Christmas on the Fronts Across a Divided World
Christmas Day across war zones showed fragile peace as West Berliners crossed the Red Wall for reunions and thousands reached the Israel Jordan frontier for Bethlehem. Pope Paul VI urged aid to the poor while Johnson spent the holiday at his Texas ranch with family.
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U.S
Berlin
Bing Crosby
West
Berlin Wall
Holy Land
Bethlehem
Christ
Paul VI
Rome
President Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
Mrs. F. H. Petro Dies Longtime Education Leader
Mrs. F. H. Petro, 57, a Montana Board of Education member and University Regent for nearly 15 years, died of cancer in Miles City after a prolonged illness. Born July 7, 1906 in Minnesota, she taught in several districts before serving on the education board. funeral set for 2 p.m. Saturday in Miles City.
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F. H. Petro
Regent
Miles City
Montana Board of Education and University Regents
Petro
John W. Bonner
J. Hugo Aronson
Sacred Heart Hospital
Holand Petro
Minnesota
Newton Faulkee
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
Broadus
Custer County High School
Servie Seep
Seles Cone
Burglar Gets Christmas Gifts
A burglar known as Scrooge remains unbowed by the Christmas spirit as he targets a home during the holiday season. Police investigate the break in and theft of gifts amid festive celebrations.
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Scrooge
Gun Wound Kills Billings Youth
Michael Anderson, 13, died in a Billings hospital after a .22 rifle gunshot wound to the head while target shooting with a friend in a south Billings area. Sheriff Roy Stewart said the accident happened about 3:30 p.m. and Anderson died around 7 p.m. The friend, Lynn Klein, 13, heard a splash as Anderson toppled into a ditch. he helped pull his friend from the water and sought help.
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Billings
Michael Anderson
Roy Stewart
Lynn Klein
Anderson
LBJ Orders Federal Hiring Freeze To Trim 1965 Budget
President Johnson directed a halt to growth in federal employment and set job ceilings for fiscal 1964 and 1965. He stressed reductions through attrition and tighter management rather than large layoffs, aiming to lower the civilian payroll as part of the 1965 budget plan. He announced the move while at his Johnson City ranch during the holiday visit.
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Congress
Johnson
Texas
Johnson City
White Frame
Stone Ranch House
Lady Bird
Christmas traffic toll nears 200 as holiday ends
United Press International reports the Christmas death toll climbing toward 200 with 186 traffic fatalities from 6 p.m. Tuesday to 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. Fires and a California plane crash pushed total losses higher. states like Texas, Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina and others show high counts as weather and heavy traffic increase danger. Howard Pyle, National Safety Council president, urges motorists to slow down and adapt to road conditions.
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National Safety Council
California
United Press International
Texas
Kansas
Michigan
North Carolina
Florida
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Ohio
Safety Council
Council
Howard Pyle
All Cyprus Troops Put in Command Of British Officer
Cyprus President Makarios announced that all British Greek and Turkish forces would be placed under a British officer to restore order. He said a U.N. Security Council appeal would be made over Turkish intervention as clashes between Greek and Turkish Cypriots continued.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Makarios
U.N. Security Council
Turkey
Greece
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dean Rusk
Johnson City
Texas
Rusk
Johnson
Britain
Fire claims 12 of 18 in Charleston family tragedy
A pre dawn fire in a Charleston home killed 12 members of one family and left six escapees. An oil heater near a stairwell ignited the blaze as children slept in an upstairs 12 by 15 foot bedroom. Walter Johnson, 51, and others tried to rescue them while a Christmas tree and melted toys remained.
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Charleston
S.C
Mary
King Street
Charleston County
Jennings Cauthen
Johnson
Nathaniel
Year in Review 1963 Montana Government Highlights
A retrospective on Montana state government through early 1963, focusing on the 38th Legislative Assembly, new departments and admin bodies, consolidation of state funds, and notable appointments. Key events include January actions by the board of equalization, appointment of Dr. R. R. Renne as assistant secretary of agriculture, and the January death of former agriculture commissioner A. H. Kruse.
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Helena
Montana
Kennedy
38Th Legislative Assembly
State Board of Equalization
R. R. Renne
Montana State College
MSC
A. H. Kruse
Helena VA
Ford
Aronson
Board of Prison Commissioners
E. C. Ellsworth Jr
Man Stabbed Three Times In Christmas Morning Knifing
Adelmo Abad Jr. 35, of the Howard Hotel, was stabbed three times and hospitalized in fair condition. His wife Alberta, 35, is jailed as police investigate. The couple differ on events leading to the incident at 5 30 a m at the hotel. Abad works as a shaftman for Boland Development for Anaconda Co. Police officers Bumgarner Sullivan Hatch and Holman led the investigation.
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Butte
Adelmo Abad Jr
Howard Hotel
St. James Community Hospital
Alberta
Abad
W. Galena
Boland Development
Anaconda Co
E. F. Bumgarner
John Sullivan
Fred Hatch
Earl Hol
Fire Weather Outlook for Butte Region
Partly cloudy skies persist through Friday with small temperature changes. Highs near 38 today, lows around 12, and cooler east of the divide. West winds 20 to 35 mph may bring flurries in some areas, with highs 25 to 45 and Thursday night lows 15 to 30. Overall, west is slightly warmer Friday.
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Butte
Divide
Geste
Lew
Theody
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Hayward P. Luckey Jr
Hayward Sr
Sam Melhorn
John F. Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Santa Claus
Caroline
John Jr
LBJ
By Alvin Spivak
UPI
By Alex Efty
Thomas E. Mooney
Standard Post State Bureau
State Department of Administration
Belgrade
Dillon Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Ivre
Helena Kalispell
Lewistown
Livingston
West Yellowstone
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