Christmas sermons and Pueblo crisis reflections in Twin Cities papers
Morning World and News Star readers hear ministers interpret Christmas meaning amid global events. The Pueblo crew’s release from North Korea is praised as morale boosting, though the incident is labeled piracy and a propaganda ploy. Families await reunion after a tense, controversial chapter.
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Agnew proposes poor involvement in anti poverty effort
Policy remarks by Vice President elect Spiro Agnew stir mayors including Carl Stokes who warn that excluding the poor from decisions harms cities. Agnew argues funds go to groups whose aims outpace their needs while urging meaningful poverty programs and self help training in black ghettos. The Nixon administration signals a shift toward refined, manageable Great Society policies. The New Orleans chiefs meeting data show how hard it is to change government course.
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Melvin Laird
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Nixon’s Daughter Julie Weds David in Simple New York Ceremony
Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower married at Marble Collegiate Church in New York with Rev. Norman Vincent Peale officiating. The ceremony was private and simple, with the couple presenting a steady, undramatic image amid pre inauguration scrutiny.
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Incoming administration vows pragmatic path for unity
The Christian Science Monitor notes a poised transition to the White House with a tough minded practical plan. It highlights focus on bridging to black communities youth and labor and placing loyal advisers in key posts for unity and steady policy.
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Non-Group secrecy shapes Vietnam policy and Nixon shifts
Washington officials describe Katzenbach's "Non-Group" meeting in his office as a secret brain trust for Vietnam policy with figures like Nitze Helms Rostow and Bundy. Separately Nixon moves to end the House R and P Committee, while considering James Farmer for HEW amid internal party debates.
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Three Men To Have Foreign Policy Role
Washington reports that Nixon, Secretary Rogers, and Henry Kissinger will guide U.S. foreign policy in the next administration with the president relying on two assistants for recommendations. Kissinger’s Brookings essay argues for a bipolar world and stronger regional orders while urging arms control and broader European responsibility.
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Pay Television Approved Ends Long FCC Delay Before Pay TV Trials
The FCC authorized nationwide experiments with Subscription TV on the eve of Christmas, ending a seventeen year wait for Zenith and its backers who pioneered pay TV. The plan envisions paid access to first run films and Broadway entertainment via unscrambling signals with devices and new telecom links. The move prompts critics to warn about impacts on theatres and studios, while proponents argue it expands consumer choice and competition.
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Pat) Weaver
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Justice White Named Next FBI Director by Nixon
Washington report says Byron White, associate Supreme Court justice, will become FBI director after Hoover retires in 1969. White, 51, billed as non political with integrity, has ties to Kennedy era activity and will lead the agency outside the Hoover circle to ease liberal concerns. He is married with two children and holds a Yale law degree after Oxford and Colorado roots.
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Whizzer) White
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Tithing Challenge Promised Miracle for Christians
A Bible Digest excerpt urges Christians to test tithing for one month, claiming it will reveal miracles as ten percent of income is presented as holy to the Lord. It frames giving as the highest priority and cites Leviticus 27 30 to support the claim.
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