Santa Claus in Taxing Yuletide Satire in Metropolis
A derelict Santa wanders icy streets as urchins posing as Mayor Abe, Governor Hugh and President Jerry beg for tax boosts. Santa contemplates the taxman's reach, promising haircuts and higher earnings while the trio schemes to tax his salary and lend it back with interest. He pays an 8 percent sales tax at a department store, to the city's relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Sixth Avenue
Yuletide
Santa
Abe
Hugh
Jerry
Washington
Fire damages car and local notes from Bennington
A car owned by Samuel E Needleman on Pleasant Street caught fire at 10 30 Sunday morning and an alarm from Box 25 summoned apparatus. Other items include holiday tree lighting results with prize winners Dr Lester Treat Martin Scott and Fred Tripp, a rare flock of evening grosbeaks seen on West Main Street, Arlington church memorial for Mary Halsey Belcher, a bell service at Christmas, Ellen Tifft elected DAR Girl, Phyllis Dickinson as Santa at a Christmas party, a Burr and Burton window project, a Bennington downtown pedestrian mall discussion, a 178 resignation by George Washington, a 1928 NBC coast to coast hookup, 1948 Tojo hangings, 1972 Truman critical list and a humorous sales report anecdote.
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Samuel E. Needleman
Pleasant Street
Lester Treat
Mill Street
Martin Scott
Fred Tripp
Dewey Street
Central Canada
Bennington
West Main Street
Ellen Tifft
Bendi
Phyllis Dickinson
Banner
Santa Claus
Burr and Burton
William Bell
Katie
Arlington
Manchester
East Main Street
George Washington
U.S. Army
Mount Vernon
National Broadcasting Company
Tojo
Japan
Tokyo
Allied War Crimes Commission
Harry Truman
Kansas City
Lighter Side: Square Dance Lobby Powers in Congress
The Lighter Side column argues that the square dance lobby is highly influential in Congress, noting absence of proposed square dance taxes or federal regulations in the Congressional Record. It mocks energy concerns, suggests fan dancing as a practical National Dance to boost morale and even proposes Sally Rand’s act as a cure for air conditioning needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Congress
America
California Square Dance Council
Square Dance Lobby
Congressional
Retirement as a growing American reality and its questions
Tabitha Powledge reviews the rise of retirement with data from Social Security beyond 1965 and 1973, noting money as the core issue, limited private pensions, and the adequacy of Social Security. The piece explores postwork life, voluntary work, and social identity, urging greater retiree volunteer recruitment.
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New York
Sfherblock
Valley Forge
St. James Episcopal Church
Mary Halsey Belcher
Gooch
Youse
Business Digest
By Dick West
Ruther
Sally Rand
Tabitha M. Powledge
N.Y. Times
Middle West
The
Institute of Society, Ethics and Life Sciences
Seiko
Atkins & Gould Jewelers
Vermont
Savings & Loan Association
Main Street
Finast
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