Christmas Eve Amid Global Tensions and Relief Efforts
Christmas across the world mixed religious observances with war talk. Amid cease-fires in Vietnam and Northern Ireland, relief teams aided Nicaragua after Managua’s quake as millions faced displacement. In Bethlehem and New York, worshippers gathered for services, while security and tension colored the holiday period.
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Managua Earthquake Death Toll Tops City in Ruins
Government officials said 200000 residents of Managua remained in the quake wreckage as homes collapsed and bodies lay among the ruins. General Somoza, a key political figure, said up to 12000 may have died with 2000 injured and 20000 homeless. Two Americans were among the dead. Army engineers warned the city was destroyed and residents were ordered to evacuate for safety.
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American refugees recount Managua quake flight to U S
Refugees describe the Managua earthquake that hit Nicaragua as terrifying. Reginald Hawes, 79, of Hampshire England, and others fled to MacDill Air Force Base in Florida then Andrews and McGuire air bases. Passengers included women and children. Hawes spoke of shaking floors and flattened areas.
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Bombing raids resume as U S planes downed in Vietnam
U S military reports confirm renewed bombing of targets in North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. A Corsair attack bomber was shot down near Haiphong, with the pilot listed missing. Saigon says 58 clashes occurred during ceasefires with 105 enemy forces dead or wounded, as civilians also suffered casualties. The White House notes a 24 hour halt in bombing but officials withheld details on extensions or new actions.
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Weather forecast for Mila begins mild, sunny run
Mila will start a stretch of mild temperatures with sunny skies. Tonight's low rises from the upper 20s to around 30s with a brief warm up expected tomorrow. Ben Landers notes more weather details on the page.
Pope in hard hat tours tunnel beneath Mt Soratte
The Pope rode a jeep through a muddy tunnel near Rome where 200 workers drilled a rail line beneath Mt Soratte. He knelt before a manger scene and prayed for nearly an hour, praising the “heroes of the world” who work underground as Sicilian worker Pere Antonio Gassira offered a stone fragment.
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Truman Near Death As Health Deteriorates in Hospital
Former President Harry S. Truman's condition worsened sharply as doctors warned death could come within hours. A hospital spokesman said Truman remained unresponsive to medication, was in a coma, and his fever rose to 101 degrees while his blood pressure and pulse fluctuated. His wife Bess left his bedside briefly as daughter Margaret Truman Daniel remained in New York with family.
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Singapore turns on Goh over Christmas remarks
Acting prime minister Goh Keng Swee attacked Christmas as a pagan festival not the birth of Jesus prompting Christian leaders to call his remarks appalling and a slur. He argued Saturnalia influenced Christian celebrations as two million Singaporeans, including Christians, mark the holiday. The statement comes as Lee Kuan Yew tours Europe.
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