Pilgrims Skips Bethlehem Crowds for Christmas
Bethlehem in decline as visitors stay away amid Middle East tensions. Pilgrims once crossing into Jordan for the Nativity scene now number only a few hundred, leaving hotels nearly empty while old customs adapt. Franciscan monks and diplomats note barriers and changes at key holy sites. The holiday procession proceeds with smaller crowds and a quieter mood.
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Jordan
Egypt
Middle East
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Israel
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Joseph
Landesbaum
Manger
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Eign
Jerusalem
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Alberto Gori
Otto John Sentenced Four Years For Treason
In Karlsruhe Germany West German Supreme Court on Saturday convicted Otto John former intelligence chief of treasonable activities and sentenced him to four years in prison. The nine sentence reflected the court found John joined the Communists in 1954 and returned after 17 months, rejecting his drugging kidnapping claim and stating he betrayed state secrets to protect his life.
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Germany
Supreme Court
Otto John
West Germany
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Red
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Friedrich W. Geier
Western
Europe
France
Hss Fife
Weather forecast and regional temperatures noted
The forecast lists cool temperatures and strong winds across regions. Temperatures range from lows of the upper 30s to highs near 80 in some areas with expected clouds and possible showers. The report includes city figures for Amarillo Chicago Denver Fort Worth and New York with varied conditions and a mention of Army vs. game.
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Italian DC-1 plane crash reported near Milan Mount Giner
An Italian LAT DC-1 airliner with 17 passengers and four crew vanished after reporting icing on wings and trouble near Mount Giner in Trento province, 90 miles northeast of Milan. A mountain rescue team sighted a plane crash on Mt Giner top, and officials fear all 21 aboard are dead.
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Cool Weather Forecast Hits Texas After Fog and Thunderstorms
Weather experts predicted cooler air sweeping Texas with Saturday night fog in the West and North Central regions and Sunday fog in East and South Central areas. Heavy fog shuttered operations at Love Field and Carter Field for hours, delaying flights up to six hours. By midmorning power restored and traffic slowed by poor visibility in Austin Corpus Christi Laredo San Antonio College Station Fort Worth Dallas Mineral Wells and Wichita Falls.
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Dallas
Love Field
Fort Worth
Carter Field
Austin
Corpus Christi
Laredo
San Antonio
College Station
Fort Worth Dallas
Mineral Wells
Wichita Falls
Parole Board Frees Slayer of 142 POWs
HEIDELBERG Germany December 22 1946 Parole board freed Col Joachim Peiper commander of the SS machinegunners who killed 142 American prisoners at Malmedy He served less than a third of a 35 year sentence after commutation of the death sentence from a 1946 war crimes court The U S Army announced his release from Landsberg Bavaria saying it had no part in the decision The parole board unanimously recommended release The board includes representatives from the United States Britain France and three from West Germany Peiper is 31 He led a field command in Hitler s 6th SS Panzer Division in 1944
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Heidelberg
Germany
Joachim Peiper
Malmedy
Christ Imases Ay ' Peiper
U.S. Army
Landsberg
Bavaria
Army
Peiper
Parole and Cementy Board
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Britain
France
West Germany
Spencer Phenix
Chocorua
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Free Europe Committee
New York
Hitler
SS Panzer Division
Traffic Deaths Mount Rapidly
Wintry blast snarled Christmas travel across much of the United States. A dense fog eased enough to allow some airline resumption while freezing drizzle and snow created hazardous highways from the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes to New England and New York. Forecasters warned more snow and cold would sweep eastward, with 250 cars stranded and U S 70 closed between Ruidoso and Mescalero.
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Great Lakes
New York State
New Engiana
Kansas
Alexandria
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Maine
Kansas City
U.s.weather Bureau
Washington
New York
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Milwaukee
Chicago
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Tower Michigan
mid-Atlantic
Alabama
Texas
New Mexico
Ruidoso
Mescalero
Toll Could Set All-Time Mark By Associated Press
Americans faced a danger filled holiday weekend as drivers pressed into rush hour on Saturday raising concerns of an all-time traffic death record. Authorities warned that volumes and speeds could push casualties to new highs, with safety campaigns urged nationwide.
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Associated Press
Midwest
National Safety Council
Ned H. Desrborn
Council
U.S. ‘Highway 19
Clearwater
Fla
Hingis
Hillsboro
N.C
Alice
Soviet Admits Rebels Hold Remote Areas
Soviet acknowledges rebels still control remote areas of Hungary through anti-Communist revolutionary councils. Nep Szabadsag cites Heves county as a stronghold, noting councils refuse to recognize Prime Minister Janos Kadar’s government and continue activities despite orders to dissolve.
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Hungary
Nep Szabadsag
Heves
Janos Kadar
Vienna
Kadar
Christmas Cheer Fights Leukemia as Odessa Woman Returns Home
Mrs. Gayton Hovey, an Odessa High School graduate battling acute leukemia, returned to spend Christmas with her parents in Maquoketa after transfusions and hopeful recovery. Family and community support, including a turkey raffle and donations, highlighted a quiet Christmas plea for prayer and endurance as doctors warn of limited time.
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J. D. Fulfer
Medical Center Hospital
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Mre
Suviver
Odesey
Hovey
Amd
Althocehy
Maquoketa
Hovey Sar
Cimc Sbere
Texas
Rover
Hoes
Rexbeston
West
Clayton Hovey
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Richard
Mies N. H. Smedeer
Odessa
Jail Breakers Flee Toward Mexico After Alarming Escape
Six Georgetown County Jail inmates described as armed and desperate escaped Friday night after beating a jailer. They commandeered a car, took food, a rifle, and cash from the Adkins home in Groesbeck, then fled with pistols drawn. Sheriff deputies fear they may head toward Mexico but could be hiding in Central Texas. The group includes Kenneth Ward James Long Karl Langenschlanger Robert Bizers Bobby Dean Moore and Fred Conkling. jailer Clarence Wade was hospitalized with serious back injuries.
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Georgetown
Tex
Williamson County
Clarence Wade
Texas
Groesbeck
Mexico
Raymond Adkins
Peer i Groésbeck
Adkins
Ad Jiking
James
Kenneth Ward
James D. Long
Kerl Langenschlanger
Robert Bizers
Bobby Dean Moore
Fred Conkling
Tailor Wade
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United Press
No Strings Attached in Pakistan Aid Say Premier
Karachi reports Premier FL S Suhrawardy announced that Pakian has received roughly $657,564 in foreign aid, mostly from the United States, and that no government has attached any strings to the assistance.
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United States
FL S Suhrawardy
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