Historian Editor Braces Friends With Witty Christmas Letter
Bruce Bliven 86, former New Republic editor, writes annual mimeographed Yuletide missive from Stanford detailing family news and reflections on aging and the nation. The Alvin Bliven letter blends humor with outlooks on politics, culture, and the coming spring as clues to hope.
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Bruce Bliven
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New Republic
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First Snowstorm Hits the Northeast and New England
The first major storm of the season pounded eastern New England on Sunday, closing Logan Airport and dropping over a foot of snow in parts. City streets clogged with cars, 360 snow plows deployed, several weather-related deaths reported, with gusty conditions and warnings along the coast.
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Ex-Teacher Charged In Million-Dollar Hamptons Burglaries
Phillip F. Malloy a 50 year old former Long Island school teacher was accused of burglarizing fashionable summer homes in the Hamptons and taking more than 1 million dollars in art and antiques. Police found valuables including Tiffany lamps silver coins and furniture at his Sag Harbor home. Three early American oil paintings recovered were believed stolen from an Easthampton residence. More than 1 million in treasures and antiques were found and linked to a long series of burglaries in the area.
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Ford Sees Tax Cut Victory But Spending Limit Fails
Ford declared the tax reduction won after Congress agreed in principle to tax cuts and a spending limit. House chairman Ullman called the spending pledge a far cry from Ford’s demand for a ceiling. The bill extends last year’s cuts for six months and carries a nonbinding promise to restrain spending. Ford plans larger tax cuts starting July while seeking spending limits.
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Cross Border Shopping Surges Before Christmas
American and Mexican currencies flow across the Rio Grande as shoppers in both nations buy gifts, clothing, toys, and liquor. Authorities report few crackdowns this year, while Brownsville and McAllen merchants note strong holiday business and heavy border traffic through mornings to nights.
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Associated Press
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Texas
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Mexico
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Reynosa
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Amigoland Mall
Kirkland
Vigil members seek custody and nonpayment case details
James Cavner Jr. and Valerie Cavner are vigil members seeking custody to move children from the vigil back to school. Sammy Walker, 24, faces a Friday nonpayment complaint by Alice Marie Jones, 19, alleging $50 monthly child support. County officials had removed six children in late October for school attendance violations under state law.
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Alice Marie Jones
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Park County
OPEC gunmen seize Vienna during last OPEC session
Gunmen forced entry at the OPEC offices in the Texaco building on Vienna's Ringstrasse injuring a guard and prompting Austrian radio to broadcast their communique. The raid occurred as a two day oil price dispute session wrapped up with demands rejecting negotiations and recognizing Israel, signaling a broader Arab confrontation stance.
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Ringstrasse
Barth Healey
Associated Press
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Witness recounts deadly shooting at OPEC reception
A young man fired a small semiautomatic weapon inside the OPEC building as 12 delegations met nearby. The witness describes hearing shots, fleeing through the streets, seeing a wounded person in the hallway, and noting the calm before police swarmed the scene.
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Delegation Negotiates Hanoi on Missing Persons Team
Four caskets feared to be brought to the United States on an undetermined date. A four man House Select Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast Asia delegation received the three caskets in Hanoi and stayed to press North Vietnamese officials. The group is led by Rep. G V Montromery, D Mississippi.
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Southeast Asia
Hanoi
U.N. High Commission For Refugees
Rep. G.V. Mont- Romery
D-Miss
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