Christmas Gift Brings Dream Ride To Girl In Need
Debbie Cormier a 13 year old from Greentree Pa learns to walk again as she receives a thoroughbred named Matey, a gift from real estate developer Edward J DeBartolo. The horse arrived after Debbie expressed a desire to ride and after she endured years of injuries and a plaster cast.
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Pittsburgh
Debbie Cormier
Debbie
George A. Cormier
Greentree
Whirlaway
Matey
Whirlimate
Edward J. DeBar
Tolo
Youngstown, Ohio
Thistledown Race Track
Cleveland
Pitsburgh
DeBartolo
Bell
Marines Under Heavy Fire During Christmas Truce Clash
A U S Marine company faced heavy small arms and mortar fire near Da Nang marking the most significant clash of the truce. Marines hit back with artillery as light casualties were reported. Separate incidents across the country involved sniper fire near a downed helicopter, ground fire on reconnaissance aircraft, and a brief Australian combat exchange in Phuoc Tuy Province.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
5Th Marine Regiment
da Nang
Sth
Binh Thuan
U.S. 1St Cavalry Airmobile Division
U.S
Phuoc Tuy Province
Storekeeper and wife slain in Albuquerque robbery
Police report an elderly Albuquerque couple, Alfred Baker and Flora Baker, shot to death in their neighborhood grocery store during an apparent robbery. The bodies were found near the store and the couple's living quarters. few clues were available as officers investigated.
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Albuquerque
Joe A. Montoya
Alfred Baker
Flora
Baker
Roswell Sees Coldest Day Yet With Snowless Christmas Hint
Early today the Roswell area faced unusually cold conditions with three degrees above zero and a nine degree reading in December. The weatherman expects a warming trend by Christmas weekend with a near zero chance of a white Christmas and possible scattered precipitation Monday.
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Santa Claus
U.S
Roswell
New Mexico
Ruidoso
All Survive DC8 Mexico City Crash
A Mex ican four engine DC 8 arriving from New York with Christmas vacationers crash landed in Lake Texcoco near Mexico City. All 109 on board survived with 21 taken to hospital then 16 released after treatment. The incident raises questions about radar at the airport and landing facilities.
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Mexico City
New York
International Airport
Aeronaves de Mexico
Red Cross
U.S
Pope Paul VI visits Florence for Christmas Mass
Pope Paul VI traveled by car to Florence to attend Christmas Mass in a gesture of solidarity with flood victims. The pontiff’s trip marked a historic visit to the Renaissance city as rescue efforts continued after Italian floods.
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Associated Press
Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Florence
Paul
Newspaper Crew to Take Holiday
The Roswell Daily Record will not be published Monday December 26. Staff members wish area citizens a Merry Christmas.
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Roswell
Global Christmas Faith Amid War and Peace Efforts
Christians celebrate Christmas with peace hopes as leaders urge goodwill. A two day Vietnam truce falters after a Marine unit comes under fire. Pope Paul VI and Lester Pearson call for peace while Johnson plans visits for wounded troops. Christmas travel, huge snow disruption, and a Berlin standoff color the holiday. Francis Spellman and Billy Graham join services in Vietnam.
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Associated Press
Bethlehem
Vietnam
White Christmas Snowstorm Hits South and East
A South Dusting of up to 12 feet snow paralyzed the region as cold air drove December 24 temperatures to records. The storm spread to the Atlantic coast with up to 6 inches forecast in Pennsylvania New York New Jersey and Connecticut while Kentucky Tennessee Virginia reported at least 16 traffic deaths.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Charleston
Beckley
Laurel Track
Maryland
Springfield
Tulsa
Dallas
Gilbert
Ark
Bartlesville
Oklo
Arkansas
Gulf States
Upper Midwest
Great Lakes
North Pacific Coast
Vietnamese Civilian Toll in Da Nang C144 Crash Near Base
A C144 Flying Tiger cargo plane crashed while approaching Da Nang in heavy rain, killing 60 Vietnamese civilians and injuring at least 20. The four crew members were missing as Marines and airmen searched rubble in the village of Bint Thai. The aircraft, under USAF MAC contract, was inbound from Tachikawa, Japan.
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DA Nang
South Vietnam
U.S
Japan
U.S. Marine Field Hospital
da Nang City Hospital
Bint Thai
Military Airlift Command
Tachikawa
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Geiz
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Roy Heidel
Rockford
Heidel
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N.Y
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Joe Griffith
Liberation Magazine
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Tass
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Bristol
Lester Pearson
Canada
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Oklahoma
New York Telephone Co
Bell System
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Armistice Line
Israel
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East Berlin
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Berlin Wall
Heinrich Albertz
Johnson
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Francis Cardinal Spellman
Evangelist Billy Graham
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Viet Nam
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