Christmas Cards Across Distances Bring Joyful Connections
In a seasonal note the Herald records two Christmas cards arriving from former Anderson News papers staffer Gwinn Newton in Tokyo and another from ex-reporter Or Smith in San Francisco. The missives highlight travel, new jobs, and harbor views, celebrating how cards bridge friendships across oceans and distances.
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Japan
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Honolulu
Hong Kong
Hawaii
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Rockies
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France
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Calif
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Prince Defends Younger Generation in Luncheon Defense
London AP report says Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, defended the rock and roll generation from elder critics. He argued critics focus on youth dress and social habits, urging recognition of the hard work and discipline of many young people.
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London
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
The Reader's Courtroom: Thistle dispute over private land
Harry faced county enforcement to remove thistles from vacant edge land. He argued natural growth and constitutional rights block government action. The court ruled government action was limited to protect neighbors, upholding required upkeep and potential compliance.
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Harry
Porkless Holiday Sought Havana
Cubans urged to celebrate the holiday season without pork the island’s favorite meat. The government has banned hog slaughter to boost the pig supply.
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Havana
Points for Parents about Eliciting Help with Dinner
The dialogue shows a mother expressing appreciation for a child’s skill in making a colorful salad. It suggests praise improves willingness to help with tasks like preparing dinner.
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Ruth
DAILY CROSSWORD CLUES AND NUMBERS
A list of puzzle clues with numbers and partial spellings includes entries like Famous Italian Young salmon and Turkey red, plus various wordplay hints such as Fire starter Stormy and To irritate, with several broken or misprinted items and references to college terms and currencies.
Daily Cryptoquote Cipher Training Sample
A cryptogram quotation shows letter substitutions where single letters stand for others. Each day a new code makes the puzzle unique with different mappings and hints.
Don't Panic This Christmas Says Josephine Lowman
Five days before Christmas the author offers practical tips to handle gift shopping wrapping mailing and party prep while urging readers to reduce panic. She notes using lists and telephone calls to save time and promises future suggestions. Readers may contact Josephine Lowman via the Register and Tribune Syndicate in Des Moines Iowa.
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Josephine Lowman
Register and Tribune Syndicate
Des Moines
Iowa
Problem A Day Age Puzzle for Bill
Bill is 18 years old. Let present age be X. The relation X = 3(X) minus 3(X minus 3) simplifies to X = 3X minus 3X plus 9, yielding X = 18. Hence Bill's current age is 18.
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Bill
Shipping Talks Set Between United States and Japan
Tokyo will host a conference next month on mutual shipping problems as announced by Japan's Transportation Ministry. Officials from the United States and Japan are expected to discuss freight, routes, and regulatory issues affecting trade and maritime logistics.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
Transportation Ministry
Greener Thumbs Create Festive Bare Branch Treeways
A brief guide suggests using a bare branch spray with white color or another hue to craft a small Christmas tree. Secure the branch on a wooden cross, place in a container, and decorate with flowers, birds, butterflies, or fruit for unique ornament ideas.
Holiday Date May Be Error
Chicago Moslem minister Aminullah Khan argues Christmas may be on the wrong date citing Gospel of Luke and the Koran. He notes Judea dates, shepherds’ winter watch, and Mary at a fountain to wash, suggesting Jesus’ birth aligns with August or September rather than December. In Indianapolis FBI searches for Watson Young Jr. continue after an escape and murder charge.
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UPI
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Khan
Judea
Mary
Try and Stop Me ACE BENNY recalls a day in youth
A humorous snippet recalls Benny Benny practicing violin in Waukegan Illinois with a howling dog outside the window. His father asks for a song the dog doesn t know and a later exchange about Shakespeare and domestic life punctuates the memory.
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Ace Benny
Waukegan
Ill
Benny
Jack
Dear Helen problem column excerpts from Anderson Herald
A reader asks about a daughter moving back home from her husband and a teen romance, while another seeks guidance on dating a reformed offender. Helen advises the mother to say no, and warns the teen couple about potential repeated issues as they plan marriage.
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Helen
Murder Trial Opens March 5 in Deputy Sheriff Slaying
A 20 year old dishonorably discharged Marine pleaded innocent to a first degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of Porter County deputy Edward Blakely. The trial date was set for March 5 by Judge Norman H. Sallwasser after a change of venue from Porter County. Kennedy is also accused in two other shootings, including Michael Tomasich Jr. and Robert Caldwell. His attorney entered an insanity plea, noting it does not admit guilt, and Kennedy, a former mental patient, was returned to prison after the venue change.
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la Porte Superior Court
Norman H. Sallwasser
Paul Kennedy
Gary
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Edward Blakely
Chesterton
Valparaiso
Michael Tomasich Jr
Robert Caldwell
Hobart
Tomasich
Paul Giorgi
Giorgi
Indiana State Prison
Aircraft Division plans $7 million Douglas building complex
The Aircraft Division of Douglas Aircraft Co plans a $7 million office building and a three story engineering and product development center in Long Beach California. The 85 000 square foot administrative headquarters and the 307 000 square foot development building are slated for completion and in use by October of next year. The first winter weather observations were made on Mt Washington New Hampshire in 1870.
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Long Beach
Calif
API
Douglas Aircraft Co
Mt. Washington, N. H
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