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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1973
Page
7
Ann Landers readers defend Christmas against critics who claim the season is dead. An Idaho reader lists grievances from fewer live trees to more secular Santa images and boozy parties. The columnist argues the spirit grows with time, noting progress on civil rights and ongoing work toward a universal brotherhood.
Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald P. Carr William R. Pogue and Edward G. Gibson plan a Christmas Eve television show to mission control after preparing for a Christmas Day space walk to view the Kohoutek comet. They will also image a partial solar eclipse with solar cameras.
Associated Press reports Christians face shortages of baseline fuel and electricity, with turmoil and terror fears shadowing celebrations. In Bethlehem pilgrims gather for midnight mass while forecasts predict a smaller turnout than last year’s 5,000. Europe and the United States see reduced gadget and luxury sales, fuel limits curb travel, and in Italy, France, and West Germany motorists flood highways for the holidays. Pope Paul VI defies tradition with Christmas Eve mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. Energy scarcities dim lights in Japan, while U.S. and European stores report mixed sales gains and charity donations falter under price rises.
Palos Verdes, Calif. AP A lighted Christmas tree atop a Southern California garbage dump hints at future energy use. Decaying rubbish gas powers the lights, and could heat homes for 2,500 families next year, potentially 25,000 residences later. Engineer Joe Edberg and Sanitary District of Los Angeles, supported by Phoenix firm NRG Technology, plan wells and a gas purification unit to sell gas to utility companies, with 12 percent of income to the district.
A major winter storm blankets Western Kansas with three to six inches of snow by midmorning and more expected overnight. FAA and National Weather Service forecast to drop four to six inches, with winds 25 to 35 mph causing drifting. Roads largely open but hazardous, as Dodge City Garden City and surrounding towns report varying snow depths and closures.
Des Moines AP Col Dwight Sullivan, freed after 64% years in a North Vietnamese camp, calls this Christmas special as he returns home to his three teenage sons. He recalls past captivity Christmases, from a makeshift 1971 camp choir to decorations of tin foil, bamboo, and bread-dough gifts, noting POWs avoided public ritual to prevent propaganda.
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