Pilgrims Gather In Bethlehem For Christmas Nativity
The Associated Press reports thousands of pilgrims flocked to the grotto of Christ birth in Bethlehem as Christians prepared for Christmas. Pope Paul VI called for peace and unity while world tensions persisted in Vietnam Cyprus Berlin Korea and East Germany.
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Associated Press
Bethlehem
Pope Paul VI
Earth
South Viet Nam
Cyprus
U.S
North
South Korea
Berlin
West
United States
Washington
Johnson
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Caroline
John Jr
White Christmas Arrives Across Ohio Amid Snow Toll
A major winter storm blanketed Ohio with up to seven inches in some areas and left at least one death in Ironton where a 66 year old woman died shoveling snow. Ground totals ranged from three to seven inches with higher amounts in western and southwestern regions. The same storm affected the Deep South and Eastern states causing additional fatalities from traffic accidents and cold exposure.
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Bertha Johnson
U.S. Weather Bureau
Columbus
Toledo
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Weather Bureau
Akron
Cleveland
Dayton
Marietta
Chesapeake
Zanesville
Deep South
Ohio
Atlantic
Virginia
New York
Misaddressed Mail Confounds Local Post Office
Cards and letters clog the dead letter files as mail intended for Town and Country School in Rural Route 2 Box 152 A Wilmington is misrouted to Mount Pleasant Ohio. A Mount Pleasant postmaster notes again asking for the correct school address.
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Wilmington
Ohio
Hillsboro
Highland
Mount Pleasant
Man Released After 64 Years in Prison Finds Freedom at Last
The 84 year old Honeck, who began his sentence in 1899 for murder, was paroled six days before Christmas to live with his California niece Clara Orth. He described decades of reflection, personal reform, and letters of support as he adjusts to life outside.
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Richard Honeck
Illinois
California
Clara Orth
Associated Press
San Leandro
Calif
Honeck
Menard
State Penitentiary
Chester
San Francisco
Freedom
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Daughters of Mary and Joseph
Clara
St. John
Joliet, Ill
William McKinley
United States
Anaheim
Walter Koeller
Carrie Nation
Chester State Hospital
New York
Chester Hospital
Ross Randolph
Restaurants Demand Water as Drought Measures Take Effect
A local survey finds diners prefer water with meals. Cards from Clinton County Water Co urge drinking water only on request during drought. Burtonville reservoir remains low with two weeks’ supply as Lake Cowan line thawing continues.
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Clinton County Water Co
Lake Cowan
Burtonville Reservoir
Johnson Recalls Eisenhower Memo After Kennedy Assassination
President Johnson, in a White House tour with reporters, says former President Eisenhower drafted a long memo for him the day after Kennedy's funeral, offering ideas he later discussed with the Joint session. He describes Ike writing on yellow pads and dictating in the Executive Office Building.
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Washington
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Joint Session
Congress
Oval Office
43 Animals Starve Owner is Too Busy
In Lebanon Ohio Gene Tufts surrendered on a charge of letting 43 pigs and sheep starve after deputies found 43 dead animals and around 150 dying or starved on an abandoned farm near Waynesville. Martha Schear, the farm's owner, was also charged and sought on a warrant. About 25 more animals were expected to die.
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Lebanon
Ohio
West Carrollton
Gene Tufts
Waynesville
Warren County Sheriff's Office
Martha Schear
Roy Wallace
Carl Creach
Butler County Humane Society
Ohio Woman Leads Frontline Club Near Korea Truce Line
Inez Donoho of Amherst Ohio heads a five member Frontline Service Club unit at the Imjim River area in Korea. They bring morale to American troops around Christmas with games entertainment and a sense of comradeship three miles from the barbed wire boundary.
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Korea
Imjim River
North
South Korea
Inez Donoho
Amherst
Ohio
George Hazard
Saguache, Colo
Survivors Criticize Lakonia Crew as Fire Sinks Ship
Lakonia survivors arrive in Funchal and charge the Greek Line crew panicked and lost discipline while passengers took charge of lifeboats. The Argentine rescue ship Salta brings 475 survivors and authorities report 24 known dead. missing could drop to 77 if new totals hold.
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Funchal
Madeira
Lakonia
Greek Line
Salta
Admiralty
London
Casablanca
Atlantic
Ivan Buchanan
Atlanta
England
M.R. Lovat
Russian engineer visits Portsmouth Ohio steel mill tour
Russian automotive engineer Victor Pozdneev visits the Portsmouth division of Detroit Steel Corp and other local sites as part of a cultural exchange sponsored by the Portsmouth Junior Chamber of Commerce. He talks with workers, tours a bottling plant and libraries, and cites Russia’s industrial progress and potential.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Victor Pozdneev
Pozdneev
Detroit Steel Corp
Detroit Steel
Portsmouth Automobile Association
YMCA
Portsmouth Junior Chamber of Commerce
Portsmouth Times
Ohio Stove Co
Ohio Power Co
Moscow
America
Russia
House OKs Foreign Aid and Wheat Sale Authorization
In an unprecedented Christmas Eve session, the House passed a $3 billion foreign aid bill giving the President power to guarantee private wheat sales to Russia. The 189 to 158 roll call ended a weekend of bickering, clearing the way for Senate action and a holiday recess. The measure lets the President use Export-Import Bank funds to guarantee loans and requires reporting to Congress within a month.
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Washington
House
Senate
Russia
Johnson
Congress
Weather Report for Mrs Ethel Hayes
The bulletin lists a 24 hour period ending at sunset Monday with high near 22 and low around 8, clouds cover and a maximum 26 while night temperatures fall to 14. It notes 1 p m wind from the southwest, humidity 78 percent, sunrise 7 41 a m and sunset 5 20 p m. Partly cloudy for Southern and Central Ohio with minor temperature change tonight and Wednesday.
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Ohio
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