Christmas Day Across the World Reports Peace and Cheer
Christians paused to celebrate the birth of Christ as Santa delivered gifts and merchants sold them. Bethlehem hosted the Latin patriarch and crowds filled Manger Square while 25 000 visitors arrived for Christmas week. Berlin saw crossing families but West Berliners await a wall pass. Nixon’s Christmas message urged unity and aid for those in need.
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Associated Press
Santa Claus
Interstate Commerce Commission
En Gage
Santa
United States
Britain
France
Bethlehem
Manger Square
Holy Land
Basilica
Manger Grotto
Berlin Wall
Washington
Nixon
Hijacker Captured At Chicago Airport After Flight Parachute Plan
FBI agents arrested a long haired youth who commandeered a Mr. Christmas Eve airline flight. The hijacker intended to escape by parachute with $300, but was captured at Chicago airport.
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Associated Prom
Chicago
FBI
O'Hare International
Northwest Airlines
Crash In Odessa Kills Two Girls
Two teenage Odessa girls—Jannette Faye Teague 15 and Rebecca Samson 16—died when their car collided broadside with a car driven by Edward Jones near 38th Street and Andrews Highway. Terri Gray 16, also of Odessa, was treated and released. Gray and Jones were hospitalized briefly.
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Odessa
Edward Jones
Andrew's Highway
Jannette Faye Teague
Rebecca Samson
Terri Gray
Special treats brighten holidays for youngsters at homes
Special holiday events bring brighter moments to children in the homes as volunteers and staff organize activities and gifts. Community groups coordinate visits and festive meals to lift spirits during the season across the region.
Prayer for wisdom and Christmas spirit
A reader offers a Christmas blessing asking God to grant wisdom like the ancients, to hold the Christmas star in life, to provide gifts to the needy, and to cleanse the heart’s stable so the Child of Bethlehem is born again in believers on this Holy Christmas Day.
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Bethlehem
Jesus
Nixon Sees Generation Of Peace In Christmas Message
President Nixon, in his annual Christmas address to the armed forces, spoke of a generation of peace and expressed appreciation to service members for their sacrifices. He and the First Family spent Christmas Day quietly at the White House, planning an early wake to see his daughters opening presents.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Armed Forces
White House
Christmas Quiet Falls As City Gathers For Holiday
Traffic deaths rise in Texas during Christmas weekend with at least 15 fatalities reported by Friday night. Two Odessa girls Jan Teague and Rebecca Samson died in a car collision Friday afternoon. Officials project 52 more highway deaths before Sunday, while national toll reached 209 by late Friday. In Lubbock, holiday spirit fills the city as Goodfellows aid 8175 children, Salvation Army assists, and candlelight services begin early.
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Yeeas
Jan Teague
Rebecca Samson
Department of Public Safety Ha
Nancy Arthur
Avalanche-Journal
Dasher
Dancer
Jolly
Lubbock
Texas Court Rules School Funding System Unconstitutional
A panel of federal judges ruled unequal Texas school funding based on local property taxes violates the Constitution. The decision orders a restructuring of financing and hints at a state income tax to fund schools, with a two year deadline for reform. The case, filed in 1968 by Edgewood ISD and Mexican American students, aims to extend to all Texas districts with low property values.
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Presan Antonio
Texas
Barnes
Swealthy
California
San Antonio
Edewood Indepecheo
Edgewood
Pat
Goodfellows Christmas Story Ends Its 37th Year
The article recalls the Goodfellows annual Christmas effort fading into history with the 37th year. It mentions Juan and Maria Bobby and Betty and a Santa Claus legend who brings joy to children, noting the tradition is now over.
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Goodfellows
Juan
Maria
Bobby
Betty
Santa Claus
Tax Proposals Ignored School Ruling Foreseen by Solons
Educators in Sonora and Dallas argue over a federal court order demanding equal financing for Texas schools. A three judge panel in San Antonio mandated action, pressuring the legislature to devise a fair plan as they respond to the potential shift toward a state income tax to fund education.
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Texas
San Antonio
Texaid
Oscar Mauzy
Sonora
UPI
Mauzy
Datharti
U.S. 290
Highway Foundation
Mittee
Carl Cahill
Maury
Richard Stanley
Dalhart
Department of
Department of Pub-late Study Committee
White Christmas Eludes Texas As Warm Front Holds
A brief cool front brushed the Plainview area but retreated overnight as warmer air moved in from South Texas. Forecasters expect mild dry conditions statewide with Lubbock seeing a 48 to 76 degree swing, no white Christmas in sight.
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Perry Flippin
Avalanche-Journal
Santa Claus
Rudolph
Texas Gulf Coast
Bermuda
South Plains
Texas
Plainview
Lubbock
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