Christmas News From Home Shows Wide Holiday Reach
United Press reports Christmas celebrations vary from a White House turkey dinner for the Nixons to a Vietnam battlefield meal. Prison inmates in Connecticut win holiday release and Newark teachers begin 10 day terms. In Atlanta a toys drive nets 60 thousand toys, while a boy in Munford receives size 22 shoes.
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Cease-fire quiet in Vietnam as fighting persists in Laos and Cambodia
News from Saigon reports the 31st cease-fire largely silenced South Vietnam’s guns though raids and clashes continued near Hanoi and across Laos and Cambodia. Laos forces, with U S and Laotian air support, recaptured Saravane as North Vietnamese casualties rose. evacuations from Sam Thong and Long Cheng expanded amid offensives near the Plain of Jars. Cambodian fronts saw shelling and raids on Highway 6 near Treng Kank and Prakhma, while a 18 July air strike targeted a North Vietnamese missile silo with unclear results.
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Soldier and Monkey Clash During Vietnam Christmas Display
SP4 Roger C. Boyee, 22, from Old Bridge New Jersey, and his pet monkey Taffy appear in a field scene with Boyer atop a mint 155mm mechanized gun. He serves with B Troop 1st Armored Cavalry Regiment, one of the last U S troops in South Vietnam in combat roles.
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Nixon threat heir to fortune arson arrest in Norwalk
Oleo margarine heir Michael J. Brody Jr., 23, arrested on arson charges after a fire destroyed his $100,000 rented home in Wilson Point Norwalk. He had been released on $10,000 bond for threatening to kill President Nixon less than a day earlier. Brody sat on his front lawn as firemen arrived, then was taken to Norwalk police HQ and charged with arson and disorderly conduct. He is maternal grandson of J F Jelke and had previously announced giving away part of his $26 million inheritance. He faced U S magistrate in Bridgeport and was held on $100,000 bond.
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Blue Cross premium hike okayed for federal workers
The Price Commission approved a 22 percent rise in Blue Cross Blue Shield premiums for over 11 million government workers, far less than the requested 44 percent. Rep. Waldie accused officials of yielding to threats and promised an investigation. The increase, costing about 1.0 billion overall, applies to about 60 percent of federal employees with the government covering 40 percent.
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Grand jury urges reform of county prison system
The 1972 Ala ned County Grand Jury reports a strong focus on jail conditions. It forwards 29 of 31 recommendations on housing, treatment, and rehabilitation for inmates, including pursuing a federal gift of Santa Rita jail to fund reforms and a broader rehabilitation plan with inmate involvement.
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Five Tots Die in Blaze at Los Angeles Housing Project
In Los Angeles a deadly fire swept through the Alisu Village housing complex. Joseph Sheperd tried to rescue his six children as flames trapped them at a window. Five young children perished, one-year-old Anions reportedly jumped to a waiting unidentified man outside. Neighbors fought the blaze with hoses and wet blankets, but the rapid fire overwhelmed the stairwell and apartment.
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Weather outlook prompts soggy Santa plan
The forecaster warns Santa to bring an umbrella and galoshes as temperatures fall to the low 40s tonight then rise to the upper 40s. A 60 percent chance of rain is expected tonight and again tomorrow with similar mild highs and a wetter pattern continuing.
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Stormy Christmas Weather Hits California and Oregon
A blustery Christmas storm sweeps Northern California and Southern Oregon with gale winds and heavy rain. Snow piles up in the Sierra with advisories on I-5 closures and mountain travel delays as coast roads face conditions from Devil's Slide to coastal highways. Travelers reroute to Medford as crews work to reopen routes. storms stretch from Canada to the region with warnings in effect through Christmas Day.
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