THURS:25th DECEMBER,
1969
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T E L AVIV RAID / T I T L E M A P U / L A Y ( R / T 26 s e c s )
Good evening - the I s r a e l i s c l a i m e d today that t h e i r
p l a n e s had a t t a c k e d and d e s t r o y e d ~ll E g y p t ' s ground to a i r
~ c k e t s i t e s t t c r o s s the Suez Canal.
They said w a v e s of I s r a e l i p l a n e s hit r o c k e t e m p l a c e m e n t s
which Eglvpt had been trying to rebuild a f t e r e a r l i e r a i r s t r i k e s
The a t t a c k s went on for 8 h o u r s - the l o n g e s t r a i d of i t s
kind since the s i x - d a y w a r in June, 1967.
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The s i t e s w e r e along the centrR1 and southern s e c t o r s of
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the canal, and about 6 ~
10 m i l e s behind the Egyptian lines.
The I s r a e l i s d e s c r i b e d a s s h e e r fantasy an A r a b c l a i m Umt
4 p l a n e s had l ~ c n shot down.
to b a s e .
They said they a l l r e t u r n e d saiely
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The IsraeliD ~ e n c e Minister, Geaeral
STILL
MoBhe Dayan said yesterday that with Israeli c o m m a n d
the air over the canal frontp ~-BTPtcould never dresm
a[ renewing a l l - o u t w a r .
STILL
But P r e s i d e n t N a s s e r i s s t i l l s e t on persuading
A r a b countries to unite t h e i r s t r e n g t h a g a i n s t Israel~
although the Arab s u m m i t conference couldn't a g r e e on
this point o~ T u e s d a y .
STILL
Today P r e s i d e n t N a s s e r and SudanZs
m i l i t a r y l e a d e r , G e n e r a l Numeiry~ flew to A l g e r i a to
STILL
=try and iron out d i f f e r e n c e s with P r e s i d e n t Boumedienne.
A l g e r i a was one of 4 A r a b c o u n t r i e s which wanted t i m e to
work out the i m p l i c a t i o n s ~ g e n e r a l mobilisation a g a i n s t
Israel.
Laterp P r e s i d e n t N a s s e r flew on to Libya z
w h e r e t a l k s a r e expected to c e n t r e on how much aid each
Arab s t a t e will give to the countries in the fror~ lime
Egypt and J o r d a n .
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.4 IR RACE / STILLS / M A P
T h e r e i s s o m e hope tonight that the two RA F pilots who
w e r e thought to have c r a s h e d while trying to help ~ e i L ~ Scott
in the London to Sydney a i r - r a c e m a y have landed on some
r e m o t e Inc$3nestan island but a r e a s yet unable to contact anyone.
A s e a r c h i s being made of the a r e a w h e r e they w e r e l a s t
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seen.
The pilots - F l i g h t - L i e u t e n a n t s T e r r y Kin., g s l e y and
P e t e r E v a n s - a r e both skilled m e m b e r s of the RA F " R e d A r r o ~ ~ '
aerobaUc team.
In the plane with them w a s a London photographer
M r A r t h u r ]g Gibson.
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All 3 men a r e m a r r i e d , with children.
They had gone to help Sheila Scott a f t e r she had asked lor
e m e r g e n c y aid when h e r radio failed.
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M i s s Scott said they
linked up with h e r a t M a c c a s a r , where she had been stranded, and
both p l a n e s left t o g e t h e r this morning.
But they w e r e forced back
b e c a u s e of bad w e a t h e r when they w e r e over the Banda Sea.
They l o s t contact with e a c h o t h e r and M i s s Scott landed on the island
of Sumbawar.
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The region i s e c a t t e r e d with s m a l l i s l a n d s and a M i n i s t r y
of Defence spokesman said tonight they m a y have landed t h e i r
s i n g l e - e n g i n e d plane on one of them.
T h e r e a r e monsoon s t o r m
in the a r e a and c o m m u n i c a t i o n s could be v e r y difficult.
But if they di_.d c r a s h in the sea, a s one a i r - r a c e official
put it, " t h e i r c h a n c e s m u s t be c o n s i d e r e d g r i m " .
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FLUP:
St. George's chapel in W l n d s o r - where the Queen and the
Royal F a m i l y h e a r d the C h r i s t m a s Day S e r v i c e this morning.
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T h e Queen a r r i v e d with the Duke of Edinburgh, the P r i n c e
of W a l e s , P r i n c e s s Anne, and the P r i n c e s Andrew and E d w a r d .
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~ The Queen Mother a r r i v e d with P r i n c e s s M a r g a r e t and
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h er two children.
T h e y were followed by the Duke of Kent~ Princess Alexandra
a nd young J a m e s Ogilvie.
T h e y were met by the D e a n of Windsor~
the right reverend
Bobin Woods.
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T h i s y e a r - for the f i r s t t i m e - the Queen allowed the servi.=e
t o be t e l e v i s e d .
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Q AT 52 '~-~ More t h a n a thousand people waited outisde t o s e e the Queen when
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s he left a f t e r the s e r v i c e with P r i n c e E d w a r d .
T.4~-e~y m e m b e r s
lof the R o y a l ~ a m i l y who weren*t hl the chapel w e r e Lord Snowdon,
a n d M r . Angus Ogilvie, they both lltve flu.
The Royal F a m i l y is
s pending C h r i s t m a s - a s u s u a l - a t Windsor C a s t l e .
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H A R O L D / FILM
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The P r i m e Minister and M r s Wilson, with other m e m b e r s
of the family, went to morning service at the Fllesborough
Parish Church, in Buckinghamshire.
CHURCH
M r Wilson r e a d both l e s s o n s a t the s e r v i c e .
is on the border of the Chequers estate
country residence
The church
- the P r i m e Ministers
- where the family are spending Christmas.
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A t Canterbury Cathedral, the A rchbishop of Canterbury
Dr Ra~usey spoke of the starvation being cause~by the Nigerian
and the homelessness and hunger throughout the worId.
He said, "Wilere there was g'~eed and selfishness and neglect
of those who suffered, there was evidence that Christ was being
exlcuded".
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POPE / VTR
A t St P e t e r ' s B a s i l i c a the Pope d e l i v e r e d h i s U r b i et O r b i
blessing to the city and the world.
And he sent special wishes
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to all those sufferingin the world especially in Nigeria= Vietnam
and the Middle East.
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25 D e c e m b e r 1969
22.32.30
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BELFAST / FILM
FLUP
In Northern Ireland it's been a quiet Christmas with no
troubles. A t one end of Belfast's peace barrier, officers of the
first regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery relieved their m e n on
guard duty for 4 hours so that they could hav~: a Christmas lunch,
The officers had to be temporarily satisfied with offerings from
friendly householders.
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The battery has been in BeHast for only a week; others have
been there since the trouble started and will soon be leaving.
The
f i r s t s e r i o u s disttt.~rbance at the end of the s u m m e r w a s outside
the Unity Walk R a t s w h e r e the m a j o r Ca t hol i c ~nd P r o t e s t a n t s t r e e t s
merge.
It w a s one of the f i r s t p l a c e s to be g t m r d e d by the t r o o p s ,
and today at l e a s t one flat d w e l l e r p l a y e d h o s t to the g u a r d s .
While
the m a j o r i t y of s o l d i e r s had C h r i s t m a s lunch ir~ the b a r r a c k s , a
few, l i k e th ese f r o m the l i g h t i n f a n t r y , w e r e aUowed to a c c e p t
i n v i t a t i o n s f r o m civilJa~s.
But only until 7 t h i s evening, and even
then they w e r e on call.
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In Londonderry too, local residents brightened up the Christmas
of the m e n on the streets. Employer's of a shirt factory~ both
Catholic and Protestant, had clubbed together to buy presents for the
troops.
Today, they were driven round the city in a r m y vehicles
to lmnd out the gifts.
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In Paris, 152 American wives and children
arrived to ask for news of servicemen captured or missing in
North Vietnam.
They went to the North Vietnamese diplomatic mission
and were told no-lbne could see them tillMonday.
But later the
Vip tnamese agreed to talk to a deputation of three w o m e n and told
them i n f o m a t i m
wculd be given gradually.
One of the x~omen said,
" F o r sore e of us, even so l i t t l e r e p r e s e n t s h o p e . "
In Vietnam itself, the Americans said the Viet
Cong had broken the Christmas truce in 79 shooting incidents."
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The Biafrans claim they've destroyed several Nigerian
army depots in an a i r raid.
They say their grour~ forces
have been active as well, and that they kJ.Ued 180 Nigerian troops
in a battle near the Biafran stronghold of O w e rri.
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MANSON / STILL
STILL
C h a r l e s Manson, w h o ' s a c c u s e d with 5 of h i s f o l l o w e r s
of m u r d e r i n g , the f i l m a c t r e s s S h a r o n Ta t e , left c o u r t in L o s
Angeles smiling yesterday.
The judge had reluctantlygiven him permission to conduct his
own delence. He told Manson that he will be making a sad and
tragic mistake by being his own attorney.
Manson faces six murder charges.
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A t o r n a d o h i t t h e l i t t l e L o u i s i a n a t o w n of K a p l a n
f o r o n l y 5 m i n u t e s but it k i l l e d an o l d w o n ] a n a n d l e f t a p a t h
of de s t r u c t i o n a m i l e l o n g .
A m a n w h o h a d t h e r o o f of h i s h o u s e b l o w n off s a i d
" I t sounded l i k e a t r a i n " .
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CRASHES
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So far i t ' s been a s a f e r C h r i s t m a s on the r o a d s
C A PTION
thl s year.
Although 22 people were l~]led in accidents
yesterday
- that's one fewer than on Christmas Eve
last year
- there's been a sharp drop in the n u m b e r of
accidents and injuries.
71 fewer people have t~en
seriously hurt.
R o a d and traffic conditions have generally
been good, and the motoring organisations say drivers
have been m o r e salety-conscious as well.
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involving five v e h i c l e s on the M. 2. n e a r R o c h e s t e r
in Kent.
Ten people w e r e hurt, among them a family
of 4 who a r e s t i l l in hospital,
it took s e v e r a l hours to
,-lear the wreckage.
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HYDE PARK SV M / FILM
T h e r e a r e those for whom C h r i s t m a s
wonldntt b e C h r i s t m a s with~.~t a dip in the S e r p e n t i n e ,
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This y e a r they werepiped a b o a r d .
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An 8 5 - y e a r - o l d s p e c t a t o r decided to
F o r t u n a t e l y f o r him the w a t e r t e m p e r a t u r e
was 43 d e g r e e s
- which i s the highest itIs been for
ten y e a r s ,
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T h e r e w e r e 34 c o m p e t i t o r s f o r the
P e t e r Pan Cup - s o c a t t e d b e c a u s e the idea originated
with J a m e s B a r r i e o
Many of them swim a l l the y e a r
ronnd~ and the coml~ tition was c e r t a i n l y one way of
working up an a p p e t i t e for b r e a k f a s t .
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The l i t t l e g i r l who was found wanciering in a North London
s t o r e y e s t e r d a y has been identified by her m o t h e r - but for the
t i m e being s h e t s s t a y i n g in the c h i l d r e n t s home in Kensington where
s hers spendg~g C h r i s t m a s .
H e r n a m e ' s June and she~s 2 y e a r s old.
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MH. CHRISTMAS/ULAY#PSTANDBY.
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Driscoll.
F o r one eo,.'ple who got m a r r i e d this morning... C h r i s t m a s
Day m e a n s something s p e c i a l .
The b r i d e g r o o m is Colin C h r i s t m a s .
His bride ts E l i z a b e t h W a l k e r , and they w e r e m a r r i e d a t B o r e h a m
Wood, just nor'.h of London - a n occasion for two v e r y happy
Christmases.
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