Nine Hayden children fund Christmas trip for mom
SAYVILLE, N.Y. Mrs. John Hayden prepares for a Christmas Eve flight to California after her nine children from ages 28 months to 16 contribute weekly earnings in dimes nickels and pennies. Father joins later expressing astonishment at their underhanded campaign.
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John Hayden
California
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Santa Ana
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Maureen
Dennis
Nicholas
Margaret
Donald
Michael
Thomas
Christopher
Breen Loses $1 Million Countersuit Against Diners Club
Singer Bobby Breen had his multi million countersuit against Diners Club rejected by Judge John Sexton in Las Vegas. The club had sued Breen in 1960 for 3672 claiming he ran up a bill. later it was found the suit named the wrong Bobby Breen. Breen claimed damages to his reputation.
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Diners’ Club
Breen
John Sexton
Las Vegas
Nev
Contempt Action Sought in Ole Miss Enrollment Case
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals seeks criminal contempt proceedings against Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett and Lt. Gov. Paul Johnson for blocking James Meredith’s enrollment at Ole Miss. The Justice Department filed the request after civil contempt convictions and Meredith finally enrolled on October 1 following riots. Dr Charles Haywood, Ole Miss provost, has resigned.
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Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Justice Department
St. U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
iGov
Ross R. Barnett
Paul B. Jalmson Jr
Barnett
Johnson
James H. Meredith
Ole Miss
Meredith
Circuit Court
Bammett
Charles F. Hay- Wood
University F of Mississippi
New York Newspapers Remain Strike-Blocked on Day 11
New York City faces an 11th day without its nine major papers as talks between publishers and printers resume with federal mediator Stephen I. Schlossberg urging progress. He noted hard work and a minor concession but no settlement yet. A further meeting is planned.
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New York
Stephen I. Schlossberg
Cadets Help Save 43 In Airliner's Crash
Cadets Ron Henderson and Frank Flicker along with stewardess Pat Reed opened exits and helped evacuate 43 people from a Frontier Airlines plane that flipped onto its back at Grand Island Airport. Five hospitalized, all in good condition. Pilot Joe Romano warned of fog before landing.
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APIJ
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Gering
Frank Flicker
Scottsbluff
Pat Reed
Aurora
Colo
Joe Romano
Denver
Henderson
Korea accuses U2 flight of armistice violation over Korea
North Korea charged that an American U2 aircraft violated the Korean armistice with a two hour flight on December 6. U N Command official Maj. Gen. Joseph E Gill said an investigation would be conducted amid North Korea multiple air force planes.
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China
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AP man and family die in Alexandria fire
Walter R. Mears an Associated Press reporter his wife Sally 28 and their daughter Pamela 4 plus infant son Walter 22 months died in a blaze that gutted their New Alexandria home Police said neighbors joined a carol session before the fire started and Mears and a naval officer Louis Pentz entered the home to save the children but were overcome by smoke Fire department listed $12000 damage and preliminary cause uncertain at the five room residence.
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Associated Press
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Alexandria City Hospital
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Pamela Mears
Walter R. Mears Jr
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Washington
Louis Pentz
Reinmiller
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Sea Turns Red in Camps Bay Sea Tests Dye for Sewage Project
Cape Town reports a red sea off Camps Bay on Friday as dye was released to study inshore currents for a new sewage disposal project. The color change prompted inquiries into the testing program and its coastal impact.
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South Africa
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Amish Christmas Program Reflects Deep Mennonite Beliefs
In Kalona Iowa Pleasant Hill School students held a Christmas program outside the town featuring 21 children voices including readings of God’s Gift and Joy to the World. Bearded fathers and bespectacled mothers in head coverings watched as one room school decor and stage elements framed the rural observance.
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Iowa
Pleasant Hill
Rachel Yoder
Ven
Amos Yoder
Suspect Surrenders After Escape From Police
Raymond Timmons a 41 year old unemployed mechanic wanted in the double slaying near Reading Pennsylvania surrendered to Baltimore homicide detectives. He had eluded police after a long search roaming central Pennsylvania on foot. He waived extradition after being identified from bulletins and pictures. The crime involved John Batdorf and Henry Yeager both aged in the 50s and 60s. The shootings followed alleged moral charges raised by the daughter of Timmons former wife. Timmons car was found abandoned near Wernersville with the rifle inside. He later appeared at his sister’s home in Ephrata demanding money and then fled.
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Raymond Timmons
Reading
Timmons
Pennsylvania
John Batdorf
Henry Yeager
Wernersville
Polite
Vernon Gross
Ephrata
Lincoln
Christmas program highlights Eldon Beachy readings
An eighth grade program themed on Bethlehem features Eldon Beachy reading "Christmas with Meaning" and poses questions about Calvary and the meaning of the season. A wall image of the star of Bethlehem and gifts accompanies the scene as children exchange presents.
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Calvary
Bethlehem
Communists Shell Nationalist Isles 8476 Times in 2024
The Chinese Communist forces fired 8476 shells at the Nationalist held Que Moy and Matsu Islands from January 1 to December 20, according to the Chinese Nationalist Defense Ministry.
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Formosa
Quemoy and
Matsu Islands
Castro Keys Prisoner Exchange for Medicines and Food
Fidel Castro agreed to swap 1,113 prisoners for $53 million worth of medicines and foods to aid Cuban civilians. James Donovan, the American negotiator, described the gesture as a humanitarian gift from the American people, with prior plans for tractors and indemnification folded into the final deal.
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Bay of Pigs
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James B. Donovan
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