Hanoi closes its mailbox to Viet Cong letters
Paris peace talks receive five million letters this year as an appeals office in Hanoi stores mail to POWs. A storage cellar held by a dusted crate business is filled with soot and crates after a prior incident with the Concern for Prisoners of War.Mary Hendrix wrote to a North Vietnamese prison pen pal promising a photo, while Gary Burger sent Christmas poems to prisoners, his card staining the cellar floor.
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Concern For Prisoners of War
Mary Hendrix
Mary Prom
Ised
Gary Burger
Vietnam
Eccentric Heir Arrested Over Threat to Nixon
Bridgeport Connecticut AP Michael James Brody 25 or 23 announced in 1970 he would give away a 36 million inheritance and was charged with threatening President Nixon. He was arrested Thursday and released on a 10000 dollar bond after calling the White House and telling the Secret Service Nixon he would come to Washington on Christmas and burn himself.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Michael James Brody
Nixon
Asst
U.S
Randy Roeder
Brody
Roeder
White House
F. Felke
Washington
Vandalized Switch Triggers Train Derailment in St Petersburg
A Seaboard Coastline train derailed near St Petersburg after a vandalized switch moved onto a spur to a junkyard. Twenty holiday travelers were hospitalized. no serious injuries reported. FBI and local authorities search for the saboteur.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
FBI
Maj
Herman Vincent
Pinellas County
Sheriff's Office
Jacksonville
Christmas Stand-Down in Vietnam and Radar Strikes
Christmas cease fire suspended for 24 hours as U S forces report air raids on enemy radar sites in North Vietnam. F105s fired on radar positions near Vinh and Dong Hoi with unclear results while deeper strikes reached near Hanoi and Quang Lang MIG base. Command notes no U S aircraft damage and cites hostile radar activity as the cause.
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Souausie
Arces
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
U.S
Vinh
Dong Hoi
Hanoi
de Secee Tees
Quang Lang Mig
Weather Outlook Says Cold Front Arriving Tonight
The forecast describes cloudy and windy conditions with a sharp cool down. Temperatures will fall to lows in the lower western area as the front passes, bringing brisk winds and colder air through the night.
Chuckle The Bridge Game Triumphs Over Chatter
A lighthearted remark frames bridge as a battle of minds over talk, highlighting strategy and concentration in the card game.
North Vietnam Offers Release If U.S. Withdrawal Date Set
Bob Hope said a North Vietnamese official told him POWs would be freed tomorrow if Nixon sets a date for total U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam. Hope discussed the seven point plan with Nguyen Van Thanh and noted potential U.S. fund raising of about 10 million dollars.
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Paris
Nixon
U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Nixon Christmas message foresees 1972 step toward world peace
President Nixon issued a Christmas message praising peace, reflection, and giving as the world faces 1972. He lauded Pope Paul VI's peace efforts and urged unity, charity, and the spirit of giving among people. The Pope’s New Year message was not yet released.
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Washington
Nixon
Pope Paul
Collision Between US Cargo Ship and Soviet Trawler
A U S cargo ship the Jefferson Davis collided with a Soviet fishing trawler 26 miles off Barnegat Lighthouse New Jersey. The Jefferson Davis suffered a 10 by 6 foot hole but remained afloat and reached port with escort. The Russian vessel reported severe damage below the waterline but declined assistance. The Waterman Co of Wilmington Delaware owns the 600 foot vessel with a crew of 42 bound for the Middle East.
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U.S
Coast Guard
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Barnegat
Jefferson Davis
Waterman Co
Wilmington
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Middle East
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