Vietnam Triangle Club Clutches Christmas Cheer for Troops
Mrs. Chester Hatfield leads the Vietnam Triangle Club, delivering Christmas gifts to 3,238 soldiers in Vietnam. Letters from service members praise the generosity, saying gifts brighten holidays and lift spirits amid war while the club notes gifts also reached nearby orphanages and other units. The five year effort has sent gifts to over 2,000 servicemen, with volunteers collecting candy cookies and other items.
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Hatfield
Vietnam Triangle Club
Vietnam
Palestine Guerrillas Back Peace Efforts and Regional Moves
Al Ahram reports a policy shift by the Palestine guerrillas toward a peaceful settlement, with PFLP and Fatah endorsing dialogue. Meanwhile Iraq plans to withdraw most Jordan-bound troops, and Cairo hosts Arab leaders weighing a confederation. Sadat Assad Kadafi Numairi expected no major confed announcements.
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Cairo
Palestine
al Ahram
Palestine Guerrilla Organization
Amman
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
al Fatah
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Yasir Arafat
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Hussein
Jerusalem
United Nations
Anwar Sadat
Hafez al Assad
Syria
Muammar Kadafi
Libya
Jaafr el Numairi
Sudan
Retired Admiral Got Award for Sound Judgment
Washington AP report that Coast Guard Admiral William B. Ellis received a Legion of Merit for sound judgment months before a Coast Guard inquiry found a serious error in his handling of a Soviet seizure of a defecting Lithuanian seaman. Volpe praised Ellis in the citation but later a reprimand followed, with Ellis to retire by January 31 and not to have the decoration canceled, according to officials.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Secretary of Transportation
John A. Volpe
William B. Ellis
Ellis
1St Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard
Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
Volpe
Brown
The
Legion of Merit
Nixon Halts Florida Canal Construction Order
President Nixon ordered the Corps of Engineers to abandon the Florida shipping canal linking Mayport and Yank- ee Town, citing environmental damage to the Oklawaha River. About 26 miles of the 107 mile waterway have been gouged. conservationists vow continued legal action aiming for a landmark ruling. The injunction on most work remains in effect pending ecological studies.
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Washington
Nixon
Corps of Engineers
Florida
Oklawaha River
Oklawaha
Mayport
Atlantic
Yankeetown
Gulf of Mexico
U.S. District Court
Environmental Defense Fund
Florida Defenders of the Environment
William Partington
Florida Group
Moon Likely Contains Water, Scientists Say
San Diego AP reports that Dr. Albert E. J. Engel of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and colleagues believe lunar rocks and soil contain substantial water. Engel argues random sampling could reveal water in 50 lunar sites, while Harold Urey expresses skepticism and suggests dense regions may explain water indicators.
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San Diego
Calif
Albert E. J. Engel
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Harold Urey
Tigress Phan Thol Women Soldier In Cambodian Frontline
Four months after joining Cambodia's army Phan Thol nicknamed The Tigress earned recognition in Army Revue for skill with machine guns and rocket launchers. She fought near Sre Khlong south of Phnom Penh during Highway 4 clearance, volunteering like other women who typically serve as medics and stretcher bearers rather than frontline fighters.
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Sre Khlong
Cambodia
Phan Thol
Tigress
Army Revue
Phnom Penh
Kompong Som
Gulf of Siam
Phan Thoi
Deep South hit by hard freeze and cold snap
The Associated Press reports a brutal cold wave across the Deep South and much of the nation. Teens blanketed Virginia to Georgia with freezing readings, frost touched northern sections, and southern vacation areas saw readings near 30s. Snow flurries occurred near Brunswick, Georgia, close to the Florida line, while northern states endured subzero temperatures from Minnesota to New England and varied readings from Old Town Maine to Santa Cruz Island California.
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Associated Press
Deep South
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
Virginias
Georgia
Florida
Miami
Atlanta
Brunswick
Florida Line
Minnesota
Iowa
New England
Old Town
Maine
Santa Cruz Island
Calif
Temperature Teeters as Warmth Returns Tomorrow
A warming trend continues with tonight in the upper teens and tomorrow's high in the 40s. Rain is possible during the milder period. Yesterday reached 18 degrees and this morning fell to 8.
Chuckle Make Somebody Happy Today
A lighthearted note urges finding joy in simple deeds and reminds readers to mind their own business while sharing a cheerful mood. The item reads like a small community nudge toward kindness and personal contentment.
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