Twelve Hours Delay For Cuban Prisoner Airlift Resume
The mercy airlift to free Cuban prisoners of war resumed after a lengthy delay. The Red Cross announced the morning departure from Cuba to Miami, as planes from Miami and one that spent the night in Cuba continued the shuttle for 688 captives not freed Sunday. Officials worried about more unexplained delays like the 11 hour hold and Fidel Castro’s inspection of manifests during the pause.
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Miami
UPI
Red Cross
Cuba
Snow Flurries Reach Northeast Louisiana Ahead of Christmas
Weather outlook shows a chance of sleet today or Tuesday with light snow in parts of Northeast Louisiana. Bastrop and Monroe report sleet with some snow, no ground accumulation yet, and forecast calls for mostly cloudy cold conditions through Christmas Day. Temperatures reached 54 in Monroe on Sunday as hazardous driving warnings and small craft advisories were issued for coastal areas.
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Weather Bureau
Bastrop
Monroe
Crossett
Ark
Mississippi
Greenwood
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Port Arthur
Tex
Burrwood
Government Fails Fifth Time To Sail Hoffa Trial
The longshoreman strike tied Atlantic and Gulf coast ports while Hoffa’s $1 million conspiracy trial ended with a hung jury. Judge Miller ordered FBI testimony reviewed as jurors replaced, with Hoffa expressing mixed feelings over the unresolved case.
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Nashville, Tenn
Justice Department
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Hoffa
Michigan
Miller
James F. Neal
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Teamsters Union
Washington, D.C
McC
Monroe Bus Service Suspends On Christmas Day
The Monroe city bus department will suspend all buses Tuesday Christmas Day so drivers and staff may have the holiday with families. Services resume on Wednesday after today’s regular schedule. Mrs. B J Rowe of Fairbanks won a 19 inch television set in the Monroe Optimist Club Christmas tree sale raffle.
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Monroe City
Rex W. Ensminger
B. J. Rowe
Fairbanks
Monroe Optimist Club
Today’s Chuckle Notes Boss Walk
A lighthearted item notes the boss takes a walk, trimming a long story to its punchy end. The column teases how a stroll can simplify a tale and reset the office mood.
Santa Claus Heads North On Skyward Delivery Run
A light show marks Santa’s takeoff as he races toward the American border in a heavily laden sleigh. He plans to bring gifts to every child this year, good or bad, despite the anxious comments from Santa and his team. Royal Canadian Mounted Police clear air routes for a swift, unlimited flight.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Santa
Conder
Only the Pyramids Endure Among Seven Wonders
The World Almanac notes that of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World only the pyramids of Egypt have survived to the present, underscoring their ancient resilience and cultural legacy.
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Pyramids of
Egypt
U.N. and Katangan Forces Clash at Elisabethville
In Katanga near Elisabethville, Katanga gendarmes and U.N. Congo Command troops fought today. A U.N. helicopter was shot down with 11 crew aboard, including three Swedes, six Indians, and two Irishmen, all slightly injured. Each side blamed the other for Christmas Eve violence as fighting briefly erupted before calm was claimed.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
Congo
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Union Miniere
Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem as described in Luke 2
The Gospel of Luke 2 recounts Caesar Augustus issuing a taxing decree, Joseph and Mary traveling to Bethlehem, Mary delivering Jesus in a manger, shepherds watching fields, and angels proclaiming good news of the Saviour, Christ the Lord, with peace on earth.
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Caesar Augustus
Cyrenius
Syria
Joseph
Galilee
Nazareth
Judaea
David
Bethlehem
Mary
City of
Christ the Lord
Promised Supplies Arrive After Cuban Release Flights
Planes carried out four loads of the promised medical and relief cargo after lengthy delays as Cuban captives, imprisoned over 20 months, were released and flown to Miami. Officials cited a hard Christmas as families awaited reunions amid lingering tensions surrounding the Castro regime.
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Cuba
Miami
Castro
Area Churches Plan Christmas Eve Services
Area churches schedule Christmas observances tonight through tomorrow with Covenant Presbyterian at 6 30 p m featuring Christmas songs readings and a Coming of Christ Messiah Lutheran of Jackson will host a Christmas service led by a choir and readings according to the services page.
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Les
Tueala
Covenant Presbyterian
Messiah Lutheran Chor
Jackson
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