Record 617 Die In Holiday Traffic Toll Across Nation
Christmas travel brought a grim toll as 617 deaths were logged through the 102 hour weekend with 505 traffic deaths and 32 fires. Texas 44 California 51 lead regional counts while Ned H Dearborn warned the toll may exceed 660 as 40 million cars take to the roads. Most travelers planned to extend trips before returning home amid perilous conditions.
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Texas
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Ohio
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Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Dearborn
Eame
East
Midwest
Hustle Bustle End In Holiday Magic Area Marks Christmas
Christmas on the South Plains of Texas unfolds with children opening gifts and aromas of turkey dinner filling homes. Streets in Lubbock and nearby towns are quiet as postmen rest after a heavy Yuletide mail load and shoppers take a holiday break.
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Hungary Enjoys Christmas Amid Curfew Lift and Refugee Turmoil
Christmas in Hungary brings crowds to Budapest churches as curfew ends and celebrations spark editorials. Refugees continue to stream toward Austria amid coal shortages and unemployment, while U.S. planes plan to fly refugees to America. Poland eases satellite ties and Easter-like cheer returns, Western Europe stocks up on fuel and festive travel as Suez aftermath weighs on economies.
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Christmas: A season the postmen would abolish
A humorous note in the Comic Dictionary defines Christmas as the season of the year that would be abolished if postmen had their way. The quip reflects a light editorial voice about holidays and mailing logistics.
Jewelry Haul Probed Here
CITY detectives are probing the theft of 1132 in watches from Zale Jewelry Co. after two burglaries were linked to six youths. Gerald Wayne McMahan 17 and a 16 year old were arrested in a separate Atlas Auto Parts burglary while in police custody they admitted the Bernie Howell residence break in.
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Secret Kremlin meet ends as new deals in goods, policy delayed
The Soviet Communist Party Central Committee ended secret Kremlin sessions with a 4000 word communique that did not mention any decisions on consumer goods or foreign policy. It urged cutting bureaucracy to raise living standards and hinted at future announcements. Dmitri Shepilov was removed from his duties as a central committee secretary to focus on foreign affairs. The report suggested a January meeting on satellite relations and foreign policy.
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Hobby seen as Shivers' last minute Senate pick
Mrs Oveta Culp Hobby, former HEW secretary and WACS commander, is reported as Gov Shivers likely appointee to Texas U S Senate seat to serve until a spring special election. Daniel resigns Jan 15 and becomes Texas governor. If confirmed, she would be Texas first woman in Congress.
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Houston Post
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Frightened Blind Girl Befriended By Santas In Blue
Marilyn Unruh, 15, entered Milwaukee police station with her mother and Officer Wacker after a routine arrest sighting. The officer secretly organized a Christmas surprise, delivering gifts from the police force to the relief of the visibly frightened girl.
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United Press
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Marilyn Unruh
7Th Precinct
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El Paso Boy Killed in Yuletide Shopping Tour Mishap
A six year old boy named Steven Tercere died after being struck while returning home from a Christmas shopping trip with his mother in El Paso. The incident occurred Monday night as they were walking home. Son of Mr and Mrs Mike Tercere of El Paso.
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Bodies of 21 killed in Alpine airliner crash found
Search parties located the bodies of 21 victims from an Alpine airliner crash in Italy. Among the dead is American Harris Gray, 41, a U S soft drink manager in Italy, and his wife Hedy Gray, 36, of Greenwood Mississippi and Atlanta Georgia.
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Hungary Praises Nixon on Hungarian Uprising
Vice President Nixon states the Hungarians who rose against their communist rulers exposed international communism as a gigantic failure and says the uprising delivered a mortal blow to communism. He urges aid for Hungarian refugees in Austria and plans a nationwide TV appeal for relief.
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U.S
Pilgrims Attend Bethlehem Christmas Rites Amid Tension
In Bethlehem on Christmas Day, pilgrims from abroad and Arab Christians gathered as the Roman Catholic patriarch of Jerusalem and his retinue entered the grotto beneath the Church of the Nativity. A statue of Jesus was placed on a silver star marking the birthplace, while inns remained vacant and peace in the Holy Land was sparse.
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Festive Budapest Whispers of Hope Amid Cold Realities
In Budapest on December 24 Russians retreat from the streets while Hungarians, despite economic woes, shop for Christmas leist turkeys and gifts. Snow softens ruins as mood turns to respite with three days of food coal and hush on politics before Wednesday.
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