Christmas travel quiet as gas shortages loom nationwide
United Press International reports sparse travel by air, rail and bus on Christmas Day while motorists faced fuel scarcities. Police describe stranded drivers, closed stations, and surcharges as gas stations in several states limit sales to a few dollars per customer. In New Jersey, Newark airport is very quiet with no traffic or people.
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Cosmonauts Klimuk and Lebedev Land Safely From Soyuz 13
Soviet cosmonauts Pyotr Klimuk and Valentin Lebedev returned to Earth after an eight day mission, landing near Karaganda as a snowstorm and high winds battered the descent. The pair reported smudged portholes but a safe and successful landing under Tass reported conditions.
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Couple freezes to death in Schenectady home
In Schenectady New York an elderly couple Frank Baker 93 and Katherine 91 died after the electric company cut power and they huddled on the cold living room floor. A grandson Basil Heise found them on Christmas Eve and detectives expect the case to go before a grand jury.
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Christmas Day Disasters Kill Dozens Across States
Fires in two mobile homes claim multiple lives including an elderly couple in Pennsylvania. A trailer fire near John Day Oregon kills five from one family while another blaze in Gibsonia Florida kills three children and a grandfather. Floods force about 100 families from homes in Mississippi and Ohio metal plant blast causes $1 million in damage with no injuries.
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Pope Paul VI warns modern culture risks making man his own god
In his Christmas Day address Pope Paul VI, age 76, urged Catholics to resist the humanism of modern culture and sociology that places man above divine authority. He reaffirmed the sacred value of life from conception and called for living through Christ, emphasizing a Savior and unity with humanity toward the divine. Pilgrims filled St. Peter’s Square as he spoke.
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California Raises Penalties and Weights Welfare Grants in 1974 Laws
California’s new laws take effect January 1 including reinstated death penalty for specified murder cases, a 10 mph speed limit drop to 55, and a welfare boost averaging 38 dollars for 5 million recipients. Public posting of top 100 drug prices and stricter politician financial disclosures also begin.
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