Christmas Birth in Bethlehem Narrated in Luke Chapter Two
The passage recounts Augustus census leading Joseph and Mary from Nazareth to Bethlehem, where Mary gives birth to Jesus in a manger. Angels announce the birth to shepherds who hurry to witness the scene and worship the newborn Savior Jesus Christ.
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Joseph
Nazareth
Galilee
Uden
Bethlehem
David
Mary
David's
Christ the Lord
Heaven
Town Crier thanks postmen for letters from Vietnam
Mr and Mrs Courtney Benington on 3018 Valley Ave express Christmas gratitude to the busy mailmen on their route who went above and beyond to ensure letters from their son Pvt Bruce Benington in Vietnam reached them.
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Courtney Ben
Bington
Valley Ave
Vietnam
Pvt
Bruce Benington
We will be closed Wednesday and Thursday
Miller's Hardware announces temporary closure for two days, stating business will not operate on Wednesday and Thursday with plans to resume normal hours afterward.
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Miller’s Hardware
Christmas Tragedy in Benevento: Girl Struck by Train
In Benevento Italy two year old Giuseppina Grassi wandered onto railroad tracks and was passed over by an Avellino Benevento passenger train. The child escaped serious injury while her father received treatment for shock.
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Benevento
Italy
Giuseppina Grassi
Giuseppina
Families Await Arrival Of Pueblo Crew in San Diego
The 82 Pueblo crewmen freed by North Korea winged toward San Diego for a Christmas reunion after a Seoul memorial service for Fireman Duane H. Hodges. Two Air Force C141s carried the men and a coffin, with an expected Miramar arrival around 5 p.m. EST. Dozens of relatives gathered at the base amid hurried travel and unfinished Christmas shopping.
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Seoul
Pueblo
San Diego
Air Force
Kimpo
Duane H. Hodges
Creswell
Ore
Miramar Naval Air Station
Midway Island
Navy
Building in Boyce Destroyed by Early Morning Fire
A fire in Boyce destroyed the T. B. Strode building near the railroad tracks. It housed three apartments, a grocery store, and a vacant storeroom. Initial loss was estimated at $100,000. Fire officials say the blaze started in the basement near the furnace and multiple area departments assisted. The Enders Rescue Squad stood by for potential injuries.
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Boyce— Anne
T.B. Strode
T. Braxton Strode
Edith W. Rodgers
Lynwood Lanham
Boyce Fire Company
Shawnee
Rouss
Stephens City
Shepherdstown
Charles Town
W.va
Berryville
John H. Enders
Snowy Cold Holiday Forecast Hints Weekend Shutdown
A cold spell grips the region with 18 degrees in the morning and 15 to 20 tonight. Snow possible in Virginia mountains with light flurries elsewhere. Schools closed. Post Office to suspend mail delivery and window service tomorrow and New Year’s Day.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Joseph C. Haines
Christmas classroom decorations at Virginia Avenue School
Susan Jenkins helped craft a door design featuring Santa Claus trees holly and gifts. The scene is crowned by Joseph and Mary with the Infant Jesus and carries the Silent Night theme for the classroom display.
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Thir Degraders
Virginia Avenue School
Susan Jenkins
Santa Claus
Joseph
Mary
Jesus
What Christmas Means to a Virginia School Class
A Virginia Avenue School second grader explains Christmas as giving love to others and celebrating Jesus birth. Other responses describe happiness, Santa Claus, gifts, decorating, and sharing, with notes on holiday traditions and a biblical reference to Mary and Joseph.
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Santa Claus
Jesus
Beflehem
Mackle Identifies Krist and Eisemann-Schier in Abduction Case
Barbara Mackle identifies Gary Steven Krist and Ruth Eisemann-Schier as the ones who buried her alive after a Georgia kidnapping. U S Attorney Meadows says federal extortion charges added to kidnapping counts during a Miami preliminary hearing. Krist acknowledged understanding the new charges, while Eisemann-Schier remains at large. Mackle, 20, Emory student and Coral Gables developer’s daughter, was abducted from an Atlanta motel last Tuesday.
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Miami
Fla
U.S. Atty
William_ Meadows
Barbara Jane Mackle
Gary Steven Krist
Ruth Eisemann-Schier
North
Georgia
Meadows
Krist
Miss Eisemann-Schier
Hog Island
Florida Gulf Coast
Eisemann-Schier
Mackle
Dade County
Miss Mackle
Emory University
Coral Gables
Atlanta
Federal Bureau of
Golden Kitchen Seamstress Hiring Notice
Job ad states store closed Wednesday and Thursday. In person applications accepted at Pingley and Carper Cleaners for seamstress position.
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Golden Kitchen
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Deputy Owens Tackles Offbeat Duties in Frederick County
Deputy Miller Owens serves as a versatile deputy in Frederick County, chasing runaway cattle, driving through snow to bring groceries, and babysitting three young children whose mother left them with babysitters during Christmas shopping before an anonymous call alerted the sheriff.
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Miller Owens
Frederick County
Miller
Sheriff's Office
Apollo 8 Astronauts Orbit Moon On Christmas Eve Telecast
Apollo 8 crew Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders entered lunar orbit at 4 59 a m EST and shared live TV images of the moon s cratered landscape from about 150 miles up They compared the moon s surface to plaster and dirty beach sand as viewers watched the return trip from 230 000 miles away in a historic broadcast.
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Lovell
Hera
Earth
Sahara
Anders
Apollo 8 May Be Seen Via Denver Planetarium Telecast
Denver's Gates Planetarium plans a television hookup with NBC to capture Apollo 8 as it orbits the moon. If skies clear and focus holds, viewers may see a bright blip during the moon’s bright side passes at 6:44 p.m. 8:42 p.m. and 10:40 p.m. EST.
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Denver
Colo
Gates Planetarium
National Broadcasting Co
Don Lunetta
Planetarium
Lunetta
Board Is Praised By Rosenberger
Frederick County supervisors concluded a year of joint actions with Winchester noting progress and action over consolidation, a halted annexation suit, a jointly operated landfill, new community college, and a regional vocational high school. Chairman Thomas Rosenberger commended individual members for handling knotty problems and highlighted key year end accomplishments.
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Frederick
Rosenberger
Winchester
Area Vocational High School
Unsteady Christmas Cease-Fire With Viet Cong
Saigon reports a 24 hour truce after a day of heavy fighting that left 159 enemy deaths claimed by South Vietnamese forces. Viet Cong had a 72 hour truce in effect, with ongoing attacks in the DMZ and casualties on both sides. The U.S. notes 1000 plus indicators of enemy activity since bombing halt. A Christmas Day meeting was planned with Viet Cong representatives to discuss POW releases.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Johnson
North Vietnam
Paris
Cold Canadian Air Drops Virginia Temperatures With Snow
A strong northerly flow brings freezing temps and light snow to Virginia. Christmas sales feature Country Ham 99¢ per pound and Virginia Ham House deals. Glass Barn offers near 33¢ party glasses with many sizes and colors. The Ridgeway Boys perform at Melody Lane in West Virginia on Christmas Night and New Year’s Eve.
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Richmond
Virginia
Ham House
South Winchester
Ridgeway Boys
Melody Lane
West Virginia
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