Christmas terror blast hits village crowd in Vietnam
A Viet Cong bomb killed two villagers and wounded 53 during a Christmas pageant in Xuyen Kieu near Da Nang as a unilateral cease fire neared. Reports say allied forces ignore the truce but pause for 24 hours from 6 p.m. Saigon time. Several other incidents left one civilian dead and multiple wounded.
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Preey
Saigon
Xuyen Kieu
da Nang
Cominesist Command
Cholon
U.S
Soare
Kuyen Kieu
de Nang
An Hoa
Justice Family Annual Yule Tree Roundup Recalls Past
Despite winter, the A Doyle Justice family of 3010 Zist St holds its 19th annual tree roundup with food, bonfire, and Campfire Girls traditions. Family members hunt wood for the fire while Doyle Justice selects the tree and oversees chopping as festivities unfold.
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Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
A. Doyle Justice
Zist
Gustrias
Doyle Justice
Maxey Case Instructed Verdicts Granted In Bank Suit
District Judge Pat Moore grants instructed verdicts for 10 of 11 defendants in Homer G. Maxey v Citizens National Bank and others. The ruling says evidence does not prove a conspiracy to seize Maxey properties via 1966 foreclosure totaling 1.3 million dollars. Jury to resume Jan. 5. defendants include Monterey Lubbock Corp. and bank officers. Citizens National Bank found against only on the verdict.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Journal
Pat Moore
Homer G. Maxey
Citizens National Bank
Maxey
Moore
Bank
Ewans
Citizens ‘National Bank
Grant
Monterey Lubbock Corp
Citizens National Corp
E.W. Williams Jr
George N. Atkinson
Clyde Gordon
J. W. Smith
Barclay Ryall
Charles B. Jones
Chauncey Trout Jr
David Hughes
Lubbock
Dry Holiday Slated For City Area Forecasters predict warm Christmas
A powerful early winter storm across the Midwest affects travel and holiday plans while the South Plains expect no precipitation through Thursday. Forecasters at the West Texas Air Terminal predict highs near 60s and a sunny Yule for much of Texas as other regions face heavy snow, winds, and cold.
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Midwest
Aft
Azure
Pacific Northwest
New England
Ilinois
Wisconsin
South Plains
U. S. Weather Bureau
West Texas Air Terminal
Texas
Dalhart
Brownsville
Chicago
Tunsis
New York City
Weather Bureau
Lower
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West, Virginia
Virginia
Indiana
Christmas gifts for under 35 still available in Lubbock stores
Miscellaneous newspaper snippets list Christmas gifts for under 35 in Lubbock stores, a note about Monterey students earning top U.S. honors in English, and various other brief items including aid offers in Midland and a memo on shifts in the federal parole system.
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Lubbock
Monterey
U.S
Sec. A
Prayer for Christmas Cheer Lingers in Hearts
A Lubbock reader signs a Christmas message urging lasting generosity and cheer beyond the season. The note invokes Jesus Christ and ends with Amen.
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Jesus Christ
Lubbock
Holiday Countdown Near Yale Dries Up in Lubbock
Traditional church services across Lubbock mark the start of a Christmas weekend that brings a brief break for some, with shopping rushes and a four day respite. The US Weather Bureau forecasts no white Christmas on the South Plains, and essential services remain on duty. Federal offices close Thursday and Friday, reopening Monday.
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Lubbock
Santa Claus
Weather Bureau
South Plains
Solons Quit Next Steps Up To Nixon
Congress adjourned its 1969 session with a Christmas farewell from President Nixon. The White House and lawmakers planned a brief holiday recess as they sent one final bill to Nixon and discussed trade with Communist nations, signaling a shift toward broader liberal policy.
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Solons
Nixon
Washington
Congress
Quitant House
Senate
White House
Convicts Released Early for Christmas Tradition
The Associated Press notes a long tradition of early holiday releases from prisons nationwide, with Michigan officials expediting parole and clemency to have inmates home for Christmas. Massachusetts prisoners from the Brink’s robbery case are highlighted among those paroled after long terms, while state wardens report careful processing to free inmates before December 8 to December 24.
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Associated Press
Michigan
América
South
Massachusetts
Brink
Murray Henderson
Louisian State
Genta Paty
Agnew to Visit Vietnam in Pending Asia Tour
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew plans a tour of Asia with a likely New Year’s Eve stay in the war zone. Sources in Saigon Manila and Washington report the trip, with January 1 as a scheduled stop date for his Vietnam visit.
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Saigon
Spiro T Agnew
Vietnam
Asia
Ans Weesing
Manila
O. A
Deper
Ted
Bandit robs city store at gunpoint after warning clerk
A lone bandit armed with an old shotgun robbed Seven To Eleven No. 43 at 2522 Parkway Drive shortly after 11 pm Tuesday. He forced clerk Alan Brown, 21, to hang up, open the till, and lie on the floor for three minutes, threatening to shoot if the money was not handed over.
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Parkway Drive
Alan Brown
S01
Ave. W
Brown
Cheer Mission Bags Packed For Jaunt
The Goodfellows have prepared over 3,300 Christmas bags for 8,300 children in 300-plus volunteer rounds. Cars will deliver five to seven packs per neighborhood before 7 am, with names like Richard Ghertelian and Kihel Stokes among contributors.
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Peters Co
Oo Boveri
Anthy
Kihel Stokes
Richard & David
Ghertelian Baisien Purina Ca
Mac
Anatars
Jatthock Rotary + club
Ray Lee
Occue
Repase & Me
Merete
Mari Ka
Patrick “Cuneint
EOE
I Mei Dames
G. Gan Ue Toys and
Tenis
Santa Claus
Goodfellows
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Jake Dunlap
47Th St
Santa. Claus
Perry
Pauline Warner
Red
RED Terror
Justice Family
Avalanche-Journal News Services
Lubbock, Area
Midland
Houston
United States
Mao
Pope
Vatican
OIL News
Comic Dictionary
Yale
Agnew
Bandit
Good Fellows
Goodfellow
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