Yanks in Viet Nam Attend Christmas Party Under Sniper Watch
In Trung Sap near Saigon, 15 U.S. Army instructors and about 500 Vietnamese ranger trainees held a quiet Christmas at a frontier base. A midnight Mass, a small tree, and a turkey dinner carried 30 miles through rough roads as Viet Cong snipers watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm W. Browne
Associated Press
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Trung Sap
Trung Lao
Linton C. Beasley
Lynchburg
U.S
Dinh Tuan Ngan
Father Ngan
Viet Nam
Grim Christmas traffic toll tops six-year mark
Traffic deaths during the 78-hour Christmas period reached 254, with fires killing 83 and other mishaps 86. The National Safety Council raised its total to 550 or more, noting ice and snow worsening highway hazards across the country. Violent deaths for the period reached 693.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Hearne
Tex
Warren
Marietta
Ohio
Groton
N.Y
Nankin Township
Detroit
Special Acts of Kindness Prolong Christmas Warmth
A season of generosity spreads across the continent. Victims of fires, accidents, and poverty receive aid from neighbors and organizations. Notable acts include a Massena boy asking Santa to remember his sister, a Bloomfield fire response for Cahill children, and a Galveston family receiving shelter, meals, clothing, and a job offer after homelessness. A Springfield donor sent 991 dollars to the Salvation Army Christmas fund, requested anonymously.
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Pierce Lehmbeck
Associated Press
North Pole
Freddie Downer
Massena
N.Y
Santa Claus
Santa
Vicky
St. Nick’s
Bloomfield
Bloomfield, Conn
James F. Cahill
Cahills
Louisa Cahill
James Sanders
Clarence Lofton
Nashville
New Cumberland
Harrisburg
Wilbur Jones
Fairview Fire Co
Fairview Lions’ Club
Jones
Ladies
Silas Brown
Florida
Texas
Galveston
Brown
Springfield
Salvation Army
Weather snapshot: frigid Friday with possible heavy snow
4 am to 2 pm readings show a high near 45 and a low around 14 with a cold year ago contrast. Snow is forecast for northeast Kansas with potential heavy accumulation tonight and Wednesday. tonight’s low in the 20s and Wednesday’s high around 35 to 40.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Missouri
Weather Bureau
Kansas City
50 S Africans Dead in Christmas Violence
In a "black Christmas weekend" in Johannesburg and across South Africa at least 50 people died violently during the holiday period. More than 1,000 hospital admissions for brawls and assaults were recorded, with 620 whites treated at Johannesburg General Hospital. Traffic crashes accounted for about 20 fatalities amid rising racial tension and hostility toward nonwhites.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Johannesburg Star
Die Vaderland
Johannesburg General Hospital
Kennedy to Tour Asia and Europe With Indonesia Visit Planned
State Department officials said Attorney General and Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy likely will visit Indonesia during a world tour that will carry the President's brother from Tokyo to Berlin in February.
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Washington
State Department
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Indonesia
Tokyo
Berlin
Peppercorn quits legislature for federal post in Engineers office
George Peppercorn of 120 Pawnee Ave resigns as Democratic state representative from the 14th District to take an appointment in the Corps of Engineers real estate division in Riverdale North Dakota effective Jan 3. A special meeting of 14th District party officials Jan 4 will choose a successor for Gov. John Anderson’s final approval. Peppercorn, a longtime Lawrence resident and real estate and insurance man, voiced pride in the new challenge.
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George Peppercorn
Pawnee Ave
Corps of Engineers
Riverdale
N. Dak
Peppercorn
John Anderson
Douglas County
Democratic Central Committee
Frank McDonald
Mass
Kansan
Spearville
Lawrence
Signal Corps
Pacific
American Legion
VFW
Knife & Fork Club
The
Eagles
World Leaders Call for Peace in Christmas Messages
Western leaders urge unity amid growing tensions as Kennedy pledges support to West Berlin. Willy Brandt thanks the U S president and Berliners amid wall tensions. Church services fill in Berlin and Jerusalem while a Christmas Eve bombing in Bethlehem kills about 50.
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Associated Press
Kennedy
East
West Berlin
John XXII
Jerusalem
Judean
Bethlehem
Accidents Decline as County Reports Safe Christmas
Douglas Countys Christmas traffic record stands as one of the best with only minor crashes and two fatalities in the holiday period. Sheriff Fred Broeker credits weather and fewer risky drives, while officials urge continued caution for New Years Eve and Day.
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Douglas County
Fred Broeker
Kansas
Safety Department
Kansas Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Department
Police Department
John Anderson
Broeker
Douglas County Residents Reach 1961 CROP Total
Douglas County contributions to the Christian Rural Overseas Program reach 2940.08 dollars in 1961 under Walter Kampschroeder chairing the county board. The drive supports overseas food relief and tallies show Lawrence and other towns contributing through church groups and student organizations. The total may surpass 3000 dollars with credits from Topeka offices.
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Douglas County
Christian Rural Overseas
Walter Kampschroeder
Douglas
Topeka
Lawrence
Church World Service
Lawrence City
Tom Yee
Max Thomas
Benton Roy Hanan
Eudora City
Oscar Broers
Baldwin
Palmyra
Wilson County
Kanwaka
Wesley Wulfkuhle
United Student Fellowship
Lawrence High School
Lyle Griffith
Hi-Y
Curtis Robb
Pike Turnpike Reports Low Christmas Accident Toll
Wichita AP says Kansas Turnpike saw only four non injury accidents during the Christmas holiday period from 6 p m Friday to midnight Monday. Chief engineer manager L W Newcomer reported all four occurred Friday night and the tollway carried 74 814 vehicles totaling 4 488 000 miles.
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Wichita
Kansas Turnpike
L. W. Newcomer
Newcomer
Earthquakes Felt Across Missouri. Lawrence Reports No Calls
Western Missouri woke to tremors around 7 a.m. with Nevada as the likely epicenter based on KU and EU seismographs. No damage or injuries were reported in Lawrence, and local agencies had received no quake-related calls as researchers work to pinpoint the exact site and magnitude around 3.0.
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Lawrence
Missouri
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Lawrence Police Department
Nevada
Kansas University
Kansas City
William W. Hambleton
Kansas Geological Survey
Hambleton
St. Louis University
Kansas
Nemaha
Central Plains
St. Louis
Louis F. Dellwig
EU Geology Department
Golfers play Christmas Day in snow at Lawrence Country Club
Buddy Hanna his son John and friend Chris Whitenight braved Christmas snow for a seventh Yale Day appearance on the Lawrence course. They painted balls red to find them, tracked them on snow, and played six holes despite the weather with pars by John and Chris. They adapted greens and sledding interference briefly paused play.
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Buddy
Hanna
John
Chris Whitenight
Lawrence Country Club
Hannas
Buddy Hanna
KLCC
Chris
George Bernhardt
Kansas University
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