If Kit Bond Sends Letter to Santa in Satirical AP Analysis
In a playful AP mock exchange set in Jefferson City, Kit Bond writes Santa about his year as Missouri governor. He touts accessibility and staffing tweaks, notes political backlash, hints at future ambitions, and seeks light Christmas favors. Santa replies with probing questions about governance and vetoes.
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Associated Press
Jefferson City, Mo
Christopher S. Bond
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Kit
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Senate
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Khmer Rouge Break Through Near Phnom Penh Front
Khmer Rouge insurgents drove government forces from a position 10 miles southeast of Phnom Penh amid heavy fighting along Highway 1. casualties include 30 dead and 62 wounded with several missing. reports also note clashes on Highways 4 and 5 and at Kampot. In Saigon, the U N commission faced probes after an American helicopter crew member was killed during a Communist attack. Capt. Richard Morgan Rees of Kent Ohio was reportedly unarmed when shot.
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State Office Opens Earlier at Jefferson City
The Missouri Revenue Department says the Jefferson City office opens 7:30 a.m. five days a week starting today to handle added work. Truck license plates for pickup trucks and RVs weighing 6,000 and 12,000 pounds will expire one year from purchase, under a new system that staggers renewals like passenger cars. Commercial vehicle plates no longer all expire in January.
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Jefferson City
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Barry Goldwater urges rapid end to Nixon impeachment proceedings
Barry Goldwater called for swift action on impeachment and criticized House leaders for delaying. He faulted Nixon for slow disclosure and executive privilege claims, saying openness would have boosted public trust and possibly ended Watergate earlier. He described Nixon as a lone political figure not listening to advice.
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Skylab 3 Crew Schedule Relaxed for Sleep and Leisure
SPACE CENTER Houston officials said the Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald P. Carr William R. Pogue and Edward G. Gibson will see a relaxed daily schedule with more sleep showers and about two hours of leisure each day. The crew still has substantial work to do but the changes meet guidelines agreed with the crew flight controller Charles Lewis noted.
Kissinger Says Open Geneva Talks After Middle East Mission
Secretary of State Kissinger, after seven nation travels, reports complete agreement on opening Geneva peace conference. He says Israel will send a delegation if others attend and that talks should begin with separating Israeli and Egyptian forces on the Suez Front. He praised discussions with Golda Meir as constructive and noted UN supervision vs US/Soviet roles.
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Living Nativity Scene marks 17th annual First Christian event
First Christian Church prepares for the 17th annual Living Nativity Scene to be staged on New Year’s Day in the Rose Bowl Parade. Adm. Sam Fuqua, Audrain County’s Medal of Honor recipient, will ride on a Pearl Harbor veterans built float depicting the Arizona Memorial that won a silver trophy at the Medal of Honor Convention. A Kalamazoo area incident notes a cashier training check copied as a teaching sample for forging skills, prompting disbelief from local detectives.
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A. R. Stuck
Kalamazoo, Mich
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Kent State Jury Starts Tomorrow
In Cleveland Ohio AP reports the federal government will open a grand jury inquiry into the Kent State shootings. Judge Thomas Lambros will begin selecting a 23 member jury Tuesday morning over the May 1970 campus confrontation with Ohio National Guard troops that killed four students and wounded nine.
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Energy Crisis Costs 1,000 Missouri Jobs
AP reports about 1,000 Missourians are unemployed due to the energy crisis with 300 filing for unemployment insurance. Harris of the Missouri Division of Employment Security notes most layoffs are temporary and affect construction, manufacturing, and gas station sectors amid fuel shortages. Tourism appears to be recovering as other industries shed workers.
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Jefferson City
William S. Harris
Missouri Division of Employment Security
Harris
Underworld Man Pays Hospital Bills With Hundreds
A Detroit figure known as Peter Lazaros walked into Harper Hospital and pulled 35 one hundred dollar bills from a roll to fund open heart surgery for four men he read about in a local paper. Lazaros, appealing a federal perjury conviction, said he often carries large sums and that such acts are not uncommon among him.
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Harper Hospital
Peter Lazarus
Jordan Panagiotidis
Greece
Peter Lazaros
Lazaros
Santa writes political praise in Mexico MO ledger note
A humorous holiday letter from Santa to a Missouri official hits Christmas mood with ribbing about reorganization, party balance, and future appointments. It mentions friends Cason, Webster, Russell, Phelps, Nelson Rockefeller, and a gadget that signs letters, implying mock favors and political maneuvers.
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Russell
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Bangladesh celebrates second birthday with parade and bombings
Bangladesh marked its second anniversary in Dacca with a military display and carnival. The government reported several bombings by extremists aiming to disrupt the celebrations. Bangladesh emerged from war after Gen. A A K Niazi surrendered 93,000 on Dec 16, 1971. President Sadat reportedly rested after bronchitis and hosted Mobutu at his country home near Cairo.
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