Christmas in Bethlehem Amid Security Watch and World Peace Messages
About 4,000 pilgrims and tourists marked Christmas in Bethlehem under Israeli guard as Vatican leader Pope Paul VI delivered a peace message. Skies watched by Skylab 3 astronauts and a White House celebration highlighted global holiday scenes. The U N force noted fewer ceasefire violations in the Middle East. Bethlehem hosted 3,000 tourists and 1,000 diplomats at midnight Mass with no violence reported.
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Christmas 1973 Bright with Gifts and Giving
Americans marked Christmas 1973 with festive sights and sounds across the nation. Two Washington residents, Tom Brenner and Marshita Cheka, received kidney transplants from an unidentified donor, both in satisfactory condition, donated to the Northwest Kidney Center. Georgia trucker Gilbert Shaw donated unsold Christmas trees to those in need, citing the energy crisis.
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Christmas Santa Heist and Papal Christmas Messages
A Bethlehem merchant describes a Christmas morning robbery when a man hid as Santa using a red suit made from prison uniforms and cotton beard. In Rome Pope Paul III delivered multi language Christmas messages from St. Peter's Basilica to tens of thousands, calling for restoration and salvation.
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Election Seen As Tipoff in 12th District Race
In the 12th District special election set for February 5, Watergate and local politics dominate the campaign. Democratic nominee John Murtha and Republican Harry M. Fox spar over Watergate, inflation, and Medicare drug benefits, while unity within Cambria County Republicans colors the race's dynamics.
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Nixon Discusses Oil Embargo With Kissinger
President Nixon and Secretary Kissinger talked by phone about possible moves after the Arab oil embargo. They reviewed the impact on U.S. Middle East policy and the energy crisis with no public comment.
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Arabs Boost Oil Output To Friends
Arab oil producers announced an end to monthly production cuts but will keep oil embargoes on the United States and the Netherlands. They plan a 10 percent output increase in January for Japan and several European countries, while the US and Netherlands remain excluded due to foreign policy alignment with Israel.
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Spacewalkers Focus Cameras On Kohoutek Comet
Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald Poge and William Pogue conducted a nearly six hour spacewalk to photograph Kohoutek the distant comet. Edward Gibson remained aboard to assist and control maneuvers. The crew aimed two cameras at the comet to study its chemical makeup and origin of the solar system.
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Nation's Road Deaths Rise During Holiday Travel
Wet highways and fog slowed motorists Christmas Day and kept many travelers home in the Midwest and lower Mississippi Valley. By midnight on the holiday period more than 460 persons had been killed on the nation's roads and streets as the Christmas death toll began Friday evening and closed Tuesday at midnight.
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Tammy Collections Top $9,000 for St. Patrick's Day Parade
Tammy Tally surpassed $9,000 toward funding Somerset County's all girl kiltie corps for the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Limerick Ireland. The Tam O Shanter group promotes the effort with ongoing fundraisers and a January concert planned at Somerset High School auditorium.
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Weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania showers and mild temps
Cloudy mild conditions with showers and possible thundershowers on Wednesday. Lows in the low to mid-30s, highs in the mid-40s to low 50s. Wednesday night into Thursday remains cloudy with showers and possible thundershowers. Lows Wednesday night in the upper 30s to low 40s, highs Thursday in the mid-40s to low 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with higher gusts Wednesday.
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