Iraqis Demand Passing for Israelis and Americans in Baghdad
Thousands of Iraqis rally in Baghdad denouncing Israel and the United States after Wednesday air strikes in Jordan. Crowds carry placards blaming America and Israel, while Nasser vows punishment, and Jordanian skies remain tense.
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Wisborn
R. Hampton
United Press International
Baghdad
Jordan
Israel
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Aman
Amman
Washington
Moscow
Jerusalem
Iraq
Procedural Obstacles Stymie Beginning of Expanded Talks
Hanoi and Washington clash over whether talks will be four party or two party. Hanoi demands Viet Cong be an equal partner, while Saigon and Washington insist on a two sided format. Diplomatic activity continues with meetings in Paris and planned sessions next week as U.S. envoy Harriman reports to Nixon.
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George Liberagg
Hanoi
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Ha van Lau
South Vietnam
United States
National Liberation Front
Washington
Saigon
Viet Cong
Majestic Hotel
Neuyen van Thien
National Assembly
Thien
Neuven Cao Ko
Paris
Pham Dano Lam
Reed
Saivon
Senate
House of Representatives
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nixon
Jaycees to Sponsor Wrestling Match in Fair Park Auditorium
The Jaycees announce a wrestling match at 8 30 p m on December 27 in Fair Park Auditorium with admission 250 for nine side seats and 1 50 for general. A basketball scrimmage by Jaycees is planned for 8 30 p m Wednesday in the junior high gym. No coaches team arrangements or Christmas party date finalized.
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Jeyeres
Jaycees
Charles Christy
Local 4-H Girls to Compete in Wool Contest
Three county 4 H girls will travel to Lubbock Saturday to compete in the Make it Yourself With Wool Contest on the Texas Tech campus. Pat Smith Terri Jones and Mary Dee Meinzer will model all wool garments. Pat and Terri are in the junior division for ages 14 to 16 and Mary Dee competes in the senior division for 17 to 21.
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Lubbock
Texas Tech
Pat Smith
Terri Jones
Mary Dee Meinzer
Pat
Terri
Mary Dee
Fire Extinguished After Couch Fire at 409 F Southeast
A couch caught fire at 409 F Southeast at 1 15 a m Wednesday. Local fire enforcers extinguished the blaze and saved the structure with only the couch damaged.
Scranton Arrives in Tehran on Fact-Finding Mission
Former Pennsylvania governor William W. Scranton arrived in Tehran on a mission for President-elect Richard M. Nixon to visit Arab nations and Israel as part of a Middle East fact-finding tour.
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Tehran
UPT
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Richard M. Niven
Scranton
Arab Nations
Israel
Fighting erupts between rebel and government in South Yemen
Aden reporting that fresh clashes erupted along the northern frontier as rebel and government forces exchanged fire, the Yemeni government said Tuesday.
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Aden
South Yemen
UPI
Seek Projects for Satellite School Students
Mrs. Charles Christy announces small job projects for older Satellite Day Care School students including staffing Christmas envelopes mailing calendars and other tasks. An advisory board meeting occurred with volunteers and parents. They seek a club to sponsor a Christmas party and donations for refreshments and a no funde students fund while planning trips to Fair Park a fire station and a jail.
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Charles Christy
Christy
Foote
Fair Park
Viet Cong set three day holiday ceasefire plan
Viet Cong radio said its forces would observe two separate ceasefires from 1 a.m. December 24 to 1 a.m. December 27 and 1 a.m. December 30 to 1 a.m. January 2. The move follows South Vietnam’s 24 hour truce starting December 24, with unclear impact on allied commands.
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Saigon
UPD
Viet Fone
South Vietnam
Radio Liberation
Neuyen van Thieu
U.S
Rotary Christmas Party Tonight at Air Park Auditorium
The annual Rotary Christmas party and dinner is set for tonight at Air Park Auditorium starting at 7. All members and guests are invited to attend this festive event.
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Rotary
Air Park Auditorium
Rome Strikes Paralyze City as Massive General Walkout Grows
Rome endures a 24 hour general strike drawing about 40 000 to St Johns Square and tens of thousands more as police try to restrain protests. Demonstrators clash with police with bottles rocks and slogans while national unrest widens across Sicily and Italian towns.
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Ray Moseley
Rome
UPI
Roman Colosseum
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Josef Stalin
Ernesto
Che” Guevara
Italy
Mariano Rumor
St. John’s Square
Viterbo
Latvia
Frosinone
Housinels
Christmas Tree Vandal Climber Fined in Helena
John Nash, 25, climbed the 40-foot Christmas tree on Last Chance Gulch and tore off a limb. He was fined 75 dollars after pleading guilty to malicious destruction and police noted alcohol use. In Cleveland a $92 stolen check case stalls as a suspect swallowed the evidence at Sears Roebuck, hindering investigators.
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Helena
Mont
John Nash
Nash
Last Chance Gulch
Cleveland
Sears Roebuck
Dorothy Barnes
B52s Blast Red Supply Routes North of Saigon
U S B52 bombers struck guerrilla supply lines north of Saigon amid intensified fighting that raised American casualties. Reports cite 228 U S battle deaths and 1 094 wounded last week as clashes with Communist forces intensified near the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
Alvin B. Webb JR
UPD
U.S
Cambodia
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry
Green Berets
Ene
Reynolds To Preside At Amarillo Medical Proof Seminar
District Judge Charles L. Reynolds will preside over a live jury medical proof demonstration in Amarillo. The State Bar of Texas and the Amarillo Bar Association present the seminar at the Amarillo Civil Center to foster understanding between doctors and lawyers and improve justice administration. Eminent doctors and lawyers from across the state will show proper preparation and presentation of medical proof in a personal injury case. The Amarillo session is part of a statewide series aimed at public welfare and enhanced professional relations. The live jury will evaluate the technique after the presentation.
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Charles L. Reynolds
Amarillo
State Bar of Texas
Edna Hudson Services Held Here Today
Edna Hudson 81 died at 5 p m Wednesday in Childress Texas funeral services were held at 2 p m today at Newberry Chapel Rev Joe S Allen officiating interment followed at Childress Cemetery Pallbearers included Ross Smith Hoyt Crain Aubrey Rogers H W Fite Roy Perkins and Lee Driver She was born March 12 1887 in Eastland County and came to Childress in 1926 from Gorman She was a member of First Baptist Church She was predeceased by husband R N Hudson January 20 1919 Survivors include three sons Leamon Hudson Lester T Hudson and John W Hudson Amarillo ten grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren
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Edna Hudson
Newberry Chapel
Joe S. Allen
First Baptist Church
Childress Cemetery
Ross Smith
Hoyt Crain
Aubrey Rogers
H. W. Fite
Roy Perkins
Lee Driver
Eastland County
Tex
Childress
Gorman
R. N. Hudson
New Hope Tex
Leamon Hudson
Lester T Hudson
John W. Hudson
Amarillo
Cold Front Drops Texas Temperatures Across State
A Texas style cold front brought blustery winds and a sharp temperature drop across the state. Gusts reached into the fifties with forecasts of a 10 to 20 degree fall tonight as the front moves southeast from the north and northwest. Local reports from Childress noted clearing skies after the front passed.
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United Press International
Texas
Louisiana
I of Mexico
Childress
Flight Information Service
U.S. Weather Bureau
Mercury
Chicago
Nom
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