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The Anniston Star Tuesday, December 26 1967 World Returns To War And Worry After Christmas By PATRICK E. O'KEEFE Associated Press Writer The silent. holy hours of Christmas over, the world went back to work, war and worry day. American troops in Vietnam. with a hot turkey dinner under their belts.

took up their weapons for more clashes with the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese. As soon as the 24-hour allied truce ended Christmas night, U.S. warplanes streaked over North Vietnam to attack supply convoys which the U.S. Command said the Communistsrushed south during the ceasefire. Amid the war in Vietnam, enduring crisis in the Middle East and tension along the frontier in South Korea, Christmas 1967 occasioned prayers for peace from Pope Paul VI and many others.

Pontiff Speaks After celebrating midnight Mass in the Sistine Chapel and two more Masses on Christmas morning, the pontiff spoke from the front balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. Looking tired but with an unflagging voice, he told a crowd of 200.000: "Our wish today is united indeed with the renewed wish for it now be our prayer for you and for the world, as even in these days our anxiety, our cares and our hopes have centered on peace." The Pope did not mention Vietnam nor his visit Saturday with President Johnson. President Celebrates The President celebrated Christmas at the White House with his family. The early-rising Johnson clan exchanged gifts around a five-foot Norway spruce, with a gold cross from Pope Paul going 6-month-old Patrick Lyndon "Nugent, the President's grandson.

In a Christmas: radio and television message, Johnson ceded that to say "Merry Christmas" in wartime is not easy. "But when you think of the bravery of the human spiritand the power of life to triumph over pain and darkness--you are thankful," he said. "Your own spirits are lifted high; and you say it--and mean it as I do now: Merry Christmas." Romney In Vietnam In Vietnam, Michigan Gov. George Romney, who seeks the GOP nomination to oppose Johnson in next fall's election. shook hands with American troops from Saigon to Da Nang and said over and over, "Merry Christmas, fellows, Merry Christmas." In the Holy Land, the Israelis were in control of Bethlehem for the first time, and only 9,000 pilgrims braved the rain to celebrate Christmas at the birthplace of Christ -about half the number anticipated.

Bethlehem's Mayor Elias Bandak, a Christian Arab, said of the first Christmas under the Israelis: "Things went smoothlv. and I have no complaints." The Israeli army posted heavy patrols to ward off Arab guerrilla attacks. and the only sabotage was a cut in the telephone lines between Bethlehem and Jerusalem. It interrupted the broadcast of the Christmas Eve Mass in the Church of the Nativto-rity but was quickly repaired. Britain Tight The bleak prospect of domestic belt-tightening in Britain to make devaluation a success led Queen Elizabeth 1I to call on a her subjects, to emulate the courage and enterprise displayed by Sir Francis Chichestel in his solo sail around the world.

Christmas was merry in the Suez Canal for crews of 14 foreign ships trapped there since the Arab-Israeli war in June. The seamen from U.S.. British, French. West German. Swedish, Bulgarian.

Polish and Czecho-1 siovakian ships collaborated on the Christmas tree. set it afloat in an anchored boat, exchanged hearty Christmas visits and sive feasted on turkey. Christmas pudding and other delights. Hearing Set Today Mother Charged In Son's Poisoning CORDELE, Ga. (UPI) attractive 35-year-old woman, whose husband, three sons Friend Says Constantine To Return By GERALD MILLER ATHENS (AP) A close friend of King Constantine, serving as mediator between him and the Greek military junta, says he is "100 per cent certain" the 27-year-old monarch will return to his throne, perhaps "in the next few This report from Haraiambos Potamianos, a retired air vice marshal, was bolstered by a remark by Queen Frederika, the king's mother, who told photographers in Rome taking Christmas pictures of the royal family: "We hope to return to Greece his attempt Dec.

13 to king fled to Rome after throw the military dictatorship collapsed in hours. A series of negotiators have been trying to arrange his return to Athens Monday after his second trip to Rome in a week. Asked by newsmen in Rome if he would be returning for more talks. Potamianos said: "I hope not. I am one hundred per cent certain the king will return.

It might happen in the next few da He disclosed that the king and Premier George Papadopoulos, the leader of the junta, exchanged Christmas greetings by cable over the weekend. In Athens, one celebrated prisoner of the regime was free but a second was still in prison after the junta suddenly reversed a promise by Papadopoulos to free 2,600 political prisoners for Christmas. Andreas Papandreou, son of ex-Premier George Papandreou, was reunited family, but composer Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the score for the film "Zorba the was still in Averoff Prison in Athens. Over Half Of Nation Has White Christmas By United Press International Children in more than half the nation got a chance to use their sleds Christmas Day, and more got the opportunity today as snow accompanied a blast of Arctic air into the United States. While much of the nation fought snow and cold, in low-lying areas of the state of Washington shored their homes or left for high ground as flood waters crept upward.

Snow rode the latest blast of cold air into the United States with the northern tier of states from the Rockies to the Appalachians getting more today. As the snow fell, so did the temperatures. It was below zero from the Dakotas to the upper Midwest and into the 30s as far south as Texas and the Gulf states. International Falls, recorded the nation's low, 11 below, at 2 a.m. EST.

The snow and cold glazed the roads in western New York, giving rise to hazardous driving warnings. Similar warnings were issued in Ohio and Pennsylvania the night of DIAMONDS Very Large Any size shape description. $5 to $7500 DIAMOND MERCHANTS STERLING Diamond Specialists Of Unquestioned Authority 1029 Noble St. I WAR (Continued from Page niques, but a Marine F9J gar observation plane was down in South Vietnam Marine photo reconnaissance Phantom plane crashed due landing accident as it turned to Da Nang killing the copilot and critically injuring the pilot. U.S.

headquarters expected reconnaissance photos show Communist truck higher than the initial pilot ports. Unusual Day was a very unusual spokesman said. It was believed that the Vietnamese had started a supply effort at 6 Christmas Eve. when the truce began. In the next hours they were able to supplies unmolested.

but recon planes were keeping a close watch. When the truce ended, were still on the move evidently decided to take chance that full-scale U.S. not resume until dawn The U.S. air response almost immediate. however.

Bombers Returned U.S. B52 bombers also to war shortly after ended. They attacked south of Da Nano where Viet Cong and North namese were suspected of sembling. and suspected areas. gun posts and routes in the demilitazone northwest, of the outpost at Thien.

U.S. and South commands reported of shooting incidents their 24-hour cease-fire blamed all of them on Twenty of the 79 reported by US. neadwere termed serious. they involved casual- compilation of the casualindicated that two Ameriwere killed and 24 woundthree South Vietnamese were killed and six wound16 civilians were wounded one kidnaped, one South soldier was wounded, and Communist soldiers were and two taken captive. MOSCOW (Continued from Page 1) maintained a blackout on the disaster Monday night also, and police, troops and barriers blocked off the mass of rubble and torn walls.

Hundreds of Russians gathered this morning to stare as a huge crane worked behind a board fence thrown up overnight. The police and soldiers refused to answer questions and would not allow Western newsmen to enter. Police investigating the bombing of Bradsher's automobile seemed perplexed, and veteran foreign correspondents could not recall an attack like it in Moscow. Bradsher said he did not believe the bombing was directed against him or his family. He said he assumed someone had picked out a handy foreign car as a target.

The explosion occurred about 25 minutes after Bradsher, h's wife, Monica, two sons. Keith. 3. and Neal. 2.

returned home from a Christmas dinner. They live in a building for non-Communist foreigners. Finding the apartment building's small parking lot fuil. Bradsher parked the car in an alley just around the corner from the sentry box of a policeman assigned to the building. The explosion tore off the right front fender, sending it flying 15 feet, and extensively damaged the under side of the car.

The blast was of such force that it smashed the windows of apartments for at least four floors is above the car. Election Law Needs Overhauling--Ike -Ike WASHINGTON (UPI) -Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, speaking out on the eve of a presidential election year, says it is time federal election law was thoroughly overhauled. Congress might start by requiring politicans to disclose in full their finances, he said. "If a man has nothing to conceal, why should he object?" Eisenhower argued in an article written for the January Read, er's Digest.

Mandatory financial sure "should be part of the price of public office," he wrote, and Congress should make sure the whole process of election financing is subject to "pitless publicity." As citizens with the priceless right of franchise," we must insist upon the highest code of honor in public life," he added. Some Opposition The former President's posiwtion on financial disclosure put him at odds with some members of his own party, including Senate GOP leader Everett Dirksen, and some Democrats as well. But it lined up with the view of Gov: George Romney of Local And Area Obituaries 1) Coushot and a to reMonday, would losses re- day," North masp.m. allied 24 move the over- the and the raids William Rhodes William Cecil Rhodes, 55, 1008 W. 53rd Anniston, died Sunday in Birmingham hospital after a long illness.

Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Saks. The Rev. G. D.

Waits and the Rev. J. W. Phillips will conduct the service. Burial will be in Edgemont Cemetery.

Mr. Rhodes is survived by his widow. Mrs. Eunice Rhodes, his mother. Mrs.

Mattie Rhodes of Anniston and one brother, A. C. Rhodes of Brunswick, Ga. Nephews will serve as active pallbearers. Mr.

Rhodes was a lifelong resident of Calhoun County. He was a retired employe of the Linen Thread Company and a veteran of World War Il. Ted R. Gann Ted R. Gann, 55, of Oxford, Rt.

7. died unexpectedly Saturday night at his residence. Funeral services were held today in the Gray Brown-Service Chapel. The Rev. LaMar Rosser conducted the service.

Burial was in the Trinity Baptist. Cemetery. Mr. Ganni is survived by three daughters. Mrs.

Rosalie Bailey. Mrs. Joan Carter and Mrs. Pat Goodson all of Oxford; three sisters. Mrs.

Joe Leroy of Saint Petersburg, Mrs. Bessie Turley of Albertville and Mrs. Dollie McMillion of Huntsville; three brothers. L. J.

and L. S. Gann of Blue Mountain and James Gann of Anniston; four grandchildren. Pallbearers will be M. A.

Nunnally. Darrell, Leon, Donald and Harold Reaves and J. L. Alverson. Mr.

Gann was a native of Clay County. He had lived in Calhoun County most of his life. He was owner and operator of Gann's Garage in Oxford. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Ho Views Red Victory In Vietnam By JOSEPH GALLOWAY TOKYO -President Ho Chi Minh of North Vietnam in a rare public appearance Christmas Day told his embattled people they are defeating the United States.

Hanoi's official newspaper rejected President Johnson's latest peace offer as a "peace swindle." Radio Hanoi said Ho spoke at length to a rally in bombscarred Hanoi marking the anniversary of the founding of his army and the beginning of the fight against the French 23 years ago. Ho is 77. "I feel as though I were 20 years younger," he told the rally, then turned to the war. 'People United' line and policies are: correct. Our entire people are united and of one mind.

our armed forces have a matchless heroism. and we are enjoying the firm support of friends in the five continents. "This is why we will surely win and the U.S. aggressors will surely be defeated." he said. "It is clear that the U.S.

is being defeated." Nhan Dan, the official newspaper of North Vietnam, said in a commentary that Johnson's latest peace offer- -made in an interview broadcast nationally in the United States aimed at "dragging on the U.S. aggressive war in Vietnam." Demand Noted Johnson did not utter a single word on what the world people are demanding," the newspaper said. It said those demands were: -To stop definitively and unconditionally the bombing and other acts of war against North Vietnam; -To withdraw U.S. and allied troops from South Vietnam; -To recognize the National Liberation Front--political arm of the Viet Congas the "only genuine representative of the South Vietnamese people." Author Succumbs MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) Prof.

Frederick J. Hoffman, 58, author of 21 books and some 250 published essays, collapsed and died Sunday night. His writing topics included American literature and the literary and cultural history of the 1920s. He was on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee staff. any matter, affecting his own, private business or any business in which he has large holdings, then it is equally wrong for a congressman to vote, or in any way influence votes on similar measures." Forbes Pianos Organs Sheetmusic Guitars 912 Noble Street Mrs.

Ruth Hughes Mrs. Ruth E. Hughes, 38, Eastaboga, Rt. 2, died Sunday at Anniston Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m.

at Antioch Baptist Church. The Rev. J. Z. Lipham and the Rev.

Harold Hicks will conduct the service. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery. Mrs. Hughes is survived by her husband, Johnny C. Hughes; two sons, John Wayne and David Anthony Hughes: one daughter, Susan Kay Hughes: her father and stepmother, Mr.

and Mrs. Henry G. Easler of Augusta, one brother, William Grady Easler of North Augusta, S. two sisters, Mrs. P.

E. Whitfield of Augusta, and Mrs. John Carpenter of Jacksonville, two half; sisters. Mrs. Josie Lee Easler and Mrs.

Jessie Mae Easler of Augusta, one grandchild. Active pallbearers will be Lloyd Lawson, Rengie Mitchell, Harvey Farmer, Dur wood Hicks, Calvin Glosson and James Haynes. Mrs. Hughes was a native of Augusta, Ga. She had lived in Eastaboga for the past 12 years, and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.

Miss Clara Parker Miss Clara Parker, 88, of 329 A died at Rosser Nursing Home in Roanoke Sunday. Funeral services were held to-1 day at Lucius Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Andrew Cooper officiating. Burial was in Edgemont Cemetesy. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs.

Annie Johnson of New York City and Mrs. Hattie Wilson of Shelby. Mrs. Emily Hall Mrs. Emily Hall, 90, of 105 S.

Allen died Friday. Funeral services will be held Mt. Olive Baptist Church Wednesday at noon, with the Rev. 0. J.

Leeth officiating. Burial will be in Edgemont Cemetery with Lucius Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Rosie Lee Phillips, Mrs. Emma Jean Miller and Mrs.

Nellie M. Presley: two sons, Charlie and A mos Hall: one brother. Dave Heflin of West Point, Ga. Garry Gilliland Garry H. Gilliland 49.

of 1912 Leighton, died unexpectedly Sunday at 8 p.m. in Opelika. Funeral services will be held today Brown-Service at 3:30 p.m. Mortuary. at Gray' The Rev.

G. D. Waits and the Rev. Roy Carpenter will conduct the service. Burial will be in Gardens.

Mr. Gilliland is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nell Gilliland, two sons, Lamar Gilliland and Gary Gilliland, both of Anniston; mother, Mrs. Beatrice Baber of Opelika and one sister, Mrs. Woodrow Isbell of Anniston.

Active pallbearers will be J. T. Cox, Robert Rentschler, Andy Thomas, W. A. Martin, L.

W. Bowman and Phillip Booke. Mr. Gilliland was a member of 22nd Street Baptist Church. He was a native of Chilton County and had lived in AnI niston most of his life.

He was a retired employe of the Anniston Manufacturing Company and was a veteran of World War Il. Mrs. Mary Hinds Mrs. Mary Frances Hinds, 84, 305 Dogwood Blue Mountain, died Monday at her residence after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m.

at Friendship Methodist Church in Blue Mountain. The Rev. Charlie Mange and the Rev. Frank Ward will conduct the service. Burial will be in Plum Springs Cemetery.

Mrs. Hinds is survived by seven sons, Delton Knight of Prensylvania, and John. George, Homer, Noah, Sam and Forney Hinds all of Anniston; three daughters, Mrs. Ruby Matthews of Charlotte, N. Mrs.

Callie Hubbard and Mrs. Josephine Ginn both of Anniston: one brother, Hosie Higgins of Anniston: one sister. Mrs. Lillie Brannett 6 Louisiana, 23 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren. Active pallbearers are Joe Murray, Billy Ramey, Russell Couch.

Eli Owens, Hoyt Borders, Jess Turley. Mrs. Hinds was a lifelong resdent of Calhoun County. Her body will lie at the residence lIntil time of service. Mrs.

Letha Sides Mrs. Letha Dora Sides, 80, of 3210 Cresthill. Blue Mountain, died Monday at 2:30 a.m. at Mary Brandon Manor after a long illness. Funeral services were held today in the Gray Brow Chapel.

Burial was in the Wayside Cemetery. Mrs. Sides is survived by two daughters. Mrs. G.

R. Worthy of Anniston and Mrs. C. D. Martin of Lincoln: two sons.

William Oscar Sides of Blue Mountain and Patrick H. Sides of Cottonwood, one sister, Mrs. Mary Thrasher of Risco, seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Mrs. Sides was a native of Blount County.

She had lived in Calhoun County for the past 50 years. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church. Mrs. Maria Rigins Mrs. Maria Rigins, 529 Farron died Sunday at her residence.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Lucius Funeral Home. Earl Funderburg U.S. head Reds would day. the back she truce lacing areas the that Lou ouac tration rized were rine The namese of total during and of enemv. dents the quarters meaning ties.

A ties cans ed. a diers ed. and rean the 33 killed for 19. Michigan, who issued a detailed, unprecedented financial accounting shortly after announcing his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination. Eisenhower also suggested a revision of "antiquated" and "virtually meaningless" campaign election laws to shut "loopholes and require full disclosure of political expenses." But he opposed the Johnson administration's proposal for congressional appropriations help pay for presidential campaigns, or any other plan to "tap the public till." Instead he proposed income tax deductions for "modest political gifts up to perhaps $50 or $100." Urges Close Loopholes "In order to prevent the far too lavish giving by the affluent, widely practiced in both parties, all loopholes must be closed, and all gifts then be limited to, say, 1 per cent of the donor's adjusted net income," he said.

Eisenhower also suggested congressmen adopt the same conflict of interest standards that are applied to federal office holders. "If it is wrong for such an official to make decisions on Earl Funderburg, Lincoln Hobson City, died Sunday at Anniston Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Lucius Funeral Home. Ernest Taylor Ernest Taylor Ernest Taylor, Rt. 4, Box 227, died at Anniston Memorial Hospital Monday.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Lucius Funeral Home. -An grandson all died within past two years. faced a hearing and today on charges that murdered one of them by his coffee with arsenic. Authorities also reported the mother of Mrs. Janie Gibbs had entered a hospital over the weekend.

Mrs. Gibbs was so wesl-liked that about 25 children were taken each day working mothers to her nursery. But police accused her poisoning one of her teen-aged sons, and launched an investigation into the swift decimation the remainder of her family. Lt. James Perry of Georgia Bureau of Investigation said he thought officials would have no trouble in getting Mrs.

Gibbs bound over to a grand jury. Mrs. Gibbs faces a preliminary hearing today before justice of the peace. She was being held at the Dooly county jail at nearby Vienna. Lt.

James Perry of Georgia Bureau of Investigation refused to discuss a motive the death of Roger Gibbs, who is alleged to have died after consuming heavy doses rat poison in his coffee. Young Gibbs died Oct. 28 an Albany, hospital, several weeks after the death his month-old son, Ronnie Edward, Oct. 7. Mrs.

Gibbs' husband and two other teenaged sons also died within the past two years, police said. "All died in hospitals under doctor's care." Perry said. Officers said an autopsy on the 19-year-old Gibbs showed several milligrams of arsenic in body. the, Mrs. Gibbs was arrested Saturday.

REDS (Continued from Page 1) of celebrations in the streets followed each of Red China's six previous blasts. But a Radio Peking broadcast Monday made no mention of the reported Christmas Eve explosion in the Lop Nor testing area of central Asia. Instead it reviewed the first six blasts and touted the thought of Mao Tse-tung. The AEC declined to comment on the Chinese silence and said it would stand by its original statement, which reported location of the blast and said the explosion equalled roughly 20.000 tons of TNT. That would be similar- to the first atomic bomb, dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.

Japanese air force planes detected unusual radioactive fallout over Japan Tuesday, but the government said it was not great enough to endanger humans. Vernon R. C. Wil-on Vernon R. C.

Wilson, 707 W. 14th died at V.A. Hospital in Birmingham Monday. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Lucius Funeral Home. City Briefs City Briefs LODGE TO MEET Members of Alex andrin Masonic Lodge 208 will meet tonight at 7 p.m.

Work will be in the third degree. DONATIONS REQUESTED Total donations received by the Helping Hand Club of Anniston for Donald Greenwood. who is paralyzed from the neck down as a result of a shooting on Nov. 18. now total $1.474.

Donations can be mailed to P. 0. Box 927 or gifts can be deposited to the club's account at any bank in the county. ot CALHOUN BUTANE GAS L. SUPPLIES 421 NOBLE ST.

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day snow joined with preChristmas falls to provide more than half the nation with a white Christmas, most of it falling Monday. Rain was the holiday offering in the Pacific Northwest. prolonging a- long siege of precipitation that has raised rivers above the flood stage. Unseasonably high temperatures elevations melted to add snows to in the the upper water level. Christmas meant work for hundreds who piled sandbags on the edges of the Snohomish River near Everett, to protect low-lying homes from floodwaters.

Rain also fell along the East Coast from Virginia to Maine, but the advancing cold air promised to turn it to snow. Muscle Shoals 26 .00 Huntsville Gadsden Birmingham 35 29 .00 Tuscaloosa 33 .00 ontgomery 53 37 Ozark Selma 34 .00 Dothan .00 Mobile 61 .00 Local Weather FORECAST: Today and tonight, fais to partly cloudy. Colder today with freezing temperatures tonight. Wednesday, increasing cloudiness and cool. Winds northerly 5 to 15 m.p.h, today diminishing tonight.

High today 46; tonight 27; high Wednesday 47. LOCAL STATISTICS 1949. Highest Lowest temperature Temperature this date, 76 In 12 this date, in 1935. For 24 hours ending at 6:30 a.m. lowest today: Highest temperature, 54 degrees; temperature, 35 degrees.

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