Santa Claus wins Christmas seat in Congress race
AP reports Washington campaign by Congressional Staff Club pitted Santa Claus against Scrooge in a three week drive. Claus won with 679 votes to 346, funds to aid three Washington charities, while Claus hinted at future political ventures and the staff predicted his yearlong term would spread Christmas spirit on Capitol Hill.
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Associated Press
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Preservation push aims to save disintegrating legal records
The American Society for Legal History and National Archives officials warn centuries old records in courthouses are decaying and at risk of loss within 10 to 15 years. A three point federal plan would fund state efforts, create a central index, and preserve privately held manuscripts, with initial costs estimated around 1 million dollars annually.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Archives
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University of Pennsylvania
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University of Kentucky History
Ireland
Bride-to-Be Killed in Northern Ireland Bombings
Belfast gunmen killed a 20-year-old Catholic woman, wounded a British soldier, and injured 12 others in a series of bombings and robberies across Northern Ireland. A 51-year-old grandmother saved a bomb when she tossed it away, later carrying the live device to a park. Police say the Irish Republican Army aims to gut Belfast center by Christmas as authorities defuse further threats. Arkansas Republican women leaders gathered in Hope to discuss plans for a Southern States Republican Women’s Conference in Atlanta in March 1972.
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Francis Gillan
Irish Republican Army
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James Pruden
Hope
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Pine Bluff
Anne Armstrong
National Republican Party
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Little Rock
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Arkansas
Armstrong
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Memphis
Tenn
Atlanta
Promised Marriage Payoff Still in Court Battle
Jack Alan Wilson, 23, claims a contract from Joseph Wagner offering 10,000 if he drops his courtship of Sylvia Wagner. Wagner disputes payment, noting mental duress and views on marriage. Circuit Judge Beer questions its enforceability and settlement talks lead to an out of court resolution.
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Los Angeles
Royal Oak
Oakland County
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Henry Baskin
Nixon's Staff Get Yule Gifts
President and Mrs. Nixon will give full time White House staff a velvet-cased color photograph of George Healy's 1869 portrait of Abraham Lincoln for Christmas. The print shows Lincoln with elbow on knee and head on hand. Volunteers who helped decorate East and State rooms enjoyed a posing session with Mrs. Nixon and Julie Eisenhower.
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