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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1972
Page
1
A father recounts shopping with his eight and six year olds to buy a Christmas present for their mother. The children propose modest contributions while a clerk quotes seven dollars fifty for perfume. In the end the father uses his credit card to cover the remaining cost and they bring home perfume as Mom’s gift.
The Managua earthquake left about half the population homeless and more than half the structures destroyed. Water and electricity were off, looting began despite army patrols, and martial law was declared. International aid moved in as hospitals and hotels were heavily damaged and evacuees were sent to the airport.
Survivors in the Andean wreck recount a brutal night buried in snow with rationed food and improvised beds. They describe no panic, prayers, and a steadfast will to live as eight men were rescued and transported to Santiago for care.
Reports from Saigon claim Giap, 60, was killed by a delayed mine at Tran Hung Dao depot. Paris denies claim as psychological warfare. U.S. confirms losses of four additional planes amid a surge in bombing above the 20th parallel, with 55 missing airmen. Radio Hanoi claims further B52 shootdowns and prisoner injuries, while Washington disputes bombings of embassies and residences in Hanoi.
Christmas night reports reveal mourning in Rawalpindi where students await return to Bangladesh, Bethlehem troops patrol outskirts to deter Arab attacks, and Hanoi families fear for POWs amid wartime divisions. Navy Cmdr Nakagawa faces another Christmas in captivity after a downed aircraft.
Belfast AP report says a Christmas truce by the Provisional IRA brought relative calm in Northern Ireland though sporadic violence continued. Two small bombs exploded near a Belfast Masonic hall, a gun attack hit an Ardoyne bedroom, and a gun battle near a British post occurred with no casualties. In Londonderry five mourners, four Catholics and one Protestant, buried after Wednesday bar shooting by masked gunmen.
Former President Truman, on his 18th day in hospital, showed increasing organ strain with heart, lung, and kidney issues. Spokesmen described him as completely unresponsive and comatose with extreme danger as his wife Bess Truman, 87, stayed at his bedside and updates reached daughter Margaret in New York.
A crash at Fornebu Airport outside Oslo triggered a search operation by Red Cross teams as darkness and fog hampered efforts. The wreckage was located shortly before midnight Norwegian time with all passengers onboard, mostly Norwegian and one Dane. Four babies and a child were among those aboard.
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