Dominicans Face Nervous Yuletide Christmas in gloom and hope
In Santo Domingo the holiday mood is muted by unrest and violence after last April's rebellion. The nation divides into pro and anti-rebel camps with deaths tallied at about 1,500 from April and 119 since the provisional government took power. Despite fear, many prepare for Christmas with modest lights, imported toys, and Nativity displays. American troops aid morale with a hospital beautification project and gifts, while local institutions receive aid and military planners organize festive events amid a tense atmosphere.
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Santiago
United States
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
el Conde
Trujillo
Waiting For Santa Delights Children
Waiting up for Santa becomes a child’s great game as HAL BOYLE recalls a New York family Christmas eve ritual. A hopeful child speaks of a midnight visit, the comforting milk, and dreams of riding with Santa, while parents weave gentle skepticism and bedtime surrender. Morning reveals bright presents under the tree.
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New York
Santa Claus
Santa
Mystery of Loretto Stairway Draws Crowds in Santa Fe
In Santa Fe, the Stairs of Loretto at the Chapel of Our Lady of Light draw visitors yearly. The spiral staircase, built after a post Civil War chapel expansion, is linked to a legendary tale born from a missed connection and a novena prayer to St Joseph.
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Sante FE
N.M
UPI
Our Lady of Light
Loretto
Loretto School For
New Mexico
Sisters of
St. Joseph
Boy Hospitalized Over Parents Opposition
Nathan Johnson seven son of William and Mrs Johnson of near Alexandria was treated for leg burns at a hospital after a court order over parental objection. Dist Atty Pharis filed child mistreatment charges under state law and had the boy admitted to Charity Hospital Pineville. The parents were jailed on $2500 bonds. five other Johnson children were placed in court custody. The father said he opposed excessive drug use though not medicine, prompting court intervention after the pajamas caught fire from a heater.
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Alexandria, la
Nathan Johnson
William Johnson
Alexandria
Dist
Atty
Pharis
Johnsons
Johnson
Fraris
Spiral staircase of unknown origin at Loreto Chapel
In Santa Fe residents recount a gray haired man who arrived with a tool chest on a donkey and built a self supporting spiral staircase in Loreto Chapel without nails or center support. He reportedly disappeared after eight months, leaving unpaid bills for wood and work that locals cannot trace. Some say he was St. Joseph answering the sisters prayers.
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New Mexico
Stadium Move Boosts Sales for Cardinals 1966 Home Games
The St Louis Cardinals report advance ticket sales for 1966 home games reached 820,935 dollars, surpassing last year by 19,222 dollars and approaching one million by January 1. Ticket director Nat Hall attributes the rise to the planned move to the new downtown stadium opening after the season starts.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Nat Hall
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