Cuban Prisoner Airlift Resumes After Delays
Miami report on the mercy air lift resuming after a nearly 12 hour delay as 4 planes from Miami and another held in Cuba carried 688 ransomed Cuban prisoners to freedom. Fidel Castro delayed departures until New York attorney James B. Donovan intervened before he consented to release the first flight.
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Miami
UPI
Red Cross
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
U.S
San Antioni de Los Banos
Havana
New York
James B. Donovan
Enrique Ruiz Williams
Donovan
Ruiz
San Antonio
Dinner Key
Homestead Air Force Base
Homestead
Strategic Air Command
Freezing Rain Grips Much Of Texas In Cold Weather
United Press International reports a mix of freezing rain snow and drizzle across northern and western Texas with light rain elsewhere. Cities including Calhart Amarillo Lubbock Wichita Falls and Childress saw snowfall while Midland San Angelo Abilene and Texarkana reported freezing rain or drizzle. Houston and Palacios topped 2 inches of precipitation as lows ranged from 21 to 52 degrees.
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United Press International
Texas
Calhart
Amarillo
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Childress
Midland
San Angelo
Abilene
Texarkana
North Central
Houston
Weather Bureau
Four Die in Plainview Plane Crash
Four licensed pilot men died when their single engine plane crashed and burned in a plowed field eight miles south of Plainview. The victims are Buddy Harmel Keith Horan Gene Bodeker and Art Raborn all of Plainview. Lawrence Draper Hale County Airport director said they were returning from a 45 mile trip to Lubbock when the Bellanca four seater crashed. A wing was found 250 yards from the wreckage.
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Plainview
Tex
UPI
Buddy Harmel
Keith Horan
Gene Bodeker
Art Raborn
Lawrence Draper
Hale County
Lubbock
Bellanca
Holiday Death Toll Seen Fall in Record Christmas Period
The National Safety Council estimated 650 to 750 traffic deaths during the 102 hour holiday period ending Tuesday. If current trends hold, fatalities could drop to about 550, making this the safest Christmas on record based on miles driven. At 8 30 a m EST 329 traffic deaths were counted since Friday 6 pm with 90 nontraffic deaths total 419. California led with 29 traffic deaths followed by Illinois 27.
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National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
The
Safety Council
United Press International
California
Ilinois
Texas
New York
Georgia
Florida
Indiana
Miss Mills 30 Dies After Long Illness in Childress
Barbara Mills 30 died at 9:50 p m Sunday at Childress General Hospital after a lengthy illness Funeral rites set for 4 p m today at Carey Baptist Church led by Rev Roy Wilburn and Rev Buddy Bryant Pallbearers named as Ivan Knox Bill Lanham Oliver McKee Loren Trent Clayee Holeman Paul Eford Ruben Arnold Ernest Ham Burial to follow in Carey cemetery Newberry Funeral Home in charge Miss Mills born June 9 1932 in Carey lifetime resident of Childress County to mother Annie F Mills Survived by four brothers A L Mills J D Mills of Childress J D Mills of Morton FE Mills of Fort Worth three sisters Lola Blansit O Diggs both of Amarillo and Franie Long Morton and grandmother Ida Mills of Childress
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Barbara Mills
Childress General Hospital
Carey Baptist Church
Roy Wilburn
Buddy Bryant
Parkview Baptist Church
Childress
Ivan Knox
Bill Lanham
Oliver McKee Loren Trent
Clayee Holeman
Paul Eford
Ruben Arnold
Ernest Ham
Carey Cemetery
Newberry Funeral
Miss Mills
Carey
Childress County
Annie F. Mills
A. L
J. D. Mills
Morton
FE. Mills
Fort Worth
Lola Blansit
Diggs
Amarillo
Frankie Long
Ida Mills
Evolution of Santa Claus Across Cultures and History
The piece traces Santa Claus from Dutch Sant Nikolas to Americanized Kris Kringle, noting St Nicholas origins, Moore's 1822 poem, Nast's illustrations, and the shift to a rotund figure with the North Pole workshop. It highlights his global spread and annual order-taking PR campaign among children.
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Europe
New World
Sant Nikolas
Santa Claus
United States
Clement Clarke Moore
Santa
St. Nicholas
Thomas Nast
Moooore
North Pole
Pilgrims Flood Jerusalem Bethlehem Border Gate Opens
More than 2 500 Israelis cross Mandelbaum Gate in Jerusalem for the Christmas pilgrimage to Bethlehem. About 2 686 Israeli Arab Christians expected to ride buses to the holy site while 5 000 others arrive in Jordan for the observance. The twice yearly border respite draws pilgrims from the United States and Europe as the mood remains restrained amid the long standing dispute.
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Bethlehem
Jordan
UPI
Mandelbaum Gate
Jerusalem
United States
Europe
Mandelbaum
Holy Land
Israel
Three Accidents Reported by City Police
City police reported three traffic accidents over Saturday night and Sunday with no serious injuries. In a two car collision at 8 p.m. Saturday at U S Highways 83 and 287 Willard Martin of Perryton and James C Holton of Childress were cited for failure to yield and unsafe speed respectively. Damage was heavy to both vehicles. Donald Davis of Stamford was cited for an improper right turn at 9 50 p m Saturday.
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Willard Martin
Perryton
James C. Holton
Childress
Martin
Holton
Donald Davis
Stamford
Davis
Avenue B
JFK Delighted By Cuban Prisoner Exchange Meeting
President Kennedy, at Palm Beach with his family, awaited completion of the prisoner exchange flights between Florida and Havana. He planned to comment after the transfer of 1,113 Bay of Pigs prisoners, noting government aid behind the scenes and coordinating with Robert Kennedy who was closely following the events.
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Robert F. Kennedy
High School Break-In Yields Small Haul Saturday Night
Childress High School was entered through a south window Saturday night. Burglars pried drawers and boxes, taking eight to nine dollars. Damage estimated light as they exited via the north door through the principal’s office. Police Chief Alvis Maddox noted inner screens were unlatched.
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Childress High School
Alvis Maddox
Maddox
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