A Christmas Editorial Reflects on the Nativity’s Meaning
The piece traces prophetic anticipation of the Messiah from Balaam Micah and Isaiah to the birth at Bethlehem. It recalls Herod’s threat, the flight to Egypt, and Jesus’s ministry of compassion, justice, and universal love. It urges reverence for the Savior’s birth and emphasizes humanitarian values over material gifts.
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Balaam
Micah
Isaiah
Jacob
Judean Hills
Orient
Manger
Flotsom
Jetsom
Bethlehem
Humphrey and Dole clash over farm policy at NFC
Sen. Hubert Humphrey told National Farmers Organization that Republicans are shaky in rural America as he criticized Nixon era farm policy aiming at cheap food to curb inflation. Sen. Bob Dole faced boos while vowing to raise farmer incomes and bring industry to rural areas. NFO rejected a visit by new Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz, who faced prior opposition from the group.
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Chet Carrier
Associated Press
Kansas City
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
The
Nations Farmers Organization
America
Robert Dole
Kansas
NFC
Humphrey
Nixon
Dole
Cole
Midwest
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Earl Butz
Butz
Senate
Christmas Carols Lift Hearts With Joyful Spirit
The piece proclaims that beloved carols convey magic and love of Christaias. It emphasizes the Christus season as a time of joy hope and childlike faith for all ages enduring in music that speaks to young and old.
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Christaias
No Santa There’s No Virginia This Year
An AP obituary note recounts Virginia O’Hanlon Douglas, who challenged the Santa Claus question as a child in 1897 and later became a teacher and principal in New York City. It recalls the Sun’s famous Virginia letter and the enduring Santa Claus creed, ending with reflections on faith and Christmas.
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Brian B. King
Associated Press
North Chatham
N.Y
Santa
Virginia
Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas
Taconic Hill
New York
the Sun
America
The
Sun
Church
New York City
Ginia
Santa Claus
Louisiana Democrats vote in a tight gubernatorial runoff
In New Orleans Louisiana Democrats cast ballots in a close gubernatorial runoff between Edwin Edwards and Bennett Johnston. The contest hinges on regional support with Edwards drawing the Catholic south and Johnston the Protestant north as voters respond to anti corruption sentiment from the first primary.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Crowley
South
Bennett Johnston
Shreveport
Edwards
Johnston
Euwards
North
Baton Rouge
Heath says united Ireland only by North South accord
London, AP: Prime Minister Edward Heath states a united Ireland requires Northern Ireland's consent and cannot be forced. Talks on a political settlement are expected to start next year with all parties. He vows to defeat the IRA's murder campaign and Belfast officials plan unarmed civilian volunteers to aid security under a code with the British army.
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London
Edward Heath
United Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northland
Heath
Jinet
Irish Republican Army
Ireland
Belfast
IRA
Brian Faulkner
Warning to Cuba by United States
The United States warned Cuba for attacking ships near the Caribbean and wounding an American. The State Department said the U S will aid ships under attack if asked by the registering nation. The Pentagon said it would take preliminary measures as naval and air units were put on alert.
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Kenneth J. Freel
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
United States
State Department
Cuba
Robert J. McCloskey
Caribbean
U.S
McCloskey
Pentagon
Judge Upholds Suspension At Watson Chapel High
Federal Judge Oren Harris ruled that the suspension of two Watson Chapel High School students will stand. The students faced disciplinary action until the second semester, with attorney George Howard seeking a ruling and school district attorney John Norman Warnock planning a Friday news conference.
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Watson Chapel, Ark
Oren Harris
Watson Chapel
George Howard
Harris
John Norman Warnock
Collision Kills Lonoke Man
Dale Loyd, 51, of Lonoke was killed when his eastbound car crossed the center line on U S 70 and struck Grady Fulmer’s car head on. Fulmer, 53, of North Little Rock, was treated at a Lonoke physician's office.
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Lonoke, Ark
Dale Loyd
Lonoke
U.S 70
Here
Lloyd
Grady Fulmer
North Little Rock
Fulmer
Lanoke
Haiphong Fuel Depot Rebuilt By North Vietnam
North Vietnamese forces have nearly completed reconstruction of Haiphong fuel storage tanks five years after U S bombing. Pentagon sources say new tanks will be finished soon, enabling easier convoy movement to South Vietnam and Cambodia. The depot previously handled about 95 percent of incoming petroleum before June 1966 strikes. President Johnson approved the air raids after Joint Chiefs urged crippling tanks and pumping stations to disrupt trucks.
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Washington
Haiphong
Pentagon
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
New Justices to Take Oath at Supreme Court
Supreme Court will swear in two new justices on January 7, Lewis F. Powell of Virginia and William H. Rehnquist of Arizona. Powell becomes the ninth vice, succeeding Hugo Black, while Rehnquist becomes the hundredth, succeeding John N. Harlan. Powell, a Richmond lawyer, was Senate confirmed December 6. Rehnquist, confirmed December 10, is the first Arizonan and an assistant attorney general.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell
Virginia
Wiliam H. Rehnquist
Arizona
Powell
Hugo L. Black
Rehnquist
John N. Harlan
Richmond
Senate
U.S
Live Mannequin Spooks Shoppers in Calif Mall
In Torrance California Robert the Mannequin animates at a department store, moving to delight shoppers who gasp and applaud. Robert Montoya, 24, performs mime like gestures, recounting encounters with startled crowds and occasional rough contact as he works at grand openings and busy venues.
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Bill Stockton
Associated Press
Torrance
Calif
Robert
Siddenly
Santa Claus
Robert Montoya
Montoya
Pan
Marcel Marceau
Oneida area crash kills 12 year old and injures three
A one car accident five miles north of Oneida Phillips County left Gary Dean Williams 12 dead and three others injured. Eloise Hart 2, Alex Hart 22, and Willie Mays Williams 15 were hospitalized in Helena. The crash occurred when the vehicle overturned after hitting a culvert.
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Helena
Ark
Oneida
Phillips County
Robert Mills
Gary Dean Williams
Mills
Eloise Hart
Alex Hart
Willie Mays Williams
India accuses Pakistan of truce violations amid refugee crisis
India and Pakistan exchanged claims of breach after a day of clashes along the Punjabi border and in Kashmir. Pakistan denies and says Yahya Khan plans a representative government as Bhutto assumes foreign minister duties. Refugee relief costs rise. India faces reconstruction needs in East Pakistan.
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Pakistan
Associated Press
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
East Pakistan
Goon
Radio Pakistan
Punjabi
Kashmir
Awami League
Yahya
Naje
Jullundur
Amritsar
Ferozepore
Muri
Mendhar
New Delhi
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