A Christmas fable about Barney the kind-hating man
A small New England fable follows Ramey Bernard a 70 year old man whose sunlit kindness draws strangers and dogs yet hides his own cold soul. Barney the Salvation Army worker and a Santa like image reveal why Ramey mistrusts people and lifes warmth despite the world’s harshness.
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Barney Bernard
Ramey Bernard
Santa Claus
Ramey
Barney
Salvation Army
Snow White
POWs recalled first Christmas at home from Vietnam captivity
Ex prisoners of war reflect on holidays in captivity and the contrast with home life. Air Force Col. James F. Young recalls a quiet Christmas with family after eight years apart, while Navy Cmdr. Hugh Stafford describes Christmas services and meals in North Vietnam camps. The POWs remember church hymns, coded messages, and a rare turkey feast on Christmas and Tet, amid awkward propaganda and camp restrictions.
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UPL
Hanoi
Herald
Air Force
James F. Young
Dogpatch
Young
Navy
Hugh A. Stafford
North Vietnam
Staford
Tom McNish
Stafford
Bay Area Faces Possible Christmas Rain Forecast
The weatherman predicts cooler conditions with highs in the 50s and lows in the 40s and a 40 percent chance of rain tomorrow. More weather details on page VF.
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Bay Area
Skylab Christmas Prizes Include Secret Locker Gift
Mission Control plans a festive surprise for Skylab crew Gerald Carr Edward Gibson and William Pogue on Christmas Eve. A hidden package in their Apollo module locker contains a present as NASA marks 12 days of Christmas items from toys to tools. A green cloth tree is expected to be found for Christmas Day spacewalk along with a teleprinter card featuring sun, Skylab, gifts, and Santa.
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UPL
Mission Control
Skylab
Space Laboratory
Vieither
Gerald P. Carr
Edward G. Gibson
William A. Pogue
Pogue
Space Station
Arabs press oil price hike as Tehran meeting ends
Arab oil ministers in Kuwait and Tehran doubled oil prices in a move seen as leverage against Israel. Caracas reportedly aids by raising the Venezuela crude tax reference price, with further increases possible in spring as ministers discuss potential new production measures.
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Persian Gulf
Tehran
Kuwait
Israel
Caracas
Venezuela
United States
Atiki
Abdul Aziz al Turki
The
Organization of
Oil Ministry
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Pelaid Abdessalam
Uncle Bob Missed Santa Claus at Grandmother’s Christmas
In a Nostalgic Coplay tale, Christmas at grandmother’s house unfolds with a tree, gifts, and a magical visit from Santa. Uncle Bob misses Santa at the parlor doors, but the children are delighted when grandmother reveals the wonder.
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Uncle Bob
Santa Claus
Helen M. Pages
Coplay News Service
Uncle George
Uncle Hob
Uncle Rob
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Women's World Worry Clinic
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Abdul Rahman Atiki
Hattie
Little Bob
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