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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1965
Page
1
A man questions the idea of God becoming man then shelters injured birds in a barn during a Christmas Eve blizzard. He reflects on faith while listening to snow flurries and discovers a humane impulse as the birds seek shelter from the storm.
In Johnson City Texas a 100 person choir from Baptist Methodist and Christian churches sang 10 carols on the porch of Johnson's boyhood home as the First Family began Christmas. The event followed a local celebration with the President and his family attending the hometown gathering.
Weather updates warn of occasional showers across Ohio this afternoon and more rain tonight. In Cincinnati a 7-year-old girl confessed to arson that killed 2-year-old Isaac Howard by lighting a match in an upstairs bedroom. In Washington Rep. Charles Chamberlain says a TV network will begin small scale operation in South Vietnam on January 21.
Paris reports Charles de Gaulle used Christmas week to reduce the sentences of 168 political prisoners tied to right wing groups that opposed Algeria’s independence in 1962. The move leaves 176 prisoners remaining in French jails.
Mrs Billa Walton aged 56 passed away in New London leaving family and friends in mourning. Funeral arrangements are pending as the community honors her life.
A 30 hour Christmas truce begins at 6 p.m. for U S and South Vietnamese forces in Viet Nam as battles pause and both sides consider a Viet Cong 12 hour offer. Marines at Da Nang await mail and rides to Saigon while troops in the field relax and share Christmas cards.
Former President Harry S Truman, 81, recalled his early Christmas on the Grand View Missouri farm where a five year old received a toy train. He spoke at the Carlyle Hotel in New York, saying he hopes the Viet Nam ceasefire lasts and leads to lasting peace while visiting his daughter's family for the holidays.
Pope Paul VI urged world leaders to seek a peaceful settlement in Viet Nam and contemplated using his office as mediator. He warned that the nations may be on an incorrect path toward all out war and urged just and sincere negotiations in his Christmas message broadcast worldwide.
Law enforcement officials urge motorists to show Christmas spirit in driving. Colonel Robert M. Chiaramonte asks drivers to keep goodwill in mind to reduce highway deaths. Sheriff John Borgia notes 25 Ohioans died in Christmas travel last year and urges careful, defensive driving. Norwalk Police Chief Ray A Chapin advises early travel, regular breaks, and cautious driving as if others are unpredictable.
Comedian Bob Hope performed for about 10,000 American soldiers at Tan Son Nhut airfield in Saigon. He joked about the heat and mission, twirled a golf club for comic effect, and riffed on President Johnson and Broadway shows, keeping the crowd amused in hostile conditions.
The Hester family on New State road near Norwalk prepares a farm Christmas with Steve, 10, and siblings Kevin eight Mark six Scott four and Laura 13 months. Gretchen Hester guides a 350 acre dairy grain farm with maple syrup potatoes and a generous holiday setup.
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