Christmas Observed Worldwide By United Press International
Christmas was celebrated around the world with bells in Bethlehem as 12 000 pilgrims marked Jesus birth at the Church of the Nativity. Pope Paul VI led Mass in St Peter's Basilica and issued greetings in 15 languages. Calls for justice and peace accompanied holiday scenes from West Berlin to Manila as families gathered and aid efforts helped the needy.
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Christmas toll swells as Vietnam fighting intensifies
Saigon reports the bloodiest Christmas so far in the Indochina war with North Vietnam claiming Hanoi was bombed on Christmas morning. U.S. warplanes operated in the south while officials declined to confirm any extended bombing pause. Administration and military spokesmen offered no operational details.
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Quiet Tallahassee session eyed by Senate leader
Senate President Mallory Horne predicts a calm legislative session next April with no major reforms lined up though teachers and state employees may see pay raises. Comptroller Fred Dickinson touts a strong Florida economy and a 5 billion dollar budget amid optimistic 1978 projections. A Florida study on foreign students is launched with state and national support to ease integration and bolster diplomacy. Military actions in Vietnam and mixed reports on Christmas bombing pauses generate regional tension.
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Nixon's Victory Short of Record
Nixon won the 1972 election with 47,186,390 votes, a landslide by margin yet short of the largest presidential victory. He carried 49 states for 521 electoral votes. McGovern won 17 electoral votes. Turnout was 54.8 percent of the voting age population.
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Woman held after two children found murdered in Cleveland home
Nan Mullan, 24, an emotionally distressed mother, allegedly strangled her two daughters Holly Johnson, 2, and Betty Mullan, 4 months, with a diaper after helping them open Christmas gifts. The bodies were found in their west side apartment. Police plan to charge her with the murders Tuesday.
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Salvation Army Feeds New York's Down and Out
In New York the Salvation Army fed homeless residents with a turkey dinner and warmth at seven centers across five boroughs. More than 2,000 were expected to attend as volunteers served meals and offered Christmas cheer amid cold drizzle and factory-adjacent streets.
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U S Troop Strength in Vietnam Falls to 24 200
U S military strength in Vietnam dropped to 24 200 last week the lowest since 1965. The command cited reductions across Army Marines and airmen with 13 700 soldiers 1 500 sailors 1 200 Marines 7 700 airmen and 100 Coast Guardsmen remaining. Additional forces offshore and in nearby regions are not included in the tally.
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Newspaper Subscription Rates and Circulation Contacts
The notice lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday issues by carrier and mail, including daily and Sunday combinations, daily only, and Sunday only plans with monthly and yearly prices. It also provides office contact numbers for Walp Niceville Crestview and circulation, plus a statement that the paper is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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Christmas Duty Under Fire for Huey Pilot in Da Nang
Helicopter pilot Capt. Edwin Woolton from Monahans Texas flies combat sorties at Da Nang to drop magnesium flares for flashlighting potential mortar and rocket positions. Amid midnight flare salutes and tracer fire, his crew stays vigilant as 4,000 US troops man the base and awaits possible peace moves in Paris.
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Fort Walton Beach Kiwanis Meet Set at Noon
The Fort Walton Beach Kiwanis Club schedules a noon meeting today in the Holiday Inn on Okaloosa Island. A special program is planned for members, and visiting Kiwanians are invited to attend.
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Motorcycle Gang Kills Two Men in El Paso Drug Inquiry
Police say Banditos gang members killed two men in a drug dispute and buried them in a shallow desert grave three miles from El Paso. Authorities arrested 12 people after raids. three charged with murder, three with complicity, six held on drug counts.
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