Christmas Across the World and Nearby Charities
The article highlights Christmas celebrations and aid efforts from diverse places. West Berliners share the holiday with East relatives for the first time in seven years, while Americans help neighbors and strangers alike. John Goforth’s Christmas gains meaning through family support and experimental treatment funded by friends. New York Salvation Army feeds about two thousand at seven centers. In Lynchburg and Glens Falls volunteers assist police and inmates with family time. Denver Mayor McNichols grants jail inmates passes and early releases. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos scene noted.
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B’nal Brith
Glens Falls
N. Y
Temple Beth-El
New York City
Rikers Island Prison
Yule Day in Vietnam For Monahans Captain
Captain Edwin Wootton of Monahans Texas piloted a Mare-dropping Huey on Christmas patrol over Da Nang. His four man crew dropped magnesium flares to spot potential rocket fire as about 4 000 U S troops remained on duty at the base. Midnight flare salutes and red tracer fire marked the holiday as the crew flew low through the gunfire.
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Donald A. Davis
Dannang
South Vietnam
UPI
Edwin Wootton
Monahans
Tex
Craig
Wootton
Vietnam
da Nang
U.S
Bombing Halt Extends as Talks Stagnate in Vietnam
U S sources report a 24 hour bombing pause across North Vietnam while Nixon seeks renewed Hanoi talks. Meanwhile US warplanes attack in South Vietnam destroying 11 of 50 Communist trucks on a highway about 60 miles northwest of Saigon. No North Vietnam raids were announced and officials warn the halt could resume at any hour.
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United States
North Vietnam
Nixon
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U.S
South Vietnam
U. S
Key Biscayne
Fla
White House
Vietnam
Moscow
Managua Earthquake Relief Efforts After City Devastation
Relief supplies flood Managua as tremors persist after a catastrophic earthquake. Gen Somoza vows rebuild as mass burials mark 2000 to 10000 known dead. Looting spreads. U S airlifted aid reaches 50 planes with tents and food.
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Gua
Army Corps of Engineers
Managua
Paul Wyatt
U.S. Air Force Field Hospital
U.S
Peter A. Harley
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Nolan E. Barrick
Harley
Managua i
Barrick
Iince
Turner Shelton
Bats of Jalisco Launch Special Museum Series
In The A J Lubbock area story two Tech faculty members and a grad student publish Bats of Jalisco as the first in a new Special Publications series by The Museum. The text notes section references, with other items on Nixon victory, Shelest, and editorial pages. The piece mirrors the paper’s broad coverage, highlighting campus involvement and ongoing world events.
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Jalisco
Mexico
Tech
Holiday Quiet In City Back To Normal Today
Yuletide observances ended as Lubbock and the South Plains return to routine after a three day weekend. Most businesses and government offices resume normal pace while students stay out until next week. Police and utilities operated with limited disruption and a reported skunk incident near Tracked Down skate area drew a brief scare before being dismissed.
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Perry Flippin
Avalanche-Journal
Lubpock
South Plains
Texas Department of Public Safety
Robbers Hit Fresno Church During Christmas Eve Service
At West Fresno Baptist Church a trio robs six worshipers at gunpoint while the service continues. Victims include Fernando Armendariz and John Penuna who loses $58. Juanita Armendariz calls it terrible as police search for the suspects. David Garcia, a local student, alerts authorities after the incident.
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Fresno
Calif
UPI
West Fresno Baptist Church
David Garcia
West Coast Bible College
Church of God Service
Fernando
Armendariz
John Penuna
Juanita S. Armendariz
Prayer for clarity of vision and faith in Christ
Dear God grants readers clarity of vision to see themselves as they are and asks for the embrace of Jesus Christ with faith. The prayer expresses personal devotion and a communal blessing.
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Jesus Christ
Truman Near Death In Deep Coma At Kansas City Hospital
Former President Harry S. Truman lay near death in a deep coma as doctors warned death could come within hours. His heart and kidneys were failing, his temperature spiked to 104, and his condition remained critical for the third day. His wife Bess Truman was at his bedside as daughter Margaret Truman Daniel returned from New York.
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Harry
Truman
Bess Truman
Research Hospital
Margaret Truman Daniel
New York
Graham
John Dreves
Dreves
Texas Traffic Toll Rises to Forty-Two After Weekend Crashes
Traffic deaths in Texas stood at 42 late Monday, close to the DPS estimate of 46 highway fatalities over the Christmas weekend. Statewide, 53 people were counted dead in incidents. nationwide totals reached 518 fatalities in traffic accidents.
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Texas
Department of Public Safety
Confusin Amusin Lesson How To Git That From Here
Plainview readers recall the 1920 Automobile Blue Book with 872 pages guiding routes through 16 states from Amarillo to Plainview. The piece notes its convoluted directions, shifting landmarks, and the struggle of drivers to read maps at 15 to 20 mph, while the book advertised a leather holder to ease the “death grip.”
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Plainview
Probem
Wyatt McLaughlin
Providence
Amarillo
Adobe Walls
Palo Duro Canyon
Lubbock Area Forecast Clears Cool Night Ahead
Fair and cool today with a clear and cold night. Sunny and slightly warmer on Wednesday with highs around 50 today and the mid 50s tomorrow. Lows near the upper 20s. Winds from the east and northeast at about 15 mph.
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Lubbock
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