Joyful Christmas Amid War Tensions Worldwide 1964
Christians worldwide prepared for Christmas while wars raged in Congo and Vietnam as Pope Paul VI urged inner renewal. Johnson sent warm greetings to 22,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam. Bob Hope entertained troops. Crossings opened at Jerusalem's Madaba Gate for Arab Christians to visit relatives in Jordan, with about 4,300 expected to cross.
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Hundreds Dead From India Cyclone and Tidal Wave
In Madras region a cyclone and tidal surge washed 200 into the sea at Dhanushkodi and the Indian Express reports 500 feared drowned on Rameswaram. The storm halted rail links, destroyed huts, and prompted urgent food drops as south India and Ceylon faced severe damage with strong winds.
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Des Moines Fugitive Pair Linked to Marshalltown Breakout
Two fugitives from the county jail at Marshalltown remained at large Thursday. A two day pursuit traced their path toward Des Moines. The men named were John Felham, 46, and James Robert McPeon.
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Nation Cargo Plane Crash Kills Three Crewmen
SAN BRUNO Calif A Flying Tiger four engine Super Constellation cargo plane slammed into fog shrouded San Bruno Mountain on takeoff killing all three crew. The crash narrowly missed Coast Guard radio station and disrupted emergency communications.
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Iowa Motor Accidents Fatal to 3
Three people died in Iowa traffic crashes on a Wednesday. Paul Glynn, 66, died in a burning pickup south of Malvern. Anna Jacobson, 67, of Story County, was struck by a car near Roland. Richard Hansejl, 19, from near Indianola, was killed when a tractor he drove overturned on a gravel road near Beaver. Two car occupants were in fair condition in Council Bluffs hospital.
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Toll Of Flood Mounts In 5 Western States
Five flood hit states California Washington Oregon Nevada Idaho face mounting homelessness and casualties as a Pacific storm floods rivers, cuts bridges, and traps hundreds. Air Force Navy National Guard Red Cross Coast Guard mobilize to rescue thousands. disaster declarations expand. Christmas Eve shelters host evacuees and improvised aid.
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Coast Guard, Air Force aid Humboldt County stricken by flood
Evacuations extend from San Francisco Bay area to Eureka as Bennington and two Coast Guard helicopters join forces with local deputies. About 200 persons stranded on two trains for a second day after slides blocked tracks near the Washington Oregon border. Air Force lifted 1000 pounds of food to the scene while railroad officials cannot say when rescue will occur. In Iowa, Minnie Wiley dies on arrival after a crash on icy Highway 92 near Grandview Corners. Rex Black and Mrs Black suffer serious injuries. Another crash near Illinois City injures several people on Highway 92 during noon hour.
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Ample Government Food For Flood Victims In West States
The Agriculture Department said ample government surplus food is available in school lunchrooms and disaster centers to feed flood victims in California Oregon and Washington state. Food comes from farm price support stocks distributed by Red Cross Salvation Army National Guard Civil Defense and local welfare departments.
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Muscatine Journal Christmas Publication Notice
The Muscatine Journal will not be published on Christmas Day. The newspaper office will remain closed for the holiday. A regular edition will be printed later.
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Wreckage of Plane Found Near Mankato Three Dead
Wreckage of a yellow twin engine Beecherall with three men aboard was found 18 miles south of Mankato Minnesota. Victims are John Den Adel 41 of Oskaloosa Iowa president of Nationwide Motor Club Walter Chesley 43 of Minneapolis Minnesota and Harold Reichert 51 of North Mankato Minnesota. The plane disappeared Tuesday night en route from Oskaloosa to Mankato and wreckage was spotted from air and ground searches. Den Adel was pilot at takeoff time.
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Bomb Blast in Saigon Kills Americans
A Saigon hotel blast killed an Army officer and a civilian and wounded at least two Americans with around 50 others injured. Initial reports said a Viet Cong planted a bomb in a car under the officers quarters in the Brink Hotel. Security was tightened around Saigon airport amid threats of broader attacks during Christmas weekend. Weather outlook: partly cloudy, colder tonight with lows 5 to 12.
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Muscatine Man Found Semi Conscious in Car
Marvin McDonald of Rt 3 Muscatine was found in his car by a passing motorist shortly after 7 am today on Highway 92 east of Montpelier. He was taken to Muscatine General and then to the Veterans Hospital for head injuries from a one car crash that left the vehicle piled in a ditch after crossing two farm drives. Deputy Whisler noted the exact accident time uncertain and that the car may have been in the car for over an hour.
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Officer's fall during prowler chase leaves him with broken leg
Police officer Robert Doerres, 34, suffered a broken right leg after falling from a box elder tree while investigating prowlers at Muscatine Glass and Mirror Co. The injury, sustained early today, may keep him off duty for about a year. Chief Clifford Bennett said Doerres was taken to Muscatine General Hospital after the incident.
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