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Show Page 2—THE HERALD,Provo, Utah Sunday, December 26, 1971 Quotes In The News ByUnited Pr XOM ONG, =hoe4 Violations (Continued From Page 1) 6 dane. with 17 coming during the common 2-hour period. Calmest Truce truce Spokesmen said 12 Viet Cong Larry Morse, commenting on and 16 government troops were Christmas in Vietnam for an killed and 35 South Vietnamese soldiers wounded in the ChristAmerican GI: “Tt's not Christmas at all mas fighting. The Viet Cong had annc-snced when you're over here. It's just another day. Like any other. its forces would observe a 72That's whyit’s so bad. You = hour cease-fire beginning at 1 sit around and do nothing, like a.m. Christmas Eve. The allies announced a 24-hour truce always.” beginning at 6 p.m. Christmas BELFAST,Northern Ireland Eve. Although field reports were —British Prime Minister Edward Heath, appealing for still being received in Saigon, peace during the Christmas this year’s Christmas truce season in riot-torn Northern appearec to be the calmest since the first holiday cease-fire Ireland: “T appeal this Christmas to in 1965. The lowest number * all of you men of goodwill in “enemy-initiated incidents” Northern Ireland to renew your ported for a Christmas J efforts to build up that spirit of down was 81 announced by the fairness, tolerance and CO allies in 1966. In addition to the official operation on which all future progress here—political, social figures, two other Communist violations were reported from and economic—must depend.” the field by UPI correspondent PHILADELPHIA (UPI) — Stewart Kellerman. Kellerman, Mayor-elect Frank L. Rizzo, testifying to a juri. of orphans and poor children as a character witness in the mock trial of Santa Claus on charges filed by Ebenezer — that he was a hippy and freak (Claus was acquitted): “T’ve got file a foot thick on Scrooge. If Mr. Claus is convicted on these charges, I'll givethese files to the press and run you and Mr. Scrooge right out of town.” Toll Heavy (Continued From Page1) protect their fall with a thin mattress used on Korean beds. “Merry Armored Cavairy Regiment struck two land mines while on = 25 miles northeast of Saigon Christmas day. Christmas” sign, after APCs of the Lith Most Gls Find Christmas Day Blissful; Others Carry Fight THE ONG DONG PLAIN, that was it. I was gone, Or at Vietnam (UPI)—Clumps of least messed uppretty bad.” elephant grass sprouted in the He was lucky. He was tossed sun as far as the eye could see. through the air, but came out A red dirt road wound through of it with only a headache and the grasslands and faded into ringing ears. Others Uharmed the pastel blue sky on the “Man, I didn’t expect anyhorizon. Spec. 4 Nathan Briggs,19, of thing like this,” the barechesMoses Lake, Wash., sat on top ted, blond-haired GI said. “I of an armored personnel mean, Christmas and all that. carrier and listened to a And there was supposed to be a recording of “Jingle Bells” truce, you know. Oh, wow! over a portable radio. It was What a thing to happen on Christmas Day and he hummed Christmas!” along as the APC growled back The two other APC crewmen to camp. —Pfe. John Marshal, 19, of For Briggs, a medic, it was a Banks, Ark., the driver, and beautiful day despite the Sg.t Joseph Machukay, 37, of bumpy ride. He leaned back on San Carlos, Ariz., the comhis elbowsand looked out at the mander—also were unharmed. countryside. “T guess it’s the biggest Whoom!!! A loud blast and present I ever got for ChristBriggs was blown into the air mas,” said Marshal, who was and thrown to the ground. The blinded for three minutes. APC had hit a mine. In two “Only thing is I can do without hours, the same thing would such presents, Man, you dig?” happen down the road to Machukay said the Commuanothertruck, nists must have buried the it He Was Dead Christmas, 1971. Boredom for most of the 159,000 American soldiers in Vietnam, but occasional danger for an estimated 15,000 ground troops still out in 22% Boost the field. Briggs and the other men of the llth Armored Cavalry Regimenthad been setting up a new base camp in the Ong Dong Plain, 25 miles northeast of Saigon. “T thought I was dead,” Briggs said later. “I figured Fire Claims 5 Children MARTINSVILLE, Va. (UPI) —Five children died in a Christmas Day tragedy Saturday when a heating stove exploded in an eight-room house where two families lived. One other person wasseriously injured. The mother of four of the five young victims, Mrs. Gaynell Martin, 25, had apparently got up about 4 a.m. to light a heating stove to warm the big house before the children arose for Christmas morning. Authorities said the stove apparently contained kerosene, and as another child in the family, 17-year-old Dana Martin, (said, the stove “just blew up.” Okayed for Blue Cross WASHINGTON (UPI) —The Price Commission has approved a 2 per cent boost in Blue Cross-Blue Shield premiums paid by more than half of the nation’s 2.2 million government workers. One congressmanaccused the commission of caving in to threats from Blue Cross-Blue Shield, and said he would order a congressional investigation into the rate rise. C. Jackson Grayson. chairman of the price panel, said the insurance combine had requested a 34.1 per cent increase but the commission decided to allow only 22 per cent of that. And Grayson warned of substantial further increases in premiums unless the users, medicalfacilities and insurance companies exercise greater discipline in the use of outpatient diagnostic services. Rep. Jerome R. Waldie, D- Calif., said the commission gave irto “apparent threats’? from Blue Cross-Blue Shield that they would go out of business unless the rate hike passxd. “Blue Cross and Blue — Shield were playing a game here, and they would not go out business,” said Waldie who Published every atternoo of chairs a subcommittee on Monday Friday “i federal employee health benefits. He said that panel would hold a hearing next month B.E, JENSEN, Publisher E=tered as second ciass to determine how the increase matter e post office in was approved. Provo, Utah. The Cost of Living Council MEMBER meanwhile announced that posAudit Bureauof Circulation tal rates would not be covered United Press international vice by regular price increase regulations, although all inSUBSCRIPTION RATES creases would have to be UTAH COUNTY justified to the government. One month, carrier $2.50 ‘The Postal Service immediately ix ionsa $15.00 $30.00 announced a 23.5 per cent ne year, Mail, snvwherein United States increase in third class mail ¢ ne month rates —used largely for advrtisboia0 ine circulars —effective Jan. rareld Telephone Numbers PROVO 373-5080 One man was rescued from the rooftop of the flaming hotel by a military helicopter, but he fell to his death from the chopper’spickupsling. President Park Chung Hee itched 12 army helicopters and two police choppers to the scene. The U.S. 8th Army sent eight. reorganized following McKay's death. Brown has not madea public appearance since last summer Toom to open their gifts. ao them were in part. 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AVE. | aoe WHOLE HAMS sles fully Cooked... « w 59 Mild, Kraft guarantee DONT MIsy OUR AFTER XMAS mastree in the west hall sitting Recaptured Tomb Bombed Crash and Burn (Continued From Page 1) E, seriouslyill Saturday as did Chief Justice Warren The 88-year-old former member of the First Presidency of Burger. Others receiving calls from the church has been in serious the Presidentincluded the Rev. condition for several days, ac- Billy Gre’ “a, who will accomshe cording to a church spokesman. ¥ Nixon when t the Dr. Donald E. Smith, a fam- pany represents Jie President al ily physician, said Brownis suf- inauguration of William R. fering from problems related to Tolbert as President of Liberia. age and is being treated at Nixon,an avid sports fan, also home where complete nursing called coach George Allen of facilities are available. the Washington Redskins * Brown was named as a coun- wish him a Merry Christmas selorin the First Presidency unand good luck in the team’s der the late President David 0. game Sunday with the San McKayin 1961. He was returned Francisco49ers. to his senior position in the In addition to the series of Council of the Twelve in 1970 phone calls, the President whe» the First Presidency was worked on preparations for his Escape, 2 Mussolini's Freight Trains Latter-day Saints, was reported 3 Convicts Casualties Reject Offer, Stay Off Job SALT LAKE CITY (UPI Elder Hugh B. Brown, of the Council of the Twelve tes of the Church of Jesus Christ of Nixon Will Host Brandt In Florida; Spends Part Of Christmas Preparing trips to Pekingin late February when he went to Canada for the and to Moscow in late May. whe spent Christmas day with 50th anniversary of the LethThe Moscow trip will be o! U.S. combat troops 25 miles bridge LDS Stake. He was the particular interest to ee northeast of Saigon, said two stake’sfirst president at its or- whofaces strong parliamentary ganization in 1921 American vehicles ran over opposition to ratification of the land mines apparently planted Soviet-West German and Polish by the Communists on Christ-West German state treaties. mas Eve. There were no Nixon was expected to assure serious injuries in either the chancellor he would do incident. nothing to compromise West Thieu Sends Thanks Germany’svital interests in his Although U.S. forces stood talks with the Kremlin leaderdown for 24 hours in South ship. The American commitVietnam, American warplanes ments to retain military forces continued strikes at Communist in Europe, coupled with the targets in Laos and Cambodia BOISE, Idaho (UPI) —Three possi'vility of mutual east-west throughout Christmas day, U.S. convicts kidnaped a priest and force reductions, and the spokesman said. current U.S.-Soviet SALT talks President Nguyen Van Thieu overpowered a guard Saturday also were considered certain to of South Vietnam sent his before escaping from a prison be on the agenda. annual Christmas thanks to farm, stealing a car, ard Mamie Joins Gathering U.S.troops in Indochina and to leading police on a high--speed Nixon was expected to fly to their families in the United chase throughrural Idaho. Officers tried unsuccessfully the Florida White House States. Sunday evening to prepare for “These brave menspent this to ram the fugitives’ before holiday season far from their finally cornering them in Brandt'svisit. nearby Nampa. Two of the Tt was the third Christmas homes and families in the United States in the noble spirit escapees were captured and the holiday the Nixons have spent of solidarity among free nations priest released unharmed. A in Washington, in keeping with and to insure that the cause of third man, considered extreme- their belief with the tradition freedom will strengthen in this ly dangerous, reportedly stole that the Yuletide should be part of the world,” Thieu said another car and disappeared. celebrated at home, A Japanese businessman who mine late Christmas Eve or escaped the fire told Japanese (Continued From Page1) early Christmas Day in viola- reporters on his return to tionie their holiday cease-fire. Tokyothat the scene of the fire Christmastree caughtfire. Hesaid the road had been clear was just like watching an A United Press International coat at 7 p.m. EST showed 249 of mines Friday evening when inferno. puis of 11th Cav troops used “T left the hotel and went persons had died in traffic shopping across the street when since the holiday period began wo hours after the first I heard a big explosion inside 6 p.m.local time Thursday. explosion, the APC crew heard the hotel,” he said. “The fire The breakdown: 349 another blast a quarter-mileengulfed the whole building Traffic away on the same road. A 41 quickly and I saw manypeople Fires “cherry picker” tow tank sent vane for help from thei hotel Planes 4 to pull out the damaged APC windows. Other 19 Total 413 hadhit a mine. “Some even threw themCalifornia counted 33 traffic selves onto the street with their hotel bed mats. But many of deaths, Texas had 28, Pennsylthem were killed instantly. I vania and Florida 23, New York saw armyhelicopters lift more 21, and North Carolina, Michithan 20 persons from the hotel gan andOhio reported 16. A Christmas dayfire in a two roof, but one of ther plunged PREDAPPIO,Italy (UPI) — -story warehouse in New Abomb exploded outside the to death from a_helicopter’s Orleans caused a brick and tomb of Fascist dictator Benito rope. I just could not believe plaster wall to collapse, dropMussolini before dawn Satur- whatI saw.” Many guests, employes and ping tons of debris on firemen. day, tearing the door from the visitors climbed from windows Two werekilled and 15 others mausoleum. injured. Police said the persons who and hung from window ledges, placed the bomb apparently pleading for aid until they were climbed over the side wall ot rescued or fell to the concrete the town cemetery between 1 below. am. and 3 am. andleft the device in front of Mussolini's tomb. None of the stone coffins holding the remains of Mussolini and his close associates was damaged. A few wreaths in frontof the tomb were knocked SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — | down bythe blast. Glass windows in several Striking meatcutters and other family mausoleums adjoining supermarket employes have the Mussolini tomb were voted to reject a management shattered by the blast, police wageoffer and stayoff the job. Thepicket lines have been up said. at branches of four supermarkets in Utah on Dec.9. The union members voted | Friday almost unanimously to | reject the latest offer and | decided picketing will be MOUNT MARION, N.Y. suspended until Monday because (UPI) —Two loaded Penn of the holiday weekend. Central freight trains crashed Talks which were sponsored headon and burned Saturday. by the Federal Mediation and ‘The wreckage looked “like the Conciliation Service, have been recessed and no new sessions proverbialfires of hell.”” Two crewmen were badly are scheduled. injured and three had minor The struck firms, Smith's | injuries. Neither train carried Food King, Warshaw’s Giant Foods, Safeway and Albertson, passengers. State police said train NSI, have remained open using nonwith 12 locomotives and 104 union labor and specially-hired cars heading south from Selkik employes. Spokesmen for the to Weehauken, N.J., hit northbound train EV4 making Amalgamated MeatCutters and the opposite run with four Grocery Clerks Local 537 say they are seeking the wage inlocomotivesand112 cars, Four locomotives and 13 cars crease to bring they pay up to on the northbcundtrain jumped that of workers in adjacent the rails in the 6:30 a.m. crash. tes. The southbound train lost only Management says the boost would violate federal guidelines. its four engines. Meatcutters Hugh B. Brown SeriouslyIll FIRST SECURITY BANK _PEPTO BISMOL | MemberFirst Security Corporation System of Bank RESOURCES OVER ONE BILLION DOLLARS WE ADD ONLY 10% JO THEst i 15 ae eae et 69" prici ABOVE ADVERTISED hee << <a ) |