Alabama Christmas weekend deaths total 14 in AP tally
At least 14 people died in Alabama over the Christmas weekend in traffic, fire, and hunting accidents. Victims include Leon Stewart 18 Mobile, Jerry Connelley 14 Mobile, Tom Rice 56 Coatopa, and families in Chambers County fire. The AP tally covers 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Tuesday with multiple counties named.
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Alabama
Leon Stewart
Mobile
Chambers County
Henry Junior Caldwell
Dorothy
Tammy
Stephanie Chaney
Jefferson County
Fultondale
Helen Lambert
Monroeville
Wilcox County
James Lawhorn
Montgomery
Charles Brown
Birmingham
Ann Jordan McGough
Berry
Fayette County
Pickens County
Jimmy D. Bass
Reform
Service Station Slaying Probed Near I-65 Station
Vera Russo 44 of Bessemer died and Viola McCoy 39 of Logan was critically wounded in a shooting at an I-65 service station. Lindy McCoy 46 of Logan, brother-in-law of the injured woman, is arrested on murder charges.
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Questions Surround Latest Oil Increase
The Arab oil price rise announced over the weekend will raise costs for gasoline heating oil and industrial fuel in the United States. Analysts estimate the increase adds about 9.4 cents per gallon if profit margins stay unchanged, with higher prices likely across imports and domestic products.
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New York
United States
Japan
Europe
Persian Gulf
Lawrence J. Goldstein
Petroleum Industry Research Foundation, Inc
Goldstein
Energy Tip: Heat Kitchen Efficiently
A housewife can save energy by keeping the oven door closed and using open doors to adjacent heated rooms to warm the kitchen. Share energy tips with THE DAILY by calling 353.461. Credit awarded for reader contributions used.
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the Daily
Coffee and Fried Pies at CF PennMamburgers Decatur
Local brief notes a cafe in Downtown Decatur offering coffee and fried pies. No further details available due to fragmented OCR.
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Pennmamburgers
Decatur
Pope Delivers Yule Message From St. Peter's Basilica
Pope Paul VI led midnight mass in St. Peter's Basilica and urged global prayers for peace in the Holy Land. He spoke of Jesus birth as personal for all and urged Christmas claimants to say he has come for me. About 20 000 attended as the rite began near midnight.
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St. Peter's
Washington troops begin Delaware crossing toward Trenton attack
On this date in 1776 George Washington's forces began crossing the Delaware River to strike Hessians at Trenton New Jersey. Weather today and tomorrow forecast highs around 60 with a 50 percent rain chance. details on D-5 weather map and river page. It's a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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Delaware River
Trenton
Tennessee Valley
Beaten Frenchman Receives Christmas Joy in Monticello
A 21 year old French hitchhiker Daniel Faucourt was beaten and robbed near St Petersburg on December 17. Residents of Monticello Florida collected $204 for him through the Monticello News. Faucourt said he plans to travel to New Orleans then northward. He will stay in a Tallahassee hospital friends apartment. He praised the local kindness after meeting good people following the attack. Authorities have not yet located the assailants.
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U.S.A
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Saigon
Christmas Spirit Not Dampened Amid Weather and War News
Christmas spirit remains despite unsettled weather and global conflict. Bethlehem and Holy Land Christians mark nativity with patrols and peace prayers while security measures and ceasefire tensions loom. In Saigon and Europe, people celebrate while cease-fire violations and travel disruptions unfold.
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Holy Land
London
Saigon
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