Christmas Cease-Fire in Effect in S. Vietnam SAIGON (AP)
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Brief Showers THEMffl Mild, chance of few brief FINAL showers today, colder tonight. Ked Bank, Freehold ' 'f\, Partly sunny tomorrow, high Lottg Branch ,J around 40. EDITION Monnioutli County's Outstanding Home Newspaper 2d PAGES r VOL.94 NO. 127 RED BANK, NJ. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24,1971 TEN CENTS' Christians Turn From Turmoil to Peace By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Johnny Grant and Martha Raye led troupes of entertainers to from neighboring states. Every Christmas since Israel occu- time of giving, and of forgiving - a time, of good will, when we big American bases. pied the city in 1967, Arabs have been permitted to attend holy know the true peace that lodges in the heart." Christians around the world turned their thoughts from ' " Homeward-bound GIs had special cargo aboard their ceremonies, despite the fact that their countries are engaged Pope Paul VI, in a 3,500-word Christmas address to bish- turmoil today to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace. plane as it landed in Chicago yesterday: An 11-month old war in a nonshooting war with the Jewish state'; ops and cardinals at the Vatican, deplored fighting on the In- Planeloads of American servicemen from Vietnam joined orphan to be adopted by a Bowie, Md. couple. "It's just a fan- Extra police were assigned to patrol the winding, cobbled dian subcontinent, in Northern Ireland, the Middle East and their families for the holidays; 100 children — 50 Protestant tastic Christmas," exulted Mrs.' Gary Allen when they present- streets of the city and soldiers were ordered to mingle with the Indochina, and urged: • . • and 50 Roman Catholic — were flown from strife-torn Belfast ed her with the child. crowd. Some 10,000-pilgrims were expected at Christmas Eve "Let no one absent himself. Let all collaborate according for a danger-free Christmas in London, and Arabs from neigh- The religious warfare in Northern Ireland was tempora- celebrations culminating with a midnight pontifical high mass to their own energy and vocation" to help their fellow man. boring states streamed to Israeli-occupied Bethlehem for ob- rily forgotten by 100 school children from the bullet-scarred at the Church of the Nativity built over the cave where Jesus In Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian magazine Parents, and servances in the city where Christ was born. Protestant Shankill Road and Catholic Ardoyne sectarian was believed born. Children offered a special treat for Christians unable to make In South Vietnam, Communist and allied forces scheduled strongholds. An insurance company paid*their way to London In a Christmas message issued yesterday, President Nixon the pilgrimage to the Holy Land: A Christmas issue with a cease-fires, military chefs prepared turkey dinners with all the to meet .Santa Claus, visit a pantomine theater and see the called for "special thought to those in heed, and to the univer- small sack of earth said to be from Bethlehem. trimmings for the 162,500 GIs still in the country, hospitals at city's Christmas lights. The children sang, ch,eered and sal bonds that link all mankind in brotherhood and God. And the Brazilian telephone company placed an advertise- Long Binh were' gaily decorated, Christmas trees and tinsel laughed as they stepped from their plane in the British capita).' "In doing so," he added, "we touch something basic and ment suggesting people telephone world leaders and demand went on sale in Saigon, and such entertainers as Bob Hope, Bethlehem braced for 35,000 pilgrims, among them Arabs good in the human spirit: That special grace that makes this a peace. Christmas Cease-Fire In Effect in S. Vietnam SAIGON (AP) -. American hours began. ported against U.S. forces. nam this year, including 16 in inside North Vietnam was 25 and South Vietnamese forces But the South Vietnamese In the air war, American the past two weeks. miles from the Laos border halted operations in South command reported that fighter-bombers staged three The sudden increase in and the others were 12 and 19 Vietnam today for a 24-hour enemy forces staged two at- more strikes yesterday American attacks is apparent- miles from the border. The Christmas cease-fire. tacks during the first hour of against North Vietnam's air ly in reaction to. the loss of U.S. Command claimed the The allied cease-fire went the Viet Cong cease-fire, kill- defense system. four U.S. fighter-bombers three fighter escorts that car- into effect at 6 p.m. Saigon ing three Saigon soldiers and The latest attacks raised to over Laos and North Vietnam ried out the raids were pro- time, 17 hours after the Viet wounding six. 105 the number of American last weekend. tecting American planes con- Cong's unilateral truce of 72 There were no attacks re- air strikes inside North Viet- One of yesterday's strikes ducting operation over Laos. ' A communique said each of the F105 fired an air-to-ground missile at radar sites 53 and 82 miles northwest of the coastal city of Vinh and 26 miles west of Dong Hoi with unknown results. The com- mand said there was no dam- age to U.S. aircraft. Says Reds Shift War In Failure WASHINGTON (AP) - Sec- retary of State William P. Ro- gers says North Vietnamese forces are striking Laos and Cambodia because of "the failure of their military activi- ty in South Vietnam." And the U.S. response, he says, will be "to continue the President's policy of support- ing the South Vietnamese in r Cambodia and to give air sup- Register Sloff Photo port in Laos." SMALL, SMALL WORLD — Miss Jeanne M. Smith of West Keansburg has Southeast Asia and the In- created more than 700 dolls, which make her home a miniature wonder- dia-Pakistan conflict were the land. Each is completely jointed and through stop-motion photography main items at a yearend news may be animated as a cartoon character. conference yesterday by Ro- All Air Lane Speed Limitsgers. He credited the year as one with substantial accom- plishments over-all, listing the A Doll Wonderland U.S. troop withdrawal and Vietnamization program as Lifted-Santa's on His Way the No. 1 success and the In- (Editor's Note: "Where is By HAL BOYLE through the Arctic skies right And the Royal Canadian Po- dia-Pakistan war as the main now, heading for the Ameri- lice sent Santa this message: disappointment. Created as Theater Santa Claus right now?" mil- "We are clearing all air lions of children are ask- NEW YORK - He's off! can border. He'll reach it Rogers said U.S. force pull- By MARYBETII ALLEN who ask "Are you still playing can be animated like cartoon lanes in your path, old boy. ing. Here is the reassuring an- Santa Claus is on his way at tonight. outs from South Vietnam will dolls?" characters. This is the goal There is no speed limit for Just for a whilejcoRle are swer to their question—to be last! The Northern Lights switch- continue in 1972. Andithe Viet- "They think of dolls as a sil- she has in mind — and she you tonight. The sky is yours. kids again ... and things are read aloud by parents to their The jolly old saint and his ed on to a clear steady namization program of turn- ly hobby instead of an art notes that by the time she is Go as fast as you like. Good ing over the war to the South like they used to be. kids just before bedtime.) famous reindeer are zooming green-the "go ahead" signal. form," Miss Smith explains. able to put her plan into prac- luck!" Vietnamese is working so well Wonder replaces cynic- "It's not 'playing dolls.' It's tice, shi! may have a cast of And Santa Claus needed that Hanoi has turned toward ism ... and even the make- miniature theater." thousands. that wide, clear road in the Laos and Cambodia in hopes believe seems real. Can Be Animated There are already about 700 sky. For his big red sled was of greater military success, There's the magic of ho- The dolls, she says, are dolls in her collection — and See Santa's, Page 3 he said. liday spirit... a gift few can marionettes. And through some have been created to keep throughout the year. And Marlboro Orders Study, stop-motion photography, they See Her Doll, Page 3 in West Keansburg, the home at 53 13th Ave. is a wonder- land of dolls, which Miss The Inside Story Jeanne M. Smith has created The Top Ten Stories. Of Rt. 18 Noise just for the joy of it all. Super Bowl hopefuls count on Santa Page 15 She's never earned a cent MARLBORO - The still- lzing the study and appro- was passed several months Christmas at Morven, home of the governor Page 10 by selling them (she gives —A Monday Feature Republican council majority priating $2,000 to pay the engi- ago. Tree trimmings arc family records Page 11 them only as very special gifts) and she never charged The Top Ten stories of the year. last night authorized a town- neering firm of Donley, Miller Councilman Richard Her- DAILY REGISTER Thai's what we'll be featuring on Monday. man, leaving offive Jan. 1, ex- ENJOYMENT, YOUR admission when she had ship-funded accoustical im- and Nowikos, of East Hano- PHONE NUMBERS It was a hectic year—and the majur stories from which to pact study of the proposed Rt. ver, to conduct it. plained that the study would WEEKEND MAGAZINE shows for her family and Main Office 741-0010 neighborhood friends.