Keeping up with the Browns holiday scene and parade
The Ronson Shipley family of Norwalk enjoys a festive holiday moment as Scooters 8 hands a snowball to Lucy for a toss at Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown receives support from Chris, 7, while Snoopy closes in and Annette, 9, watches the scene. The photo depicts a cheerful Christmas spread with familiar comic characters.
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Ronson Shipley
Norwalk
Scooter
Lucy
Charlie Brown
Chris
Snoopy
Annette
UPI
War victim Ayub Ali Mangol loses arm near East Pakistan border
Ayub, a nine year old boy from Jaganathpur near the Bangladeshi border, lost his right arm to shelling as war raged. He lives with his mother and baby sister in a one room bamboo home, has never read or left his village, and helped his mother in fields for 12 minutes a day to survive. Hospitalized in Bangaon, he endures weight loss, fevers, and lack of blood for transfusions, with no artificial limb available. The story highlights civilian war injuries and relief efforts by the Christian Agency for Social Action funded by Church World Service and Lutheran World Relief.
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Ayub Ali Mangal
Anware Khatum
Jagannathpur
India
Bangla Desh
East Pakistan
Ayub
Bangaon
Christian Association For Social Action
Dilip Mukherjee
Christian Agency For Social Action
Church World Service
Riverside Drive
Lutheran World Relief
Park Avenue South
U S bombs two sites near Hanoi as raids tighten
U S air strikes hit radar sites within 73 and 82 miles of Hanoi as bombers escorted by aircraft over northeast Laos attack. The 102nd attack reportedly destroyed radar 16 miles east of the Laotian border with Shrike missiles. Seven Americans were killed last week and 14 wounded. total nonhostile deaths reached 15. Lao front saw Long Cheng evacuated after a raid on the CIA base used by Gen. Vang Pao’s Meo forces. Viet Cong ceasefire for Christmas set to begin. Prisoner releases announced for Christmas.
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U.S
Air Force
Laos
Long Cheng
Vientiane
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Vang Pao
Army of Meo
Plain of Jars
South Vietnam
Saigon
Heath Visits Troops in Northern Ireland on Christmas Day
British Prime Minister Edward Heath visited troops in Northern Ireland after Bermuda talks with President Nixon. He toured Londonderry and other sites with details kept secret for security. In Belfast Ardoyne gunfire exchange occurred as soldiers engaged snipers, with no casualties reported. Rioters in Ballyshannon clashed with police while IRA suspects were detained.
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Northern Ireland
UPT
Edward Heath
Heath
London
Bermuda
Nixon
Londonderry
Army
Lisburn
Mas
Irish Republic
Irish Republican Army
TRA
Ardoyne
Queen's Lancashire Regiment
Ballyshannon
IRA
Muskie Secures Gilligan Endorsement in Pre Primary Push
Senator Muskie gains backing from Governor John Gilligan of Ohio as he builds momentum for the 1972 White House bid. The Columbus endorsement boosts Muskie among liberal Democrats and could sway Ohio’s 153 convention votes, accelerating undecided support before his formal campaign launch.
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Gilligan OK
Washington
Edmond S. Muskie
White House
Maine
John J. Gilligan
Ohio
Columbus
Gilligan
Edward M. Kennedy
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Mujibur Rahman
West Pakistan
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Rahman
Nurul Amin
Abdul Hafiz Pirzada
Merry Christmas
AMD A
Covan
Horst Faas
Santosh Basak
Mrs. Khatun
Ayyeb Ali Mangal
N. Viet Capital
North Vietnam
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