New England Vignettes From a Boston AP Wire
David Randall 18 months sits with Betsy 5 and Capt. Robert Broughton of Somerset Mass as he first sees his father home from Viet Cong missions in a living room scene. Coffee five cents at Whiting’s Country Store in Shannock R I endures. The Turnpike Authority offers free coffee at turnpike restaurants on Christmas and New Year’s Eves. In Pittsfield mass debate over hanging old judges resumes with Judge Quirico seeking portraits of deceased jurists while County Commissioner Collins weighs courthouse decor. Judy Anderson 20 of Warwick RI is noted for her beauty as trains whistle at Green Mountain College.
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Boston
David Randall
Betsy
Army
Robert Broughton
Somerset
Mass
Daddy
David
Broughtons
Lottie Whiting
Massachusetts ‘Turnpike Authority
Turnpike
Pittsfield
Superior Court
Francis J. Quirico
Matthew J. Collins
Judy Anderson
Warwick, R.L
Green Mountain College
Strange Vermont requests and Christmas TV aid in row
In Poultney a student plans to ship himself in a crate to Green Mountain while a Rhode Island licensed car is set for Judy. Yonkers man Hilary Duncanson aims to ship crated to St Michael’s. Santa Claus volunteers visit Marshfield Hills homes to size living rooms. Rutland nursing home patient misses TV lounge. a donor sets up a TV from local business leaders.
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State Motor Vehicles Department
Rhode Island
Hilary E. Duncanson
Yonkers
N.Y
Green Mountain
St. Michael’s
Winooski Park
Railway Express Agency
Rutland, Vt
Daily Herald
Leon Dion
Rutland
North Lebanon Missionary Society Meets at Mrs Gale Home
Ten women gathered for a Tuesday evening session led by Mrs Lillian Smith. The group read the Christmas story from Luke and performed carols. A vote approved sending 100 to complete the Missionary apportionment. Members shared calls and visits to local families and friends, with plans noted for Christmas events and travel.
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Missionary Society
Gertrude Gale
Lillian Smith
Luke
Gale
Congregationalist and Advance
F.E. Emrich
D. D
Ruth Stevens
Mary Setzehorn
Baptist Missionary
Friendship House
Indianapolis
Ind
Stevens
Harriet Hersom
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Helen Stewart
Nancy Philbrick
Richard Buford
Steven Wood
Jack Cole
Ralph Cousens
Emma Goodwin
Charles Ricker
Meader
Eugene Tucker
Henry Smith
Adam DeHaven
Ina Jones
Lloyd Toothacher
Joseph Davidson
Charles Morris
Walter Lord
Ethel Williams
Charlie Randlett
Fred Rand
Lebanon ruins May Be Lost Roman Temple
In Baalbek Lebanon an American University of Beirut team led by professor Haroutioun Kalayan has unearthed two years of Roman era columns dating to the first century A.D. The jumble of ruins may be the remains of an inn or stable struck by an earthquake, with speculation that the site could be the lost temple of Mercury. More work is needed, taking over a year to identify and complete the dig.
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Beirut
Baalbek
Kalavan
Mercury
Ancient Temple Ruins Uncovered at Baalbek Site
In Baalbek Lebanon archaeologists unearthed remains of two large temples dedicated to Jupiter and Venus on a flat plain ringed by mountains. A 75 by 70 foot dig reveals broken columns pedestals and capitals with a marble basin bearing carved images of animals grapes and vines. Mercury’s temple location remains known but unfound.
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Baalbek
Jupiter
Ving
Mercury
Venus
Lebanon
Eskimos Now Need Drilling In Edmonton
Eskimos once avoided cavities due to a high protein diet but now face dental decay as they adopt refined high-carbohydrate foods. Dr. C. H. Carley, a senior federal dental officer, notes Eskimo communities in northern Alberta, the Yukon, and Mackenzie District see rising cavities. he and five other dentists serve the area.
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Edmonton
Alta
C.H. Carley
Carley
Federal Health and Welfare Department
V St
Alberta
Yukon
Mackenzie
Northwest Territories
Stock Market Reached Record Highs in 1964
The stock market hit record highs in 1964 amid heavy trading and rising production and profits. It began its rise in 1962, endured midyear pauses, and peaked in November with the Dow at 871.71, AP average at 332.6, and S&P 500 at 86.28, before a late November pullback.
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Wall Street
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Associated Press
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