Seven Drown in Christmas Crash Near Lake Lanier
In Georgia seven members of the Rodgers and Brown families died after their station wagon plunged from a guard rail into Lake Lanier while returning from a Christmas outing. The crash killed John E. Brown and his wife, their three children, and others. two people survived.
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Cumming
Rodgers
Brown
John E. Brown
Lake Lanier
H. G. Pope
Thomas
Brenda Sue
Joyce Ann
Billy Bradford Rodgers
Linda Brown
Cyclone Toll Rises in Ceylon and Rameswaram
Reports say at least 750 dead with about 250 in Ceylon and 500 on Rameswaram after a cyclone and 15 foot tidal wave. Rescue planes drop food as isolation and damaged railways hamper aid. officials warn deaths could reach 2,000.
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New Delhi
India
Ceylon
Rameswaram
Colombo
Saigon Braces For Security After Christmas Bombing
In Saigon the government deployed paratroopers and extended martial law for a month while bomb squads sweep 67 U S installations. The Brink Hotel blast killed Lt. Col. James R. Hagen and civilian David M. Agnew, with several others wounded amid accusations of security laxity and Viet Cong involvement.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. Navy
Brink
James R. Hagen
Oklahoma City
Okla
David M. Agnew
Winter Park
Fla
U S Denies Suppression of Reports
The United States said no critical reports were suppressed after Capt John King 32 of Bradenton Florida wrote a letter about a Vietnamese battalion he served with The Army noted the unit was rated combat ineffective in September but King was informed of the men and equipment status before assignment He was killed in action while serving in Vietnam
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
John King
Bradenton
Fla
King
Tornado Kills Two in Georgia Trailer Park
GRAY Georgia two persons died and six others were injured when a tornado destroyed four house trailers at a trailer camp just south of Gray on U S 129. Macon area homes were lightly damaged and Milledgeville reported local damage from high winds. Georgia Highway 74 between Macon and Thomaston was closed for flooding.
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Gray, Ga
Gray
U. S. 129
Middle Georgia
Macon
Milledgeville
Thomarton
Oberlin Volunteers Fire Incident During Rebuild Effort
In Ripley Mississippi shots were fired at a house housing Oberlin College volunteers aiding the Antioch Baptist church reconstruction after a October 30 fire. Dick Cooper was arrested for a stop sign violation after pursuing the shooters. Jerry Van Korss also chased the assailants. The group plans to resume rebuilding after Christmas services. Marcia Aronoff is among the Oberlin students.
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Ripley, Miss
Council of Federated Organizations
Oberlin College
COFO
Dick Cooper
Cooper
Jerry van Korss
Oberlin
Antioch Baptist Church
Dave Jewell
Christian Education
Marcia Aronoff
Harry Aronoff
Ellen Drive
Middletown
Todays Chuckle The trouble with being a parent is
Witty line on parenting notes that experience comes with changing careers and unemployment as children grow up.
Helicopters Assist California Flood Rescue Effort
Rescue operations using 48 helicopters spread along the northern coast continued today officials said Dense fog and rain kept many aircraft grounded Friday but a few penetrated late. Helicopters largely from the carrier Bennington arrived at the Eureka flood rescue center to aid in the mercy mission Seven physicians in the Eureka area worked 12 hour shifts in helicopters transferring injured victims and bodies from the seven square mile flood district Receding waters left mud and debris in homes.
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California
Bennington
Eureka
Calif
Tt Knew Every Cow by Name as Tornado Destroys Barn
Covington Georgia AP reports J T Pope Jr tearfully recalls knowing 62 cows by name after a Christmas Day tornado wrecked his barn killing 50. The farm, developed since 1946 with his brother Charles, had insured the barn for 5000 while cows were uninsured. losses estimate 60000.
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Covington
J. T. Pope Jr
Pope
Charles Pope
Newton County
Ed Hunt
Go Along With Gag A Dead Night
In Painesville Ohio a group of about a dozen boys chased Alfred Oponowicz an FBI ten most wanted fugitive wanted for counterfeiting and bank robbery. One youth Arthur Bryant 16 said they pursued him because it was a dead night and they had nothing else to do.
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Painesville, Ohio
FBI
Alfred Oponowicz
Arthur Bryant
Bryant
Oponowicz
Arthur Dowdy
Yule Spirit Brightened Appalachia
Volunteers distributed food clothing and gifts in eastern Kentucky on Christmas Day as rain fell in Letcher County. Fire Chief Reunions Day said children were happy with the help. Donations came from Asheboro North Carolina Bloomington Illinois Garden City Michigan and Cincinnati Ohio coordinated by the Salvation Army after a CBS telecast of Appalachian hardship.
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Willamette
Corps of Engineers
Vanport
Kentucky
Letcher County
Santa Claus
Asheboro
N.C
Bloomington
Ill
Garden City
Mich
Cincinnati
Salvation Army
CBS
Watsons Welcome Twins After Doctor Predicted End
In El Cajon California a doctor told Mrs Richard Watson her tenth child would be the last. Nature favored the family as their holiday gift brought twins a boy and a girl, completing an even dozen children for the Watsons.
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EL Cajon
Calif
Richard Watson
Watsons
Night chase ends with capture of gunman at hospital
John Peacock and other youths chased Oponowicz after a gun battle that night as he attempted escape from police. He was shot twice, fled to a hospital, and was recaptured after being spotted atop a railroad overpass. A neighbor alerted police and he surrendered meekly.
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John Peacock
Oponowicz
Peacock
Joy Of Christmas Spreads Across People and Places
A rabbi serves as Reno police chief for Christmas while regular chief Briscoe rests with his family. A Louisville couple marks 70 years of marriage as a baby named Noel is born in Long Beach. Louis Armstrong’s wife Lucile brings a Tokyo Christmas tree, a seasonal ritual begun 22 years ago after their marriage.
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Louis (Satchmo
Armonstrong
Tokyo
Noel
Philip H Weinberg
Reno
Nev
Elmer Briscoe
James W. Thompson
Delie
Louisville
Michael Noel
Long Beach
Calif
Christy Carole
Ing
Lucile
Armstrong
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Denver Avenue
Portland Meadows Race Track
Ceylon Air Force
Cecil B. Lyon
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Britain
West Germany
Cuba
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Dhanushkodi
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Ohio
Appalachia
Whitesburg
James Bafford
THE
Associated Press
Louis
Satchmo) Armstrong
Smil
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