Readers ask Focus for lore on Christmas customs and local queries
The column answers reader questions on Christmas tree origins from Scandinavia to Germany and Luther, American ornament history, and modern lights. It also fielded inquiries on Lambers ton china, Duke Power meter work, King Family size, signage on Crowder's Mountain, Christmas lights in Metdenville, Atlanta population in 1966, heredity risks, and Vanderbilt estate appraisal.
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Visit from Santa goes wrong in Sayeqnab Georgia
A Christmas Eve visit to Santa in a downtown store ended badly for a young boy named David Wiley of Sayeqnab Georgia. The incident involved a controversial gesture by Santa described as clawing, upsetting the child and his family. Police and store officials reviewed the scene for safety.
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Going Home as Holiday Travel Peaks Across Nation
The Associated Press reports Americans flood highways rails and airports for Christmas travel. Crowds pack shore routes and terminals while cold clear weather aids driving. Safety officials warn of 625 to 725 traffic deaths by midnight Monday over the three day weekend. airline and railroad offices report record passenger volumes and busy hubs from Miami to New York City with heavy congestion at major airports and on Freeways. Travelers Aid groups in Chicago seek donations as holiday routes strain carriers and ground staff.
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Airplane Down in Western North Carolina Grounds Search
A plan for a rugged mountain search is under way as two flyers are reported missing. Local news note cites 2A for more details while 7B covers 2A and other items including a shooting in Alexis and a Staley jail hold.
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Activities In Our Area Programs At Local Churches
In Our Area notices list events at Schiele Museum of Natural History Trinity Lateran Church Belmont and First Presbyterian Church with visitations, programs, and church services. Names include Tony Chrisman and Holy Trinity Laithermy Churety with evening gatherings and 7 pm activities.
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President Johnson to Meet Pope Paul VI in Rome
President Johnson heads to Rome for an audience with Pope Paul VI to explain U.S. Vietnam policies. He had told troops at Cam Ranh Bay that the enemy cannot win, and Washington and Rome reported plans for the visit amid calls to suspend bombing and seek peace.
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War progress seen but no shift in talks
AP cites Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker saying eight months of gains heighten odds for end of war though no evident change in Communist negotiating stance. He warned Thieu any hopes of peace before the U.S. election are slim and affirmed U.S. policy of a limited war with limited aims. A separate note reports plane crash near Pine Mountain killing Thomas Kelly Henry 70 and his wife Louise, former Slickery residents.
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Canary Red and Christmas Among Death House Inmates
Robert McKay, a 46 year old death row custodian at Ohio State Penitentiary, shares Christmas with 12 canaries and a sparrow while pursuing writing. Once editor of the prison newspaper, he now produces fiction and short stories, including a forthcoming novel Canary Red, while awaiting parole after a six year robbery sentence.
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Fire fatality traced to old frame building in Manhattan Beach
A 37 year old man Vernon Sharum was found dead in an old frame apartment in Manhattan Beach after a fire Friday traced to a faulty electric extension cord. The caller on the telephone did not indicate the location before hanging up. Firemen traced the call to the building and the blaze, believed started by the faulty cord, led to the fatality.
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Troops See President Johnson Visit amid Christmas Truce Near
AP dispatch reports a near halt in ground fighting as a Christmas truce nears in Vietnam. President Johnson, flying from Australia to visit American pilots in Thailand and Cam Ranh Bay, urged victory of conscience and pledged to news of progress in Asia. The Viet Cong announced a three day truce, with the South Vietnam government setting a six hour plan for the cease-fire to begin Sunday. U.S. forces remained on alert with air strikes limited northwest of Hanoi and near Thanh Hoa plus Haiphong area activity as troops paused for the holiday period.
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