Christmas customs across centuries in American traditions
Interim notes explain how US holiday practices blend Christian and pagan origins with global influences. From Druids and Romans to Gregory I and Boniface and Martin Luther, Christmas symbols like evergreens and the tree traveled from Europe to America, shaping a distinctly shared tradition.
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Jane Toner Scott
United States
America
National Geographic
Ancient
Britain
Saturn
Europe
Gregory I
Boniface
Teutons
Martin Luther
Rhine
Atlantic Ocean
$61,916 Grant For Indiana Welding Classes
A $61,916 Department of Labor grant funds a 16 week welding course at Indiana Vocational School for 60 trainees. Rep. Andrew Jacobs Jr says graduates will be placed in jobs by the Indiana Employment Security Division. The piece notes the International Longshoremen's Association has 60,000 members.
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Washington
UPI
Department of Labor
Indiana Vocational School
Andrew Jacobs, Jr
D- Tnd
Indiana Employment Security Division
Should Leo gain custody of his three children
In a divorce custody dispute, Leo seeks to overturn a decree awarding custody to June after eight years of marriage. He claims June’s illegitimate child shows she is unfit. the judge rules that mere birth of a child is not grounds to change custody and that June’s affection and remorseful odyssey favor remaining with her children.
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Leo
June
Caase
Jane
Points for Parents Christmas Gift Idea
A mother speaks of dedication to finish a partially knitted sweater as a meaningful Christmas gift. She vows to sit up all night if needed to finish for her mother and plans to gift it after Christmas.
Winning Contract In European Championship Bridge Play
In a 1965 European Championship session, North uses careful defense and precise play to secure a game as South. At the other table, Mrs. Rixi Markus overcalls with four spades after an opening heart and British players swing to game, prompting readers to test card play and bidding strategy.
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South
West
Rixi Markus
Markus
East
Problem A Day work rate puzzle with Tom Dick Harry
Tom alone completes in 10 days. Fractions link Tom Dick and Harry via expressions like 5-4 of Tom equals 23 of Dick or 3-9 of Harry. After two days of all three, determine finish time. The text mixes arithmetic strings such as 2-3, 63, 10 and 5-20, 3-3, 2-5, 35, requiring extraction of rates and combined work to solve.
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N.Z
Egypt
Baltic
Tom
Harry
Dick Ty
Prison escape from St. Anthony Hospital Michigan City
James Bird 25 and Horace King 29 escaped after overpowering a guard at St. Anthony Hospital in Michigan City Indiana where they had been brought for surgery. Bird was serving a state term from Jackson County and King a ten year term from Marion County.
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Michigan City
Ind
James Bird
Jackson County
Horace King
Marion County
St. Anthony Hospital
Quirky Parables and Wry Quotes From 1960s Column
A collage of jokes and quips from mid 1960s writers and public figures. Includes a father son tale about cheerful giving, satirical notes on towns and schools, and witticisms from Woody Allen and Lyndon Johnson. Distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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Max Shulman
Putnam’s Landing
Peter de Vries
Jerome Weidman
Danville
Stean Wilson
Woody Allen
Lyndon Johnson
Mother Hubbard
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Is This Your Problem from Dr Joyce Brothers
A reader asks about feeling unable to manage housework and child care while juggling past executive duties. Dr Brothers blames the unrealistic executive wife role, suggests personal job classifications, and advises setting clear domestic boundaries with husband and children. The piece ends noting Indianapolis hosted 266,350 visitors to 555 conventions in 1965.
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DR. Brothers
Naptown
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Bureau
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