Disneyland trip hoax leaves ill girl hopeful
Six year old Suzy Dewey, ill with leukemia in Grand Rapids, believed a Disneyland visit was coming after a prank call invited her family to Hollywood as guests of Jerry Lewis. Despite the hoax, donations and offers from across the country poured in while Suzy remains unaware her trip may not happen.
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United Press International
Rand Rapids
Mich
Suzy Dewey
Disneyland
Suzy
Fairyland
West Coast
George Dewey
Hollywood
Jerry Lewis
Gerald Nixon
Grand Rapids
Waltham
Mass
Robert Milner
Milner Hotel
Holiday Fatalities Lag Behind Forecasts During 1966 Christmas
Traffic toll neared 400 by Sunday with 403 dead, plus 55 fire deaths and 37 other fatalities for a 495 total. National Safety Council had projected 650 to 750 highway deaths in the 78 hour period. Louisiana crash near Baton Rouge reported as the weekend’s worst.
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National Safety Council
Texas
California
Ohio
Michigan
Florida
Atlantic Coast
Baton Rouge
Ford predicts GOP support for anti-ballistic system
The article notes Ford projects GOP backing for a multi billion dollar anti-ballistic missile system, signaling a major party stance. It highlights implications for defense policy and national security debates, with emphasis on party cohesion and potential budget considerations.
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FORD
Absence Of People Averts New York Tragedy
A Christmas Day incident on Park Avenue at 48th Street saw steel plates from a building under construction fall from the 38th and 9th floors. The empty street at 10 am prevented loss of life though plates damaged a parked car a nearby building window and a street telephone booth.
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New York
Park Avenue
48Th Street
Fire Aboard St Finbarr Trawler Off Halifax
A fire aboard the British trawler St Finbarr occurred 600 miles northwest of St John s Newfoundland. Canadian Search and Rescue reported 11 crewmen unaccounted for.
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Halifax
N.S
St. John’s
Mld
Weather Warmth Fails To Deliver White Christmas In Texas
Cloudy, chilly conditions linger across Texas on Christmas Day with light rain and scattered snow as far south as Springlake. Temperatures dip to 13 degrees in Dalhart and 18 in Amarillo. Lubbock set a high of 49 after a low of 23. A warming trend is expected, with sunshine returning but no natural snow in the Panhandle.
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Texas
Weather Bureau
Waco
North Texas
Panhandle
Upper Midwest
South Lon
Missouri
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Springlake
Christmas Observances Across World Amid Vietnam War Ties
In Vietnam a 48 hour cease fire allowed soldiers a traditional Christmas with turkey and pie while patrols continued. Cardinal Spellman and Billy Graham led services as over 100 tons of mail were sent to troops. Pope Paul VI blessed Urbi et Orbi to 100000 in St. Peter's Square. Bethlehem saw crowded services as pilgrims kissed the birthplace site. President Johnson spent Christmas at his Stonewall ranch after Mass.
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Associated
P. HE Christian World
Vietnam
U.S
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Billy Graham
South Vietnam
Paul VI
Rome
St. Peter's Square
Christmas cease-fire ends with new B52 raids over Saigon
U S B52 bombers again struck Viet Cong camps near Saigon as a 48 hour Christmas truce expired at 7 am. Two raids targeted east southeast of Saigon including a base camp storage area and tunnel complex. Officials cited resumed operations after the truce and noted huddled skirmishes during the holiday.
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AIGON
U.S
Saigon
South Vietnam
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Gunfire in Corpus Christi Drug Store Wounds Three Officers
Early Sunday in Corpus Christi a darkened drug store scene left three law officers wounded none believed shot by the burglar. Deputies and police wrestled the burglar when a shotgun reportedly discharged accidentally. Rookie Eddie Gongales was wounded in the foot Patrolman Glenn Sowers was nicked in the shoulder and Sheriff deputy N Burton was struck in the knee. The burglar was captured unharmed.
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Corpus Christi
UPI
Eddie Gonrgales
Glenn Sowers
N. Burton
Texas patrolman attacked. suspect killed by second officer
Billy Charles Norman Jr. of Pointblank was shot dead by Deputy J A McCubbin after Norman attacked him with a knife while being arrested for an earlier traffic incident. Earlier, Norman allegedly attacked Highway Patrolman Jesse Newman injuring his lip. A justice of the peace ruled the death justifiable.
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Pointblank
UPI
Texas
Billy Charles Norman, Jr
Pointblack
Jesse Newman
Newman
Norman
St. Joseph's Hospital
Houston
J. A. McCubbin
Coldspring
San Jacinto County
McCubbin
Woodruff
Prayer for New Year Renewal in Christ
A devotional prayer asks Almighty God to keep believers mindful of Christ as Savior and Redeemer and to renew the Spirit in their hearts each day of the coming year. Mrs. Jesse J. Rasor signs the prayer.
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Christ
Jesse J. Rasor
Gas Station Robbery Follows Third Incident in City
A knife wielding bandit robbed Walt's Service Station No. 3 at 1121 E 34th St Sunday night taking about 40 dollars. A separate burglary at Conquistadors 5300 List St netted thousands in Spanish style furniture from two storage sites.
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Walt
E. 34Th St
Lubbock
Conquistadors
List St
W. E. Williamson
Spears
West 11Th Street
Alan Nuckols
Don Roberson
Soldier James Newberry serving in Vietnam spends Christmas on duty
The Levelland family learns their son James Newberry, an artillery observer with the 85th Infantry Division in Vietnam, spent Christmas night atop a hut near Rach Kien. Expected home in March, he and his wife Diane fear possible war losses as the family cherishes a quiet holiday.
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Mike Read
Avalanche-Journal
Levelland
S. M. Newberry Jr
Associated Press
Rach Kien
Mekong Delta
Son Sam
Texas Tech
Son James
Newberry
Vietnam
Diane
Scott
Robstown
Neweberrys
85Th Infantry Division
Weather Map Page Five A Lubbock Area Forecast
Fair to partly cloudy and mild today with increasing cloudiness tonight. Highs in the upper 40s to low 50s, tonight's low around the upper 20s. Temperatures around 1 am to 6 pm listed with readings. humidity and sunrise sunset times noted. Regional temperatures and precipitation data across Southwest states included.
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Yule
Holy Land
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The
Red China
Peking
Phil Hamilton
Homer Spears
E. Stanford
James Newberry
Mele Kalikamaka
Gary Don Isbell
48Th St
Don Ray Hale
Butler
Michael and
Gordon Ray Jenkins Jr
Diane Isbell
Pamela Hale
Giles Turner
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PAL
Abilene
Amarillo
Dallas
Ronwell
Denver
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