World Awaits Christmas Amid Uncertain World
Christians face shortages of gasoline heating oil and electricity while fear of terrorism lingers. In Bethlehem merchants brace for pilgrims for mid night mass at the Church of the Nativity with a predicted smaller turnout than last year. Shoppers from Tokyo to Berlin rush to finish last minute buys as stores report resilient sales despite inflation.
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Rome
Athens
Tokyo
Paris
Berlin
Europe
United States
Italy
France
West Germany
West Berlin
East Berlin
Paul VI
St. Peter's Basilica
Sistine Chapel
Holy See
United Nations
Suez
Manger Square
Omar Mosque
Congress Stages Big Turnabout With President
The 93rd Congress ended with a shift in power as Nixon faced an impeachment probe amid a year of vetoes and impounded funds. Congress forced U.S. troop limits in Indochina and passed a war powers bill, while expanding social programs and funding mass transit and rail aid.
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Congress
Nixon
Capitol Hill
U.S
Indochina
House
Carl Albert
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Senate Watergate
Vietnam
Federal Highway Trust Fund
District of Columbia
Christmas Miracle: Lisa Receives Mother’s Kidney
Lisa Hastings, eight, received her mother Brenda Hastings’s kidney at Children's Hospital in St Louis last May. Lisa’s blood pressure stabilized after the transplant and she has since resumed classes at West Vigo Elementary School. The family recalls hundreds of supportive cards and funds that helped cover hospitalization costs.
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S. 9Th St
West Terre Haute
Lisa
Children’s Hospital
St. Louis
Elizabeth
Cheryl
Santa
Brenda Hastings
Union Hospital
Indiana University Medical Center
Mrs. Hastings
Tribune Star Basket Fund Appeals for Christmas Help
Donations to the Tribune Star Basket Fund aid needy families in the city and Vigo County. Contributions may be sent to Tribune Star office at 721 Wabash Avenue and will be published. Previous total noted as 2979.50 dollars with small gifts from donors.
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Tribune- Star
Wabash Avenue
Tribune-Star Fund
Vigo County
South Vigo
F.B.S.A
Tribune-Star Publishing Co., Inc
Salvation Army
Tribune-Star
Martin
Bad Weather Continues To Hamper Indiana Christmas Travel
Indiana faces more bad weather five days after a heavy snowstorm with rain and gas shortages adding to travel woes. Warmer today should melt snow but flooding risks and slick roads persist as a Christmas travel danger. The weather toll climbs to 13 deaths including a Muncie man, while Terre Haute stores extend weekend hours for late shopping.
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Indiana
Joseph Matthews
Muncie
Terre Haute
Kuwait Oil Ministers Meet as Arab Nations Hint at More Price Moves
Kuwaiti oil minister Abdul Rahman Atiki warned that Persian Gulf nations may raise oil prices again this spring after Tehran doubled prices in the first quarter of 1974. He spoke as Arab ministers gathered in Kuwait to discuss using oil as leverage against Israel and possible new decisions from the Tehran price shift.
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Persian Gulf
Tehran
Abdul Rahman Atiki
Abdul
United States
Holland
Europe
Japan
Middle East
Weather forecast for Terre Haute and surrounding areas
The National Weather Service report notes rain or showers with possible thunderstorms tonight in Indiana and Illinois. Tuesday brings clearing showers with highs in the mid to upper 40s, and lows tonight around 36 to 39 degrees. Extended outlook shows colder conditions midweek with possible rain or snow, and warmer trend returning later in the week in northern regions.
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Tuesay
Indiana
Illinois
Ilinois
Ohio River
Kissinger Optimistic On Mideast Talks Progress
Washington Reuters Kissinger told reporters he is reasonably confident Egypt and Israel will reach a disengagement agreement near the Suez Canal by January. President Nixon discussed the talks with Kissinger at Camp David and in Washington after a 15 day trip.
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Israel
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Middle East
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Suez
United Nations
Ensio Siilasvuo
Finland
Soviet Union
Energy Bill Too Confusing, Rhodes Says
Rep John J Rhodes of Arizona says the emergency energy bill was loaded down with confusing amendments and not understandable. He urged simplification as Congress recesses after failed efforts to pass the legislation and schedules a two week delay on crude oil regulation deadlines.
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House
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Senate
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William E. Simon
Federal Energy Office
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Belaid Abdessalam
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