24 Dec 1966
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1966
Page
1
In Aberfan Wales a Christmas Eve disaster memory weighs heavy as a coal slurry avalanche trapped 116 at the village school. Families mourn, a fund reaches 4.2 million dollars and a relief drive funds gifts for surviving children while a royal aid appeal aids relief efforts.
A UNC Chapel Hill student group and two denied speakers challenge North Carolina's amended Speaker Ban Law arguing the campus should remain a forum for free idea exchange. The NC ACLU joined with the suit, and a federal hearing is set for January 25 in Greensboro.
U S Marines came under heavy small arms and mortar fire about 17 miles southwest of Da Nang as the 48 hour Christmas truce began. A spokesman said artillery fire followed with good results and light Marine casualties were reported. Two other incidents occurred in Binh Thuan and near a downed helicopter with two Viet Cong killed.
Christians across nations celebrate the holiday with gift exchanges, family gatherings, and midnight services. Pope Paul VI and Prime Minister Lester Pearson urged peace. U S travel and communications swelling as a heavy snowstorm impacts travel. In Berlin political tensions shadow the season while Johnson visits wounded veterans, and Queen Elizabeth II moves to Windsor for Christmas.
The Enterprise informs readers there is no Christmas Day issue and that this combined edition covers regular Saturday features plus typical Sunday content, extending holiday wishes for Christmas and New Year.
At least 76 people have died in highway crashes during the three day Christmas weekend as snow and ice hinder travel across the nation. The worst crash left four dead near Hannibal Missouri, with 16 deaths concentrated in Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia. Weather is cited as a major factor and the National Safety Council projected 650 to 750 lives could be lost by Monday midnight.
On March 26 1964 William Manchester signed a memorandum with Sen Robert Kennedy to write a history of Kennedy death. Harper Row Look magazine and Dell all vied for rights while Mrs Kennedy objected to intimate references and sought legal protection delaying publication amid leaks.
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