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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1973
Page
4
The piece recalls Charles Dickens Christmas stories in Household Words and his essay on a Christmas tree. It describes a magical tree laden with toys and wonders, noting the joyful play of children and the nostalgia felt by adults for the season.
The piece argues global problems stem from the wrong people in the wrong places. It urges relocating Britons to the United States and replacing truck drivers with long haired students to sway energy policy, then suggests moving Arab oil leaders to Los Angeles to pressure sheiks. It cites Lew Wallace and Don Marquis as epigraphs.
The piece recounts historic nuclear tensions from the 1962 Cuban crisis to the 1971 India Pakistan war and Arab Israeli conflicts. It notes US Soviet and Chinese actions, naval blockades and missile alerts, with Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Nixon cited regarding near catastrophe and the risk of a nuclear showdown.
Paul Harvey laments a holiday warped by consumerism and crime. He contrasts shoppers trampling fences for gifts with a father and son trimming a tree while noting theft and corruption around Christmas. The piece contrasts cheer with societal decay and calls for peace.
Theodore M. Bern- Features notes Mrs G Hayes of Quebec cites German and other terms that express ideas more economically. Examples include DENEREUDE from SCHFREUDE, GEMEUTLICH, NWULA meaning avoidance of cruelty, and CHUTZPAH denoting bold impudence.
A Wisconsin led study of 29 000 blood donors finds 45 percent of nonsmokers with carboxyhemoglobin above 1 5 percent. Urban residents show higher levels than rural areas with high automobile density linked to greater saturation.
The clipping records individuals including Alta W. Foster 1891 1971 and A C Whitehouse 1889 1972 alongside Biddeford Welford and crnal entries. The text preserves biographical dates and related names in a fragmented notation.
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