Questions and Answers From the Focus Column
A reader Q and A feature from The Gastonia Gazette covers topics about Santa Claus, Burlington truck markings, rifle slugs with polychokes, Dr. Seuss, a Lowell police dispatch boy, Elvis Presley at the Charlotte Coliseum, and bee stings. It includes names like Phar Yarns Inc and Theodor Geisel with details on Elvis’s 1956 appearance and a local youth’s police exposure.
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Elvis Pressley
Charlotte Collie
Elvis
Charlotte Coliseum
Paul Bilek
Coliseum
Birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, Luke’s Gospel narrative
In Luke's gospel Caesar Augustus orders a census. Joseph and Mary travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem where Mary gives birth to Jesus. Shepherds nearby are visited by angels who declare good news of a savior Christ the Lord, with heavenly hosts praising God.
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Quirinius
Syria
Joseph
Galilee
Nazareth
Judea
David
Bethlehem
Marty
Christ the Lord
War and peace loom as world marks Christmas
Christians worldwide paused for Christmas amid war and tension. In Vietnam, a 24 hour cease-fire ended with continued combat and casualties, while President Johnson urged negotiations and arms prisoners’ return after speaking with Pope Paul VI. Bethlehem saw subdued pilgrimages under Israeli control as fears of Arab attacks lingered. China claimed its seventh nuclear test with an explosion equated to about 20 kilotons.
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TAF
Associated Press
Bol Hope Troupe
George Romney
Michigan
Vietnam
U.S
U. S
Johnson
Washington
Paul VI
Bethlehem
Christ's Birthplace
Israel
Bethleferm
China
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Christmas Ceasefire Violations Blamed on Communists
U S forces reported resumed combat after a Christmas truce, with 74 incidents blamed on the Communists during a 24 hour ceasefire. An American and a South Vietnamese were killed, 49 Americans and 11 others wounded, while a South Vietnamese hamlet chief was kidnapped. Romney visited Saigon, meeting troops and attending services.
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Saigon
Uae
U.S
Addiiion
Uie
Bob
George Romney
Michigan
Local News Briefs Highlight Taxes, Arrests, and Sales
Tax listing begins January second in the county with forms mailed this week to Gaston citizens and businesses. New tags go on sale the same day. Two people were arrested and charged in a local shop break-in.
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Lax
Gaston
Activities In Our Area Monday Visitation At Schiele Museum
Monday visits at Schiele Museum are listed with no planetarium programs. Tuesday events include 6 15 pan Caston Coastmasters and Elks Club activities.
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Schiele Museum
Caston
Parker Appointed to North Carolina Court of Appeals
Raleigh AP reports Asheville attorney Frank M. Parker was named by Gov. Dan Moore as a member of the North Carolina Court of Appeals to fill an expiring term. The new court, created by the 1967 General Assembly, will begin hearings early next year following the death of Judge Farthing, one of the original six appointors to the interim court.
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Raleigh
Frank M. Parker
Asheville
Will
A.lord
Farthing
Hanoi Rejects Bid For Peace
Hanoi's press denounces President Johnson's five point peace plan as a trick to prolong war. North Vietnam's state agency says Ho Chi Minh appeared healthy at a mass meeting amid foreign reports of illness.
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North Vietnam
Bainey
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
Viensnam
Nhe
Leary
Nha
Johnson
Hanoi
Lon
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