Bethlehem Christmas Observed Amid Tense Middle East
Armed troops watched Bethlehem as Christians marched to the manger and a pontifical Mass followed. At the Vatican Pope Paul VI opened the Holy Year with a Midnight Mass at St. Peter's Basilica as regional tensions rose with Lebanon Syria and Egypt on alert for possible Israeli actions.
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Helms denies CIA acts in antiwar era
State Department says former CIA Director Richard Helms did not authorize illegal domestic operations or a unit under him. The report by Colby contains new material not previously known to Henry Kissinger and the secretary of state, who is Nsecurity adviser. Helms resigned in 1973 and Angleton announced his resignation, denying a domestic network.
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Artistic chimps grow too skilled with brushes at Portland Zoo
Four Portland Zoo chimpanzees produce paintings under Dr. Philip Ogilvie and Dr. Hal Markowitz. Publicity floods in with requests for art and gifts selling for profit. Officials fear the art program has run its course and consider shifting to clay sculpting to continue the chimpanzee training.
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Butte High Band Heads to the Rose Bowl Parade
Parents and members of the Butte High School Band and Purple B z drill team secured a 27 000 minimum for the Rose Bowl trip in Pasadena California. Local firms donors and a car and charity football game aided the fundraising. The group will perform as the last band unit in the Rose Parade line of march and march again at Disneyland on January 2.
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Food prices jump again and tax cut goal set
Food price data show a yearly grocery basket cost 1798 dollars in November up from 1779 in October with middleman shares rising while farmers see declines. Forecasts expect continued rises in 1975 amid higher middleman costs.
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Christmas 1974 Weather Wrap for Butte Area
National Weather Service in Helena forecasts scattered snows mainly in mountains with a high near 30 and a low around five for Wednesday. Last minute Christmas shoppers report mild weather with a high of 17 and a record low of 12 below. Previous coldest Christmas readings included -26 in 1962 and -9 in 1944, with Santa still heading for warm chimneys.
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Christmas observed in Soviet Catholic and Lutheran communities
Tass reports holiday observances across the Soviet Union. In Moscow the Saint Louis church was decorated with fir garlands and lamps as priests urged peace among nations. Diplomatic corps and foreign visitors attended Mass. Tallinn homes lit New Year trees in Catholic and Lutheran areas while festive meals included roast turkey. Priest Antanas Dilis urged a peaceful life and world unity.
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Onassis Seeks Clues in 1973 Onassis Air Crash
Aristotle Onassis offers 500000 dollar reward for proof Serta sent a message to Seone about the plane crash that killed his son Alexander on January 22 1973. The Piaggio amphibian crash near Athens airport raised sabotage suspicions as Greek and foreign technicians weigh negligence manslaughter charges against Donald McCusn and others.
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Falls wrestler Bob McKinley dies after match in Butte
Great Falls Russell High School wrestler Bob McKinley died in a Great Falls hospital after collapsing during an eight team holiday tournament match in Butte. An autopsy was planned while officials reviewed the puzzling incident.
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Partridge in a Pear Tree Gifts and the Ornaments of Love
An unnamed narrator recalls a Christmas gift spree to please his true love. With Merle the shopkeeper guiding him a partridge in a pear tree leads to a cascade of gifts including two turtledoves three hens four calling birds and more as rival suitor William showers lavish items while the narrator ends with a sweeping chorus of musicians and a canal gondola.
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