Global news roundup from Cairo to Dallas and Moscow
The dispatches cover a Damascus crackdown on the Syrian Communist party with Khaled Bakdash escaping, Western aid requests from Syria, a jump in the U.S. federal minimum wage to 2.30 per hour affecting millions, political shifts in Ford’s camp, a UC Livermore study on climate impacts, a GAO critique of bank regulators, Mao Tsetung’s birthday, the TU144’s maiden regular service, a Dallas church fire causing $750,000 in damage, Azle’s hospital bond woes tied to New York market conditions, a New York Albanian citizen bill, and Angola faction talks in Jamaica with Manley, plus Barbados refueling routes for Cuban troops.
Year end mail delivers income tax forms to households
The Postal Service begins delivering 84 million income tax forms to homes and businesses nationwide. The mailer may be the largest single mailing in U.S. history. Most taxpayers cannot complete the forms until next month.
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Christmas Day Extremes of Joy and Sorrow Worldwide
The Associated Press reports Christmas brought both joy and tragedy. Five killed in a Pennsylvania home including three children, four dead in Tennessee gun violence, four more in a Florida robbery, over a hundred dead in auto accidents, and fires in New Jersey Maryland and California. In happier notes, Dutch banker’s wife MARIETTA VAN Dorp gave birth to quadruplets in London and Jenny Jones, a Korean orphan, found a home in the United States. The Ford family celebrated with a pancake breakfast and a traditional holiday dinner at the White House.
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Widow finds bright yule after hungry year
In New Orleans 78 year old widow Mary Melancon rose from hunger after reporters highlighted her plight. Donations poured in with money, groceries, a heater and a bank account, letting her feed neighbors and plan refrigeration. She praised the community’s care and reflected on past hardship.
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