Santa Claus On Rails Brings Christmas Cheer
For nearly two decades Harney plays Santa in December visiting schools hospitals and communities in Grinder s Switch Tennessee. Frank Easley arrives by diesel to Merrie Acres School run by Seventh-day Adventists where 13 children gift him an electric lamp made from ice cream bar sticks. Charles Reisinger Miami clown and inspector performs rooftop Santa duties saying there aren t enough free Santas and he aims to help children without obligations.
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Harney
Santa Claus
Grinder
Switch. Tenn
Frank Easley
Merrie Acres
Easley
Reisinger
Congress hails 30 hour Viet Nam cease fire action
Vice President Humphrey and Senate leaders praised the 30 hour Christmas cease-fire in Viet Nam and urged extending the pause toward the Vietnamese New Year January 21. Mansfield supported proposals to widen the truce while Westmoreland announced the plan in Saigon. Pope Paul VI praised peace pleas as efforts to bring nations to the conference table.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congressional
Viet Nam
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
Saigon
Mansfield
Hanoi
Humphrey
Paul VI
Johnson
Southeast Asia
U. S
Heavy Bombers Raid Viet Power Plant
U S and South Vietnamese forces planned a 30 hour Christmas truce while a 50 aircraft raid targeted North Viet Nam s Uong Bi power plant 14 miles northeast of Haiphong reducing output by about 15 percent and 3 U S planes were shot down One hour earlier ground clashes left 90 Viet Cong dead as Allied commanders prepared for a brief jungle lull with orders to fire only in self defense and no Communist response expected Continued on Page 9 Col 6
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
North Viet Nam
Uong Bi
U.S
Haiphong
North
Viet Nam
Bill Twardy
Chicago
Ill
Twardy
1St Infantry
16Th
Believe Girl Abducted In Rockford Case
Police say 11 year old Susan Brady likely abducted by a motorist after last sighting Monday near St. Patrick's parochial school. Bloodhounds traced a path five blocks to an alley and intersection, while 11 light planes and more than 1,000 officers and residents searched Winnebago and Stephenson counties. Neighboring volunteers and Civil Air Patrol aided in the hunt.
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Rockford
Ill
Susan Brady
Susan
St. Patrick’s Parochial School
Winnebago County
Stephenson County
Mississippi River
Wisconsin
Civil Air Patrol
Black Hawk Flying Club
James M. Brady
Weather map forecast for Terre Haute and Illinois
Cloudy and mild conditions with showers tonight and Friday across Terre Haute and vicinity. Highs in the 60s, lows around 50. Illinois regions expect cloudy mild weather with occasional rain tonight and Friday, turning colder in extreme north portions, highs near 40 to 60.
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Terre Haute
Tllinois
Illinois
Christmas baskets aid needy families in Vigo County
Cash donations to the TRIBUNE STAR Fund will fund Christmas baskets for the needy in Terre Haute and Vigo County. Contributions are to be delivered to 721 Wabash Ave and will be published. Total reported donations reach 1630.00 across the Tribune Star Fund.
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Tribunestar
Wabash Ave
Tribunestar Fund
Si City
Vigo County
Prominent Rockville Men Die in Head-On Crash
In Vermillion county two Rockville men Forrest Clearwater 67 and Floyd Merry 61 were killed when their cars collided on U S Highway 36. Widow Elizabeth Merry 63 and Lorrine Clearwater 63 were injured. Jack Akers 23 of Clinton suffered a fractured shoulder and wrist. Clearwater a former Parke County official and businessman, and Merry were pronounced dead on arrival at Union Hospital Terre Haute. Continued on Page 9 Col 5.
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Montezuma
Ind
Rockville
U. S. Highway 36
Here
Vermillion County
Forrest Clearwater
Floyd Merry
Mecca Road
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Merry
Elizabeth
Lorrine Clearwater
Jack Akers
Clinton
Clearwater
Cherry Ice Cream Co
Danville
Ill
Avalon Tavern
Parke County
McMullen Funeral Home
Closure Notice for Friday Dec 24 Noon Deadline
A notice states offices will close at noon Friday December 24 and remain closed all day to observe the holiday.
Councilman Pushes Florida Ave Closure at US 41 Intersection
City Councilman Walter Cook says he will sponsor an ordinance to close Florida Avenue at the northbound US 41 intersection rather than wait years for a warning device after three deaths at the dangerous site. He notes delays in adding safety measures and prefers closing the street now.
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Walter Cook
Florida Ave
Cook
Cardinal Spellman Visits Saigon During Christmas Cease Fire
Francis Cardinal Spellman, archbishop of New York, arrived in Saigon on a Christmas visit to U.S. troops amid a 30 hour cease fire in Vietnam. He said he came to show loyalty to America's war effort, declaring it is his country right or wrong.
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Saigon
UPI
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Viet Nam
U. S.-Viet Nam
America
Officials Seek Reclassification of 2 Million Draft Rejections
Defense and Selective Service officials consider reclassifying about 2 million men deemed unfit for service as 1-Y and study if wartime buildup for Vietnam warrants re-examination. As of November 30, 2,122,918 were in the 1-Y category. A change would require Pentagon approval and could enable local boards to request re-tests if physical condition shifts.
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Washington
Defense Department
Selective Service System
Selective Service
Viet Nam
Pentagon
Defense
Frantz Named Chairman For Union Hospital Drive
Welby M. Frantz president of Eastern Express Inc was named chairman of the Union Hospital expansion drive. The plan starts with a $5.5 million first phase to add beds and boost capacity from 250 to 350 as the project spans up to 15 years. A $1.5 million public subscription campaign will begin after the new year.
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Union Hospital
Welby M. Frantz
Eastern Express, Inc
Union
Now You Know By United Press International
The world s first atomic powered submarine the Nautilus was launched at Groton Conn Jan 21 1954 according to the World Almanac A hospital is to replace existing facilities with a new 450 bed hospital Three phases depend on community need and ability to pay A public subscription campaign will start after Jan 1 with medical staff hospital board and employees first approached Frantz named to provide hospital family contributions a challenge to the broader community J Kenneth Moulton board president announced Frantz will lead efforts Continued On Page 2 Col 7.
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United Press International
Frantz
Hospital
Board of Directors
J. Kenneth Moulton
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Charles Reisinger
Miami
Fla
Congress
Yule
Waverly
Minn
Pope
Pope Paul VI
Ducal Hall
Vatican City
Vatican
Viet
Believe Girl
U. S. Weather Bureau
Oicahncces de RS Bisens
Akers
Berm
Advertising Dept
Cardinal Spellman
W. Joynes Macfarlan
Welby Frantz
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