Pope Paul VI warns of danger as world faces nuclear threat
In a somber Christmas message from Vatican City Pope Paul VI warned that mankind stands in peril of nuclear destruction amid global dissension and poverty. He lamented social inequalities and warned modern power could devastate humanity, urging faith in Christ as salvation.
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Vatican City
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Vatican Radio
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City of Man
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Prophets From Exile To Maccabean Revolt
A condensed sweep through Jewish prophetic history from Babylonian exile to the Maccabean revolt. It covers Haggai and Zechariah stirring temple work, the return under Persian rule, Malachi’s call to reform, Joel’s locust plague as a sign, Alexander the Great’s conquest, and Judas Maccabeus’s guerilla rise against Antiochus Epiphanes. The narrative ties prophecies to upheavals, temple restoration, and cultural shifts shaping Judea.
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Jesus
John the Baptist
Jerusalem
Zechariah
Lebanon
Joppa
Zion
Judea
Darius I
Egypt
Malachi
Elijah
Christ
Joel
Alexander the Great
Holy
Alexander
Seleucus
Syria
Ptolemy
Antiochus
Epiphanes
Zeus
Ares
Aphrodite
B.C
Judas Maccabaeus
Hammerer
Vietnam Talks Continue Amid Christmas Pause
U S officials including Vance and Harriman met with Ky and Lam before Christmas while Col Ha Van Lau signaled willingness to meet even on Christmas day. Ky warned against premature troop withdrawals as North Vietnam could reassert control within a year, and Clifford urged caution against any rushed settlement.
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Vance
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Hanoi
Col
Ha van Lau
L’aurore
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Viet
Saigon
Washington
North Vietnam
Paris
Viet Nam
Vance- Lau
South Vietnam
United States
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Pham -Dang Lam
Harriman
Johnson
Nixon
Ut Ky
Kidnap Saga Ends as Barbara Mackle Is Found Safe
Barbara Mackle, kidnapped in Florida, was located unharmed after captors demanded a $500000 ransom paid in Miami. Gary Krist and Ruth Eisemann Schier were named as suspects after a pre dawn ransom drop and chase near Biscayne Bay. Barbara spoke briefly with her uncle Frank Mackle stating she was fine and not mistreated.
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97Th Avenue
Tamiami Trail
Mackles’ Coral, Gablesome
Robert Mackle
Gansom
Biscayne Bay
Barbara
Gary Steve Krist
Ruth Eisemann Schier
Hoover
Massachusetts
George D. Deacon
Krist
Mackle
Coral Gables
Fla
Frank Mackle
Atlanta
Frank
Miami
Dade County
Mackie
Robert
Washington
Deuel
Tracy
Calif
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Molasses Tank Burst Kills Man in Albany Port Area
A tank storing 12,000 tons of molasses ruptured in Albany’s Port area, killing Andrew LeGare, 47, of East Greenbush, and injuring Jack LeRoque. Molasses flooded streets four feet deep, with fire crews channeling the syrup to the river. The plant is located in Leonia, New Jersey. The Boston 1919 disaster was recalled but this event occurred away from dense neighborhoods.
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N.Y
Andrew LeGare
East Greenbush
Industrial Molasses Co
Leonia
N.J
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John Tomehick
Tomchick
Boston
Mass
Very Tall White Man Sought In State Slaying
Peters burg police hunt a very tall white man after 44 year old Shirley Jean Roberts is found hacked to death in her kitchen. Her two daughters testified the killer beat their mother and claimed the husband George Hubert Roberts was injured in an accident. The suspect description is among the few leads in the case.
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Petersburg
Shirley Jean Roberts
Vietnam War Update With Returns From Saigon Front
Fifteen miles north an aerial observer tracked sixty Communist troops on the move. fifteen were reported killed after artillery fire. U.S. and allied forces conduct sweeps northwest to northeast of Saigon in a coordinated air ground and sea drive as analysts warn of a two phase campaign aimed at Saigon after New Year. Far north Marines foil a drive on Danang, uncovering a large vacant enemy base camp 25 miles southwest of the city with huts and trails likely linked to Laos. Diplomatic talks center on a potential U S Viet Cong meeting seen as tacit recognition by the NLF. Some Americans held in Cambodia since last July are en route home. others remain in Phnom Penh. Fighting elsewhere is described as light and scattered with renewed air strikes on North Vietnam after a bombing halt.
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U.S
Dan Nang
Theity
Laos
NLF
South Vietnam
United States
Cambodia
Bangkok
Thailand
Phnom Penh
Radio Moscow
Vientiane
International Control Commission
Hanoi
Vicentiane
North Vietnam
Air Force
Dong Hoi
Demilitarized Zone
Apollo 8 to Enter Lunar Orbit Christmas Flight
Apollo 8 aims for a 69 to 196 mile lunar orbit after a 69 hour trip and a second burn to reach 269 miles. Lovell sees it as a Christmas present for the country and Lovell Anders discuss navigation, tracking, and scientific observations amid extra film and photography. Recovery ships await in the Pacific after a six day mission. launch officials report a nitrogen leak in fuel cell plumbing is being corrected.
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Lovell
Anders
Pacific Ocean
Christmas Island
Czech Workers Demand Leaders Defy Soviet Pressure
PRAHA AP representatives of a million workers in this occupied nation urged leaders to defy Soviet pressure and press on with planned political and economic reforms. A rival demand from party discipline chief Miles Jakes warned dissent would not be tolerated as a split grows between reformers and conservatives four months after the invasion.
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Metal Workers Union
Place
Munist Party
Czechoslovakia
Eine
Communist Party
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Rude Pravo
Miles Jakes
Control and Auditing Commission
Nixon signals UN support and limits in world role
President elect Nixon outlines continued U.S. backing for the United Nations, while acknowledging great powers will act on vital interests without UN final say. He cites the UN as peacekeeper in the Middle East and notes potential noninvolvement in Vietnam. Yost backs UN action on the Middle East and notes no UN role in Vietnam.
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San Francisco
United Nation
Middle East
Yost
Security Council
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Charles de Gaulle
Watertown
N.Y
Foreign Service
Princeton
Strikes threaten as shippers split over container clause
Philadelphia and Boston groups walk out of master contract talks with the New York Shipping Association over new provisions on containers. Wage increases of 1.60 per hour were agreed, but the dispute centers on job security amid dockside shifts. Talks resume in New York, Philadelphia and Boston as 32 ships sail and 66 remain at piers.
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Philadelphia Shippers Organization
Boston Group
New York Shipping Association
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
U.S. France
iWaterfront Commission
Brooklyn
Prisoners recount border incidents and await homecoming
Prisoners refused to detail border incidents with the U S Cambodian area. McCullough of Columbus Georgia stressed they did not seek personal gain. A Red Cross worker distributed Christmas gifts from soldiers’ families. Awaiting celebrations with family upon homecoming. Other freed soldiers listed include Harley M Cassell Jr Danville Virginia Pfe John R Chevalier Jersey City New Jersey Donald E Grigsby Springfield Ohio Lee E Henry Oakland California Terry L Kramer Waureka Wisconsin Donald E Price Columbus Ohio Harold D Simms Kingman Indiana Floyd A Wilmoth Yadkinville North Carolina Klaus Zupp White Plains New York Winfred D Crowe Duluth Georgia. The 11 paused briefly at Clark Air Base north of Manila Saturday.
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McCullough
Columbus
Red Cross
Harley M. Cassell Jr
Danville
John R. Chevalier
Jersey
White Plains
N.Y
Winfred D. Crowe
Duluth
Clark Air Base
Manila
Steinbeck Tribute Speaks of Courage and Love
John Steinbeck declared writers must celebrate mankind’s greatness and belief in perfectibility. He is survived by his third wife Elaine Scott and two sons, Thom and John. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Monday at St James Episcopal. remains to be cremated and taken to Salinas, California.
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Steinbeck
Elaine Scott
Zachary Scott
Thom
Vietnam
John
St. James Episcopal Church
Salinas
Calif
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