Christmas Story of Jesus Birth and Wise Men Visit
Biblical narrative recounts Caesar Augustus decree taxing all the world, Mary and Joseph journeying to Bethlehem, Jesus' birth in a manger, shepherds and angels, and the Wise Men following a star to worship the infant. The text ends with a line about emergency calls on Christmas Day for Middletown Shenandoah Gas Co.
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Caesar Augustus
Cyrenius
Syria
Joseph
Galilee
Nazareth
Judea
David
Bethlehem
Mary
Christ the Lord
God
Jesus
Herod
Jerusalem
Christ
Juda
Israel
Middletown
Shenandoah Gas Co
Christmas Without Snow To Welcome Santa Visit
The article notes there will be no snow for Christmas this year, describing the night before Christmas as familiar yet without the usual snowy backdrop for Santa Claus’s annual visit.
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Santa Claus
Christmas Day Weather And Preparations In The Area
The area faces light rain and mild temperatures on Christmas Day. A foot of snow fell a year after a Dec. 23 storm. Families wrap gifts as kids await sleds and toys. Turkeys sit in freezers for family dinners and Memorial Beauies hosts a full holiday menu for patients. Local jail inmates also receive a turkey dinner. The holiday slowdown affects business and mail delivery. buses halt, garbage collection shifts to next week in Winchester and Fra y.
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Memorial Beauies
Winchester
Floods Leave Thousands Homeless on Christmas Eve
A Pacific storm battered five western states California Washington Oregon Nevada and Idaho with rain and floods for the third day. Dozens of rivers flooded towns while at least 28 people died and more than 5 000 were forced from homes as officials declared disasters and rescue units mobilized.
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Associated Press
Floddistricken
California
Washington
Oregon
Nevada
Idaho
Viet crisis stalemate as U S and Khanh dig in
In Saigon both sides show no sign of yielding as U S officials threaten to withhold aid unless civilian government interference ends. Lt General Nguyen Khanh controls his officers while plans to recall Maxwell Taylor unfold amid calls for firmer U S stance.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Inim
Taylor
Christmas Joy Amid War Echoes Worldwide 1964
As the world eyed Christmas, joy remained elusive in conflict zones such as the Congo and Vietnam where fighting persisted. Pope Paul VI urged spiritual renewal while President Johnson conveyed greetings to servicemen abroad. Comedian Bob Hope surprised troops in Vietnam, and Berlin hosted exchanges with many sharing roast goose. Thousands crossed the Mandelbaum Gate to Jerusalem as easing tensions appeared fragile.
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Congo
Viet Nam
Christ
Paul ‘VI
Vatican City
Washington
Johnson
U.S
Bob Hope
Hope
Boge Mlice
West Germany
William W. Quinn
U.S. 7Th Army
U.S. Army
Berlin
West Berlin
West
Dorsee Ane
Israel
Jordan
Mandelbaum Gate
Winches Post Office Restores Window Hours
Starting Monday the Winches ix Post Office will resume window service until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, reversing last May when service ended at 4 30 p.m. Postmaster Wilbur Johnston secured regional approval to restore the afternoon closing time. A Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival member, a Fauquier County peach grower, sent a membership check with praise for the festival noting peach promotion does not help his business but praising the event that keeps Virginia in the spotlight.
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Winchesix
Wilbur Johnston
Fauquier County
Shenandoah
Fete
Virginia
CORRIGAN RUG CLEANERS Closed for Holidays at Winchester Bar
Closed till Mon 28th Happy Holidays to all CORRIGAN RUG CLEANERS Barco Overdoors of Winchester will be closed until Jan 4 for emergency door work Call 667 1276
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Corrigan Rug Cleaners
Barco
Winchester
Viet Cong Bombs Officers Hotel in Saigon
A bomb blast tore into the U.S. officers dormitory in Saigon injuring 52 Americans, one Australian officer, and 15 Vietnamese. The blast occurred in the basement of the seven story building near Saigon’s center as Viet Cong forces were massed nearby. Security was tightened around Ambassador Maxwell Taylor and General Westmoreland.
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Washington
U.S
Saigon
Pentagon
National Broadcasting Col
Garrick Utley
Ohio
Kalischter
Maxwell D. Taylor
William C. Westmoreland
South Viet Nam
Hundreds Are Dead After Indian Cyclone Hits Coast
AP reports a cyclone and tidal wave caused massive loss of life in southern India and Ceylon. Madras officials said 200 washed into the sea at Dhanushkodi. The Indian Express warned 500 feared drowned on Rameswaram island. Rail links and huts were destroyed.
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Madras
India
Ceylon
Dhanushkodi
Indian Express
Rameswaram
Unseasonably mild air moves into region from south
A broad south to southwest flow brings unseasonably mild and improving air over the area. Temperatures rise as the pattern shifts, with lighter winds and a quieter weather outlook ahead.
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Richmond
Christmas Day Openings and Holiday Closings Notices
The notice lists store hours and holiday closings for December 25 and 26. Sears will be open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday December 26. Newberrys Kinney’s Shoe Store and Reel 26th publish Saturday hours. Some stores close Christmas Day and reopen later in the week.
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SEARS
Newberry’s
Kinney’s Shoe
Winchester
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