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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1969
Page
1
Santa Claus, exhausted after a round the world junket, grants a brief Las Vegas interview. He offers no reason for choosing Las Vegas as the final stop and cites public demand as a cause of delays. Mrs. Claus adds humor about her husband and Las Vegas lights, noting it has long been his final stop.
Viet Cong radio claims U S B 52s violated the Christmas truce by bombing Tay Ninh and Quang Tri as clashes persist. U S counters with 79 reported Viet Cong violations, 58 enemy dead and 10 captured. Marines kill 31 Communists near Da Nang.
Waves of Israeli fighter bombers attacked Egyptian SAM bases along a 40 mile Suez front for eight and a half hours. Egypt said four Israeli planes were shot down with two damaged, while Israel claimed the new bases were wiped out and denied Egyptian casualty reports.
Nevada pollution and civil rights take center stage at SUN Youth Forum led by Mrs. Peggy Phillips. Student Mike Arenaz highlights calls for integrated communities, stronger anti-smog laws by 1980, and funding for an anti-pollution board to enforce laws.
Pope Paul VI urged a Christmas truce extension in Vietnam during an 18 minute Christmas message to 100000 in St. Peter's Square but the cease-fire expired hours later and fighting continued. He also prayed for Nigeria Biafra and Middle East peace.
In Los Angeles, Mexican-American protesters interrupted midnight Mass at St Basil's Church and a morning service. James Cardinal McIntyre led prayers as police reported five officers injured and about seven protesters arrested. Demonstrators claimed church funds should aid the community.
Grayson and Keel headline at the Fremont Hotel in a third return noted for nostalgia and strong audience approval. They deliver classic songs including Un Bel Di Amsterdam You Are Love while comic Jay Lawrence opens with Noel.
The National Safety Council forecast 800 to 920 traffic deaths during the 102 hour Christmas travel period. Early quarter tolls show under six deaths per hour with fewer than expected fatalities in the Midwest and Rocky Mountains due to snow. Notable crashes include seven dead near White River on Christmas Eve, five dead on Interstate 83 near Lewisberry Pennsylvania, and four dead in a Christmas Day single vehicle crash at Tarrytown New York.
Weather notes show variable cloudiness with a slight chance of showers and northerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Today's high 55 and low 35, yesterday's high 64 and low 35. Noontime humidity 45 percent, sunrise at 6 50, sunset at 4 31.
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