Merry Christmas the unlisted name in a California saga
Sacramento AP reports Merry Christmas a 21 year old medical center receptionist who uses an unlisted phone number after persistent calls and taunts. Her family notes the name causes jokes and odd questions, with occasional threats, amid a long lineage tracing to England and a single prior named Christmas.
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Merry Christmas
Sacramento
Calif
Rancho Cordonia
Miss Christmas
Chester V. Christmas
Amarillo
Tex
Merry
Cherie
Conscientious Objector Status Upheld in Draft Case
In San Francisco federal court Judge Stanely Weigel ruled Bowen may claim conscientious objector status based on religion even if opposed to a single war. He struck down Section 61 of the Selective Service Act for violating church state neutrality, sending the case to the Solicitor General for potential appeal. Bowen faced induction June 23, 1968, after moving from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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San Francisco
U.S. District Court
Stanely Weigel
Leslie C. Bowen
Weigel
Bowen
U.S
Cecil Poole
Solicitor General
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan Draft Board
Draft Board
Michigan Appeals Board
Oakland
Calif
Salvation Army Christmas aid aids 80 families in Lawrence
In Lawrence the Salvation Army distributes holiday support with 148 checks mailed to people living alone and grocery deliveries to other families. Adopted families receive items per their agency, and church gifts go to needy residents. Traffic is light due to fog and Christmas activities. A patron slipped on icy steps at a tavern, injuring a leg.
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Tran
Salvation Army
Army
Bethlehem Christmas under heavy Israeli security
In Bethlehem notables and pilgrims observed Christmas amid Israeli troops and jeeps patrolling the town. Mass at the Church of the Nativity was led by the Latin patriarch with Brig. Gen. Rafael Vardi in attendance. Security remained tight after threats by Arab guerrillas, as crowds dwindled from 3,000 to a few hundred.
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Bethlehem
Rafael Vardi
West Bank
Jordan River
Msgr
Alberto Gori
Church of St. Catherine
Jesus
Manson Granted Right to Defend Himself at Trial
Charles Manson, charged with the Tate murders and related killings, is allowed to defend himself without a court-appointed lawyer. Judge William B. Keene said Manson is competent but cannot have co counsel. Manson may seek external legal advice and has three weeks to study grand jury testimony before entering a plea. He vows no defense left.
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Charles M. Manson
Nomads
Sharon Tate
Manson
Superior Court
William B. Keene
Keene
Mason
Lawrence Steinberg
Luke McKissack
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Steinberg
McKissack
Joseph A. Ball
California State Bar Association
Ball
Miss Tate
Bel Air
Death Valley
God
Satan
Christmas Truce Ends Action as Usual After War Truce
Allied forces resumed combat in South Vietnam after a 24-hour Christmas cease-fire. U.S. Command reported 79 enemy-initiated incidents, but American battlefield deaths fell to a three-month low as total U.S. dead neared 40,000. The Da Nang area saw most clashes while helicopters broadcast carols and fed troops with holiday meals.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
da Nang
Stanley Y. Lew
Los Angeles
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam
Camp Eagle
Hue
Bob Hope
U.S. Army
Long Binh
Terence Cardinal Cooke
New York
Troubled Decade Is Ending For Latin America Region
AP reports Latin America faced a turbulent era from Soviet missiles near the U S Cuba crisis to U S backed invasions in the Dominican Republic. Castro’s resilience, U S aid efforts, rising anti U S sentiment, and widespread military rule shaped a fragile regional balance by the late 1960s.
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Latin America
Mexico City
Soviet Union
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
Castro
Russia
Moscow
Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Mexico
Costa Rica
Abbie Hoffman Illness Delays 1968 Convention Riot Trial
The trial of seven men charged with conspiring to incite rioting at the 1968 Democratic National Convention recessed for Christmas after Abbie Hoffman was hospitalized with bronchial pneumonia. Judge Julius Hoffman ordered a medical examination and set a Friday hearing on his illness.
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Chicago
Quentin Young
U.S. District Court
Abbott
Abbie” Hoffman
Julius J. Hoffman
Hoffman
Abbie Hoffman
Youth International Party
Yippies
Leonard I. Weinglass
Richard J. Daley
U.S
Sato Group Poised for Victory in Japanese General Election
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Eisaku Sato and the Liberal Democratic Party are favored to win a comfortable majority in the 486-seat Diet House of Representatives election. Campaign themes focus on domestic issues such as living costs and taxes, with Okinawa return to Japan a secondary topic.
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Tokyo
Eisaku Sato
Liberal Democratic Party
Okinawa
House of Representatives
Diet
Sato
United States
Japan
Celebrities Spend Christmas Season Away From Home
Holiday travel spreads across the U S with John Glenn and stars at Sun Valley and Aspen while New York Mayor Lindsay escapes to St Lucia. Bob Hope entertains troops in Vietnam as Tony Bennett and Count Basie perform in Miami away from home.
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Sun Valley Ski Resort
Idaho
John Glenn
Andy Williams
Jimmy Stewart
Gregory Peck
James Garner
Art Linkletter
Henry Mancini
Janet Leigh
Ethel Kennedy
New York
John V. Lindsay
St. Lucia
West Indies
Lindsay
Hugh Heffner
Chicago
Aspen
Colo
Acapulco
Mexico
Bethlehem
Camp Eagle
Vietnam
da Nang
Bob Hope
Neil A. Armstrong
Hope
Connie Stevens
Tony Bennett
Count Basie
Diplomat Hotel
Miami
Bennett
Traffic Toll Rises Across Regions During Christmas Weekend
The Associated Press reports 76 deaths from Thanksgiving to Christmas travel as snow sleet and freezing rain hinder motorists from the middle Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys to the Great Lakes. Far West雪 also reports snow. The four day holiday began with the 6 p.m. Wednesday tally and runs to midnight Sunday.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Ohio
Great Lakes
Far West
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