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Christmas Activities #301470

CBS Evening News for Wednesday, Dec 25, 1985
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(Studio) Report on Christmas activities introduced
REPORTER: Dan Rather

(NYC) Christmas events reported in New York City at Saint Patrick's Cathedral, in New Orleans with Campo family, in basketball game between New York Knicks and Boston Celtics, in Portland, ME, aboard guided missile frigate Deyo, in Boston where member of Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church sold flowers, in Madison, WI, at farmers' sit-in at state capitol. [SAILOR - doesn't like being away from daughter in Charleston.] [FARMER - comments on plight of farmers.] Other events reported include marriage of Alan and Rhonda Andrews in Cincinnati, births, food bags given out at the Reverend Paul Hall's church in Chicago, Santa on Miami Beach, efforts of volunteers in Holiday Project in DC. Long distance telephone calls offered by brokerage house noted. [Rita SIMON - has no words to describe feeling of calling to Israel.] One event compared to O. Henry story; details given with regard to arrival of Michael and Thy Shaido's son Lance from Vietnam to their home in Titusville, Florida. [Michael SHAIDO - comments.]
REPORTER: Bruce Morton

Reporter(s):
Morton, Bruce;
Rather, Dan
Duration:
00:02:50

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