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The tradition of Christmas observed 'round the world Today's Weather The Idaho Free Press i The News-Tribune. Wednesday. December 24.1975 5 President tells tot NM10NM W1HKII IMICAJI 7 I I Interiutlwial Christians around Ihe world owserve the birth of Jesus Christ Thursday in the most popular commemoration of the church year -Christmas. First suppressed in the United States by the Puritans because of their pagan origins, Christmas celebrations have become increasingly popular and commercialized. Dec.

25 was the date of a pagan festival in Rome, chosen in A.D. 274 lo celebrate the winter solstice. Christmas on Dec. 25 is first known to have been celebrated in Rome in the second quarter of the 4lh Century, In Jerome, Idaho, a Bible reader offered $1,000 to anyone who can show her a Bible verse substantiating the birth of Christ on Dec. 25, Marian Slapc said she has the money but is sure she will not have to pay it.

She said she has read the Bible from cover to cover but has found no reference lo the exact dalt' of Christ's birth. Christmas is a traditional time to visit with family and friends, lo exchange gifts and to feast. A United Air Lines strike had threatened to keep many Americans at home, but the strike was settled and full service was restored for Christmas Eve (ravel. Much of the nation will have a hoped-for while Christmas. The Weather Service said snow will fall for Christmas from the central Great Lakes to the Ohio River Valley and west to central Missouri, and also in southwest Wyoming.

Snow is already on Ihe ground from southern New York stole to Lake Erie past Milwaukee and Minnesota into the Hooky Mountains. Holiday travelers jam highways, flight paths By United Press International 'Twas Ihe night before Christmas and across the nation, motorists left for their Chrislmas vacation. The Christmas traffic rush began in earnest today. Motorists clogged highways to share gifts and dinners with family and friends. The National Safety Council estimated that between 440 and 500 persons could die in traffic mishaps on the nation's roadways between 6 p.m.

local lime today and midnight Sunday. The council also estimated 19,000 10 22,000 persons would suffer disabling injuries in holiday mishaps. Police put on extra patrols in most states in efforts to keep holiday auto travel as safe as possible and to enforce the national 55 mile per hour speed limit on highways. The white Christmas of New- England proved hazardous lo molorists. Up to I'j feet o( snow from two weekend storms covered Ihe ground, and a last flurry of snow Tuesday left highways slippery and touched off a flurry of auto accidents.

A storm over the Rockies touched off travelers' advisories or heavy snow warnings today for. pQrtions of New Mexico, Auto reported Christmas motorists should have no trouble finding adequate supplies of gasoline. United resumed full operations today, easing the air travel burden, but a strike by National Freedom's ring fades NEW YORK (UPI) Fewer than one in five persons in Ihe world now lives in freedom, Ihe Comparative Survey of Freedom reports. The restrictions imposed by India on civil righls and on freedom of the press reduced by 40 per cent the number of persons living in a democratic sociely, according to a survey to be distributed Jan. 3 by Freedom House, a non-partisan national organization which describes itself as "devoted to the strengthening of free societies." Airlines a major carrier lo Florida caused some difficulties with flights to Ihe sunshine slate.

Some half million tourists shunned the traditional white Christmas in snowy areas and headed for the usually warm beaches of Florida. They may have been disappointed. Cold weather engulfed much of the state with temperatures near or below freezing in Ihe northern and central areas and chilly weather clearing the beaches as far soulh as Miami. Amtrak, Ihe national rail passenger service, reported heavy Iraffic but said many major routes still had space available for travelers. An Amlrak spokesman said reservations were 26 per cent over last year's volume but lhal chances of gelling a seat on most routes remained good.

11 candidates to get chunky federal checks In Bethlehem, in Israeli- occupied Jordan, Ihe hilltop Judean village where tradition says Jesus Christ was born, Ihe spirit of Christmas was hardly recognizable. There were Christmas wreaths and carved olive wood likenesses of Ihe Christ child and the three wise men. And a gaily decoraled Christmas tree sparkles outside Ihe Israeli station on manger square. But you also find a lot of Israeli security guards carrying submachine guns on ttn-ir rounds. In Beirut, Lebanon, a city torn by nine months of civil war.

gunmen kept the streets deserted and showed no good will toward any man. Christian churches canceled carol services and midnight masses. Almost every shop, bar, restaurant and nightclub was closed. In Angeles, a lawyer contended lighting of the city hall tower in the form of a cross is illegal because it violates constitutional provisions for separation of church and stale. A judge rejected an immediate petition, but set a hearing for Jan.

16 well after Ihe Christmas season. In Cincinnati, Christmas returned to the Wendling family. I.asl week, Mr. and Mrs. John Wendling, both physically disabled, discovered all Ihe Christmas presents they had purchased for their four children had been stolen from the storage room in their apartment building.

When the story got out, gifts from around town and across the country many of them anonymous began pouring into the family's home. The Wendlings received so many gifts they decided lo give some lo charities for the needy. WASHINGTON (UP!) Just after New Year's, 11 presidential candidates will get fat checks from Ihe U.S. Treasury, Ihe first installment of what eventually could be $100 million in tax funds lo pay (or the 1976 election. The Federal Election Commission Tuesday approved payment of Ihe first S2.5.

million of About $1.8 million goes to Ihe candidates and the rest to the Republican and Democratic parties as the initial payment of money Ihey will need to run Ihe presidential nominating conventions next summer. The parties, which eventually will get million each (or the conventions, can gel the money right away but the candidates have to wait until next week. The payments, coming from Ihe $1 checkoff box on income lax forms for political donations, could stop if (he Supreme Court overturns Ihe law's constitutionality. A decision could come next month. Unexpectedly.

KEC audils of the political candidates found more than in apparent corporate contributions in the campaigns of both President Ford and Sen. Lloyd Benlsen. D- Tex. While corporate contributions are illegal, a commission spokesman said Ihe problem did not appear (o be major for either candidate. The source of Ihe mipuiau.

1 funds was not disclosed. A spokesman for Ihe President Ford Committee said the donations in question were not corporate conlributions and lhal Ihe committee would review them with Ihe FEC audit staff today. Ford. Bentsen and former Gov. Terry Sanford of Norlh Carolina were the only three of the 11 candidates to 'undergo complete audils.

No corporate funds were found in the Sanford campaign. Ford will receive Bentsen $492,029.84 and Sanford S214.050.27. The money is an initial paymenl of matching funds for all contributions of S250 or less. Under the law, federal payments could reach as much as $5 million per can- didale. The other eight candidates get a preliminary $150,000 payment, then more when their audits are completed.

They are Sen. Birch Bayh of Indiana, former Gov. Jimmy Carter of Georgia, former Sen. Fred Harris of Oklahoma, Sen. Henry Jackson of Washington, former ambassador Sargent Shriver, Rep.

Morris Udall of Arizona, Gov. George Wallace of Alabama, and one Republican, former flov. Ronald Reagan of California. Gov. Milton Shapp of Pennsylvania, the Ifllh Democratic candidate, has not qualified.

Visions of video plums dance in TV land heads ByJoanllanauer NEW YORK (UPI) 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even Petrocclli. Everybody in television land had his own little stocking stuffer in mind from the big guy in Ihe red suit no, no. not Cannon Claus. Santa Claus. Some already have their gifts, others look like their requests are slicking in a snowdrift somewhere soulh of Ihe North Pole, but Ihen nobody's perfect not even the postal service.

Or perhaps it's a communications problem. CBS gots ils gift a little early when the Nielsen rating showed Ihe network dominating Ihe first slots, from "All In Ihe Family" in top spot down lo "The Jeffersons" ranking Nth. From 15th lo 20th place, 15th went to NBC's "Little House on the then came ABC's "Slarsky and "Barella" and "Welcome Back. Now you know t'nllfd Press Inftrnational "Silent Night" was writlcn on Christmas Eve 1818 by the Hev. Joseph Mohr.

a priest at a cathedral near Salzburg. Austria. and back to a couple more CBS entries. That shouldgive everybody an idea what NBC and ABC want lo find under their trees and it isn't a transistor radio. It's hard to figure out what to give Archie Bunker for Christmas what do you give a chap with a 50 per cent share of (he audience? Santa came through for M-A-S-H in December by shifting the show back to Tuesday, where it docs very nicely fifth place this week.

Last fall a scheduler who must have been mortally offended by something Alan Alda said or was it llollips? shifted the show over to Fridays and its ratings nosedived. The new Norman U'ar show on CBS, "One Day At a got ils early gift in the schedule break that gave it M-A-S-H for a lead-in, although the jump from Korea lo Indianapolis is abrupt. Better Indianapolis than another view of Southern California, which may be a nice place lo live hul sure has been overworked as a television locale. Perhaps one thing Ihe audr cncc wants is a change of scene. Of the top shows on television this week, not counting specials and variety formats, look how m.inv are outside the Los Santa will find her VAIL.

Colo. (UPli Eighl- ycar-old flelh Ann Cameron, hospitalized with broken arms and legs suffered in a truck accident, has been lold by President Ford lhal Santa Claus will know whore lo find her. The youngster was seriously injured iiboul two weeks ago in a truck amdi'iu in Vermont lhal killed her parents and three sisters. Earlier this week. Ford ijr dered an Air Force plane carry Beth Ann from Manchester.

N.H. lo a New Haven. hospital where she is receiving special treatment. The President and Beth Ann lalked about i minutes. Nessen said.

LJrl A PDICXM1 HA1N is forecast tonight for parts o( Ihe Pacific Northwest and from Ihe Gulf Coast northeastward through the Ohio- Tennessee Valley where It will change to snow in the vicinity of the Great lakes. Mostly fair skies elsewhere. Albany Albuquerque Atlanta Hakersfield Bismarck Boise Boston Brownsville Buffalo Caldwetl Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Denver DCS Moines Detroit Fairbanks Fresno Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City- Las Vegas Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis Nampa High Low 28 38 50 52 31 30 74 28 32 51 30 35 30 53 40 29 31 9 50 27 80 34 30 60 67 36 46 64 30 23 31 New Orleans New York North Platle Oakland Oklahoma City Omaha Palm Springs Paso Robles Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, Ore Rapid City Red Bluff Reno Richmond. Va. Sacramento St.

Louis Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Scallle Spokane Thermal Washington 52 34 23 54 39 27 73 59 37 CO 29 41 33 Gl 42 43 56 37 33 64 60 4V 32 73 42 29 1C 10 41 33 25 42 37 1C 41 17 40 24 39 22 18 3G 28 2G 48 48 42 30 43 23 Termites from Taiwan, which arrived in the United Stales several years ago in shipments of imported goods, are larger, breed faster and have appetites 45 per cent greater than those of American termites. Where Rheumatism Pain Strike? Rheumatic ind Arthritic Pain can stride the joints in any of the indicated areas (see arrows on chart) Puts Pain to SLEES Now for the first lime, overnight blessed temporary relief from the pain of arthritis, bursitis, rheumatism, soreness, stiffness. Jusl rub Icy-Hot's creamy balm over the affected joints or muscles, and you can actually feel the pain start lessening. Begin to sleep peacefully again. II you don't have relief in 24 hours we'll refund your money.

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Archie Bunker is New Yorker; Kojak works out of Manhattan South, and Barney Miller also is a New York City cop: M-A-S-H goes to Korea; Bob Ncwharl hails from Chicago; Mary Tyler Moore shifts lo Minneapolis; One Day at a Time. Indianapolis; The Wai- tons, rural West Virginia; Ihe Jeffersons are New Yorkers; Ihen there's The Streets of San Francisco, which is where Phyllis lives, while Rhoda lives in New York and Maude in the New York suburb of Tuckahoe. What Ihe networks mighl need for Chrislmas is a really nifty ga7.ctecr. The top ten television programs for Ihe week ending Dec. 21, according lo Ihe A.C.

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