Charlie Chaplin Dies at 88 in Switzerland
Charlie Chaplin died in his sleep on Christmas Day at age 88 in Vevey Switzerland with his wife Oona Chaplin and eight of his ten children at his bedside. He was knighted in 1975 and had been confined to a wheelchair, with failing sight speech and hearing. A private funeral will be held Tuesday for the family, who planned to spend New Year at Crans sur Sierre. Chaplin’s career spanned The Kid Shoulder Arms and The Great Dictator, and his life included McCarthy era exile to Switzerland and a 1944 45 paternity suit outcome.
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Charles Chaplin
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Madrid
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Soviet Union
Justice Department
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Carol Ann
Miss Barry
Jackie Coogan
Hijacker Subdued By Cops
An incoherent man aboard Eastern Airlines flight 688 attempted to hijack the DC9 with 39 aboard. After two and a half hours of negotiations, FBI and police overpowered him. Nikolai Wischnewsky of Pearl River or Mahwah was to be arraigned on air piracy charges.
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Shopping Spree At Mayfair Market On Christmas Day
A broken lock left a Mayfair Market door unlatched leading to 15 customers shopping unimpeded on Christmas day. Metro Officer Ron Olthoff found the scene and ensured the store was secured after noting minimal theft and an odd display of holiday generosity from shoppers.
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Boulder Highway
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Olthoff
Christmas Weekend Traffic Toll Sees Surging Fatalities
United Press International reports 242 traffic deaths in first 48 hours of the holiday weekend with Texas at 23 deaths. NSC warns the toll could double. fires and other causes add 22 and 2 respectively for a 266 total. Three die in Marlboro fire.
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Yule Gun Play Ends In Death in San Bernardino
Anthony Maestas, 20, drew a pistol at a Christmas Day party and discharged it, killing his common law wife Ann Buen, 20, who died at San Bernardino Community Hospital. Deputies said a murder complaint would be sought against Maestas, who remained jailed.
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Israel Egypt Near Peace Outline Two Committees Formed
Israel and Egypt plan a joint declaration of basic principles for a Middle East settlement after a two day meeting between Anwar Sadat and Menahem Begin. They announced a military committee led by the defense ministers to meet in Jerusalem and a political committee led by the foreign ministers to operate from Cairo.
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Bodies found as Hillside Strangler case expands
Paired with a Pasadena Rose Bowl view, the 18 year old Paula Glen Ward is declared victim No 12 after autopsy. LAPD and Pasadena police teams press the Hillside Strangler investigation while Clyde Tyler is cleared and sent to a mental hospital.
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