Christmas Day Battle in Luxembourg Echoes of War
A wartime scene recalls a Luxembourg defense during December 1944 with Kahadour Avedisian of the 28th Division Engineers. German forces attacked Diekirch and area as fog delayed Allied air support until December 23 when 144 tons of supplies arrived. By early 1945 American reinforcements and counterattacks halted the Nazi push.
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Luxembourg
Kahadour Avedisian
First Army Engineers
U.S
Hitler
Diekirch
Echternach
Montjoie
Iraq
Patrol Fleet Expands as City Annexation Grows
Police patrol area doubles and then quadruples after annexation, prompting concern over staffing and equipment. City Manager Wade McKinney promises adequacy, but aging vehicles stress police engines in stop and go duties. New Crown Victoria units, designed for law enforcement, feature upgraded brakes and engines.
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Wade McKinney
Zrofsky
Crdwa Victorias
Christmas From Page 1 Bible tale and holiday customs
This piece recounts the nativity story with shepherds and angels, notes Bethlehem’s stable birth, and Mary and Joseph. It then surveys Christmas traditions from the 1990s, including the Christmas tree’s origins, gift-giving customs in Germany and England, St Nicholas, and the rise of Christmas cards.
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David
Christ the Lord
Bethlehem
Mary
Joseph
Christ
God
Robert J. Myers
America
Pennsylvania
Sylvania
Myers
Germany
England
Holland
St. Nicholas
Washington Irving
Clement Moore
New York
Thomas Nast
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Kern County
Cindy Bynum
Ani
Ond Grove
Amily Dental
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7Th St
Wasco
Lee
el Donna Rowe
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