Seven Hurt In Lubbock Mishaps Scout of Fatalities Across Region
Multiple crashes and a fatality list from Lubbock and surrounding areas report seven injuries including serious cases, with a Tyler head on collision, a Pampa couple run over near Texas 273, and a soldier’s obituary in Lamesa. Authorities cite DPS investigations and hospital treatments.
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Ted ‘Thomas Tipps
18Th St
Mth Street
Frankford Avenue
Westn Texas Hospital
Betty Wienke
Idalous
Methodist Hospital
19Th Street
Flint Avenue
James Ray Ferguson
60Th Street
Avenue
Larry Hill
Stephen Hill
S6th
Larry
Stephen
Lynn Patterson
Mth
Methodist
17Th St
Andrews
Don C. Riley
Mother Francis
Tyler
Riley
Henry Wood
Pampa
Department of Public Safety Mapentigetors
James L. Schmidt
Virginia
Texas
Nobles Ray Fish
Amarillo
DPS
Christmas News From War Crises To Family Joys Across World
Reports from Vietnam to Paris feature Persuasion missions by H Ross Perot and prisoner information talks with North Vietnam. Margriet of Netherlands births a son as Nixon and de Gaulle make holiday appearances. Cuban plans, Lima relay for cancer relief, and Sioux City police aid mark a global Christmas scene with charity and public duty.
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Perot
France
Paris
North Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
Margriet
Netherlands
Pieter van Vollenhoven
Juliana
Nixon
Tricia
San Clemente
Calif
White House
Mamie Eisenhowwer
Charles de Gaulle
Colombey-les-deux-Eglises
G-Suit Trial Shows Promise At Ames Hospital
Dr Alan Chambers of NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View delivered a modified G-suit to a hospital and it was worn by Mrs Phillips. Doctors report the three month trial appears successful with Mrs Phillips resuming normal activity. Dr Ralph Pelligra notes the suit reduces pressure difference between arterial blood and surrounding tissue aiding normal coagulation. Pilots use the G-suit to prevent blackout during high speed maneuvers by countering blood drainage from brain and upper body under centrifugal force.
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Alan Chambers
NASA
Ames Research Center
Mountain View
Phillips
Ralph Pelligra
Ames Center
Medical Services
Pelligra
Convicts Escape From Canadian Institution
Two convicts assigned to assist cooks at Archambeault Federal Institution north of Montreal seized the cook, kidnapped him, and fled in the cook’s car. They released the cook later and disappeared on foot, with police pursuing possible routes via the Montreal subway. Lanoville and Nadeau were serving multi year terms for theft and fraud respectively.
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Laos
H. Ross Perot
Montreal
UPI
Archambeault Federal Institution
Andre Lemarier
Jean Guy Lanoville
Roger Nadeau
Eek
Isaac Trente
Trento
Nadeau
Laneville
Palace Returns to German Authorities From U S Army
The Nuernberg Palace of Justice is returned to German authorities by the U S Army nearly 25 years after hosting the first postwar war crimes trials of top ex Nazi leaders. It had housed American service families and state side merchandise through the European Exchange System.
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Nuernberg
Germany
Nuernberg Palace of Justice
U.S. Army
Bears Attack Hunters Ends in Canon Creek Fatalities
A hunter recounts a brutal bear attack as a party of guides and clients shot multiple grizzlies in mid air and across a creek, claiming victory after two bears were dispatched and a jammed rifle threatened their escape.
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Gordon
Davy
Smith
Canada
Alterta
Long Pet Becomes $100 Mirthful Gift Debacle
Gen Beauregard Jackson Jr. a overweight 10 year old dachshund, coughed up a $100 bill intended as a Christmas present for Jimmy Hawthorne mother. The dog regurgitated about 85 dollars, promptingvet care and a comic twist as the Hawthornes faced an unexpectedly trimmed holiday.
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Richmond
Beauregard Jackson Jr
Dachshund
Jimmy Hawthorne
Jimmy
Beauregard
John Jones
Jones
Valerie Crow
Portheast
Toronto
Twister Hits Louisiana and Snow Rages Across 15 States
A massive storm swept a 15 state region bringing heavy snow to Tennessee and nearby areas. Record low Christmas temperatures were set in Vermont New York and Pennsylvania while California and the Gulf Coast enjoyed milder weather. Avalanche warnings were issued for high Colorado peaks with no injuries reported.
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Tennessee
North Carolina
West Virginia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Connecticut
Crossville
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tri City
Gulf of Mexico
Plains
South Plains
Lubbock
Libbock
Pacific Coast
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
Rockies
Central Plains
Great Lakes
Central
Appalachians
New England
Florida
South Central States
Montpelier
Daytona Beach
Fla
Albany
N.Y
Burlington
Wilkes Barre
Scranton
Rochester
Allentown
Harrisburg
Front Range
Leveland Pass
Breckenridge
Forest Service
Arapaho National Forest
Contesa Divide
Piano Gift Delights Blind Boy in Ontario
Nine year old Stephen Schmucker who is blind since birth received a piano as a Christmas gift in Unionville Ontario. He had learned piano and guitar at the Ontario School for the Blind in Brantford and longed to play at home where no piano existed. His joy erupted as he lifted the lid and played for his parents and siblings after weeks of practice.
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Unionville
Ont
Santa
Stephen Schmucker
Stephen
Ontario School For the Blind
Brantford
David Schmucker
Bonnie
Judy
Keith
Neish
Armstrong and De Gaulle among year’s newsmakers
News highlights profile Neil Armstrong and Charles de Gaulle as standouts in the year’s events. Armstrong’s flights and space program milestones are noted alongside De Gaulle’s influential domestic and international stance. Other figures mentioned include Namath, the Smothers Brothers, and James A. Pike among varied fields.
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Aeronautical Engineering
Decil
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Armstrong
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Diet Bens
Charles DeGaulle
France
Pe Wil
Tom
Die Smothers
Doe Namath
Episcopal
James A. Pike
Norman Mailer
George Meany
Onassis
Woman Newsir
Merry Christmas Name Repeats Across Odd Encounters
A quirky tale follows Merry whose name sparks playful confusion as mailmen sales clerks and police react to Christmas jokes. Her family traces the line back to England, noting only one Merry in recorded memory and recalling a Christmas named Carol.
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Paul Revere
Moe Orry
Merry
England
Yule Party Brightens Bowery For Forgotten Veterans
Herbert Griffith and about 200 residents at the Salvation Army annual Bowery party share Christmas songs and poems. Staff member Don Edeen notes the event brings children to lift spirits as tears and applause mark the performances. Griffith, born 1907 in New York, spoke of his art and past illness while drawing and recounting a cousin who is a stockbroker. He visits relatives after the event, saying Bowery life offers more artistry than Park Avenue.
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New York
Gertleman
Herbert Griffith
Salvation Army
Beavery
Kida Themer
Harbor Lights Center
Cant
Don Edeen
Griffith
Picasso
Cooper Union
Calelt
The
Eater
Bowery
Park Avenue
Greenwich Village
Edeen
Pimples and Pimply Arabs Sought in Tulsa Airport Case
Tulsa police searched for four Arabs described as indigested and pimply amid a gunny of inconclusive leads after a suitcase at Tulsa International Airport appeared to contain large quantities of marijuana. The bag bore Arabic writing naming people and addresses and referred to herbs for pimples and upset stomachs.
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Tulsa
Tulsa International
University of Tulsa
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Idatou
Washington Monument
Washington, D.C
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Fidel Castro
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Lima
Peru
Caracas
Sioux City
Iowa
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Teving Lang
Raymond Brady
Brady
Iowa City
Waterloo
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Colo
San Francisco
Bob Sack
West Berlin
Berlin
Berlin Wall
Kaplan
Evstate
Grizzlies
Anae Cla
Long Pet
Twister
Louisiana
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Yule Party
Merry Christma
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