Christmas Story Birth in Bethlehem with Shepherds
A decree by Emperor Augustus orders a census in the Roman world. Joseph travels from Nazareth to Bethlehem with Mary as she nears delivery. In the stable, Mary bears a son placed in a manger as angels announce great joy to shepherds nearby. The shepherds visit Bethlehem, share the news, and praise God.
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Rhodes Pins Blame On Complex Energy Bill Amendments
Rep. John J. Rhodes says the emergency energy bill stalled due to too many amendments likened to a Christmas tree. He urged simplification as Congress recesses for the holidays while officials seek more time to consider oil and gasoline rules.
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Florida
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Energy Office
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Astronauts Plan Christmas Eve TV Tally from Skylab
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Skylab 3 crew Gerald Carr William Pogue and Edward Gibson prepared Christmas surprises aboard their orbital lab They will beam a television show to Mission Control featuring a space tree and decorations with presents stashed in the Apollo command ship The crew watched a partial solar eclipse with Carr at the solar telescope console and joked about the tiny disc in the sun Ilsa Truly aboard as capsule communicator notes the eclipse and hopes it is the moon
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Star to Not Publish Tomorrow on Christmas Day Holiday
The Star will not publish on Christmas Day due to the national holiday. This notice informs readers of the temporary schedule change for the holiday.
Kuwait Eyes Fresh Oil Price Rise After Tehran Move
Kuwait oil minister Abdul Rahman Atiki warned the Persian Gulf producers may raise prices again this spring after doubling posted prices in Tehran. Arab ministers gathered in Kuwait to discuss using oil as leverage against Israel amid a widening embargo and potential new production cuts.
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Abdul Rahman Atiki
United States
Holland
Europe
Japan
Dreamin Of a Wet Christmas Weather Verse
The piece predicts a wet Christmas with rain and mild temps. It notes lows around the 30s and highs in the 40s, forewarning a warmer trend erasing last week's snow as the forecast hints at continued rain through the holiday season.
Traffic Toll Tops 300 in Christmas Holiday Wrecks
Associated Press reports that with heavy travel ahead, national traffic fatalities reached 304 by 10 a.m. EST on Monday, reflecting a dangerous holiday period and ongoing crash toll.
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Associated Press
Christmas in shortages dims lights across nations
Christians face oil and gas shortages, higher prices, and cut utilities as Christmas arrives. Bethlehem braces for pilgrims though turnout may lag. Rockefeller Center and Copenhagen display fewer lights while Europe and the United States report mixed retail sales and travel surges amid inflation and war concerns.
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Ireland
Eight Die In Mobile Home Fire Near Lennon Michigan
Eight persons including five children died when a mobile home burned in Lennon Michigan. Neighbors identified a newly married couple and four children from a previous marriage along with a 20 year old live in baby sitter and her 2 year old daughter. A state fire marshal said a faulty heater likely caused the blaze.
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Lennon, Mich
Holiday Traffic Toll Rises With Sixth Death in Virginia
An 18 year old Richmond youth died in a three car crash on Interstate 64 amid a holiday traffic toll that rose to six in Virginia. Stephen Tucker Brown died after his eastbound car crossed into westbound lanes under an overpass at 2 45 a m Sunday. State police also reported Ralph Lee Hayes 21 of Blackstone killed when his car left control on a curve on Virginia 153 near Blackstone. Other holiday deaths included Clarence Gilbert Shifflett 3 of Dyke on Virginia 810 Albemarle County, David Anthony Maynor 46 of Williamsburg hit by a car on Virginia 612 near Williamsburg, George Julian Robertson 64 of South Hill off Virginia 137, and Troy Wallack Falkins 60 of Capron struck on U S 58 near Capron. The holiday period runs from 6 p m Friday to midnight Tuesday.
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Blackstone
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Capron
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