Is There Reason To Be Jolly This Christmas Season
United Press International reports varied merchant outlooks ahead of Christmas. Gimbel's and Macy's executives foresee hopeful vibes and demand for quality merchandise while Strawbridge and Clothier see last week as decisive. Sakowitz and Cain Sloan acknowledge even sales and tight budgets. Rich's notes minor declines as shoppers seek value while Sears expects record sales despite recession fears.
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New York
Gimbel’s
Macy’s
Philadelphia
Strawbridge and Clothier Department Store
Sakowitz
Houston
Terry McDonald
Cain-Sloan Department Store
Nashville
Tenn
McDonald
Ann Berg
Rich’s Department Stores
Sears
Sybil Ludington stamp to honor Revolutionary War ride
Danbury area heroine Sybil Ludington, aged 16, rode through Connecticut and New York to warn militiamen during the 1777 Danbury raid. The U S Postal Service plans a stamp next year highlighting her midnight ride and role in delaying British forces led by William Tryon.
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Mark Miller
Danbury, Conn
UPI
Sybil Ludington
Paul Revere
U.S. Postal Service
Connecticut
New York
Danbury
Conn
Ludington’s
Revere
Ludington
Patterson
N.Y
William Tryon
North Carolina
Henry Ludington
Hudson River
Tryon
Ridgefield
Benedict Arnold
Fairfield
Way to love better health through housing and work safety
A government report from HEW urges improved housing and safer working conditions to boost national health over the 1975–1980 period. It calls for about 25 billion dollars for anti tooth decay programs, mental health projects, and hospital modernization for the poor, while noting national health insurance may not yet be ready.
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Washington
UPI
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Nixon
Ford
Congress
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By John Lesar
United Press International
Blondie
Chic Young
Maude
Steve Canyon
By Charles Schulz
Jake
Shangri-La
Roundeye
Johnny Har I
Millie
Milton Caniff
Peace Brotherhood
Len Nichols
Quinlan
Main Street
Kennington
Vermont
Monument Plaza
Bennington
Cheerio
Martin’s
N. Adams
Marty-Moore
Christina
Santa
Dwyer
Gulf Station
Mary
Tom Dwyer
Mutual Savings Bank
Burlington Savings Bank
College Street
Burlington, Vermont
North Burlington — Essex Junction
Brattleboro
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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