Nativity Play Shines at St John’s Parochial School
Seventh and Eighth grade students presented the program Christmas Comes to St John’s Monday. Cast included Timothy Riley Michael Bradshaw James Dean with the lamb Michael Reynolds William Myer George Cook as Joseph Elizabeth Scanlon as Mary James Galletta Michael Comerford Paul Grasso Michael Cullinan John Hogan and Susan Hall. Directed by Sister Maureen and Glee Club by Sister Elaine.
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St. John's Parochial School
St. John's
Timothy Riley
Michael Bradshaw
James Dean
Michael Reynolds
William Myer
George Cook
Joseph
Elizabeth Scanlon
Mary
James Galletta
Michael Comerford
Paul Grasso
Michael Cullinan
John Hogan
Susan Hall
Maureen
Glee Club
Elaine
Palmyra Family of 5 Shot to Death in Mystery Tragedy
In Palmyra New York police report a family of five found shot to death in their basement apartment. Deanna LaPorte 24 and two 3 year old twins Robert and David plus Karen age unspecified were killed in beds. Gary LaPorte 33 died in a hallway beside a 12 gauge shotgun. Neighbors recall a quiet unit with no signs of trouble. Coroner awaiting ruling as investigators probe whether murder suicide or other causes occurred. The family had resided at 335 West Main Street in King's Court Apartments for three years.
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Palmyra
N.Y
Gary A. LaPorte
Deanna LaPorte
Karen
LaPorte
Henry
LaPortes
King’s Court
Main St
U S Officials Cite Swiss Accounts For Payoffs To Spies
Defense Department evidence links secret Swiss bank accounts to payoffs for U S personnel who provided intelligence to foreign powers. Testimony said foreign numbered accounts threaten Defense security and could aid foreign agents or payments to recruits. The hearing on the secret foreign bank account bill was postponed as the Nixon administration opposed stringent record keeping.
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Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Repre
House Banking Committee
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Department of Defense
Pentagon
Treasury Department
Nixon Administration
Treasu Department
Unity Summit Fails to Forge Arab Unity
At Rabat the fifth Arab summit collapsed after three days with leaders from 14 states and the Palestine movement failing to issue a communique or agree on concrete action against Israel. Nasser pressed for more aid and weapons, Boumedienne shifted to moderates, and the only reported outcome was a $19 million PLO donation.
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Morocco
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
al Ahram
Palestine
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
Hassan II
Nasser
Houari Boumedienne
Trustbusters Study Debates Action Against Industrial Giants
Washington AP government trustbusters begin a study to decide whether action is needed against large industrial giants. Assistant Attorney General Richard W McLaren warns the situation is delicate and cautions against rushing to break up firms due to labor, defense, and broader effects.
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Washington
Asst
Atty
Richard W McLaren
McLaren
Lyndon B. Johnson
Village to Get Phone Service By January 31
Fayetteville New York Telephone Co says normal dial service in the village east of Syracuse, knocked out Dec 16 by a fire at a central switching facility, should be restored by the end of January. Fire damaged the building roof and wrecked a switching gear. Temporary manual switchboards handled 4,000 subscribers over the weekend with state workers aiding. A village emergency was declared and mobile phones were deployed for emergency messages.
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Fayetteville
N.Y
Syracuse
Telephone Company
New York Telephone Company
CPA Arrested for Theft of Bonds in NJ burglary case
FBI arrested 39 year old CPA Herman Bernstein of Poughkeepsie on charges he pledged 45000 in stolen bearer bonds as collateral for a loan. He was arraigned and released on 10000 bail. Bonds were stolen in a Deal New Jersey burglary in September 1967.
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Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Certified Public Accountant
FBI
Herman Bernstein
U.S
John B. Garrity
Deal
N.J
Five Children Die in Montreal House Fire
Five children aged four to sixteen died when a fire swept their one story home. Parents Mr and Mrs Albert Dow and a 10 month old baby were injured and hospitalized with burns and shock. Four other children escaped the blaze.
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Montreal
Albert Dow
Foe Attacks 4 Times As Allies Begin Truce
Saigon AP report says allies began a 24 hour Christmas truce with four enemy attacks in the first hours. Viet Cong cease fire began 17 hours earlier. Two enemy and two regional force soldiers were killed, five Vietnamese wounded. US command noted quiet for American forces with few incidents. A claymore mine killed four US soldiers and wounded others. US 1st Air Cavalry encountered over 100 North Vietnamese troops near the Cambodian border. 30 enemy killed and 14 bunkers destroyed with no US casualties.
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Saigon
U.S
Tar
South Vietnam
Laos
Allie
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Cambodian
World Celebrates Christmas Amid Wars and Unrest
The world eyes Christmas with a message of peace. In Bethlehem and Israel security crowds, in Vietnam truce notes and celebrations for children abroad. Europe endures flu and strikes as shoppers report higher sales and signs of commercialization.
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Lefkowitz Charges Two Students Over All Star Europe Trip Scheme
New York State Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz charged two college students with promoting a scheme to nominate high school athletes for an all star tour of Europe and then billing double fares. He said the scheme cost some athletes up to 750 dollars and left some stranded in Europe without visas.
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Louis J. Lefkowitz
Europe
Lefkowitz
New York State
Would-Be Hijacker Freed
A New York man Anthony Pascarzio, 28, was identified by Glasgow police as attempting to take control of an Icelandic Airlines plane near Scotland. He was returned to the United States, questioned briefly by the FBI at Kennedy Airport, and released as investigators determine jurisdiction.
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Glasgow
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Scotland
United States
FBI
Kennedy Airport
Anthony Pascarzio
Israeli Air Force resumes bombing on Suez Canal
Israeli Air Force planes resumed attacks on Egyptian military targets along the central Suez Canal today after a lull since December 18. Jets crossed the canal in midmorning, returning safely, military spokesmen reported.
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Suez Canal
Canal
Egypt
Marines Cleared Robb Company Over Vietnam Conduct
The Marine Corps said Maj Charles Robb son in law of ex president Johnson commanded his unit in Vietnam in the humane manner prescribed after an informal inquiry into allegations of indiscriminate killing found no wrongdoing.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Charles Robb
Lyndon B. Johnson
Viet
Robb
GIs Ordered From Protest In Saigon Christmas Eve
US military authorities ordered a handful of American servicemen away from a Christmas Eve antiwar demonstration in Saigon. The protest was organized by Richard Boyle, 27, a former San Francisco newsman, who led GIs seeking peace and a cease fire in Vietnam.
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Vietnam
Richard Boyle
San Francisco
SIC findings to be presented to grand jury in Troy
The State Investigation Commission will present its findings on Troy fiscal affairs to a grand jury, with the panel to be impaneled January 5. The SIC held five days of hearings in mid July and concluded the city was run by political fiat from elected officials.
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Troy
N.Y
State Investigation Commission
Rensselaer County Dist
Don Cholakis
Cholakis
SIC
Perot Team Fails to Secure Hanoi Gift Flight Permission
In Vientiane Laos representatives for billionaire H Ross Perot met a North Vietnamese official at the North Vietnamese embassy but reported no progress toward permission to fly two planes to Hanoi to deliver Christmas gifts to about 1400 U.S. prisoners. Tom Meurer led the talks with two other Perot aides and a Red Cross member.
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Vientiane
Laos
Texas
H. Ross Perot
Hanoi
U.S
Tom Meurer
Perot
M@uirer
Red Cross
Santa Visits Hospital Woman Who Credited Santa
John Harms, a 25 year Santa helper, visits 80 year old Virginia Douglas at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson New York. Douglas, once Virginia O Hanlon, recalls the famous Santa letter and urges care for needy children this Christmas.
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Santa Claus
Virginia
Harris
Santa
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Congress Closes Overlong Session Ends With Few Passes
The 1969 Congress adjourned after a lengthy session with limited laws enacted. Major bills approved include a $48 billion housing measure and a tough coal mine safety act, while key Nixon proposals on crime welfare reform and tax reform largely remained unacted. Burger confirmed as Chief Justice. Haynsworth nomination rejected. Ford denounced the session as a do-little, stick-in-the-mud assembly.
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Congress
Nixon
Capitol
Warren S. Burger
United States
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Supreme Court
Senate
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Children Bare Humorous Impressions of St. Nick
AP reports from Long Beach Redondo Beach and Ventura survey young children ages 2 to 5 on Santa Claus. Replies mix playful age guesses, birthplace myths, and address fantasies, with references to the North Pole, McDonalds, and Santa’s garage workshop.
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North Pole
Arctic
San Diego
Long Beach
Redondo Beach
Ventura
New Yorkers Brace for Chilly Christmas Holiday
A cold Christmas Eve looms for New Yorkers with subzero readings across upstate. Snowfall from a Sunday-Monday storm coated eastern New York, with Olean reporting eight inches and Jamestown Corning Elmira about six inches. Roads are hazardous, wind-blown drifts reduce visibility, and a white Christmas is expected across most upstate regions.
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Jamestown
Corning
Elmira
Buffalo
Tier
Watertown
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