Original Gift Ideas for Santa by Hal Boyle
A humorous Christmas column lists fictional gifts for famous figures and groups. Notable items include Bing Crosby a new song Green Christmas, John L. Lewis an eyebrow pencil, Dean Acheson a letter from McCarthy, and Eisenhower a Republican visitor who doesn’t want a job. The piece satirically imagines ideal presents for political and cultural icons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing Crosby
Jack Benny
John L. Lewis
Secretary of
Dean Acheson
Joe McCarthy
Mossadegh
Iran
St. Louis Browns
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry Vaughan
Winston Churchill
Fountain of Youth
Christine Jorgensen
Harry S. Truman
The
Washington Post
Ernest Hemingway
Vivian Vance Finds Fame in I Love Lucy Role
Hollywood profile of Vivian Vance tracing how a La Jolla Playhouse performance led Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz to cast her as Ethel in I Love Lucy. From Albuquerque roots to early stage success, she adapts to TV grind and enjoys audience energy while awaiting Arnaz baby filming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Vivian Vance
The
la Jolla
Calif
Lucille Ball
Desi Arnaz
Lucy
Ethel
Vivian
Arnaz
Albuquerque
Mary Dugan
New York
Eva Lagallicene
Teacher Slashes Wife Then Kills Three Children
Arch ie Connett, 31, a California high school teacher, stabbed his wife Wynona and battered their three children, ages 3 months to 4 years, to death in a San Jose area home after an argument over holiday visitation. He lay critically injured at Santa Clara County Hospital as investigators described a violent spree that ended with the killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Calif
Sheriff’s Office
Archie Connett
Santa Clara County Hospital
Wynona
Supertino
Connett
Carl
Teresa
Michael
James Cunningham
San Lorenzo
Cunningham
Sen Douglas Keeps Views on Spending
Sen Douglas D Ill, a frequent critic of government spending, says he will maintain his economy drive once Republicans take power. He cautions against partisanship in the next session and notes his background as a University of Chicago economist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Douglas D-Ill
University of Chicago
Fed bulletin notes debt rise and savings growth in 1952
The Federal Reserve Board reports in its monthly bulletin that debt expanded across all sectors in 1952 while savings also grew and inflationary tendencies were damped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
No Students but Teachers Must Work in Japan
In Tokyo hundreds of American schoolteachers in Japan must work during holidays while pupils stay home. Lt. Col. James T. Dean says regulations require DACs to work or go on paid leave. Some teachers are upset but must return to schools and perform tasks such as studying curricula, grading papers, and inventorying libraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Department of Army
James T
Army
DAC
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Harry
Hal Boyle
Santa
Uni
Sherman Billingsley
Toots Shor
Man In the Moon
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Adlai E. Stevenson
White House
Ike
Margaret Truman
Metropolitan Opera
John Foster Dulles
Korea
By Bob Thomas
Cherryvale
Kan
Philip Ober
Cubero
N. M
Skylark
Coats
Sarasota Bay
CIA
Florida
Sen
Douglas
Austin Theatre
the Herald
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