Man in Red Flannel Suit Keeps Santa Role in Union City
Harald Strickland, Union City resident and longtime trustee and planning commissioner, dons Santa Claus attire for 33rd year. He recalls a varied life from hobos to mill work, settling in Union City with a family, politics, and a habit of helping local schools while preserving a folksy outlook.
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Bay Area
Bethlehem braces for holiday crowds with tight security
Bethlehem gears up for Christmas Eve events as Israeli security tightens across the city. Officials expect thousands of visitors amid patrols, helicopter overflights, and camera surveillance guardingJerusalem’s sacred birthplace. Mayor Elias Freij appeals for funds to rehabilitate Bethlehem as a spiritual hub for Christianity.
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BOAC offers fly now pay later for stranded Americans
Emergency Christmas air fares are offered by British Overseas Airways for 190 stranded Americans. BOAC says passengers unable to return on charter lists can fly on first available scheduled flights if relatives guarantee payment. otherwise accommodations are provided. Authorities cracked down, with counts of affected passengers revised upward to 836.
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Youth, 13, charged with kidnaping near Irvington
Fremont police say a 13 year old boy from Fremont was charged with kidnapping and attempted rape after taking a girl from in front of her home by bicycle to a bushy area near St Leonard's Church. He was apprehended a few blocks away by an officer patrolling for the missing girl.
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Little peanut now in big-league
Washington reports the government peanut price support program faces rising costs under current law. From 1980 figures at 17 million, costs climbed to 105 million forecast for this year with potential 200 ton stock diets. Congress may be urged to amend the law to curb growth in support outlays and adjust minimums and parity pricing.
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Agriculture Department
Bombings Won't Sour U S Soviet Accord
Moscow reports say the Soviet leadership will not sacrifice the progress in U S Soviet relations over renewed bombing in Vietnam. Propaganda attacks peak as Kremlin media condemn US actions while urging an end to the war and a peace agreement with Hanoi. Tass cites a Soviet peace committee urging immediate stop to attacks.
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Christmas Across a World Troubled by War and Joy
Christmas observances unfold worldwide as people travel by air and rail to celebrate. The season brings ecumenical messages from the patriarch of Constantinople and public remarks by leaders. News from Nicaragua reports a deadly earthquake while Nixon halts bombing in Vietnam for a ceasefire. Aware, displaced, and hopeful, prisoners of war arrive in New York with Joan Baez, and workers endure winter hardship in Chicago as Christmas preparations continue.
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