TB Christmas Seals Began In 1907 With Philadelphia Help
A newsboy’s penny and a cut of red TB Christmas Seals sparked America’s first campaign.Miss Bissell urged Philadelphia’s Hodges and the Philadelphia Inquirer to back the effort. The paper published seals and stories, raising $3,000 to aid TB patients in Delaware. The TB Christmas Seals became an enduring American tradition supporting research and public health.
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Philadelphia
America
Brandywine River
Delaware
Doctorra Y Bissell
Red Cross
Miss Bissell
Denmark
U.S
Wilmington
Peonie
Leigh Mitchell Hodges
Hodges
Aubrey Calvin
Houston-Harris County TB Association
Across Word Power Clue Puzzle Highlights
A fragmented word puzzle entry lists clues and partial solutions including Lowry appella, Brood of a Pheasants, a Roman emperor, a compass point, and various Latin and English terms. Names like Geronimo appear amid scattered hints for a daily crossword style challenge.
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Lowry
Compass Point
Local Baytown Sun Staff Roster and Editors
The Baytown Sun lists editorial leadership including Fred Hartman Bill Hamman John Wadley Preston Pendererase Beulah Mee Jackson Paul Putman and Ann B Prit as editor publisher and managers with assistants Corrie Laughlin and others noted in the masthead reflecting the paper’s newspaper culture and staffing lineup.
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Fred Hartman
Bill Hamman
John Wadley
Preston Pendererase
Beulah Mee Jackson
Paul Putman
Ann B. Prit
ADV
Corrie Laughlin
Menager
Vals
Nedzi Athletes Should Stay Home From War
Henry McLemore argues that professional athletes, subsidized by colleges and teams, are not suited to soldiering. He contends soldiers endure harsher, unpaid discipline, while athletes seek pay, praise, and status. He urges athletes to remain and amuse the public rather than enlist.
Barbs by Walter C Parkes on success and compliments
Behind many a successful man is a woman who wouldn't have married him if he hadn't been highly successful. Nothing nourishes a relationship like an occasional feeding of compliments. Medical experts insist there is no cure for the common flu.
Jelly Bella Dance Sparks Swinger Craze
A playful note highlights a new dance craze called the Jelly Bella that has swing dancers buzzing. The text humorously references Santa Claus and a retro vibe as it notes the quick popularity among dancers.
Hussein Charges Soviet Plot
King Hussein of Jordan warned the Soviet Union pursues control of the Middle East to gain oil resources and communications routes including the Suez Canal. He warned of a potential confrontation with the free world and a direct link to Africa if Arab lands were overrun.
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Washington
Hussein
Jordan
Soviet Union
Middle East
Free World
U.S. News & World Report
Suez Canal
Arab World
Africa
Bleeding heart liberals debate FBI methods in crime fight
A memo voices support for expanding FBI powers to curb crime, arguing constitutional rights can be balanced by strong enforcement. It critiques Kennedy Hoover debates and calls for broader surveillance and taps, warning against paralysis by lawyers and liberal critique while stressing public safety.
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Bleeding Heart
Attys
Robert Kennedy
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Bleeding Hearts
Hoover
Kennedy
U.S
New York
J. Edgar Hoograng
Famim
New Treatments May Alleviate Meniere's Disease
Dr Brandstadt outlines current management of Meniere's disease including historic drugs and diets, and reports two new options Betahistine hydrochloride Serci and Inno var. Betahistine may relieve most symptoms without surgery, while Innovar can end an acute attack within ten minutes with a week of relief.
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Meniere’s
Wayne G. Brandstadt
M.D
Newspaper Enterprise Assa
Meniere
Today in History December 20 1966 recap with world events
The Associated Press notes events on December 20 across history. Highlights include South Carolina seceding in 1860 as the first state to do so, the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, 1813 tariff reforms, 1835 Texas independence, 1922 USSR formation, 196? Japanese premier Ishibashi leadership, 195? Tibet resolution at the UN, and Chou En Lai’s Vietnam withdrawal stance.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
United States
Louisiana
France
Congress
Texas
Mexico
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Tanzan Ishibashi
Ichiro Haetoyama
U.N. General Assembly
Soviet Union
China
Tibet
Chou En-lai
U.S
Vietnam
Christmas uneasy with 1967 loom in Nixon era
The AP dispatch from Washington notes holiday unease amid Vietnam war doubt, Soviet spending rise and U S political uncertainty. It highlights no peace in the Holy Land, potential tax questions for 1967, Johnson’s political withdrawal and strains on the Great Society, with threats of renewed conflict and uncertain economic momentum.
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Washington
Holy Land
Vietnam
Johnson
White House
Safety plays in a 1938 Master’s match by Mor rie Elis
Oswald and James Jacoby discuss a safety play by Mortie Elis in a four spade contract from the 1938 Masters. Elis chooses a safety line starting with the ace of diamonds and ace and king of clubs, drawing trumps and dumping diamonds to reach 12 tricks. The article covers the reasoning, the play sequence, and hints at bidding considerations for a two and a half spade overcall.
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Mortie Elis
East
Elis
Declarer
Morrie
West
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Che Baytown Sun
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Baytown
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Nedzi
Henry McLemore
Lucien N. Nedzi
Othiers
Walter C. Parkes
Buddy
News Desk
Bobby Kennedy
Soci
Dr. Brandstadt
By Preston Pendergrass
J. Edger Hoover
James Marlowe
Mars
Yale
Jacoby
Oswald
James Jacoby
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Asradsi
Wfeard Jerscoe
South
Berry World
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