NORAD tracks Santa on radar heading to U S shores
NORAD confirmed Santa Claus is on his way across North American airspace. Using DEW radar, the sleigh is logged at 45 knots and 35 000 feet as jets guard the flight from Alaska to U S states and Canada.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
Santa Claus
Santa
DEW
United States
Air Defense Command
Japan
Philippines
India
U. S
Nick
Royal Canadian Air Force
U. S. Air Force
Meanest Man Of Christmas Season Found
A derisive hoax targets Suzy Dewey a leukemia patient. A caller posed as Jerry Lewis aide Jim Young inviting the family to Hollywood for holidays. The hoax ended with the promise of no real arrangements. The story notes public sympathy and the prank’s cruelty.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
UPN
Suzy Dewey
George Dewey
Suzy
Jerry Lewis
Hollywood
Lewis
Jim Young
Disneyland
West Coast
Schricker's heart weakened after improvement
Knox Indiana Former Gov Henry Schricker age 83 remains in fragile condition as doctors report his heart deteriorated slightly on Friday following a day of restlessness. Schricker had suffered a second heart attack Wednesday after a hospitalization on December 1 and had shown slight improvement the day before.
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Knox
Ind
Iupi
Henry Schricker
Schricker
Guy Ingwell
Indiana
Weather Map and Local Forecast for Indiana Illinois
The 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. readings show a falling river level at 13.6 ft by 2 p.m. Local conditions note yesterday's high 27 and low 14 with no precipitation. Forecasts predict cloudy, cold conditions with light snow possible in Indiana and Illinois, winds NW 8 to 15 mph, temps in teens to mid 20s.
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Indiana
Illinois
TERRE __HAU
Christmas Miracle Saves Woman Life in Tucson Stroke Rescue
Elizabeth Drake’s call to an ice cream parlor led police to Beatrice B. Friedman, 78, found unconscious after a stroke in a Tucson apartment. Officers noted the ice cream parlor number and Friedman’s apartment number bore no similar prefixes, making the timing of the lifeline sequence remarkable.
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Tucson
Ariz
Elizabeth Drake
Mrs. Drake
Optimist Club Clothe-a-Child Helps 545 Needy Toward Christmas
545 needy children were outfitted with new clothes at Schultz Downtown Department Store by the Noon Optimist Club. A Christmas party at St Joseph's School followed, funded by booth proceeds. Gov Branigin urged gratitude and generosity in a Mansion message amid holiday observances.
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Santa Claus
St. Joseph’s School
Optimist Club
David Latham
Mary Prouse
Cathy Shatteck
Gene Jarvis
Lee Fields
Schultz
Fifth and Ohio Sts
Wabash Ave
Basket Fund Supports 210 Families In Christmas Drive
The Tribune Star Christmas Basket Fund raised 1592.50 and supplied food to 210 Terre Haute and Vigo County families. Charles A. Cook supervised fundraising, praising volunteers and donors while Mary Smith led the basket clearing house in screening applications.
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Tribune-Star
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Charles A. Cook
Tribune- Star Publishing Company, Inc
Cook
Mary Smith
Christmas Basket Clearing House
Truce Violations Erupt as Marines Fire After Attack
In South Vietnam a Marine company came under heavy fire eight hours after the 48 hour Christmas truce began. Marines reported light casualties while denying a major cease fire violation, with 1000 rounds and 20 mortars exchanged near Da Nang. A cargo plane crash near Da Nang killed 60 civilians during heavy rain. The incident and multiple skirmishes marked a troubled first day of the truce.
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DA Nang
South Vietnam
U. S
Japan
Saigon
U.S
5Th Marine Regiment
5Th Marines
Binh Thuan
U S Post Office Lists Santa Clauses in Cities
The U S Post Office names two Santa Clauses and one Christmas post office in the United States with Santa Claus Indiana Santa Claus Station California and Christmas Florida reflecting seasonal naming venues.
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U. S
United States
Santa Claus
Ind
Santa Claus Station
Calif
Christmas, Fla
Christmas Day World Urges Peace Amid Turbulent Truce
Christians celebrate the message of eternal peace as leaders urge harmony. A two day Christmas truce in Vietnam is marred by mortar fire. Pope Paul VI and Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson call for goodwill. Airlines see a holiday rush despite a major snowstorm. 6.6 million long distance calls are expected. Pilgrims cross from Israel to Bethlehem to pray at the Church of the Nativity. In West Berlin, East German passes remain blocked and Mayor Albertz denounces the division. President Johnson plans to visit San Antonio to greet wounded servicemen from Vietnam.
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Vietnam
U.S
Paul VI
Lester Pearson
Canada
United States
Oklahoma
New York Telephone Co
Bell
Jordan
Israel
Bethlehem
West Berlin
East Berlin
East Germany
Berlin Wall
Heinrich Albertz
Johnson
San Antonio
Tex
Johnsons
LBJ
State and National Holiday Traffic Toll Rising
The 78 hour Christmas travel period raised the toll with 153 deaths reported so far. A snowstorm swept from the Midwest to the Atlantic coast, complicating conditions and sending several bus passengers to hospitals after a Greyhound overturned near Danville Virginia. A fatal collision west of Hannibal Missouri killed four. The National Safety Council warned 650 to 750 deaths may occur by Monday midnight. An AP survey counted 391 deaths in a nonholiday period, while Indiana experienced a year high with 1 521 traffic deaths counting two 17 year olds among the victims.
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Arkansas-Oklahoma-Missouri
Atlantic Coast
Greyhound
Danville
Hannibal
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Indiana
Red Guards Gather Near Macao in Protest Rally
Thousands of Red Guards and PLA troops massed near Macao, demanding expulsion of Nationalist Chinese groups, removal of Portuguese officials, and punishment of alleged army brutality. The rally called for liquidation of Nationalist activities and Taiwan refugee relief efforts affecting nearly 100,000 escapees.
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MACAO
Kungpeh
Red Guards
Peoples Liberation Army
Kwangtung
Jose Nobre de Carvalho
Nobre de Carvalho
Red China
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Tribune Star
Cecil Hester
Robert Henry
James Monroney
Elvin Mahan
Larry Mercer
Nathan Purdue
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