Nixon Urges Unity in Christmas Message for Peace
President Nixon spoke of a generation of peace and unity in a national Christmas address urging Americans to set aside divisions. He and the first family held private White House celebrations and he visited the D C Home for the Incurables on Christmas Eve, meeting residents and staff.
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Pope Paul VI Prefers Christmas Hope Over Pessimism
In a midnight Mass in the Sistine Chapel Pope Paul VI urged diplomats and Catholics to embrace a new, hopeful humanity. He said Christ’s birth is a real, concrete event shaping world history and called for peace, an end to violence, and universal prayers for progress. The Mass kicked off a busy Christmas Day for the 73 year old pope.
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Inflation slows but wages lag amid Christmas cost rise
Washington reports November living cost increase at three tenths of one percent, the smallest in 18 months, led by food price drops. CPI hits 137.8, average weekly paycheck falls 66 cents to 121.07 as earnings decline and purchasing power weakens. unemployment remains high at 4.6 million with little near term relief.
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Quakers denounce Nixon plan for Vietnam war withdrawal urged
The American Friends Service Committee labels Nixon’s Vietnamization plan a disgrace and disaster. It urges a clearly stated swift withdrawal date in 1971 and warns arming Asians would stain the nation’s conscience.
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Soviet court condemns two to death in hijacking plot
In Moscow a Lenin grad court condemned Mark Dymshuts and Edward Kuznetsov to death for the attempt to hijack a plane and fly it to Finland. Ten defendants were Jews. nine others received 4 to 15 year prison terms. Yuri Fyodorov refused to plead guilty.
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Angela Davis Faces Jail Visitation Rules in Marin County
In San Rafael California Angela Davis 26 a former UCLA philosophy teacher faces murder kidnapping and conspiracy charges in the Marin County Courthouse death case. Jail rules restrict outside contact with supporters to two visitors for 20 minutes twice weekly with glass barriers and monitored conversations. Only her attorneys may visit at other times under designation as Miss Davis representatives.
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Pilgrims Crowd Tiny Bethlehem
Pilgrims in Bethlehem gather for a quiet observance as voices join in prayer and the Associated Press notes a pause in larger wartime clashes around Vietnam. Church services and somber reflections mark the holiday scene amid ongoing conflict abroad.
Death toll in Vietnam at five year low on Christmas eve
The USS Command says 23 Americans killed in action last week, the smallest weekly total in over five years, as Christmas cease fire quiets Vietnam fronts. In Saigon, Thieu calls for support while holiday crowds, parades, and prayers mark Christmas amid tensions in the Middle East and rising unrest in Latin America.
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Yarborough Heads For Texas After 14 Years As A Senator
Washington AP Ralph Yarborough a liberal Democrat who lost the 1970 Senate renomination plans to open a law office in Austin Texas after 14 years in the Senate He said he might not rule out future bids but has no plans for now He blamed his defeat on heavy fundraising by Lloyd M Bentsen and noted they spent about 6 5 million on the campaign He contrasted that with his own budget of 200 000 in past races.
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Expert Says China Likes 'Devil's Role' For U S
A top State Department official says Peking finds it profitable to keep America as a foreign threat and has not responded to tentative moves to open relations. Mar shal Green testifies he is willing to talk on any subject including a nuclear arms agreement.
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