Christmas Day Prayers For Peace Across Christian World
A global observance of Christmas Day featured solemn prayers for peace as leaders from Pope John XXIII to Queen Elizabeth II urged restraint and unity. The day mixed celebrations with strikes in Belgium and ongoing conflict in Algeria while U.S. leaders Eisenhower and Kennedy spent time with families.
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John XXIII
Geoffrey Fisher
Canterbury
Britain
Elizabeth II
British Commonwealth
Juliana
The
Netherlands
Stamford Executive Kills Family Then Commits Suicide
Stamford Connecticut police report Lawrence G. Moser a 48 year old executive killed his two daughters a friend and acid attacked two women before driving off and fatally shooting himself investigators say the spree stemmed from his separation from wife Helen 42 The victims include Charlotte 18 a UC Berkeley student? Marion 15 a Stamford High School pupil plus neighbors Veronica Frommeyer 50 and Mrs Garthwaite The suspect a Paper Novelty Co production manager died at the scene after being confronted by trooper William Girard and officer John Ward on a lonely road
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Stamford, Conn
Lawrence G. Moser
Helen
Moser
Charlotte
University of Connecticut
Marion
Robert C. Garthwaite
Garthwaite
Stamford Hosital
Quarrel Delays Christmas Service at Church of the Nativity
In Bethlehem the long standing clash between Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox monks halted Christmas Day worship for over 30 minutes in the Grotto of the Manger. A truce was reached after Jordanian governor intervention. The dispute centered on stepping on the area near the Christ birth star and the manger.
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Algeria
Europe
America
U. S
Francis Gary Powers
John R. McCone
Topeka
Kan
Freeman B. Olmstead
Elmira
N. Y
Barents Sea
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
U.S
Greenland
Bethlehem
Church of Nativity
Christ
Bethelehem
Church of the Nativity
Ihsan Bey Hashem
Jordan
Jersualem
Alberto Gori
Jesus
Tall Man Sought in Fatal Stabbing of Boy
Detectives pursue a tall dark complexioned man seen near the scene where 14 year old Robert Guitarri was stabbed six times while delivering a Christmas tree in upper Manhattan. Police report multiple sightings of the suspect after the Friday night killing.
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New York
Robert Guitarri
Upper Manhattan
Most Deadly Christmas Weekend Traffic Toll Warned
The extended Christmas period is projected to yield about 510 traffic deaths, with 356 total in motor vehicle accidents so far and more than 130 on Christmas Day. Fires and other accidents add to the toll as safety officials urge extra caution.
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National Safety Council
Six Die in Wreck During Christmas Holiday Peak
Fatalities mounted as a 78 hour Christmas period ended with six deaths in a desert highway crash near Boron California. Rain and snow were forecast across the east and northwest with slick highways from storms last week.
Snow and Cold Air Sweep Wide Area Across Nation
Frigid air and snow moved across the northern Midwest from the Dakotas through southern Minnesota into Wisconsin and northern Michigan with no heavy snow reported. The snow belt was seen from the Great Lakes to New England as colder weather spread widely. Moisture from the Gulf produced low clouds and fog with light drizzle over many Gulf states while rain or showers threatened areas northward toward the Ohio Valley and lower Great Lakes. Freezing conditions extended across the Rockies and central plateaus from the Dakotas to the Appalachians and into New England.
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Midwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Great Lakes
New England
Gulf
Gulf States
Arkansas
Tennessee
Ohio Valley
Georgia
North Carolina
Rockies
Plateau
Appalachians
Kennedy Victory Tops 1960 News In AP Year Review
The 1960 top story is John F Kennedy's narrow victory over Richard Nixon making him the youngest elected president and first Catholic in the White House. U2 incident followed closely with Francis Powers captured. Paris Summit collapse led by Khrushchev. Congo independence and UN intervention marked fourth. Christmas airliner collision closes the year as editors’ note.
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John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
Associated Press
Kennedy
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
White House
Sverdlovsk
Soviet Union
Francis G. Powers
Moscow
No. 3
Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
Macmillan
Britain
de Gaulle
Africa
World Councils
Top Ten News Highlights Include Aviation Disaster and Crisis
The list features the mid air crash in New York that killed 136 and impacted Brooklyn churches, the U 2 Powers trial, Congo independence turmoil with UN aid, Castro’s shift toward the Soviet orbit, Khrushchev at the UN, space and nuclear milestones, Eisenhower’s Japan trip canceled amid riots, and New Orleans school integration sit ins. The year’s worst aviation disaster marks No 5.
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Kennedy
Nixon
Congo
U.N
Africa
New York
Castro
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Japan
New Orleans
U.S
United Airlines
Fidel Castro
America
U. S
Cuba
United Nations
Triton
George Washington
France
Nuclear Club
Kishi
Yule Temperature Sets New Record
Christmas Day 1960 brought a 68 degree high, surpassing the 67 set in 1950, with a 34 degree low and no freezing weather. The balmy conditions boosted church attendance and holiday activities, while a cold front was expected to return with highs near 42 and a low around 20 later.
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Mercury
Lawrence
Brazil Crashes Kill 12, Injure 35 On Christmas Night
Twelve people died and 35 were injured in two separate Brazil crashes. A bus struck a locomotive at a Rio de Janeiro crossing leaving six dead and 16 hurt. Near Fortaleza a truck overturned on the highway killing six laborers and injuring 19.
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Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Rio
Fortaleza
Farm Agents And Dealers to Meet Here Wednesday
County agents and fertilizer dealers from nine counties will meet at 9 30 a m Jan 4 at the 4 H Fairgrounds for an all day session Local and area fertilizer dealers and farmers are asked to call the Douglas County Extension Office before Dec 30 Six is the Douglas County extension agent Counties represented include Shawnee Jefferson Leavenworth Wyandotte Osage Johnson Franklin and Miami Lyle Greer of the Ottawa Co Op Elevator will lead the morning session Dean McHard of Kaw Fertilizer Co Williamstown will lead the afternoon session L E Anderson F R Smith and Arlan Woltemath will be on the morning program F E Hartzler John Braum and Robert Bohannon will be on the afternoon program A question and answer period closes the program.
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Douglas County
Deal Six
Shawnee
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Wyandotte
Osage
Johnson
Franklin
Miami
Lyle Greer
Ottawa
L. E. Anderson
Kansas State University
F. W. Smith
Kansas State
Arlan Woltemath
Kansas City
F. E. Hartzler
John Braum
KSU
Robert Bohannon
Nationalists Open Fire in Oran Moslem Quarter
Islamic nationalists fired at police from rooftops in Oran Algeria's Quran Moslem quarter. No casualties reported. Military authorities said 11 Moslem soldiers and two French soldiers were killed earlier Sunday in a clash with nationalist Algerian rebels.
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Oran
Algeria
Quran
Fumes Kill Man and Wife at Kansas Farm Home
Mr and Mrs Earl Norman aged in their sixties died from asphyxiation found by a family member at their farm home sixty four miles west of Junction City Kansas The tragedy occurred Saturday shortly after the couple were last seen alive authorities said no other details were released.TRUE
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Junction City
Kan
Earl Norman
Holiday Highways Cited for Quiet Christmas Traffic
Douglas County and Lawrence saw hundreds of cars on highways and streets over the weekend but police labeled the period very quiet for Christmas Eve and Day. One minor Sunday crash caused $400 damage with no injuries, while highway patrol noted ideal weather and good driving. National tolls rose toward 510 on the NSC estimate, and Turnpike traffic was expected to surge tonight as troopers stay on duty.
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Douglas County
Lawrence Streets
Robert L. Gallagher
N. 5Th St
Roy Butts
Lake
N. 5Th
Lyons
Kansas Highway Patrol
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
Lawrence
Elmer Martin
Nolen Johnson
Sheriff's Office
Martin
Embassy blast rocks La Paz. no injuries reported
A dynamite bomb exploded at the U.S. Embassy residence in La Paz Bolivia Saturday night. The State Department said windows were broken but no injuries were reported. Ambassador Carl Strom and his wife were believed to be inside. Strom has faced recent leftist demonstrations.
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Washington
U. S
la Paz
Bolivia
State Department
Carl Strom
Strom
Priest murdered in Tepic after Christmas mass
In Tepic Mexico a Roman Catholic priest was bludgeoned to death minutes after finishing midnight mass. Police blamed thugs who robbed him of alms collected during the service.
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Tepic
Mexico
Weather Outlook for Northeast Kansas Turns Colder
Partly cloudy and colder today with winds 15 to 25 mph. Tonight clears, mostly fair and cold. Tuesday remain cool with highs in the 30s and lows around 20. Temps Tuesday through Saturday run about 5 degrees below normals, with light snow at period end and little other precipitation.
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Kansas
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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Tom Henshaw
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