24 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1967
Page
1
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The Athens regime announced a broad amnesty releasing all arrested after the April 21 coup, including famed dissident Andreas Papandreou and 2,600 others on prison islands. King Constantine welcomed the move from Rome as a sign of growing freedom, while London and Washington offered cautious reactions amid plans for a revised constitution and a referendum next April 21.
Reporters in Charleston tested holiday giving by posing as beggars in two large cabs marked Give on King Street. Shoppers donated small sums and coins, proving the Christmas spirit survives despite outfits. Separately, news notes Greece show 2,600 of 6,000 coup detainees remain on Leros and Yioura with political futures uncertain.
Amid a holiday lull the war tees up a 24 hour ceasefire announced by President Neuvell Van Thies as allies and Viet Cong set divergent truces. Units return to bases while questions linger over if fighting pauses actually hold and whether bombing will resume after the deadline.
Pope Paul VI called for a new moral order to end the arms race and achieve peace. In his Christmas message he urged peace of heart, forgiveness, and brotherhood, and pressed leaders to love one another rather than arm themselves. He noted no direct reference to Vietnam in the main address, but separate remarks earlier urged negotiations to end U.S. bombing in North Vietnam and proposed Simagelt as mediator.
President Johnson and Pope Paul VI voiced hope for peace in Vietnam during an unprecedented hourlong audience in the Vatican. Johnson said the United States would consider talks with North Vietnam and halt bombing if restraint by the enemy followed. The trip included stops in Thailand, Vietnam, Karachi, and Rome, with Johnson greeting Australia’s late PM Holt’s memory and visiting U.S. servicemen.
President Thieu, returning to Saigon from Australia, said there is no difference between his stance and President Johnson on negotiations with the National Liberation Front. He noted shared determination and referenced the Manila summit with seven Viet Nam allies as supporting alignment.
The Associated Press sonde reporters to interview personnel serving on the Distant Early Warning Line. They share plans for a wonderful Christmas in Santa Claus backyard. Also notes Joe Garagiola, famed broadcaster and NBC figure, and a feature on him titled Now Battling For NBC Joe Garagiola on 4D.
Activities in our area list Sunday visiting hours at the Schule Museum of Natural History from 4 to 5 20 p m with planetarium shows at 3 and 4 p m. A Chrismon Tour is planned at Holy Trinity Lutheran and a Chrismon Tree event at First Presbyterian Hels mont. Monday features visitation at Schiele Museum from 2 30 p m until 6 90 p m with no planetarium programs.
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