Bethlehem Trip at YMCA Manger Scene in Roswell
The Roswell YMCA display at Alameda and Sunset attracts attention this Christmas Eve. The three year old Bethlehem scene was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Read and repainted by Roswell High School’s Paloteers group. Mrs. Betty Cheney leads the display committee.
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YMCA
Alameda
Sunset
Roswell
Bethlehem
Charles B. Read
Paloteers
Betty Cheney
Roswell Daily Record
Duffy
Christmas Eve Truce Quietly Stuns Saigon
A 30 hour Allied and South Vietnamese cease-fire linked with a 12 hour Viet Cong pause began at 6 p.m. local time. In Saigon three million people flooded the streets in relieved celebration while American troops were under curfew. Reports from An Khe and Da Nang said quiet and peaceful scenes prevailed as global hopes for a wider peace grew.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
An Khe
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Associated Press
Bob Poos
da Nang
Air Force
South
7Th Fleet
South China Sea
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
U S
New Zealand
Holy Land
Bethlehem
Christ
Citizens aid Morris family with Christmas gifts
Citizens rally to support Gordon Morris family as gifts totaling 106 are collected after his jail story. Morris serves 60 days for aggravated assault after defending his daughter from a man who advanced toward her. New contributions include 10 from several donors and 20 from anonymous supporters.
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Gordon Morris
Chaves County
Morris
Violet C. Goins
Max Littell
Robert H. Beck
Betty C. Bacon
AS. Wagner
R. I. Gaines
Christmas Holiday Traffic Warned Amid Fatal Crashes
Millions head for highways as the first part of the Christmas weekend begins, with early holiday traffic deaths totaling at least 131. The National Safety Council projects 560 to 660 more deaths by Sunday midnight, while fires in Newark, New Jersey kill eight and prompt arson probes. In Natchez and Fayette, Mississippi, Black Christmas protests by Black activists unfold alongside boycott actions. President Johnson prepares to open gifts with his family on Christmas Eve.
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Newark
N.J
Natchez
Miss
Mississippi
Ku Klux Klan
Fayette
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Johnsons
U.S
Chu Lau
Viet Nam
Jack Paxton
Greenville
Richard Plummer
Carthage
85 Youngsters Attend Christmas Party At Mama Carrie Home
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Area Resident Dies in Accident Near Vaughn
C W Fuller of east of Roswell died on arrival at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center after a traffic crash near Vaughn. Victor Muskopf of 624 E Orange was treated and released after x rays showed no injuries. Fuller is survived by his wife. details were unavailable.
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C. W. Fuller
Roswell
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Vaughn
Fuller
Victor Muskopf
E. Orange
No Paper Sunday Roswell Daily Record
The Roswell Daily Record will not publish Sunday December 26 to allow staff Christmas Day with their families. Regular publication resumes Monday December 27. The staff wishes area citizens a Merry Christmas.
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Roswell Daily Record
Christmas tensions rise across the globe amid war, peace efforts
As Christmas approached, wartime tensions flared from Viet Nam to Kashmir and Rhodesia. Pope Paul VI urged peace negotiations, Cardinal Spellman visited troops, and nations prepared holiday acts amid ongoing conflict and fear. Bethlehem expected 15000 Christian worshipers. Berliners crossed the wall to share gifts.
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Africa
Britain
Rhodesia
Pope Paul VI
Viet Nam
Oregon Bus Crash Kills 12 Near Medford Grants Pass
A Greyhound bus traveling from Spokane and Portland to San Francisco plunged off ice slick Interstate 5 between Medford and Grants Pass, killing 12 passengers and injuring 26 including the driver. Passengers hailed from Washington Oregon and California as the bus skidded at about 45 mph and rolled twice.
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Ore
Greyhound
Spokane
Wash
Portland
San Francisco
Oregon
Grants Pass
Joe Hosick
Siskiyous Funeral Service
Washington
California
Joseph Bailey
Battle Ground
Space Age Twins Born in New Mexico
The State Health Department reports the birth of a boy and girl twins named Gemini and Geminita in Santa Fe New Mexico. Names of the parents are confidential under state law. The Gemini designation ties to the U S space rendezvous program.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Gemini
Geminita
State Health Department
No Tax Boost Firmed in Washington Amid Tax Increase Talk
An authoritative government source says no decision has been made on tax increases to fund Vietnam, even tentatively. Administration officials doubt Johnson will seek higher taxes, and Congress is unlikely to enact them this election year.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
White House
Hope and Troupe Arrive in Saigon for Christmas Tour
Bob Hope and 70 performers including Les Brown's 15 musicians reach Saigon to entertain U S troops in combat zones. The 63 year old comedian, who earlier tore ligaments in Thailand, vows to proceed with the show despite the injury.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bob Hope
Hope
Les Brown
Thailand
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