Name Trouble at Christmas Baby Causes Laughs and Fear
A Sacramento receptionist named Merry Christmas faces year round harassment, with unlisted phone numbers and prank calls from strangers. Her parents describe persistent taunts around holidays, including threats, while the family recalls the name’s origin and her birth on January 13, 1948. The article notes Merry often uses Cherie as a middle name and mentions the author plans to continue the story on page 10.
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Sacramento
Calif
Mwdien Center
Chester V. Christmas
Amarillo
Tex
Merry
Cherie
Pope Paul VI Appeals for Extended Vietnam Cease Fire
Pope Paul VI delivered a Christmas message from St. Peter's Basilica urging a longer Vietnam cease-fire and hopeful reconciliation. He spoke to about 25 000 in the Vatican and repeated the appeal in his 1966 address amid wider Middle East tensions and Christmas goodwill efforts.
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Vietnam
Paul VI
St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican
VIEWING Yule Trail lore grows into tradition in Lubbock
The piece notes Lubbock area events including women tied to Reese Air Force Base, discussions of Ho boken centuries apart, and a look at local history projects. It references various sections and pages, hinting at a broad citywide historical tapestry being documented.
Tornadoes and Winter Storm Slam Central Gulf Coast
Christmas Day brought sun in Texas but a major winter storm rolled ashore in the central Gulf Coast states. Snow and heavy rain accompanied tornadoes leaving one dead and a dozen injured. The system was expected to intensify.
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Mike
READ
Avalanche- Journal
Texas
Gulf Coast States
Daily prayer excerpt reflects patient faith in distressing times
A reader offers a concise prayer praising God and asking for patient trust during troubling days. The text emphasizes humility and reliance on Jesus in prayer.
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Jesus
G-Suit Flier's Garb Stops Bleeding In Defense of Life
A 26 year old Stanford area housewife survived a severe abdominal hemorrhage after a pressure suit used during flight trials halted bleeding. Mary Phillips endured multiple operations and received large transfusions before the G-suit treatment proved effective, reported by Stanford Hospital and NASA.
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Stanford
Califo
Mary Phillins
Stanford University Hospital
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cease fire ends as allies resume operations in Vietnam
After a 24 hour Christmas cease fire, allied forces return to action across South Vietnam with no major battles reported. Command spokesmen said conditions were quiet though 79 enemy incidents occurred, 38 enemy soldiers killed and two Americans wounded. Weekly US toll nears 40,000 with 66 Americans dead the prior week. The Viet Cong three day cease fire continued and claims of bombings were aired by Viet Cong Radio.
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Vietnam
U.S. ‘Command
Rob Hope
da. Nang
Hanoi
North ‘Vietnam
Nam Ha
Bethlehem
Associated Press
Saigon
South
A .5
Clardestine
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Tay Ninh
Quang Tri
Grind Begins Anew Today In Lubbock Retail Stores
The Onslaught of Christmas gift exchangers and sale hunters starts today as Lubbock stores reopen after a one day holiday. Mail service is limited to special delivery and post office boxes. Federal offices and Lubbock County Courthouse are closed. Deputy county clerk L V Jones will issue marriage licenses today, though none were issued on Christmas Day.
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Lubbock
Mark Kerr
Retail Merchants Association of
Marksman Praised After Four Grizzlies Downed In Alberta
Helena utilities engineer Harry Davy recounts surviving a bear attack during hunting in Simonette country Alberta. A moose chase led to a stand with four bears, Davy and guide Gordon Smith cornered a 9 foot bear estimated at 800 to 900 pounds, with shooting ending the threat and saving the hunt.
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Helena
Mont
Harry Davy
Davy
Simonette
Alberta
Canada
Edmonton
Mickey Chilton
Momber
Burt
Robert Burns
Pery
Mystery Shrouds Strong Earthquake Near Puerto Rico
The National Earthquake Information Center reported a moderate earthquake about 350 miles southeast of San Juan Puerto Rico near a French owned area. The quake prompted notes of unusual activity but no injuries reported.
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Rockville, Md
National Earthquake Information Center
San Juan
P.R
Armstrong Named AP Newsmaker of 1969
Alden Armstrong, the future moon lander, named top newsmaker of 1969 by Associated Press editors and member newspapers. Raised in Ohio towns he pursued aviation early, earned a pilot license at 16, studied aeronautical engineering at Purdue, and served in Korea before graduating in 1955.
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Nei
Alden Armstrong
Associated Press
Armstrong
Ohio
Armatrong
Purdue Univesity
Navy
Sophie
Korea
Purdue
Lamesa Teens Die In Highway Crashes On Christmas Eve
A pair of Dawson County accidents claimed two Lamesa teens and a serviceman. Gordon E. Koonce Jr. 16 and Dennis W. Gregston 20 died when their car overturned on SH 17 about 12 miles north of Lamesa. Geneva Rogers 15 was killed when her car struck a utility pole on Farm 1210 about 10 miles north of Lamesa. The incidents raise the South Plains traffic toll for the year to 124. Funeral services for Koonce are set for Saturday in Lamesa with burial in a local cemetery.
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Jack Golding
Siar Ene AY Journal
South Plains
Dawson County
Lamesa
Gordon E. Koonce Jr
Dennis W. Gregston
SH 17
Geneva Rogers
Lubbock
Texas
Midland
Kooncepe -Gregston
DPS
Justice of the Peace
A. L. Standefer
Koonce
Gordon Koonce
Ave. A
Branon Funeral Chapel
Geel! West
Gloria
Belinda
Susan
Teresa
James Terry
Richard Wayne
Myrtle Koonce
Gregston
Nation's highway toll rises slowly during Christmas period
Reports from the National Safety Council show early holiday traffic deaths averaging under six per hour, with 124 lives lost in fires and 13 in miscellaneous accidents. Fatalities occurred across the Midwest and Rockies, including two-car crashes near White River and Lewisberry, and a single-car crash at Targstown New York.
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National Safety Council
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
Christ
White River
Lewisberry
Targstown
N.Y
Weather Map Page 5 A Lubbock and Valein Outlook
Weather map notes increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures. High in the upper 60s and a low tonight around the mid 50s. The forecast emphasizes expanding cloud cover across Lubbock and nearby areas with mild overnight temperatures.
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Lubbock
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