Pope denounces corrosive critique of Catholic tradition
In his Christmas address in Rome Pope Paul VI denounced Western intellectual centers for corrosive criticism of Catholic tradition and warned against war and Italy’s divorce law. He announced a September synod on priesthood and world justice, urged faithfulness to family values, and called for world day of prayer for peace.
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Poland
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Cambodian Forces Reopen Major Highway to Sea
Government forces said they reopened more than 50 miles of Highway 4 from Phnom Penh toward the sea cutting wartime supply routes that fed the capital. They reported heavy Communist-led casualties, air strikes dispersed enemy units, and noted losses among Cambodian and allied forces while a Viet Cong assault near Trapeang Krabeung and Prek Thaot Dam faced resistance.
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Cambodia
Kompong Som
Sosthene Fernandez
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Trapeang Krabeung
Prek Thaot Dam
Kennedy says North Vietnamese list 368 American POWs given to lawyer
Senator Edward M. Kennedy reports that North Vietnamese diplomats handed a Washington lawyer a list of 368 American prisoners of war described as official. The list was delivered to John Noland, ex-Justice Department attorney, in Paris.
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Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Paris
Kennedy
John Noland
Department of Justice
Justice Ministry
Brazil Eyes Release of Prisoners in Bucher Kidnapping Case
Brazil says it will free 51 of 70 prisoners sought as ransom for Swiss Ambassador Giovanni Bucher while rejecting earlier lists as fake. In Washington, White House officials say Russia's Cuba submarine base status is not confirmed amid Time reports and new claims by Rep. Paul Rogers.
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Giovanni Enrico Bucher
Washington
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Russia
Cuba
Time Magazine
U.S
Cienfuegos
Paul Rogers
D-Fla
New York State Jobless Rise to 5.1 Percent in November
State Labor Department figures show 5.1 percent unemployment in November, about 430000 out of work, up 55000 from October. In New York City the rate was 4.1 percent, with GM strike adding about 27000 job losses.
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Albany
N.Y
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New York City
Catherwood
General Motors
1st Congress Heads Home Tonight for Xmas Holiday
The 1st Congress heads home for a Christmas holiday weekend likely ending with only a promise to reconvene. A second attempt to end a filibuster on SST funding looms, with slim odds of passage at 11 a.m. Senate vote.
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Angela Davis Extradition Under Heavy Police Guard
Angela Davis was removed from New York City’s Women’s House of Detention under tight police guard for extradition to California on murder and kidnapping charges related to the Marin County courthouse shootout. She was transported by a security force to a Department of Correction van and then to McGuire Air Force Base after federal stay orders expired.
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New York
Women’s House of Detention
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Marin County
San Rafael
FBI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
U.S. Supreme Court
John Harlan
U.S. District Court
Two Coast Guard Officers Retire Over Kudirka Defector Case
Two senior Coast Guard officers retired instead of facing court martial in the Kudirka defection attempt. Rear Adm. William B. Ellis and Capt. Fletcher W. Brown Jr. faced charges of dereliction after a failed plan to assist Lithuanian sailor Simas Kudirka who jumped aboard a US cutter off Martha’s Vineyard. The move drew sharp criticism from Rep. Wayne L. Hays, who urged their appearance before his committee.
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Ilant
U.S
Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
Wayne L. Hays
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Ohio Democrat
Ellis
Brown
House
Foreign Operations
Bender
Ex Nazi Stangl Convicted of Treblinka Murders
Franz Stangl the SS commander of Treblinka in Poland was found guilty of murdering hundreds of thousands of Jews and given a life prison term. He ran Treblinka 1942 43 was captured after World War II and extradited from Brazil where he worked at a Volkswagen plant.
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Vienna Jewish Documentation Center
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Northern N Y Welcomes Winter With Icy Cold
Northern New York greeted winter with frigid air as temperatures dropped well below freezing in Massena and rose above zero in cloud-covered western and southern counties. Snow was expected statewide by tonight with travel warnings issued.
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Massena
Child Dies in Fire at Family Home Cheektowaga
A one month old girl Kimberly Lindvall died in a suburban Cheektowaga residence fire. Mother could not reach her. Kimberly’s parents Mr and Mrs Charles Lindvall and brother Michael, 3, escaped via a kitchen window. Fire damage about 16000 dollars. cause under investigation.
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Cheektowaga
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Charles Lindvall
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GIs Homecoming Joy Marred By Delay in South Vietnam
About 350 GIs arriving at Travis Air Force Base from Southeast Asia faced delays of up to two days after a 747 charter jet was refused landing at Tan Son Nhut. Troops expressed disappointment and anger toward the South Vietnamese government as they headed to discharge or Christmas leave amid the wind whipped base atmosphere.
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Calif
Saigon
John Carolina Jr
Bridgeport
Conn
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Southeast Asia
Francis Hartwick
St. Ignace
Mich
Tan Son Nhut
New York
Bien Hoa
Cam Ranh Bay
Three Women In Manson Trial Described as Robotic Killers
In Los Angeles three young women Susan Atkins Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten were described by the state as robots who killed to satisfy Charles Manson as closing arguments began. They were removed after a scuffle with bailiffs during the session.
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Los Angeles
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Badehavior
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Ronald Hughes
Maxwell Keith
Federal action orders 39 dangerous toys removed from market
The FDA listed 39 toys including dolls and lawn-dart sets as dangerous due to pins and sharp metal parts. The agency warned of federal seizure if retailers refuse to remove them and offered refunds or repairs for buyers. Toy Town of Randallstown, Md., was named for a squeaking donkey toy now pulled from shelves.
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Washington
Federal Food and Drug Administration
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Toy Town
Randallstown
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