Nation Records Most Lethal Yule In History
Readable excerpts describe Algeria, Indonesia, and Cyprus trouble spots as deadly holiday incidents unfold. The piece notes bombings, sieges, and refugee crises amid a grim tally of traffic, fire, and accident deaths across the United States and Europe during Christmas travel. Authorities warn of continuing dangers as holidays press on.
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Algeria
Indonesia
Cyprus
Mars
Sukarno
Sumatra
Hungary
Cerintad
Free Shain
United States
Double Yule For Refugee Kiddies
Refugees receive Christmas gifts as nine vans deliver toys clothes and essentials to about 5200 people in a former Army camp. Santa arrives again on December 25 while over 10 000 refugees have passed through the camp on their way to new homes.
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America
Santa
New Yes
Hungary seeks loan as crisis cripples economy
Hungary considers a 4.8 billion loan from the World Bank to stave a recession. A delegation may have departed to negotiate with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development while confirmation from the communist government was unlikely during the Christmas holiday. Officials warn of severe coal shortages and a plant shutdown at Csepel steel works halting 17,000 jobs, as Hungary weighs foreign loans amid economic strain.
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Id Bank
Pacls
International For Reconstruction and Development
Janos Kadat
Ee Orienment
Hungary
Csepel Iron and Steel Works
Budapest
Pszabadsay
Monian
Soviet Union
Aerial Caravan to Lead Cotton Maid Meet
A five plane caravan will depart Amon Carter Field Fort Worth today to promote the South Plains cotton industry and beauty talents led by Miss Sherry Sinex selected as South Plains Maid of Cotton. The group will stop in Dallas to greet Mayor Dixon and Miss Sinex before continuing to Memphis for the contest.
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Sell
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W. D. Howard
Jack Creel
Vivian Parks
Johnanna Dean
Gordon Rose
Graham Holmes
Duncan Ellison
John Gordin
Rex Vermillion
Vernon ‘Thompson
Forkner
Eerie
Field Dallas
Mies
R. L
R. [Dixon
Mie
Jack ‘Craugh
Dallas
Brussell
S. S. Forrest
Holiday Peace Reigns South Plains Amid Christmas Quiet
Christmas Day passed peacefully across the South Plains with few accidents and no fatalities, while the rest of Texas saw higher holiday tolls. Residents enjoyed family gatherings, gifts, and long distance calls, though some continued work in essential jobs as life carried on. A Romanian pilot reportedly fled to Turkey seeking asylum after a rally near Tchorju Airport in Thrace.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Turkey
Istanbul
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Thrace
Dr Agnes True Dies at 64 in Midland Residence
Dr Agnes True a psychology professor at Texas Tech for 22 years died at her Midland home from coronary thrombosis after a pain mistaken for indigestion. A niece Miss Jan True found her. services set for 2 pm Thursday at Rix Funeral Chapel with Rev Gordon Crook officiating. Cremation planned in Dallas following the service.
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Texas Technooogical College
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Dallas
Despondent father kills wife and two children in Miami
Leslie Ward McClure, 12 year old in name only, shot Ruth 41, Anna Laura 22 months, and Leslie Ward Jr. 7 months, then failed to kill himself after conversations with a Coral Gables pastor and police arrival. He cited debts and poor health as motives and left a suicide note.
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Miami
Fla
Leslie Ward McClure
McClure
Ruth
Anna
Laura
Leslie Ward
Late Surge Boosts Yule Retail Sales
Washington reports a late Christmas shopping surge as buyers finally spent heavily in the last days before the holiday. The National Retail Dry Goods Dealers Association noted sales lagged until midweek but then accelerated, with President Philip M. Talbott predicting continued strong take until Christmas.
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Washington
Uinally
Soviet Central Committee Criticizes Five Year Plan
The Central Committee of the Communist party sharply critiques the emphasis in parts of the five year plan and orders changes. Khrushchev foe Pervukhin was noted by Yugoslav Communists to be among Kremlin factions opposing Khrushchev over policy toward the Satellites. The report marks a second government shift within a month with Molotov's recent replacement noted.
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Khrushchev
Pervukhin
Kremlin
Fugitive killed after three murders in El Reno chase
In a Christmas Eve pursuit, a suspected killer linked to three homicides was shot dead by deputies near El Reno. Bodies of two men were found along a barn at Thorst’s farm after a high speed chase. a deputy reported the suspect released a hostage before the fatal confrontation. Police noted no other killings connected to the incident.
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Colt
Bruce McRae
Kenneth McRae
Palmdale
Calif
Bruce
Elsie Beelow
Minneapolis
Nemes
Neal
Elmenthorst
Boss Shannon dies in prison for kidnaping role
Shannon, linked to the $200,000 Arachel airman kidnapping in 1982 and married to George (Machine Gun) Kelly's stepdaughter, died at Bridgeport Hospital at 73 after a heart attack at his Texas farm and a stroke during hospital stay. His family guarded Urachel at the Shannon farm following the plot's execution. Dec 25 report notes Nasser greetings to foreign diplomats and Christmas services.
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Bridgeport
Shannon
George
Machine Gun) Kelly
Paradise
Tex
Urachel
Shannon Farm
Kelly
Albert Bates
Nasser
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Good Morning Edition Highlights Then and Now
A compact rundown of today’s top stories across sections including national news, sports, women’s news and entertainment. It lists page locations and section designations while noting a playful dictionary entry sample for spaghetti and language quirks.
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Weather Map Page Three Sec Lubbock and Vicinity
Weather map report for Lubbock and surrounding area notes fair skies with little wind. Floaters detect minimal change in conditions as officials forecast stable weather through the day.
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