Two Caught By Own Bomb Killed Along With Another
In Belfast and London a string of Christmas Eve bombings killed and injured. two young men were killed by their own device at a Catholic bar in Newry while explosions in Hampstead bars wounded several. Police blamed Protestant extremists for the Newry blast as security forces fought a gunman near Londonderry. The incidents follow ongoing Middle East oil and embargo news, with market impact debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
London
Hampstead
Scotland Yard
Clady
Londonderry
Newry
Ulster
Malachy Clark
John Lennan
Irish Republic
Dublin
Coleraine
State Banker Victim Of Extortion In Richmond
Edgar C. Gatewood, official at Bank of Virginia, paid about $10,000 to a man claiming his wife was held for ransom. Police say Gatewood was told his wife would be at a local hospital after an apparent injury in a car crash. He tried to reach her by phone, then handed over the money before returning to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Edgar C. Gatewood
Bank of Virginia
Gatewood
John Knubel
FEC
Adm
Nathan Sonnenshein
Pentagon Energy
Defense Department
Knubel
FEO
International Airlines
Pentagon
Christmas Eve Amid Global Fear and Festivities
Overseas and domestic scenes mixed as cease-fire violations soured a season of cheer. In Europe, travel rose as bans relaxed. in Britain fuel shortages kept many home. Queen Elizabeth stayed at Windsor. Prince Edward sick. Terrorism fears loomed, Christmas lights dimmed, and energy shortages reshaped celebrations worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
France
West Germany
Orly
Paris
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Windsor Castle
Prince Edward
Robert Huntley
Scotland Yard
London
Huntley
Copenhagen
Ginza Street
Tokyo
Rockefeller Center
New York
U.S
Europe
Rome
Paul VI
St. Peter’s Basilica
Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Ludovic
Lithuania
Latvia
Ukraine
Byelorussia
Fresh Snow Closes Roads Across Nation on Christmas Eve
Fresh snow blanketed the central states from the Texas Panhandle through the Northern Plains with drifts up to six feet in places. Denver saw a foot of snow blocking streets as Nebraska towns reported several inches. Freezing rain hit Minnesota and Wisconsin as national weather officials warned of continued winter conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Denver
Colorado
Walsenburg
Trinidad
National Weather Service
Texas Panhandle
Plains
Nebraska
Grand Island
Minnesota
Mississippi Valley
Alexandria
Monroe
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Greenwood
Miss
Pacific Northwest
New England
Massena
N.Y
West Palm Beach
Fla
Anchorage
Atlanta
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Detroit
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Miami
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Nashville
New York City
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
St.Louis
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington
Kissinger optimistic on Egypt Israel disengagement near Suez
Kissinger reports confidence that Egypt and Israel can reach a military disengagement agreement next month near the Suez Canal. After that, talks would resume to reopen the canal to Israeli and neutral shipping. Geneva talks paused after two days and not expected to resume until after Israel's national elections December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Kissinger
Egypt
Israel
Suez Canal
Nixon
Geneva
Astronauts Prepare Christmas Day Space Walk
Skylab crew Carr Gibson and Pogue plan a five hour Christmas day spacewalk to study the bright comet Kohoutek near the sun. The trio seeks clues to the dawn of time while Kohoutek glows in the eastern sky, with Gibson remaining aboard to relay instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr
Gibson
Pogue
Carl
Space
Five Year Backlog of Gifts For POW Ligon
Air Force Col. Vernon P. Ligon, prisoner since 1968 after a downed plane over Hanoi, recounts a five year backlog of gifts awaiting him on Christmas Day. The story follows related comments on oil price rises and other POW Christmas customs across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U.S
America
Melbourne Beach
Fla
Air Force
Vernon P. Ligon
Ligon
Hanoi
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Register
Danville, Va
Persian Gulf States
Tehran
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Qa‘tar
Abu Dhabi
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Venezuela
Indonesia
Caribbean
Africa
Lieved
Irish Republican Army
Pat
Kathy
Andrea
Florida
Santa
Massachusetts
Berkshire Mountains
Japan
Chile
Big George
Virgil Partch
The
Skylab
Apollo
Persian Gulf
Abu
Dhabi
Qatar
Caracas
Adrian Hamilton
Financial Times
Il Messaggero
le Monde
Henry A. Kissinger
West Gemany
Gustav Heinemann
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Germany
Billy
Patrick Air Force Base
Cape Canaveral
Bebe
Ross E. Perot
Perot
Bob Lilly
Highland Park Presbyterian Church
Charlie Stackhouse
Lilly
Jerry Singleton
Bonnie
John Allen
Singleton
North Vietnam
Winsted
Winsted, Conn
James Walsh Jr
Walsh
Charcoal House
Riverside Drive
Elizabeth M. Bumgarner
Merry Christmas
Danville Association OF Insurance Agents
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!