Pilgrims Flock To Bethlehem As Christmas Nears
Pilgrims flock to Bethlehem for nativity ceremonies as Christmas nears amid world tension. Berlin incidents strain East–West relations while South Vietnam and Italy report fighting and a deadly railway disaster. Pope John XXIII to bless Urbi et Orbi from St Peter's. Italian airmen honored with Congo aid toys.
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Bethlehem
Berlin
John XXIII
Vatican
Cenentine
St. Peter's
Expert says Santa not to blame for Christmas woes
Hollywood based Walter Alden Richards, longtime Santa advocate, rejects critics who blame Santa for commercialism. He notes Santa embodies selfless giving, cites St Nicholas as historic bishop who aided the poor, and recalls his own radio show The North Pole Review begun in 1928.
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Calif
Santa Claus
Walter Alden Richards
Santa
North Pole
Radio Statio
Marion
Ind
Richards
Chicago
Jesus
St. Nick
Asia Minor
St. Nicholas
Bodies Of 3 Red Cross Workers Found Buried
Bodies of three International Red Cross representatives missing for 10 days were found buried in shallow graves near Elisabethville Katanga. Officials said the ambulance they were in was hit by crossfire during fighting between Katangan forces and the United Nations. Names identified include Georges Oliver, Nicole Vroomen, and Smedding.
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Red Cross
Elisabethville
Katanga
International Red Cross
Georges Olivet
Nicole Vroomen
5. S. Smedding
Oliver
U.N
George Ivan Smith
Katangan
J. Smeets
Queen Elisabethville Hospital
Snow Staggers Christmas Rush Across Midwest
A brutal midwestern snowstorm halt ed travel from Missouri to Indiana and beyond. Rescue crews freed hundreds marooned in farmhouses stations and autos as drifts reached up to 14 feet and total snowfall ranged from 11 to 17 inches in various states. The storm moved toward the Atlantic coast easing in western regions by day’s end and promising a white Christmas for parts of several states.
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Missouri
Towa
Chicago
Maryland
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West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Maryville
James Tucker
Six‑foot Candy Cane Delivers Christmas Cheer
Miss Gayle Zubek and her boyfriend Brian Stock witnessed a traffic candy cane while driving near a resort area. Stock, a 19 year old from Lakewood, delivered a six foot candy cane to Zubek’s home after traveling to Willoughby to find a maker who could create it. George J Brandt, 65, the candy maker, said it was his largest cane.
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Cleveland
Gayle Zubek
Brian P. Stock
Lakewood
Stock
Willoughby
George J. Brandt
A Glance Inside Journal Christmas Package Tonight
The Journal presents a Christmas package with stories and pictures celebrating the season and goodwill. Christian unity is examined with trends seen by AP’s George Cornell on page 24. Disney leadership questions spark a page 26 feature.
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Journal
George Cornell
Associated Press
Protest Over Gate Encounter Between U S Berlin Commandant
U S Berlin commandant Maj Gen Albert Watson II canceled an 11 am appointment with Soviet counterpart Col Andrei Solovyev after East German guards demanded ID from his civilian aides. The U S protested the move as a calculated affront heightening Berlin tensions at the start of the Christmas season. A U S spokesman cited a similar incident the previous day involving Howard Trivers. The episode underscored Western distrust of East German control at Friedrichstrasse and the contentious status of jointly occupied Berlin. The report notes cold weather and a convoy return from training in West Germany.
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Berlin
Albert Watson I
East Berlin
Albert Watson II
Friedrichstrasse
Andrei Solovyev
Watson
Solovyev
Howard Trivers
Trivers
Karlshorst
Kerim
Wall
West Germany
Co. IC
Reds Call JPK Mac Agitators
Pravda charged Kennedy and Macmillan at Bermuda with not easing but aggravating the international situation. The dispatch, sourced from New York before the Bermuda session ended, quoted American news and said Kennedy and Secretary of State Rusk were in no hurry to solve the German problem.
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Pravda
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Bermuda
New York
Communist Party
Dean Rusk
Katangan forces reportedly deploy at airport battle site
Katangan sources claimed days earlier that three individuals were killed by U N Ethiopian soldiers. Smeets said an ambulance was found first. He later retrieved pieces of Oliver's uniform and his badge, uncovering three graves. The bodies were removed for examination.
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Smeets
Oliver
Katanga Seccession Talks Reach Uncertain Phase
Turmoil in Elisabethville fades to a brief calm as fighting slows and shops reopen. UN forces are urged to hold fire pending Tshombe Adoula talks on Katanga's secession. Tshombe signs an accord at Kitona, then backtracks awaiting cabinet ratification, while white mercenaries face removal as Katanga shifts strategy.
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Elisabethville
United Nations
Tshombe
Congo
Cyrille Adoula
Katanga
U.N
Kitona
Kipushi
Rhodesian
January year, the ordinary man’s thrilling note
A lighthearted line notes that beside big wins or inheritances, the real joy for the average man is writing a note in January and choosing the correct year on it. The quip highlights the small, humorous human detail tied to time and memory.
Kennedy's Dad Off Critical List
Official word that Joseph P. Kennedy is no longer believed in danger of early death eased the tension at the bedside of President Kennedy's stricken father. The 73 year old man remains under careful observation as doctors await signs of meaningful recovery after last Tuesday's stroke.
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West Palm Beach, Fla
Joseph P. Kennedy
Kennedy
Kennedy Sr. stroke update notes improving but uncertain recovery
The report from the hospital and White House press secretary Pierre Salinger states Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. suffered a December 19 stroke causing right side paralysis and speech difficulty. In 24 hours he showed improvement and is no longer described as critically ill, but full recovery remains unpredictable.
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White House
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
St. Mary’s Hospital
Joseph Kennedy
Christmas Holiday Traffic Toll Tops Nationwide Record
Traffic deaths rose sharply during the Christmas weekend, reaching 230 by 10 p.m. with fires killing 19 and 25 others in mishaps. National Safety Council president Howard Pyle warned the toll would surpass prior records as AP tallies showed 347 nonholiday traffic deaths in December. The first victim was Cora Marcotte of Aeton New Hampshire in a two car crash en route to relatives in Rhode Island.
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National Safety Council
Chicago
Associated Press
Cora Marcotte
Lit
Aeton, N.H
Rhode Island
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