Nixon's Peace Dividend Myth In Inflation Era
Washington AP reports the claimed peace dividend from Vietnam shutdowns is false as inflation erodes gains. Pentagon comptroller Moot notes peak wartime savings of about 20 billion yearly shrinking to 10 billion, while Laird says defense outlays will rise next year.
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Nixon
Washington
Robert C. Moot
Pentagon
Moot
Fense
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Vilian
Defense Department
Laird
Congress
Congressman Say N Viets Says POWs Enjoy Christmas Privileges
Saigon AP reports U S congressman said North Vietnamese officials told him American prisoners of war are allowed to participate in sports and receive special privileges this Christmas season. Rep Sonny Montgomery met in Vientiane with North Vietnamese officials as part of a Southeast Asia trip and spoke to reporters as a private citizen now acting on a government post.
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Saigon
U.S
Southeast Asia
Montgomery
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Vientiane
Citi
Mo State Police Deliver Christmas Runhome for Vet
Master Sgt. French J. Lay stranded at Lambert Field on Christmas Day after 10,000 miles from Vietnam. Police relay via five patrol cars to get him 106 miles to Rolla to his wife and two daughters. He thanks troopers and plans to return to Vietnam after leave ends January 4.
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ST. Louis
French J. Lay
Lambert St. Louis
Vietnam
Rolla
Missouri Highway Patrol
Lay
Santa Pays Editorial Office a Merry Christmas Visit
Santa Claus stopped by the Palladium Times editorial offices this week to wish staff a joyful Christmas and boost holiday cheer. The visit featured a jolly mood and festive greetings.
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Santa Claus
Palladium-Times
Santa
Three Americans Deliver Gifts From U.S. Families to Hanoi Prisoners
A pacifist trio from the New Mobilization Committee Ronald Young Trudy Young and Ann Barnett delivered letters and gifts from U.S. families to POWs in Hanoi on Christmas Eve Radio Hanoi said the count of letters and gifts was not disclosed. North Korea accused the United States of sending armed ships and warplanes into its waters reporting a decisive counter blow.
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Tokyo
Hanoi
U.S
Radio
United States
New Mobilization Committee
Ronald Young
Trudy Young
Ann Barnett
North Korea
Korean Central
Chicago
United Utilities, Inc
Westwood
Kan
Richard Hoffman
Fire destroys shanty area near Tan Son Nhut. two children dead
In Saigon a blaze in a tin and wood shanty district near Tan Son Nhut killed a boy and a girl. Five American servicemen were treated for smoke inhalation. The fire swept a block and destroyed two generators fueling one billet at Merlin Hotel. In London, snow and ice halted rail travel in southeast England while Scotland enjoyed sun and Scotland’s resorts lacked snow for skiers.
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Tan Son Nhut
Merlin
London
England
Britain
Scotland
Israelis Cite Len ingrad Hijack Defendants Appeals
Israel state radio says Len ingrad hijack defendants have appealed their sentences to the Soviet High Court of Justice. The report notes the case involves a Communist member of parliament, Taufiq Toubi. Connally faces deep probe as Senate liberals scrutinize his Treasury secretary nomination amid banking and oil ties.
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Israeli State Radio
Taufiq Toubi
Israel
Leningrad
Soviet High Court of Justice
Washington
Texas
John B. Connally
Senate
Treasury
Congress
Scientist to Wed Albany Area Woman
Dr. J Herbert Hollomon 51 an educator and renowned scientist will marry Nancy Gade of Guildersland Albany area Miss Gade was on the University of Oklahoma faculty when Hollomon led that institution Hollomon served as an adjunct metallurgist at Rensselaer 1950 to 1962 and led GE Albany lab before becoming commerce department science assistant secretary The wedding is set for 3 PM at Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church
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Albany
N. Y
J. Herbert Hollomon
University of Oklahoma
Hollomon
Nancy Gade
Guilderland
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
Father of Nine Killed in Snowmobile Car Crash
SODUS POINT N Y AP a father of nine was killed Christmas night in a collision between his snowmobile and a car in Wayne County village near Rochester Claude H Ingersoll 45 of Sodus Point died on arrival at Meyers Community Hospital State police said his snowmobile was in the center of Route 14 during heavy snow obscuring lane markers An experienced snowmobile operator Ingersoll left children ages two to 22 and lived on Bay Street
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Sodus Point
N. Y
Wayne County
Rochester
Claude H. Ingersoll
Meyers Community Hospital
Ingersoll
Route 14
Ingersolls
Bay Street
Family trio charged in Sumter patrolmen murder
In Sumter South Carolina a father Maxie McFaddin Sr his son Maxie McFaddin Jr and his wife Eleanor were charged with murder after a Christmas night shootout that killed highway patrolman James A Tray and wounded trooper Robert Falls. Falls and Tray were shot during an attempted arrest after a traffic stop dispute.
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Sumter
S.C
South Carolina
Maxie McFaddein
Maxie Jr
Robert M. Falls
Highy
James A. Tray
Pineway
McFaddin
I. Byrd Parnell
Falls
Parnell
Eleanor McFaddin
Nation’s road toll stands at 236 in Christmas weekend
The Associated Press reports 236 deaths on highways as holiday travelers head home. Snow and icy rain hindered driving from the Central Plains to the Great Lakes and east to the mid Atlantic, with the count covering 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday.
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Associated Press
Central Plains
Great Lakes Region
mid-Atlantic States
British Banker Johnson Freed From 28 Months Chinese Captivity
David Johnson, a 57 year old British banker, was released in Hong Kong after 28 months in Communist China. He said he was not charged with a specific crime and that authorities offered no definite spying allegations. He signed a prison statement admitting possible violations of Chinese law.
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Hong Kong
David Johnson
China
Johnson
Six Die in Ontario Christmas Night House Fire
Six persons perished in a Christmas night blaze in Blind River Ontario as police suspect an overheated stove started the fire. The flames gutted a two story frame house just before midnight in the small town about 90 miles east of Sault Ste. Marie.
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Blind River
Ont
Sault Ste. Marie
West German diplomat freed by Basque kidnappers reunites with family
Eugen Reihl the West German honorary consul kidnapped in Spain was reunited with his wife and daughter in Biarritz France after four days in captivity. He flew from Frankfurt by West German air force plane and will later travel to West Germany for tests and time with family before returning to San Sebastian where ETA abductors had warned of a harsher fate.
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France
Eugen Reihl
Spain
Frankfurt
West Germany
Reihl
Germany
San Sebastian
ETA
Burgos
Angela Davis Visits in Marin County Jail on Christmas Day
Angela Davis, 26, a former UCLA philosophy teacher, received a two hour and 10 minute Christmas visit from family and faced a 250 strong protest outside. Demonstrators urged her freedom as she awaits charges in a 1969 shootout case. she is accused of gun purchases and is indicted under a California accessory law.
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Calif
Marin County
Angela Davis
Harvey Teague
Miss Davis
UCLA
New York
California
Sally Davis
Birmingham
Ala
Fania Jordan
Reginald
Oliver Pearson
Angela
Mrs. Jordan
Coast Guard and Cuban patrol boats rescue seven off Cuba
In a Christmas rescue, the U S Coast Guard and two Cuban patrol boats aided seven Americans aboard the grounded Sea Rover three miles off Cuba. A Coast Guard helicopter evacuated six, while the seventh rode a Belgian freighter Pontos to safety.
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Miami
U.S. Coast Guard
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Nicaragua
David Edwards
Statesville
N.C
Coast Guard
Edwards
St. Petersburg
Nikola Severdija
Bill Fisher
Sea Rover
Severdija
Sylvia
Nick
Dean
Gladys
Terri
United States
Cancer Claims Lillian Broad Olympic Star
Lillian Board a British track star and 400 meters silver medalist at the 1968 Mexico City Games died in Munich at age 22 from stomach cancer. She had treated since November 7 at Ringberg Clinic in Upper Bavaria then transferred to Munich University Clinic for a stomach obstruction. She had sought Dr. Josef Issels treatment after British doctors said no further help was available.
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Munich
Germany
Lillian Board
Mexico City
Beard
Ringberg
Upper Bavaria
Josef Issels
Ringbe 2
Jewish group aids Dayton Police on Christmas Day
About 35 members of B'nai B'rith performed clerical duties for the Dayton Police Department to allow Christian employees Christmas Day off. The volunteers, under Operation Brotherhood, have previously worked for the department on holidays.
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Dayton, Ohio
B'nai B'rith
Dayton
Operation Brotherhood
No Big Snow Storm This Weekend
Forecasts from the National Weather Service predict limited snow in New York with accumulations around three inches in most areas and no major storm. Early holiday traffic concerns focus on continued icy patches on the Thruway and caution for drivers as coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island expect heavier snow.
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National Weather Service
New York
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Weather Bureau
New York State Thruway
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Great Lakes
King Hussein's Army and Guerrillas Clash in Jordan Hills
In West Jordan near Salt and Amman, King Hussein's forces engage Palestinian guerrillas for a second day. Both sides report casualties as fighting continues with mortar and artillery fire despite peace efforts. The government claims overrun heights, while guerrilla sources cite heavy clashes and ongoing battles.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Hussein
West
Jordan
Salt
Amman
Action Friy
Olathe Sends 7 GIs Home From Vietnam for Christmas
Seven Olathe servicemen returned home for Christmas after a local fundraising drive raised about 4400 dollars. A private jet landed at Kansas City Municipal Airport on Christmas Day with families greeting the men, two hours behind schedule.
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Vietnam
Olathe
Kan
Kansas City Municipal
Harry Welch
Mea
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