Four Americans endure Christmas behind Chinese bars
AP dispatch from Hong Kong reports on four Americans in China’s prisons. The Most Rev. James Walsh, 74, spends his third Christmas in a prison hospital after a 20-year sentence on espionage charges. The other three, including Hugh F. Redmond Jr., 46, face long terms as detainees in bleak conditions.
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Ronnie Wei
Hong Kong
China
James E. Walsh
Cumberland
Hugh F. Redmond Jr
Yonkers
N.Y
Busi
Red China
Red Cross
Bishop Walsh
Ford Opposes Draft Punishment Use
House Republican Leader Gerald Ford argues the draft should supply forces only and not serve punitive aims. He calls for penalties under regular law for violations, amid protests over 1A reclassification of Michigan students who protested in Ann Arbor. A law professor letter urges Johnson to reject draft as a tool to stifle criticism.
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Washington
House
Gerald L.ford
Ford
Congress
Michigan
Draft Board
Ann Arbor
Mich
Johnson
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
State Students Fare Well In School Aids
Wisconsin education aid programs expand grants loans scholarships and part time jobs for freshmen to sophomores at private and public colleges. Officials say funds will be determined later with leadership scholarships covering up to 67 percent of need and tuition grants up to 800 for top seniors.
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Madison
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Thomas Moran
The
Wisconsin Commis
Wallace H. Douma
David J. Elkins
Whitewater State University
Christianized Chanukkah Observed By Mixed Faith Audience
About 150 people watched as Queen of the Universe Church parishioners formed a Christianized Chanukkah Menorah to honor Jewish festival days and foster understanding with Rabbi Gershon Rosenstock of Lawn Manor Hebrew Congregation. Nuns sang Oh Come Oh Come Emanuel as Shamus lit both Old and New Testament candles in a symbol of shared values.
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Margaret Scherf
Chicago
Stanley Ryzner
Hts
Gershon Rosenstock
The
Lawn Manor
Emanuel
Gino L. di Vito
Rabbi Rosenstock
Kramer Reelected Director of Home Loan Bank Chicago
Fred L. Kramer president of First Federal S&L La Crosse was reelected to a two year term as director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. Alvin C. Steinhauer president of Anchor S&L Madison was also reelected. A new director elected is Edward H. Henning of Milwaukee secretary treasurer of United Federal S&L Milwaukee. Direct distance dialing has been in use since Nov 10 1951 in Englewood New Jersey.
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Chicago, Ill
Fred L. Kramer
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
la Crosse
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Alvin C. Steinhauer
Anchor Savings and Loan Association
Madison
Edward H. Henning
Milwaukee
United Federal Savings and Loan Association
Englewood
N.J
Former Union Official Cleared of Theft
Milwaukee AP reports Charles M. Schultz former vice president of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO and former CIO leader was cleared by County Judge Christ T. Seraphim of a theft charge. Schultz 49 had been accused of stealing 100 dollars from UAW Local 248 at Allis-Chalmers. his counsel said the money was repaid and the case arose from a misunderstanding.
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Milwaukee
Charles M. Schultz
Wisconsin
Afl-Cio
Old State Cio
Christ T. Seraphim
Schultz
United Auto Workers
Allis-Chalmers
Convict Receives Full Pardon At Christmas Party
Ed Bowlen, inmate No 38480 since 1955, was granted a full pardon by Gov. Frank G. Clement at a Christmas party for inmates in Nashville. He will become superintendent of a boys dormitory at Jordania after the holidays, per Corrections Commissioner Harry S. Avery.
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Nashville
Tenn
Ed Bowlen
State Penitentiary
Frank G. Clement
Bowlen
Jordania
Harry S. Avery
Third gunfight for Breier at Milwaukee tavern
Milwaukee Police Chief Harold A. Breier, on his 25th year, shot David Lee Settles in a near North Side tavern when Settles lunged with a butcher knife. Settles was critically wounded. two earlier victims survived. Witnesses described a violent confrontation as Breier and Deputy Inspector Jackeson responded to a man with a gun call. Settles, a Chicago man with prior convictions and mental hospital history, had reportedly robbed and threatened others in multiple cities.
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Milwaukee
Harold A. Breier
Breier
David Lee Settles
Chicago
Settles
Charles Jackeson
Near North Side
Jackelon
Illinois State Reformatory
Vandalia
Local motel owner denies ties to Black Out Bingo ads
Arthur Boldt, owner of Vick's Motel, corrects Thursday Tribune report by saying he placed newspaper ads for the game but has no other connection with the firm promoting Black Out Bingo.
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Tribune
Arthur Boldt
Boldt
Vick’s
Two Iowa Men Sentenced For Car Theft In Prairie Du Chien
In Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin two McGregor Iowa men were arrested while trying to stash stolen Christmas gifts in their car. John Kricke 23 pleaded guilty to burglary and received 100 fine plus 30 days jail, unable to pay leading to 30 days in county jail. Chuck Lawson 34 pleaded guilty to burglary and received 90 days in county jail with potential extradition from California due to parole status.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Iowa
Chuck Lawson
John Kricke
McGregor
Kricke
William O’neil
Lawson
California
Mystery of Christmas Tree Origins Traced
The origin of the Christmas tree is uncertain with many legends about its beginnings. Some say the practice survives from ancient Germanic tree worship traditions.
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Mary Downey
New Britain, Conn
Sion
Martha Z
Mack
Clyde
Buster
Pizza Villa
Kramer
Home Loan Bank
Bing Crosby
Newspaperboy
Che la Crosse Tribune
Pardon
Wwe
Fletcher Slade, Jr
Slade
21St ST
Lacrosse, Wis
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