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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1974

Page

3

Cox family reunites with gravely ill liver transplant patient

In a two line, heartwarming scene James RB reports the Cox family from Avon Ohio visits seven year old Marty Cox at Colorado General Hospital on Christmas night after donations funded the trip. The boy has endured a 13 month hospital stay since July 1969 with a virus infection delaying home visits and his father Robert Cox facing layoffs and debt.

James RB Hood Denver Marty Cox Colorado General Hospital Robert Cox Denver Ford Assembly Lorain Ohio Coxes Cox Marty Tie

Christmas Eve Holy Year Opening Amid Global Festivities

Pope Paul opens the Holy Door in St. Peter's as millions plan pilgrimages for 1975. Bethlehem hosts thousands of foreign pilgrims, while Jerusalem and Nazareth mark Christmas with Masses and processions. Mecca observes Feast of the Sacrifice alongside Christmas. Hanoi and other Vietnamese churches report midnight Mass. Queen Elizabeth II warns of NI unrest. Queen Juliana calls for reflection on life and humanity's purpose.

St. Peter’s Basilica Rome Paul Bethlehem Christ G.G. Beltritti Jerusalem Gabriel Jesus Mecca North Vietnam Agacy VNA St. Joseph’s Hanoi Fam Long Nam Dong Nam Ma Elizabeth II Northern Ireland Juliana Netherlands

Bomb threat empties Boys Town chapel in Omaha

At Boys Town Dowd Memorial in Omaha Nebraska a bomb threat caused the evacuation of about 750 worshippers. Police and county deputies found a simulated pipe bomb in the holy water font. no other device appeared. Officials said the device was harmless and the crowd dispersed after the warning.

Omaha Neb Robert Hupp Boys Town Father Hupp Dowd Douglas County William E. Ramsey Prereset Enrace

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