Nine Soldiers Die as Enemy Downs Saigon Copter
Reports say a transport helicopter carrying six crewmen and 45 militiamen was shot down 60 miles north of Saigon on Christmas Day. The loss followed other recent aircraft incidents, with a AC47 gunship crash near Da Nang blamed on mechanical failure, and a helicopter exploding in the Mekong Delta after landing. In Cambodia, government troops recaptured pagoda compounds near Phnom Penh and fought Khmer Rouge along Highway 4 and the Mekong east bank with air and artillery strikes continuing.
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Gunmen invade home during Christmas in Redford
Two armed men posing as plainclothes police officers robbed Frank Meany, manager of a K Mart store, and his family in Redford, Michigan. They bound the family, forced Meany to divulge store details, then stole $91,000 from the store safe before escaping in a waiting car. The family survived unharmed and opened gifts at dawn.
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Bob Hope Telephones POW Christmas Gift Concert
Former prisoner of war Air Force Col. Quincy Collins called Bob Hope at his North Hollywood home for a special Christmas program. Collins, recently released after years in North Vietnamese POW camps, opened with a taped POW Hymn. Hope reflected on freedom and holiday spirit during the unusual broadcast from California.
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Archie O'Connor denies magazine impeachment claim
Actor Carroll O'Connor denies a labor magazine story claiming he called for President Nixon's impeachment. He says the piece was a spoof titled Listen, Dingbats and denies fabricating quotes. The AFL-CIO campaign to impeach Nixon is referenced but not attributed to him.
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Elderly Couple Found Dead After Power Cut Sparks Heat Debate
In Schenectady New York police investigated the deaths of 93 year old Charles Baker and 92 year old Catherine Baker found fully clothed in their living room four days after Niagara Mohawk cut heat due to unpaid bills. Autopsy ruled natural causes but exposure suspected.
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New 12 Classrooms Added at Margaret Bria Elementary
A 1 160 million addition to Margaret Bria Elementary in Collingdale, Southeast Delco, is turned over to the district by the State Public School Building Authority after inspection. The project adds 12 regular classrooms, special education and music spaces, art room, library, health suite, and multipurpose areas.
Spacewalk Captures Kohoutek Photos From Skylab
Astronauts Gerald P. Carr and William R. Pogue spent seven hours outside Skylab 3 to photograph comet Kohoutek. The images are sent for analysis by Mayo Greenberg of Dudley Observatory, who expects the frames to shed light on solar system history. The orbiting station was about 270 miles above Earth.
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Grant gun donated to Smithsonian by Grant descendant
In Escondido California AP reports a muzzle loading derringer once owned by Ulysses S. Grant has been donated to the Smithsonian Institution by 86 year old Chapman Grant, grandson of the 18th president. Chapman is a naturalist and son of Joss Root Grant, Grant’s youngest son.
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