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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1987
Page
7
Child psychologists educators and social workers advise honest gentle handling when a child asks if Santa Claus is real. Wait for readiness avoid falsehoods and acknowledge the child’s thinking before affirming or finally revealing the truth.
In Wichita Falls Texas Officer Melvin Joyner stopped a bearded driver who claimed to be Santa M Claus of Mesquite. A later check showed the impersonator used a Santa Claus name but was not a registered Santa. The real Santa Claus, a 40 year old telephone worker, confirmed there are several Santas in the Dallas Fort Worth area but only one registered Santa Claus in Texas with that name.
In Spokane the Santa Claus ride on a fire truck stalled when its battery died. Eli Richie drove the truck with Rick Carlson portraying Santa. A curious boy hurled a snowball at Santa as Burl Ives tunes played, while the scene drew onlookers and holiday cheer.
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