Peace Remains Elusive as Christmas Proclaimed Worldwide
Christians observe a 19th Christmas since World War II with prayers while Berlin reports killings at the wall and thousands of West Berliners cross into East Berlin. Cyprus tensions flare as Turks threaten renewed civil conflict. Cairo reports Arab planning to stop Jordan River diversions. In South Vietnam fighting continues despite a cease fire. Pope Paul VI celebrates Mass in a poor Rome district and receives a lamb. Bethlehem sees over 10,000 pilgrims. US troops on the Korea border display Merry Christmas as carols echo. Johnson Ranch hosts the President amid a snowy Texas Christmas. Kennedy Memorial in Arlington draws 15,000 visitors. US farmers spend 27 to 28 billion dollars annually on crops.
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Berlin Wall
West
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Jordan River
Christ
Paul VI
Rome
Bethlehem
North
South Korea
U.S
West Berliners Cross Into East Berlins Amid Wall Killing
Thousands of West Berliners crossed into East Berlin during the first hour of a 16 day visiting period. East German guards remained smiling as a fatal shooting near the wall occurred, with Paul Schulz 18 dying after being shot while atop the barrier. Christmas traffic set a record with over 65 000 West Berliners crossing.
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West Berlin
East Germany
Red
Red Cross
Oberbaum Bridge
Paul Schulz
Schulz
East
The
Wall
Comeback Honor for Marlene Streit Named Canada’s Top Woman Athlete
TORONTO AP report Marlene Stewart Streit winner of three major women’s golf tourneys in a 1963 comeback was chosen as Canada’s outstanding woman athlete for the year.
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Toronto
Marlene Stewart Streit
Canada
Thayer Christmas Society Meetings and Local Visits
Thayer Community notes report the Women's Society of Christian Service at the Methodist church on December 18 with 15 attendees. Gifts were sent to Judith Dodge in Tokyo and Marvin Reddington at Parsons Training School. Holiday events include a Christmas family supper and a candle lighting service. Numerous visits and social gatherings are listed with friends and relatives from Neodesha, Tulsa, Madrid, and other nearby towns, plus a piano recital in Neodesha and a bridge club gathering.
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Thayer
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Audrey Fogleman
Mae Fortenberry
Judith Dodge
Tokyo
Japan
Marvin Reddington
Parsons Training School
Santa
Galesburg
Happy Homemakers
Mabel Engel
Fred Williams
Robert Novotny
Verne Stafford
Clarence Wehling
Ralph Fortenber
Stamp Collection Sold for Million
The stamp collection of the late Philip H. Ward Jr. was sold to a New Orleans dealer for 1.1 million dollars. It had been appraised as high as 1.6 million and will be broken up and sold. Ward, former president of Ward Electric Co., died last August at 76, leaving the electrical business to pursue stamp collecting full time since 1930.
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Philadelphia
Philip H. Ward Jr
New Orleans
Roger Weill
Raymond H. Weill Co
Ward
Ward Electric Co
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Arlington National Cemetery
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Fla
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Moore
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Neodesha
R. J. Greene
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Tulsa
L. B. Greene
Charlie Payne
Karen
Wayne French
Modesto
Calif
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van Nuys
Jesse Johnston
Paynes
California
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Ralph Cavan
Oscar Gluck
Cavan
Croll
Jean Minnich
Moran
H. M. Minnich
Glenn Thornton
Ronnie
Ricky
Edna
Jim Hannon
Birdie Peck
Ernest Peck
Altoona
Marcetta
Ivan Engel
Rossalyn
Gary
Brownwood
W. L. Garey
Bill Cheesman
Udall
Ross Zugmier
George Allen Zugmier
Pittsburg
George Zugmier
Dickie
Bill Brewer
Mike
Bill
Jeff
Greg
Joanna
Parsons
Luraine Whitman
Eva Pownall
Ladies Bridge Club
Barbara George
Della Gelwix
George Papusch
Fort Worth
White Sale
OP Sales
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Creslan
W. Main
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