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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1964
Page
3
Margaret Wilson reports from Montreat North Carolina on Billy Graham and family Christmas traditions. The feature describes an oyster stew breakfast followed by biblical readings and gift opening, with the emphasis on Christ’s birth and spiritual meaning over commercialization.
The Soviet government announced the liquidation of a former Khrushchev era organizational scheme. An official bulletin invalidated the 193 decree establishing the central Asian economic region, signaling a major policy reversal.
Vickie Ailer, a blind six year old from Odessa Missouri, drew a colored Christmas tree that was published as a Delta Gamma alumnae project fund card for her Pre-school for the Visually Handicapped. Her mother notes Vickie’s independence and cheer as her siblings face medical challenges. Santa visited the school and Vickie created a glass ash tray as a Christmas gift.
The Battle of Jutland occurred on 31 May 1916 with 151 Royal Navy warships facing 101 German vessels. Royal Navy losses were 14 ships and 6,097 deaths while the German fleet lost 11 ships and 2,545 men.
Bob Hope and his comedy troupe staged a surprise Christmas performance on a South Vietnam baseball field near the same location shelled seven weeks earlier. More than 100 MPs guarded the event as Hope joked with troops who hailed him as Santa Claus.
In Seattle, the Very Rev John Leffler dean of St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral can't attend Christmas services. On Wednesday the cathedral choir visited the hospital to sing carols as he recovers from serious injuries in a traffic accident.
Harkins' successor authorized this year's trip but heightened security and secrecy precautions exceeded those seen during McNamara's visits. Even after Hope arrived, the itinerary remained undisclosed and he was expected to..
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