Unidentified Object Seen Near North Pole Spotted by Radarmen
Radarmen on northern fringes report eight small objects and one large one moving toward northern Europe at high speed. A spokesman says the object may cross the Atlantic tonight and that such sightings occur yearly at this time. Meanwhile the Salvation Army distributed 112 food baskets in Huron County and handed out 759 toys and 170 sunshine treats to rest homes, with clubs aiding collection and kettle duty.
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United States
North Pole
Europe
Atlantic
Salvation Army
Huron County
Army
Dennis Blanchard
Berlin Wall gift stream marks Christmas Eve crossing
Thousands of West Berliners carried gifts as they crossed the Berlin Wall into the Soviet sector for Christmas Eve with relatives. About 10,000 passed armed guards in the morning using passes valid until midnight. SAN BRUNO Calif Civilian plane crash claims three crew aboard a Lockheed Super H Constellation after takeoff in rain at San Francisco International Airport.
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Berlin
UPI
San Bruno
Calif
Massive tidal wave hits Dhanuskodi and Rameswaram
UPI reports hundreds dead after a hurricane preceded a tidal wave that struck the Tamil coast. Dhanuskodi, a ferry terminus to Ceylon, saw many victims swept into a harbor customs shed with death toll estimates ranging from 200 to 500.
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Madras
India
UPI
Dhanuskodi
Rameshwaram
Ceylon
White civil rights worker wed in Denver amid Georgia ban
John Perdew a Harvard student 22 from Denver and Amanda Bowen 19 of Americus Georgia married in a small Denver ceremony before about 30 guests. Perdew has been active in civil rights campaigns in the South and plans to return to Georgia after holidays despite the state’s interracial marriage ban.
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Denver
UPD
Georgia
John Perdew
Amanda Bowen
Americus
R. S. Williams
Perdew
Harvard University
South
Weather Outlook and Births and Deaths Summary
Cloudy with light rain this afternoon then colder tonight with rain and a few north west snow flurries by late tonight. Friday milder 26 to 32, then 30 to 36 Friday afternoon. Births report lists five newborns including Ramel Horslay girl and several other families. Death notices include George H Kline 68 Berlin Heights Dora A Harter 90 Twin Maples and Matilda Boehler 79 Bellevue.
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George Henry Kline
Berlin Heights
Dora A. Harter
Twin Maples Nursing Home
Matilda Schug Boehler
Bellevue
Christmas Flood Toll Grows Across Pacific Northwest
Floods in northern California Oregon and Idaho have left more than 7 000 homeless and claimed at least 13 lives. The Eel River crested at 30 feet in Fernbridge prompting relief as officials warn of more storms and rainfall to come. Oregon Governor Hatfield calls the disaster the greatest in state history while Delco Idaho faces danger from a Marsh Creek earth fill dam burst.
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Michael Hudson
United Press International
San Francisco
UPI
California
Oregon
Idaho
Eel River
Fernbridge
Lyle Rasey
Delco
Marsh Creek
For Unto Us A Child Is Bets I. gs 2 7
A brief devotional line from a may be scripture themed passage notes hope for newborns and humanity. It emphasizes universal renewal and the belief that new life brings promise for all.
Christmas Eve and Day Church Services Across Town
Local churches announce observances for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. St Pauls St Peter Luther an Holy Innocents First Methodist First Baptist St Mary Catholic offer Holy Communion candlelight and midnight Masses with times ranging from 6 a.m. to noon and services at 7 30 and 11 30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Christmas Day masses span early to midday with multiple times listed.
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Paul R. Savanack
St. Paul’s
First Methodist Church
St. Peter Lutheran
First Baptist Church
St. Mary Catholic Church
St. Paul Catholic Church
Christmas Eve Bomb Blasts Saigon Officers Club
A 100 pound bomb exploded at the Viet Nam Saigon SAIGON Officers' Club on Christmas Eve wounding at least 38 Americans 13 Vietnamese and one Australian. The fire and blasts rocked the area shattering windows and tossing truck tires across the lot. Police described frenzied scenes as wounded were led out in bloodied shorts.
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Saigon
VPI
Christmas Eve Work in Norwalk County Public Servants On Duty
Many in Norwalk and Huron County will work tonight to safeguard health and safety. Law enforcement, fire, hospital staff, and city workers will be on duty while most celebrate. Patrol and police desks, sheriff deputies, and fire station crews are listed along with plant and hospital assignments.
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Norwalk
Huron County
Stores To Close For Christmas In Norwalk Area
Government offices and many businesses close Christmas Day with some Saturday closures. Post Office will suspend city carrier and window service Saturday while rural routes deliver. Courthouse and city offices stay shut Saturday. Banks and several agencies also close. Reflector will not publish on Christmas.
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Russell
Grell
Post Office
Huron County
Norwalk
Division of Aid For the Aged
Citizens National Bank
Huron County Banking Co
Home Savings and Swan Co
Reflector
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Italy
Rome
Giovanni Leone
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Congo
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N.Y
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Quaison-Sackey
U.N
Integrationist
Luci Bakes Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
Luci Johnson
White House
Los Angeles
James Lanius Owens
Wilmington
Bank of America
Owens
Ramel Horslay
Republic
Charles Stevens
Plymouth
Bruce Hathaway
Monroeville
Larry Rospert
Kevin F. Doyle
Norwood
Mark Hatfield
Paul VI
Viet Bomb Rios Officers’ Club
Henry Landoll Jr
Cpl
Kenneth Laughlin
Richard Rench
William Winebrenner
James Debevec
Robert
Dall, George Sisson, and
Richard Fritz
John Borgia
Santa Claus
Robert Allingham
Herb Eckstein
Jack Smith
James Wade
Robert Egleston
Robert Beveridge
David Caprara
Eugene Reineck
John Mercer
John Timmans
Willard Rule
Noel Searls
Fisher - Titus Memorial Hospital
Catherine LaVine
Alex Daniels
Joanne Leslie
R.N
Florence Daniels
Edna Carnicon
L,p.n
Joanne Snyder
Barbara Morrow
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Luella Scheid
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