Peace Candle in Oregon Wrapped in Colorful Wax
The 400 pound Peace Candle in Scappoose Oregon is coated with red and green wax after being framed by two Christmas wreaths. More than 400 pounds of wax were used in the festive coating.
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1971
Page
3
The 400 pound Peace Candle in Scappoose Oregon is coated with red and green wax after being framed by two Christmas wreaths. More than 400 pounds of wax were used in the festive coating.
UPI reports a 6 000 man South Vietnam task force joined Cambodian troops to seek two North Vietnamese divisions near the Chup rubber plantation. Recon teams entered from U S helicopters to guide the allied force amid heavy fighting with Communist units. Seven Communists were killed near Chup while paratroopers pressed toward contact. Amnesty remained unlikely as clashes continued and a U S observation plane was shot down killing two Americans.
Gunmen and bombers struck four private homes of public figures in Ulster including Senator Edith Taggart as a gunman fired at her husband. A weekend assault killed Senator John Barnhill and damaged his home while other residences were damaged by bombs. Earlier attacks hit a hotel, Masonic hall, and a border customs post amid rising violence.
H rap Brown enters a not guilty plea in Manhattan Supreme Court on charges of attempted murder and robbery tied to a gun battle at the Red Carpet Lounge. He, wounded previously, admitted identity as H Rap Brown and posted reduced bail while four codefendants also face bail reductions.
Police in Satellite Beach Florida say at the Cowden home five family members were killed by gunfire and a sixth death ruled as self harm. Retired Air Force Maj Bert Cowden 42 died of a gunshot wound in the kitchen. Dora 33 and children Duke 12 Buck 11 Caroline 10 Camille 5 were found dead in bedrooms. Neighbors described the family as friendly. Cowden had back injuries from a Vietnam helicopter crash and suffered severe pain. Police Lt Ostrander cited medical issues as the only motive identified.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis quietly volunteered at the McMahon Memorial Temporary Shelter in Harlem, spending several months visiting once a week to finger paint and build blocks with abused or neglected children. Her secrecy was revealed by a spokesman and she reportedly learned to make a bed during a child’s playful complaint.
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