Britain’s Witches Boom Across English Cities
Brighton reports a surge of interest in witchcraft with hundreds claiming to heal or cast spells. The piece profiles Doreen Valiente, Sussex lore, coven scams, Chanctonbury Ring legends, and a Brighton diamond polisher who seeks occult balance amid public scrutiny.
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Brighton Witchcraft Scandals Link to Noted Satanists
The narrator describes Brother X’s occult documents including a graveyard coven photo and a letter to a “Satanic Master” seeking a hex. Brighton’s association with witches dates to the 18th century and George IV’s Hellfire Clubs, with Aleister Crowley once cremated there. Police reportedly hesitate to publicize witchcraft links to avoid harming Brighton’s reputation.
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What Young People Think About Propositions From Boys
A survey of about 1,300 teenagers reveals varied reactions to propositions by boys. Girls report mainly firm refusals and surprise with 85 percent saying they are shocked or annoyed, while 29 percent of boys admit propositioning.
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Eugene Gilbert
Gilbert Youth Research Co
How to Cure Sloppy it is A Gilbert Youth Service guide
A practical youth service column advises teens and families on tackling messy rooms. It suggests attacking one area at a time such as the overloaded chair and desk, saving needed themes for exams, and creating labeled file folders. It urges stern closet discipline, removing outgrown items, and using shelves and doors for storage. Finally, it calls for a firm resolve to maintain order after organizing.
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Scranton to Meet Press on Sunday
Governor elect William W Scranton of Pennsylvania will be interviewed on Meet the Press Sunday December 9 at 6 p m NBC TV The panel includes Alan Otten Jack Bell Edward Folliard and Martin Agronsky from NBC News and press bureaus
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Meet the Press
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The
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Edward Folliard
Washington Post
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NBC News
Twelve Home Fitness Tests for Teen Girls
The YMCA presents twelve at home tests to gauge teenage girls fitness. Dr Janet A Wessel and Gladys L Brown provide steps from balance to endurance and a pinch test for overweight, with advice to retest after four weeks of training.
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Y.W.C.A
Janet A. Wessel
Michigan State University
Gladys L. Brown
The
Mt Griggs Named For Botanist In Alaska Peak Rename
In 1959 Knife Peak was renamed Mt Griggs in honor of botanist Robert F Griggs who brought the Alaskan summit to national attention. Los Angeles claims the world’s shortest railroad with Angels Flight Railway running two cable cars over one block.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Robert F. Griggs
Los Angeles
Angels’ Flight Railway
Baroness Trapp rails against commercialized Christmas music
In a candid reflection, Baroness Maria von Trapp denounces the overplay of Christmas tunes in stores from Thanksgiving onward. She laments that sacred Carols like Silent Night have become diluted and urges keeping such songs to home and church settings. The Trapp family’s scattered members and Maria’s lodge work in Vermont amid charity ties are noted. The piece closes with a quirky science tidbit about Iceland’s Geysir.
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Maria von Trapp
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