72_Hour Ulster Cease Fire Ends Quietly
Belfast reports a 72 hour Christmas cease-fire by Irish Republican Army extremists ended at midnight with no immediate violence. Police noted scattered incidents including two explosions and three shooting events. no deaths or serious injuries occurred, though an American tourist and her daughter were involved in one incident.
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Weather spread across nation with cold, rain, and snow
Arctic air chilled the upper Mississippi Valley while western Washington saw steady rain. Grand Forks and Belfast report extreme events, IRA ceasefire noted, and Christmas Day violence included a near miss in Strabane. Fresno church robbery disrupts Christmas Eve service with shots fired.
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PG&E Sees Delay for Mendocino Atomic Plant
PG&E faces delays on an 830 million plant on the Mendocino coast after the Atomic Energy Commission voices serious reservations over earthquake hazards. Geologists report a possible fault at or near the 586 acre site, about 100 miles north of San Francisco. PG&E says it has not reversed its suitability decision.
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United States and Allies Mobilize Nicaraguan Aid Effort
U S airlift from MacDill and Howard bases carries water purification units plasma tents stretchers and generators to Nicaragua for earthquake relief. Spain Britain Japan and Latin American nations send medical supplies money and workers as a disaster task force coordinates aid from the State Department in Washington.
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Pope Paul VI’s 1972 Christmas Message Highlights Global Suffering
The Vatican leader spoke from St Peters Basilica on Christmas Day addressing war hunger and oppression worldwide. He omitted direct Vietnam War references but urged justice and peace for all, delivering the urbi et orbi blessing in 16 languages.
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Christmas Day Protest Outside White House Demonstrated
About 200 antiwar demonstrators held an interfaith Christmas communion across from the White House protesting bombing in North Vietnam. They left an open letter at the fence after White House guards refused to accept it, then joined a second vigil near the National Christmas tree for the Veterans for Peace staged event.
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Nixon landslide wins but falls short of era’s largest
Official canvasses show Nixon 60.9 percent of the popular vote 47,186,390 total votes the highest ever but short of Johnson’s 61.6 percent 1964 record. McGovern 29,169,585 votes 37.7 percent. Schmitz 912,022 votes. Turnout 54.8 percent of 139,563,000 voting age population.
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Nixon's Narrow Victory Amid Record-Low Turnout
Nixon wins with 521 electoral votes after one Virginia elector backed John Hospers. McGovern gains 17 electoral votes, while Spock, Jenness, Fisher, Hall, Munn, and Reed tally smaller totals. Official canvass completed as West Virginia certified results.
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Shooting suspect freed again in New York case
In Manhattan a suspect in a Friday shooting that wounded Patrolman Dennis Dowd and a restaurant patron was freed again by Judge Bruce Wright after his bail was revoked. Gruttola posted $5,000 bond on Sunday, then was re arrested Monday amid police objections.
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Not Much Fight for Congressional Leadership in 93d Congress
Washington report notes waning contest for leadership posts as 93d Congress nears work. House Speaker race centers on Carl Albert with challenger John Conyers Jr symbolic. Wilbur Mills steps aside boosting Albert. ONeill favored to succeed Boggs in race with Gibbons. Ford unlikely to be challenged. Senate Democrats poised to re elect Mike Mansfield after 12 years.
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India may boost grain imports to 5 million tons in 1972 73
A UPI report cites Agriculture Department estimates that India could import as much as 185 million bushels or about 5 million tons for 1972 73 due to drought. Officials note India may not need that much, with some forecasts suggesting 1.5 to 2 million tons if consumer food supplies are protected.
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