Christmas Messages of Peace Across the Globe
Christmas greetings from Pope Paul VI, Archbishop Coggan, and leaders from Ford to the queen shared hopes for peace and justice. Yet conflicts persisted in Ireland, South Africa, and near Bethlehem as families celebrated amid snow, travels, and a temporary truce in some regions.
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Paul VI
Christ
Donald Coggan
Canterbury
Ford
Queen of England
Jordan River
Bethlehem
Church of the Nativity
Ireland
South Africa
Nicosia
Karpass
Pope Paul
Vatican City
St. Peter’s Square
Mr. Coggan
Church of England
Soviet Union
Central
United States
Great Lakes
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Virginias
Nontraditional Christmas Observances Highlight Local Beliefs
Jehovah's Witnesses eschewed Christmas at Claire Reid's Onalaska home while Chanukah gifts appeared at the Levenstein residence. Unitarian members held a Christmas brunch with carols, reflecting diverse local customs during the holiday period.
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Santa Claus
Claire Reid
Gilster St
Onalaska
Reids
la Crosse Area
David Levenstein
Winnebago St
Back From Down Under Christmas An Australian pause at home
The Bouchard family returns to La Crosse after three years in Australia where December is summer heat. They recall Santa in a park, plastic trees, and locals adjusting Christmas traditions to the climate. Australia pays birth bonuses and women work mainly as secretaries and teachers while education relies on parental support.
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Carter
Lillian
Elizabeth II
Britain
Commonwealth
Northern Ireland
Christ
Margaret B. Campbell
23Rd St
la Crosse
Richard Morehouse
Charles St
Reids
Jehovah's Witnesses
Levenstein
Maurice
Sharon Bouchard
Australia
Bouchards
Bouchard
Trane Co
Sidney
Santa
Mexican narcotics squad cuts deep into heroin trade
Mexican drug control agents in their 20s seized 1.2 million dollars of cocaine and heroin and 563 tons of marijuana in nine months. They destroyed 14 450 acres of poppy and 13 800 acres of marijuana, made 5022 arrests including 416 foreigners, and now supply about 80 percent of US heroin. The effort has U.S. backing with planes, helicopters, radios and equipment, and eight dozen fields destroyed across the country.
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Mexico City
United States
Alejandro Gertz
Mexico
Jose Lopez Portillo
Gertz
Turkey
Latin America
Couple marks 70th Christmas wedding anniversary
SAN BRUNO California AP Anne Sayles 70th wedding anniversary with husband Chester aged 89. The couple met as teenagers in Seattle square dance 1906 and wed on December 25 1906. They credit endurance to compromise and mutual support across their long marriage.
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San Bruno
Calif
Anne Sayles
Chester
Chester Sayles
Anne
Seattle
Judge Allows Lower Penalty for Wausau Paper Mills
Circuit Judge Ronald D. Keberle ruled that Wausau Paper Mills may pay a reduced penalty for sulfur dioxide emissions. The court set a total of 4400 dollars for 47 alleged violations, far below the DNR’s suggested 208000 dollars, noting substantial abatement efforts and ongoing monitoring.
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Wausau, Wis
Ronald D. Keberle
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Keberle
Wausau Paper Mills Co
William V. Arnold
Wausau Paper Mills
Wausau Paper
Wisconsin River
Nothern
Kamps
Radio Operator Helps People Communicate
Mansfield Ohio based Robert V Altomonte uses a shortwave set to reach U S servicemen at overseas bases then links to a telephone line so families back home can speak with them. He says hearing joy and tears of families and service members greeting each other is an emotional time.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Robert V. Altomonte
Altomonte
U.S
United States
Altormonte
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Eileen Alt Powell
Associated Press
Vail
Colo
Rocky Mountain
John H. Glenn Jr
Robert Orr
Plains
Rosalynn
Amy
Americus
Sally
Karen
Simcha Prombaum
Morehouse
Morehouses
Ken Wesely
Tribune
Maurice Bouchard
Benjamin
Elizabeth
Robert
Mike Alfieri
Charles Kamps
Madison
Wausau
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