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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1966
Page
1
Cardinal Spellman flew by helicopter into the Long Binh combat zone and celebrated Christmas Eve Mass for 5,000 GIs as Viet Cong guerrillas fired on Americans nearby.
Former President and Mrs. Harry S. Truman will spend Christmas at their family home in Independence, Missouri, marking the first time in years they will not be with their daughter due to weather and the president’s illness.
Thousands of pilgrims from around the world arrived in Nazareth to celebrate the birth of Christ. About 4,000 foreign pilgrims and tourists reached the town Friday night, filling cobblestone streets as spotlights lit up church exteriors.
Mostly cloudy through Sunday with snow flurries and continued cold. High 23 to 27, low tonight 10 to 20. Sunrise 7 52 a m, sunset 5 03 p m. High Friday 30, low 19. Births: Didion Willard daughter. Detterman Willard son. Pigman Willard son. Hamer New Haven son. Stein Fremont town son. Deaths: Grace Perrin 89 Norwalk. Paul Bores 51 Monroeville. Mary Motter 88 Willard. Walter Mishey 86 Butler. Earl Braden 30 Wakeman. Virginia Riedy 14 New London.
Eastern area command issues an all hands message directing ships and stations to assist Mr. S Claus on a solo round the world sleigh flight planned for 24 December 1966. Emphasis on safe passage under visual rules and potential emotional impact on children.
A large Communist force attacked a U S Marine company on Christmas Eve near the Thu Bon River about 20 miles south of Danang. Heavy fighting continued to nightfall with at least two Viet Cong reported killed and Marine casualties described as light. Officials said the truce violation was not declared, with further details awaited.
An apparent short in an electric Christmas candle started a fire Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Atherton on Burras Road in North Fairfield. Firemen were called to the scene around midnight, the blaze confined to an upstairs bedroom and window frame with smoke damage.
Western Europe and the Far East will publish William Manchester's full account of the Kennedy assassination. Mrs Kennedy succeeded in removing portions in the United States, while Stern in West Germany plans to print the serialized work in full despite Formosa bans and suppression efforts.
U S planes released 24 million psychological warfare leaflets over North Vietnam, including Hanoi and Haiphong, while quits in the south kept alert during a Christmas ceasefire. Leaflets cited dead soldiers, Allied victories, and U S Vietnam policy.
At 15 St. Marys Street Edward Brutsche family celebrates Christmas with all eight sons present for the first time in six years. Anthony, a Navy veteran, surprised Mrs Brutsche last Sunday returning home from Vietnam. The family plans a Christmas Eve gathering with relatives from Norwalk and Indiana and welcomes Anthony back.
The Rev Haldon Robarge and his wife oversee the family Christmas tasks at St Peter Lutheran Church level. They manage sermons youth activities and all household duties while their three children John Jim and Pam handle cards wrapping and gift lists. The advent wreath and daily family devotions structure their season with Bible gifts requested by the boys.
A 57 year old former Norwalk man, Earl C Braden, died early today when his car veered into the medial strip on Route 250 south of Route 13 in the Milan bypass. He was thrown from the vehicle and died of massive chest injuries. Braden, who lived in Wakeman for a year, previously resided in Norwalk. He worked for Johns Manville Products Corp in Avery. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 am at Kuchar-Smith Funeral Home with graveside military rites at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Norwalk Postmaster Russell Grell says Christmas mail received by 8 this morning will be delivered before Christmas. Cancellations total 415000 as of now, under last year’s 418000, with parcel post and metered mail excluded. He notes higher third class mail and expected volume, and thanks early mailers for reducing delays.
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