Christmas Spirit A Joyous Thing
The Christmas spirit breaks through war and indifference with acts of kindness and shared celebrations. Maj. Susan Wright notes Go Vap orphans receive 200 boxes of toys clothing and medicine. a Philippine farmer returns found money to police. Toronto agent helps a job seeker. Pope Paul VI urges a global call for goodwill and denounces complacent self sufficiency.
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AIR Force
Susan Wright
North Tonawanda
N.Y
Saigon
Philippines
Toronto
Paul VI
Five Children Die in Martinsville Fire at Christmas
A Christmas Eve fire in Leatherwood near Martinsville Virginia killed five children of the Martin family and left Mrs Gaynelle Martin 25 and others injured. An explosion occurred during a kerosene fueled stove blaze leveling an eight room home. The dead are Sheila 4 Renny 2 Theresa Gaynelle 7 Leila mortal Hospital patient Elsie Ann Hairston 6.
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Martinsville
Gaynelle Martin
129 Die in Korean Hotel Blaze in Seoul Safety Shock
A Christmas day fire at the Taeyonkak Hotel on a busy Seoul street left at least 129 dead with many more unaccounted for. Nine Americans were among guests. 102 people hospitalized. Officials credit a propane gas burner explosion in a 2nd floor cafe as the blaze began.
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Seoul
Taeyonkak Hotel
Sydney Sien-yung Yu
Emassy
Lee Kwang-tatk
Los
South Korea
Christmas Day Casualties Rise in South Vietnam
SAIGON AP reports mounting casualties on Christmas Day as South Vietnamese forces end a 24 hour cease fire and accuse the Viet Cong of violations. Toll climbs to 13 dead with 36 enemy troops reported killed and two minor incidents of suspected enemy ground fire toward U.S. aircraft. The unilateral three day cease fire remains in effect until 1 am Monday Saigon time, while Hanoi warns POWs will not be freed as long as U.S. warplanes continue operations. The notice notes fighting excludes Cambodia and Laos with ongoing air strikes from bases in South Vietnam and Thailand. The U.S. and allies seek continued air support amid renewed North Vietnamese activity.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Radio
North Vietnam
North
Radio Handi
William P. Rogers
Washington
Four in Family Die In Crash At Hennessey
A 47 year old Lawton woman Thea S Moore died when her car was struck by a westbound train at Blue Beaver Creek crossing eight miles west and one south of Lawton. Her husband Jesse W a Glenn Oil Co warehouseman survived. In Texas Maude Ann Stroup 60 of 210 S 16th died when her car left Texas 6 near College Station and plunged into a creek. Four members of a Drummond Oklahoma family died in a two car crash near Hennessey on Oklahoma 51 in Kingfisher County. Local patrolman Fred Whitehead cited details of the western Oklahoma mishap and noted survivors. The Texan victim’s survivors include two sons and two sisters among others. See LAWTON MOTHER, Page 4A, Col. 2.
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Jack Green
Thea I. Moore
Lawton
Here
College Station
Tex
Blue Beaver Creek
Thea S. Moore
Oklahoma City
Quanah
Jesse W
Glenn Oil Co
Texas
Maude Ann Stroup
S. 16Th
Texas 6
Hennessey
Oklahoma
Kingfisher
Drummond
Okla
Fred Whitehead
Moore
Bonanza Club
Whitehead
L. D. Reynolds
Dewayne
Elizabeth
Bernis L. Stroup
Beechwood Drive
Loren Stroup
Houston
Betty
Fort Hood
Thelma Hall
Lindsay
Mike Miller
Utica
Calif
Jessie Miller
Stroup
Vian
John S. Stroup
Pampa
Sooner Aboard Missing Airliner
In Lima Peru search crews held hope for an Electra turbo prop missing with 92 aboard after a farm worker reported seeing a flaming plane in dense east central jungle during an attempted landing. The Lima to Iquitos flight vanished Friday with 86 passengers and six crew members. officials have found no trace.
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Lima
Peru
Iquitos
Amazon River
Federal school aid increase under consideration
Secretary Elliot Richardson outlined administration plans for a major rise in federal school funding and new taxes to back it. He noted unresolved questions on revenue and parochial school aid and did not rule out Nixon linking the issue to a state of the union pledge.
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Washington
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Nixon
State of the Union
Congress
House
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Interior
Rogers C. B. Morton
California
Supreme Court
Warm and Windy Sunday Forecast
A warm windy day with southerly winds eight to 22 mph is expected pushing highs into the low 70s. A cooling trend arrives by Monday with highs in the mid 60s under partly cloudy skies and patchy ground fog possible in low lying areas tonight.
Urban Renewal Authority Drives City Development
The Lawton Urban Renewal Authority led by a five member mayor appointed board oversees urban renewal projects in Lawton since 1962. Executive Director Arch March guides a staff of 28 with an annual administrative budget of 289 680 and 18 500 salary. Deputy Kenneth F. Brown at 14 000 handles liaison, finance, and policy tasks. The agency funds come from project line items and HUD reporting.
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AWTON
Lawton
Iis
Oklahoma
LURA
Arch
March
Kenneth F. Brown
Brown
HUD
Vincent M. Elmore Jr
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Associated Press
Middle East
Amman
Jordan
Long Binh Quonset Hut
John iIngley
Meredith Brown
New Orleans
Indochina
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Lawton City
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