Christmas Truce Noted as China Tests Seventh Nuclear Device
World observances of Christmas pause for war torn regions amid Vietnam cease fire reports. Johnson outlines hope for peace in a radio TV address while U S troops abroad receive comfort during the holiday. Chinese AEC confirms seventh nuclear test. Korea quiet. Bethlehem under Israeli control sees reduced pilgrim turnout.
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Johson
Washington
Texas
Bethlehem
China
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Central Asia
AEC
Korea
West Germany
West Berlin
U.S
China Deploys Christmas Eve Nuclear Blast
The United States Atomic Energy Commission reported a low yield Chinese nuclear blast detected on Christmas Eve in Lop Nor Sinkiang with an estimated 20 kiloton yield. Analysts note the event aligns with ongoing Chinese missile tests and a push toward longer range thermonuclear delivery by the early 1970s.
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China
Peking
Atomic Energy Commission
Hong Kong
Red China
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
United States
Mongolia
Eureka
Calif
AEC
U.S
Lop Nor
Sinkiang
Japan
Melesvenan Cal Agency
Hiroshima
Hong Kong Star
Explosions Hit Tanker Off Louisiana Coast
An 18 000 ton tanker S S Gulf Supreme taking on fuel at Ostrica Louisiana near New Orleans was rocked by multiple explosions. Six injured and two plucked from the water. no deaths reported. Coast Guard crews searched the area with patrol boats and a helicopter.
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Ostrica
Mississippi
New Orleans
Coast Guard
S.S. Gulf Supreme
Port Sulphur
Plaquemines Parish
Wittenberg Puzzle Card Sends Holiday Greeting
Wittenberg University public relations sent a Christmas card that doubled as a puzzle. The card displayed a sequence with missing letters and a tease Noel, Get it? suggesting wordplay tied to the season.
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Springfield
Ohio
UPI
Wittenberg University
Noel
Traffic Deaths Reach One Hundred? Louisiana Toll Rises
Eleven people die in Louisiana traffic crashes as the Christmas weekend ends. The AP count tracked fatalities from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday, with families and communities naming victims across Lafayette, Opelousas, Baker, Port Allen, Alexandria, Shreveport, Vivian and Natchitoches parishes.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
Alvord Foreman
Lafayette Parish
Lafayette Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors
Rayne
Octave Kidder
Opelou- Gas
Opelousas
Amnesty For Greeks Seems To Be Fading
In Greece the Christmas amnesty fell short of promises. An dreas Papandreou was freed as the junta released about 300 others, but 2,600 political prisoners remain. Col. John Ladas said most await trial or charges, while those on Leros and Yioura face no trial and will spend the summer on islands. Papandreou, linked to the Aspida conspiracy, walked free with his wife and four children greeting him at home.
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Baker
Port Allen
La. 1
Alexandria
Gregory
Karla Jones
Louis B. Jones Jr
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Noyt Snell
Caddo Parish
Louisiana
James R. Grundy
Vivian
Grundy
Natchitoches
Willis Abrams
Russel Jorgensen
Athens
Andreas Papandreou
Mikis Theodorakis
John Ladas
Ministry of Public Order
George Papadopoulos
Col. Ladas
Aspida
George Papandreou
Greece
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Averoff
Margaret Chant
Chicago
Leros
Yioura
Manger
Jerusalem
Alberto Gori
Jesus
Christendom
Bethlehem
Manger Square
Dentristy student to practice with Missouri Public Health Service
David M. Barker son of Mr and Mrs Albert Barker 3211 Gordon Ave Monroe will practice dentistry for about a year at the Missouri Public Health Service in St Louis starting January 9. He graduated from the University of Tennessee School of Dentistry on December 17 and was a member of Sigma Tau Gamma and Xi Psi Phi.
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David M. Barker
Albert Barker
Gordon Ave
Monroe
Missouri Public Health Service
St. Louis
Barker
University of Tennessee School of Dentistry
Sigma Tau Gamma
Xi Psi Phi
Humble Gas Transmission Officer Douglas J Miles Retires
Douglas J Miles, director, vice president and secretary of Humble Gas Transmission, retires January 1 after more than 38 years. A Monroe native, he joined the board in April 1954 and was later moved to New Orleans where he became vice president in December 1959.
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Douglas J. Miles
Direcor
Humble Gas Transmission Company
Monroe
Miles
New Orleans
Moscow Ignores Christmas as USSR Keeps Busy Day
In Moscow Christmas passes with little fanfare as the Soviet Union resumes ordinary work. Foreign diplomats and Western clergy attend ecumenical services at Spaso House with ambassadors reading lessons. Catholic and Lutheran communities gather for services abroad and carols among foreigners.
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Baltic States
Spaso House
Llewellyn E Thompson
Allies Return To Fighting As Truce Ends
In Saigon the 24 hour Christmas truce collapsed as American and allied forces resume combat. Communist violations produced at least 20 American casualties and 16 wounded plus 6 more Viet Cong killed by allied action. Governor Romney arrived for a three day war zone tour and pledged no briefings.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
George Romney
Michigan
Thailand
South Vietnam
Showers Forecast for Northeast Louisiana Today
Weather outlook for Northeast Louisiana calls for partly cloudy skies with a few showers this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures fall to a low between 32 and 40 as winds shift from south to north at 10 to 20 mph.
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Louisiana
The Real Trouble with Money Said Sant Use It More
A brief comic note contrasts money use with prudence, highlighting playful skepticism about spending and saving habits. The tone suggests a humorous aside on financial restraint and personal choices.
Gas Evacuation As Chlorine Drifts Through Jacksonville
In Jacksonville Florida chlorine gas from damaged torpedo shaped tanks forced hundreds of residents in the Lackawanna section to evacuate. Civil Defense ordered about 300 families from their homes to shelters and friends as firefighters worked to neutralize the leak and prevent pockets of gas from forming.
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Fla
Friends
Civil Defense
Lackawanna
Jack Wetherford
The
Robert E. Lee High School
Red Cross
George Bay
W.A. Jackson
Jackson
G.H. Fulton
Fulton
U.S. Weather Bureau
Impson
Holiday Deaths Mounting At Record Rate
Traffic fatalities during the Christmas holiday period totaled 486 by Monday midnight, with Wisconsin Indiana and Virginia each reporting five deaths. The National Safety Council predicted a final toll between 625 and 725, comparing with a 1965 Christmas record of 720 and earlier holidays noting high counts in 1966 and 1967.
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National Safety Council
Wisconsin
Indiana
Virginia
Associated Press
Bethlehem Hosts First Christmas Under Israeli Rule
Bethlehem drew about 9 000 pilgrims for Christmas rites in the birthplace of Christ as Israeli troops maintained patrols. Arab businessmen complained of losses, and Nazareth calm crowds attended services while Labor Minister Allon urged courage and heroism to resolve regional issues.
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Paul VI
Vietnam
St. Peter's Square
Pope
Bethlehem
Christ's Birthplace
Israel
Hal McClure
Christ
Nazareth
Yigal Allon
Fewer North Vietnamese Troops Indicated in South Vietnam
UPI reports from Dallas quote Eugene Locke, deputy U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam, saying intelligence shows about 40 000 fewer North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops in South Vietnam than a year ago. He cites recruitment trouble and holiday truces as factors while noting overall progress in military, pacification, and political areas.
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UPI
South Vietnam
Eugene Locke
U.S
Locke
Wfaa TV
South
Vietnam
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