Nicaraguans Flee As Earthquake Ravages Managua
Relief workers and international aid poured in after a massive earthquake destroyed about 75 percent of Managua and left up to 10,000 dead per official estimates. Gen. Somoza urged evacuation as rescue teams cleared rubble and U.S. demolition units prepared to remove dangerous structures and the U.S. embassy.
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U.S. Army
U.S
Rose Marie Orlich
Philadelphia
Turner B. Shelton
Los Angeles
Valerie
Virginia Slaughter
Howard Hughes
Intercontinental Hotel
Nixon
Somoza
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
United States
San Francisco
Christmas Eve in Manger Square Belongs to the Young
Christmas Eve in Manger Square drew 15,000 pilgrims and 1,200 choristers from the United States Israel Bethlehem and beyond. Astronaut James Irwin and former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson joined worshipers as the Latin patriarch led Mass at St Catherine's Church and the Nativity Grotto. Thousands attended Protestant services in Shepherds Field as Israeli troops monitored the celebration.
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James Irwin
Bethlehem
Elias Freij
Irwin
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Texas
Arkansas
Georgia
Jordan
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United States
America
Scandinavia
Africa
Far East
Jerusalem
God
Harold Wilson
Giacomo Giuseppi Beltritti
St. Catherine's Church
Shepherds’ Field
Hanoi Bombed On Yule Eve by U S Warplanes
Tass reported U S aircraft bombed Hanoi on Christmas Eve, striking the 44th residential quarter of Haibatrunga district. Casualties and homes destroyed were feared as church services continued amid drizzling rain and a patrolled cathedral area.
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Moscow
UPI
Hanoi
Tass
Alexander Mineyev
U.S
Haibatrunga
Americans Open Hearts To Victims Of Nicaragua Earthquake
Americans respond with Christmas spirit and rapid relief as volunteers across Florida California and Texas join emergency flights and supply drops to Managua. Medical teams from Miami Jackson and San Francisco organize aid while the Red Cross urges local cash donations and support.
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Associated Press
Nicaragua
Barbara Hubbard
Miami
Florida
Managua
Nicorama
William Clark
Jackson
Eve
Raul Moreno
San Francisco
J. G. Coston
Washington
Red Cross
Truman In Coma Deepens Health Fears
Former President Harry S. Truman, 88, remains in a coma at Research Hospital after 21 days of hospitalization. Doctors warn prolonged nonimprovement risks further weakening of his heart while wife Bess and daughter Margaret Daniel stay by his side.
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Kansas City
UPI
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Bess
Margaret Daniel
New York
Research Hospital
John Dreves
Whitlow Granddaughter Born in Baton Rouge Family
Mr and Mrs George Whitlow of Altus Oklahoma announce the birth of granddaughter Evin Olivia Whitlow to Mr and Mrs Whitlow and note maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Glen Roberts of Titusville Florida. The couple formerly resided in Monroe Louisiana and Baton Rouge is the birth location mentioned in Twin Cities Chit Chat.
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George Whitlow
Baton Rouge
Monroe
Evin Olivia Whitlow
Altus
Okla
Glen Roberts
Titusville
Fla
Three Area Deaths On Roads Over Christmas Weekend
Louisiana counted 18 holiday deaths as four more people perished on Christmas Eve and Sunday. Victims include Booker Ward Jr of Compton California and Martha Davis of Rayville in a head on crash on U S 80 near Tallulah and Jasper Henry of Lake Providence who died after his car, struck from behind, caught fire on US 65. Additional fatalities occurred on La 558 near Farmerville and a bridge plunge near Arnaudville plus multiple collisions on I 10 and US 90. The Christmas weekend toll runs from 6 p m Friday to midnight Monday.
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Louisiana
Booker T. Ward, Jr
Compton
Calif
Martha J. Davis
Rayville
U.S
Tallulah
Jasper Henry
Lake Providence
Henry
John F. Post
Spearsville
Farmerville
Albert Olivier, Jr
Arnaudville
Curtis Promeaux
Milton
Longstreet
Wat Phillips
Shreveport
Terry Catchell
Michael Gillory
Patrick
Grand
Fair Skies Over Area With Cool Temperatures
Weather summary notes clear skies today with cool temperatures in the mid 50s and nights in the mid 30s. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and cool highs, with a possible shower late Tuesday and a slow warming trend toward the weekend as winds shift from south to north. The Monroe Municipal Airport recorded a Sunday high of 55 and a low of 9 percent rainfall in the past 24 hours was nil.
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Monroe Municipal
Iraqi General Visits USSR on Moscow Trip
Iraqi Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Hammad Chehab flew to Moscow for a three day official visit and talks with military leaders. He is hosted by Soviet Marshal Sergei Grechko, accompanied by a delegation of high ranking Iraqi officers, according to the Iraqi news agency.
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Beirut
UPI
Chehab
Marshal A Grechko
Christmas Taboos Bowman Puritan View Delayed American Traditions
Traditional Christmas customs faced suppression in the American colonies due to Puritan objections labeling them pagan in origin. The article notes early colonial resistance shaping how Christmas was observed before evolving into a nationwide holiday.
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United Press International
American
Nixons Celebrate Quiet Christmas at Florida Home
President and Mrs. Nixon kept Christmas peaceful with a turkey dinner at their bayfront home in Key Biscayne Florida. Daughters Tricia and Julie were away in Athens with families as Nixon spoke by phone about Vietnam peace efforts and monitored news of prisoners of war.
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Fla
Nixon
Nixons
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Edward Cox
Julie
David Eisenhower
Athens
David
White House
Florida Bayfront
Alaska
Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo
Washington Redskins
Green Bay Packers
Anastasio Somoza
Nicaragua
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