Away From Home Richard Enwright The Lead Melting
An Austrian speaker recalls Vienna at Christmas and New Year. He recalls the lead melting custom called blei giessen, family rituals, St Stephen’s Church celebrations, the Ring, fireworks, and Star Singers, linking memories of a lost empire to hopeful New Year wishes.
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Vienna
Volkspark
Hofburg Palace
Austria
St. Stephen's
Haftburg Palace
Ring
Old City
Georgia
New York
United States
Versailles
Danube
Franz Joseph
Times Square
Guy Lombardo
Judea
Jesus
St. Stephen's Square
Germany
East Berlin
Berlin Wall
Moscow
Soviet Union
Police Seek Young Black Man After Detaining Four in Kidnap Attempt
Daytona Beach police report a young black intruder tied up three white women and abducted a fourth in South Daytona after claiming he disliked Southern crackers. Kathy Morris, 20, drove the suspect away at gunpoint in a friend’s car, while the gunman tore phone lines and searched purses for money. An all-out search with ground and air units followed for Morris and the stolen 1966 Buick, with no sign found as of this report.
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Daytona Beach
Fila
Volusia County
Edwin H. Duff
Kathy L. Morris
Daytona
Duff
Miss Morris
Anna Farrell
Valerie Potter
Pattie Malarney
New Atlantic Charter Melts Amid Watergate Turmoil
The Nixon administration aimed to declare 1973 the Year of Europe with a Kissinger drafted Atlantic Alliance charter and hopes for progress in trade monetary talks and East West dialogues. But Watergate turmoil disrupted plans and delayed signatures anticipated for Nixon to sign in Europe.
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Endre Marton
Associated Press
Washington ,Ap
Nixon
Europe
Henry A. Kissinger
Atlantic Alliance
Kissinger Atlantic charter idea hits cautious reception
US officials say Kissinger’s proposal for a new Atlantic charter faces doubt as Nixon’s domestic issues and Europe’s oil embargo strain ties. Europeans resist U.S. airlifts to Israel without consultation, fear linkage of troops to trade, and many fear European withdrawal will occur.
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Ased Kissinger
Nixon
Middle East
U.S
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Europe
United States
Washington
Moscow
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Jackson
Pack Your Gifts for Air Travel Says Samsonite
New York AP reports federal law requires hand carried parcels be searched before boarding. Samsonite suggests leaving extra room in luggage for gifts so travelers can check bags at the airport and have space for gifts on the return trip.
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New York
Arkansas-Miss Deaths Funeral Notices and Obituaries
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Arkansas and Mississippi communities. Mrs Claricy Hatten 87 of Monroe will be buried in Richwood Gardens after services at Merpel Baptist Church. Dr P Wasson 93 of Columbus dies after long illness with services at First Methodist and Shady Grove churches. Annie Frasier Elliott 65 of Dubach to be laid to rest at Culbertson Church Cemetery. Kenneth Ray Denton 30 of New Orleans killed in Chalmette pipeline accident. Survivor lists include spouses children siblings and extended family across several states.
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Claricy Hatten
Merpih Baptist Church
Riverton
Broward
Monroe
F. A Hall
Richwood Memorial Gardens
Miller's Funeral Home
Hatten
Oneia Johnson
Alexandria
Ethel Johnson
Jimmie Walker
Los Angeles
Calif
Alvin Hatten
New Orleans
Viola Jackson
Columbus, Miss
First Methodist Church
Columbus
Miss
Dr. P. Wasson
Shady Grove Methodist Church
Kosciusko
Shady Grove
Memorial Funeral’ Home of
Wasson
Mississippi
Eric G. Wasson
Fannye Wasson
Charles Rhody
Oliver Springs
Dubach
Annie Frasier Elliott
Culbertson Baptist Church
C. W. Roberts
Culbertson Church
Kilpatrick
Ruston
Filiott
Lincoln General Hospital
Vienna
Order of Eastern Star
Kenneth Ray Denton
Hebert
St. Roch
Jacob Schoen and Son Funeral Home
JoAnn Lopez Denton
Joey Ray Denton
Donna Denton
Columbia
James Murphy
New York
Regina Lenard
Dianne Heffer
Joey Murphy
Johnny Murphy
Jimmy Murphy
Europeans Celebrate New Year Amid Fuel Crisis and Woes
Europeans push to celebrate New Year despite fuel shortages and inflation. London plans full hotels and a Trafalgar Square plunge while salons face power cuts. Italy faces higher prices for meals and champagne 25 percent dearer, and France lifts street-light bans as Parisians rev up for midnight horns.
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Associated Press
David Hill
London
Nelson
Picadilly Circus
Madrid
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Sears
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Louisville Ave
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Thomas Rd
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Mrs
Annie Elliott
Kenneth R. Denton
Colosseum
Opti
Mrs. Club
Greater Monroe
Monroe Civic Center
Ouachita Parish & City
City of
Ouachita Parish & Monroe School Boards
Melcook
Ouachita Parish
Monroe City School Board
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