Mrs Anna Mattix.
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the Tribune
Chanute
Erie
Anna Mattix
Kansas Schools' Tentative Gift is 1.8 Million
Kansas public schools may receive about 1.8 million dollars more than under the current foundation plan. Officials say the excess stems from available funds exceeding the calculated entitlement of 78,999,818 dollars, with final adjustments possible after audits.
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Topeka
Public Schools of
Kansas
T. William Goodwin
State Department of Public Instruction
Goodwin
Eight Die In Newark Fires Claimed In Early Christmas Fatalities
A series of suspicious blazes in Newark New Jersey killed eight people and forced evacuation of more than 50 residents across three fires within eight blocks before dawn. A fourth fire later at daybreak caused no fatalities as arson investigators opened a full probe.
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Associated Press
Newark
N.J
Clifton Burglars Take Cash From Clifton Bank Vault
Clifton Kansas AP report says burglars fled with an estimated $10,000 from the First National Bank of Clifton vault on Wednesday night. Pfister, VP, notes losses from rifled safety deposit boxes are not included in that total.
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Clifton, Kan
Frank Pfister
First National Bank of Clifton
Traffic Toll On Holiday Is Mounting
Traffic deaths rose during the Christmas weekend as winter storms created hazards. A Greyhound bus crash north of Medford Oregon on Interstate 5 left 12 dead and 30 injured after the bus veered into a ditch. The National Safety Council projected 560 to 660 total deaths in the 78 hour period ending Sunday midnight.
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Associated Press
Medford
Ore
Greyhound
National Safety Council
Spokane
Wash
San Francisco
Portland
Yule Cheer for Hospital Patients and Staff
Chanute hospitals decorate and host volunteers for a Christmas inpatients program. Neosho Memorial Hospital reports 49 patients with many to be discharged. patients receive greetings, meals, and guests, plus carols and an expected Santa visit. Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital reports 50 patients to celebrate with a chapel party, gifts, a tree display, and planned Christmas dinner for patients and staff.
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Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
Sam Senseney
Sekanaires
Purse and Billfold Missing After East Town Dance
Police report two women missing items after attending a dance east of town last night. Valerie Emrick of Colorado Springs claimed her billfold held papers and about $7. Dorothy Malcolm of Chanute reported a purse containing two checks totaling $86.
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Valerie Emrick
Colorado Springs
Dorothy Malcolm
Chanute
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