Mulberry Christmas Law Rewards Slow Drivers With Fruit
In Mulberry Florida a one day annual ordinance requires out of state motorists to stop at city hall to receive a gift box of fruit. Police Chief Norris Nixon and Mayor Judge Carl Ellis quiz drivers and levy a humorous but real traffic stop to enforce the ritual. One driver pleaded guilty without hearing the charge, hoping to avoid the trap.
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Mulberry, Fla
Mulberry
Carl Ellis
Norris Nixon
Florida
City Hall
Ellis
Norris
Three Charged In Slaying Of South Carolina Trooper
A father, his son, and the son's wife were charged with murder after a Christmas night shooting that killed highway patrolman James A. Traylor and wounded officer Robert M. Falls. Maxie McFaddin Sr., Maxie McFaddin Jr., and Eleanor McFaddin were arrested. the son initially fled but was recaptured.
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Sumter
S.C
South Carolina
Maxie McFaddein
Maxie Jr
Robert M. Falls
James A. Traylor
Falls
McFaddins
Pinewood
McFaddin
I. Byrd Parnell
Parnell
Eleanor McFaddin
Nixon resumes budget and legislative planning after holidays
President Nixon returns to shaping next year’s budget and legislative agenda after a quiet Christmas at the White House. Gifts were exchanged at dinner, with Julie Nixon’s husband David Eisenhower present, as Tricia Nixon-Hines remained in Washington and Camp David hosted key aides and guests for talk and tours.
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Nixon
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harvard
Tricia Nixon
Edward Finch Cox
Nixons
Tricia
Eisenhower
Camp David
Congress
Wallace to Wed Cornelia Snively in 1960s Alabama politics
George Wallace announces plans to marry Cornelia Ellis Snively, 32, niece of former Gov. James E. Folsom, ending months of speculation. The 50-year-old governor-elect says no date is set, with a possible wedding before he takes office on January 18. Wallace has four children and his late wife Lurleen died in office after cancer.
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Ala
George Wallace
Alabama
Cornelia Ellis Snively
James E. Folsom
Wallace
Snively
Lurleen
Folsom
Jammele Moore
Wif
Elvis Presley Visits Police Headquarters
Elvis Presley visited Memphis police headquarters on Christmas Day in a white suit with hair to his shoulders. He arrived in the early morning to greet officers working over the holiday and delighted telephone operators who wished for advance notice to prepare their lipstick.
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Memphis, Tenn
Elvis Presley
Memphis
Connally's Record Scrutiny Clouds Treasury Nomination
Senate liberals scrutinize former Texas Governor John B Connally as Treasury secretary nominee. Probes focus on potential conflicts from Connallys banking and oil ties and his role with oil magnate Sid Richardson estate. No rejection yet. aides search for covert and overt conflicts of interest. Connally also once advised Lyndon Johnson and managed diverse Texas enterprises in the 1950s.
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Texas
John B. Connally
Senate
Treasury
Congress
University of Texas Law School
Connally
Sid Richardson
South Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
House
Railway Wreck Halts Traffic as 40 Cars Derail Near Suffolk
Norfolk and Western Railway crews labored through the night to clear wreckage after two freight trains collided near the N and W passenger terminal in Suffolk. About 40 cars derailed. no injuries were reported. The westbound coal train apparently jumped its track and struck the eastbound freight, which carried about 175 cars, most loaded with coal.
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Suffolk
Norfolk and Western Railway
N&w
Holiday toll rises with Virginia fatalities across several towns
The Christmas travel period reached its midpoint as Virginia reported multiple deaths from traffic crashes. In Hampton a Texan soldier died after his car plunged into Chesapeake Bay. in Luray a 22 year old man perished in a single vehicle crash. Fredericksburg saw a 17 year old struck by a car. Fairfax County reported a fatally injured 18 year old in a hit and run. Richmond saw two elderly and young passengers fatally injured in separate multi car crashes. Lynchburg recorded a 44 year old man dies from a two car collision north of the city. Deaths occurred during the holiday window from 6 p m Thursday to midnight Sunday.
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Associated Press
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Richmond
Texas
Chesapeake Bay
Hampton
Waddle H. Steward
Houston
Tex
Continental Army Command
Ft. Monroe
Mercury Boulevard
Luray
Roger Wayne Sours
Route 2
Antioch Road
Fredericksburg
Clarence Michael Seay
Hazel Run
Fairfax
Jeffery Steitz
McLean
Fairfax County
Leslie Hutcheson Smith
Richmond Street
Porpoises Used in Viet Surveillance Project
Washington reports porpoises are in South Vietnam waters as part of a surveillance and detection experiment by the Navy. The unit, trained by the Naval Undersea Research and Development Center in San Diego, is described as an experimental program with details classified.
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South Vietnam
Navy
Naval Undersea Research and Development Center
San Diego
Calif
Vietnam
Naval Forces-Vietnam
The
San Diego Union
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