Nixon aides foresee rough path for Congress in major reorganization
Nixon aides expect a rough Congress with little success on domestic programs. They foresee Congress denying a broad reorganization of Cabinet departments, risking power shifts and infighting. To bypass this, the White House would create new agencies by order, backed by veto, and form task forces modeled after the NSC to funnel ideas to the President.
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Castro shifts stance as Cuba allows freedom flights to Miami
Fidel Castro may be softening toward the United States and seeking better relations via the Swiss ambassador. Cuba resumes the annual freedom flights to Miami to clear a backlog of some 3,200 refugees, bringing total Cuban refugees near 300,000. The first flight carried 85 passengers, including 33 men and 47 women, with many elderly travelers, as crowds in Miami celebrated reunions and the holiday gift of freedom.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Castro
Miami
Victor Modesto Garcia
Retired House speaker sees total vote as Democratic win
Massachusetts Democratic electors cast ballots in Boston as George McGovern won 17 votes while the District of Columbia added three. Ex-Speaker John W. McCormack, turning 81, called the party sound and noted gains in Senate seats and governorships. He urged reform guidelines to be clarified rather than scrapped.
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Boston
John W. McCormack
George McGovern
McCormack
Massachusetts
Senate
Nixon
District of Columbia
McGovern
Democratic Party
Congress
Francis W. Sargent
Santa Claus as the most giving and forgiving saint
HAL BOYLE recalls Christmas memories from the past highlighting Santa as the most giving figure. He contrasts modern commercialization with childhood joys, describes candle dangers, simple handmade decorations, and old fashioned gifts like oranges, sleds, dolls, and lace handkerchiefs.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Santa Claus
Czechoslovakia
San Claus
The Sun Daughter Will Heal the Ice King's Heart
Santa helps the Ice King see that loneliness drives winter forever and suggests finding a wife to mend his heart. Oonik vows to find Santa’s reindeer and bring life back to summer, while the Sun Daughter awaits in the East as the next chapter begins.
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Ooiik
Ice King
Santa
the Ice King
Donik
Oonik
Oh Silent Night and the light of faith across ages
A reflective meditation tracing the origin of Oh Silent Night from a snowy Austrian church scene to the Christmas story in Bethlehem. The piece links the simple music, Christian ethics, and the guiding light of a child’s faith as essential to humanity’s hope.
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Austrian Alps
Holy Land
1972 Traffic Death Toll Predicted Highest on Record
National Safety Council projects 56,700 traffic deaths in 1972, based on 46,970 in ten months, marking the deadliest year. Two million injuries and a $16 billion economic impact expected. Factors cited include more drinking drivers, lower drinking age to 18, rising motorcycle use, and a bicycle boom with 11.5 million bikes sold in 1972.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
NSC
Across the Grid Puzzle Clues and Answers Debut
A playful word puzzle titled Across the Grid presents clues such as a Peter in Spanish hero and a Roman god of love with various numerical positions. The across and down list hints at literary figures, deities, and common terms, inviting solvers to fill a crossword style grid.
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Oliver
Peter
Titania
Emma
Pere
Open Receptacle and Throng Water Roman Date Closer Relatives
Puzzle styled item listing clues with terse words and phrases. Reads like a crossword style prompt collecting definitions for terms ranging from objects to people and places including dates, virtues, and daily items.
Girl Scout Tree Sale Thanks Volunteers And Supporters
Readers thank Romaine Powell Ed Dessert and Stuart Wright for use of their tree farm KBUN The Pioneer and Heitz Rent-a-Car staff and tree buyers. Special thanks to Barbara Powell for leading Troop 54 The sale ended for the year with trees available through Saturday Dec 3 and hopes to return next season.
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Romaine Powell
Ed Dessert
Stuart Wright
KBUN
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Heitz
Barbara Powell
GE ‘Hil
Mexico
Lynne Coyer
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