World Christmas Observances Mixed With Global Tensions
Pilgrims throng Bethlehem for Christmas at the grotto as Pope Paul VI urges world peace. Elsewhere, war in Vietnam, Cyprus clashes, and East Berlin border tensions underscore a divided world. A Cuban Christmas emphasizes socialist messaging amid food quotas.
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Missing area of Lakonia search continues in Atlantic
Survivors of the Lakonia cruise ship began arriving in Madeira as ships and planes hunted the burning hulk for about 135 missing. The British Admiralty warned few if any survivors remained in open sea. Three injured and one body were brought to the Stratheden, while Rio Grande headed to Funchal with 80 survivors. Search efforts focused with Centaur aircraft and helicopters scouring the Atlantic amid reports of many rescued and dozens dead.
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Turk Greek Fighting Intensifies in Nicosia on Cyprus
Gun battles between Turkish and Greek Cypriots flare in Nicosia for a fourth day. Renewed appeals by leaders failed to stop hostilities as clashes spread from the northeast where the two sectors meet. The violence follows three weeks of tension over constitutional reform feared to curtail Turkish rights.
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Washington House votes Christmas Eve on 3 billion foreign aid
In a rare Christmas Eve session the House approved a 3 billion foreign aid bill granting the president authority to guarantee private wheat sales to Russia. The 1991 vote 158 ended a weekend dispute, aiding Johnson and signaling Senate passage expected Friday.
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Century Winters Storm Slams South and East with Snow
A fast moving early winter storm dumped heavy snow across the South and eastern United States, with up to 16 inches in western and southwestern Virginia and up to 15 inches in Kentucky. The system caused dangerous icy highways, major traffic jams, and record cold in Memphis and other cities as it spread from the South to New England and the Great Lakes.
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Nature's quirks and human bones in odd balance
An odd reflection on biology notes how nature sometimes places bones unusually in the skull while neglecting others in the back. The observation mixes humor with a touch of science reasoning about anatomy.
Change Of Venue Will Be Sought For Jack Ruby
Dallas AP report says attorney Melvin Belli will seek a venue change for Jack Ruby as bond hearings resume January 10 in a Dallas court near the Kennedy assassination site. Ruby remains jailed without bond awaiting trial on February 3 after testimony and a discovery of a pistol in a dancer’s purse.
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Snow Blankets Ohio as Christmas Eve Brings Snowstorm
Snow covers parts of Ohio with up to six inches in Ironton and seven inches in Youngstown while a fatal heart attack during shoveling is linked to the storm. Temperatures hover around freezing with more snow and travel disruptions across the state.
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Cincinnatians Deny Manslaughter Counts
In Cincinnati, Mrs Mary Louise Mullinger 21 and Daniel Nea Crider 16 pleaded not guilty in Common Pleas Court to charges of first degree manslaughter.
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64 Years In Jail Freedom Gift From Christmas
In 1899 at age 20 Richard Honeck began a life sentence for murder in Illinois. Paroled after 64 years, he received a California home as a Christmas present of freedom, with letters from supporters and a new life after prison.
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Gift Is Freedom 1 Prisoner Reflects On Life And Letters
A prisoner describes self schooling through newspapers and radio since 1919, noting limited outside interest in inmates and the mentally ill. He recalls relatives, his transfer from Chester to Menard, and his plans to contact Warden Ross Randolph and Lieutenant Jake Sharp while wishing others happiness.
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