Christmas Peace Hopes Struggle Across War Torn Lands
Associated Press reports on Christmas Eve amid conflicts. In North Ireland a Protestant minister calls for peace after sectarian violence. In Rawalpindi 22 Bengali Catholic seminarians remain separated from Bangladesh. Israeli troops guard Bethlehem to prevent guerrilla attacks. Hanoi families await word on prisoners. Navy Cmdr Nakagawa marks a second Christmas in custody. Rome banks strike halt shopping and fuel flow, dampening the season.
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Associated Press
Ireland
Joseph Dallas
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Bangladesh
International Committee of the Red Cross
India
Bethlehem
Hanoi
Navy
Gordon Ross Nakagawa
California
United States
Japan
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Nixon
Jerry W. Friedheim
U.S. Defense Department
Haiphong
National Peace Action Coalition
Washington
Nationwide prayer marks Phase I of Key 73 evangelism
At noon on Christ's birthday thousands of Christians begin a year long effort called Key 73. Phase I centers on midday prayers across the country with about 150 denominations and groups joining, led by Rev. Bob Yanberg. A documentary TV special launches January 6, guiding phases focused on Scripture, miracles, and outreach.
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New York
Jesus
America
Washington
D.C
Fort Wayne
Ind
Albuquerque
N.M
Los Angeles
Bob Yanberg
Erwin J. Kolb
Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod
Hanoi uses sympathy to aid POW families this Christmas
Hanoi tugs at American POW families with emotional broadcasts this Christmas, mirroring last week’s U.S. air strikes in tone. North Vietnam is portrayed as crushed and cruelly attacked yet still showing restraint toward pilots captured during the bombing.
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Saigon
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Thieves Leave Santa Themed Christmas Stolen Ski Gift Note
A note left with two sets of Hexcel skis at J. J. Travis’s doorstep details a Santa Claus theft plan and warns the owner to consider themselves lucky. The incident contrasts with ongoing debates over U S bombing in Hanoi and public reactions to Nixon.
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J. J. Travis
Princeton
Valachi
Santa Claus
Woman Survives Train Crash Near 4 2 Mile View
A Butte woman Mary Martinez aged 44 was injured in a train car collision at 3 19 p m Sunday at 4 2 Mile View. She sustained head and rib injuries and was taken to Silver Bow General Hospital where she remained in far condition. The 85 car train led by engineer A C Patrick from Three Forks was traveling about 35 mph on icy streets.
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Butte
Silver Bow General Hospital
P.m. Mary Martinez
General Hospital
Mile View
A. C. Patrick
Three Forks
Truman's heart condition worsens amid coma in Kansas City
Former president Harry S. Truman remained in a coma with more irregular heart rhythms and weakening blood pressure. Medical Center officials and Dr. Wallace Graham reported slight improvements in lung congestion as Bess Truman, 87, stayed by his side.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Truman
Wallace Graham
Bess
John Dreves
Dreves
Lruman
Graham
Mrs. Truman
Mrs
Montana Sees White Christmas Melt Across State
Snow-eating Chinook winds chased away most snow on Christmas Eve as a warm air pattern moved east. Only high western elevations and mountains received fresh snow while lower regions saw rain or flurries. Conditions on Christmas Day favored rain in western valleys and scattered snow in the northeast.
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National Weather Service
Rockies
Divide
Americans save 10 in quake during Managua rescue
Miami longshoreman Allen Pope and three other Americans rescued ten people after a Managua nightclub collapse caused by a major earthquake. They worked through pitch black, fires, and collapsing walls using saws and improvised tools to reach survivors on multiple floors.
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Miami
Fla
Allen Pope
Managua
Nicaragua
Pope
Tom Waddell
Mississippi
James Adams
Opaloosa
Rowan
San Francisco
Quake victims flee Managua as death toll rises
Managua faced evacuations after two strong earthquakes and numerous tremors. Officials estimate 5 000 to 10 000 dead with 200 000 homeless as central districts lies in ruins. Red Cross warns of disease risk while supplies arrive and emergency crews search for survivors. Howard Hughes reportedly departed from Managua.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Lake
Red Cross
Howard Hughes
U.S
NORAD Tracks Santa Flight Over North Pole to South
COLORADO SPRINGS AP NORAD reports Royal Canadian Air Force jets scrambled on Christmas Eve made visual contact with a sleigh pulled by nine reindeer over Hudson Bay. A DEW Line radar detected the air vehicle from the North Pole. Pilot listed as S Claus in SC1 flight plan. Lead reindeer had a flashing red nose.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Royal Canadian Air Force
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
North Pole
S. Claus
Hudson Bay
DeGeorge Ready for Office as Silver Bow County Commissioner
Ed DeGeorge prepares to take office January 1 after a long bid for public office. He pledges to ease taxes using revenue sharing to stabilize funding and avoid new programs after five years. He supports county unification under one people elected government and questions who heads a unified law enforcement agency.
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Ed DeGeorge
Silver Bow
DeGeorge
Joe Kissock
Joe Yerkich
Yerkich
de George
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