A Boy Borrowed for Christmas Remembers Uncle Ned
Henry J. Taylor recounts a Christmas Eve when his Uncle Ned and Aunt Madie borrow a boy for the holiday. In a country farm setting with a blazing fireplace and a Golden Rule dinner prayer, the boy experiences warmth, gratitude, and the enduring wish to be loved.
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Henry J. Taylor
Columbus
Ohio
Ned
Santa Claus
Madie
Aunt Madie
Henry
Uncle Ned
Dreamland
Proverbs 22 9 Blessing Follows Generous Eye
A concise biblical verse expresses that those who give freely to the poor receive blessing. The text centers on generosity and moral reward without additional context or commentary.
Christmas spending and tradition clash with modern bills
The piece recalls Christmas customs from ancient origins and modern overindulgence. It notes gift giving, Christmas cards, and trees tracing to Rome, while admitting the annual effort to keep to a solemn observance amid rising costs and family expectations. It ends noting bankruptcy looms as festive spending continues.
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Encyclopedia Americana
Jesus Christ
Twisting The Tail
The piece discusses U.S. aid to Vietnam and Egypt amid conflict and diplomatic friction. It suggests Washington invites chaos by meddling, notes Cairo and Saigon demand conditions on aid, and questions the stability of continued support. The tone criticizes policymakers for risking leverage while receiving aid and hints at consequences of halting assistance.
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Saigon
Cairo
Viet Nam
Egypt
Junkyard cleanup and ordinance enforcement detail
Elimination of junkyard eye sores and enforcement of state and city ordinances concerning their location and operation.
Rabbi Ben Ami Ostracized in Mississippi Over Interfaith Aid
In Hattiesburg Mississippi Rabbi David Ben Ami of Temple B Nai Israel aids jailed Northern Presbyterian ministers and builds bridges with Rev Robert Beach a white Presbyterian pastor facing local hostility. Hate literature targets Jews aiding Negroes and church leaders push the rabbi to leave after involvement in interracial Christmas turkey relief efforts.
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Washington
Bethlehem
Mississippi
David Ben- Ami
Temple B'Nai Israel
Hattiesburg
Rabbi Ben-Ami
B’nai Israel
Robert Beach
United Presbyterian
Federal Council of Churches
Beach
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Newton Cox
John Cameron
M. W. Hamilton
Rev. Beach
Borden Milk Company
Ben-Ami
Temple B'Naisrael
Dick Gregory
Salvation Army
Rabbi Ben- Ami
Fiftieth Anniversary Bluefield Visitor Highlight
A retrospective list recalls past Bluefield events noting Sen W W Wythe visiting as a Bluefield figure fifty years ago and the community Christmas tree efforts across decades.
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Sen. W. W. Wythe
Bluefield
China A Bomb and Turning Point in 1967
The interview with Professor Chu-Yuan Cheng discusses Red China's bomb program and future trajectory. He predicts a nuclear stockpile and rockets by 1967, a turning point for Peiping, and warns about three-front pressure if relations with the USSR, India, and the United States do not improve.
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Washington
Red China
Peiping
China
Chu-Yuan Cheng
Center For Chinese Studies
University of Michigan
U.S. News & World Report
Mao Tse-Tung
Cheng
Chinese Academy of Sciences
United States
Moscow
West
Communist Party
Russia
India
Poems of a sudden song in a holiday mood
The speaker abandons a plan of harsh wrecking for a festive impulse to sing and drift with the wind. A sense of confidence and lightness replaces workaday aims as melodies rise and the moment becomes an unexpected performance.
Hoodlums Infiltrate Legitimate Firms Across U S
Washington reports widespread underworld infiltration of legitimate businesses including banks and loan firms. Mobsters allegedly control loans in Detroit suburbs, loot a Virginia bank, and influence St Louis banks. Major Mafia figures linked to First National Service & Discount Corp in New York. Infiltration spans real estate, auto, hotels, trucking, food, dairies, restaurants, night clubs, and services. FBI estimates underworld profits from gambling and crime total billions annually.
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Detroit
Detroit Cosa Nostra
Joe Zerilli
Virginia
St. Louis
First National Service & Discount Corp
New York City
Michael Genovese
Vito Genovese
N. Y
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Underworld
New York
Chicago
Stevenson rebuke at UN praised as bold and timely
American envoy Adlai Stevenson delivered a forthright rebuke of African states backing Congo rebels and denouncing Western aid. He urged stopping aid to hostile regimes while noting Soviet arms and mixed international responses. He warned against racialism and urged US policy courage for peace in Africa.
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Mr. Cheng
Soviet
Russia
China
Khrushchev
Red China
United Nations
Security Council
General Assembly
Adlai Stevenson
Congo
United States
Belgium
Stanleyville
Mr. Stevenson
America
Europe
Leopoldville
Sudan
Aruwa
Uganda
Juba
Algeria
Egypt
Ghana
French Congo
Burundi
Africa
State Department
U.N
Stevenson
Washington tears over Vietnam council purge raise questions
In Washington the purge of Vietnam's High National Council sparks tears over democracy and U S policy. Premier Tran Van Huong supports the purge, saying the council was a political albatross while Americans question its impact on stability and future governance in Vietnam.
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Washington
United States
Vietnam
High National Council
Young Turks
Tran van Huong
Huong
High National Council Sa
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Hugh Ike Shott
Hugh Shott
Richard Wesley
H. J. Taylor
Jack London
Merry Christmas
Rome
U.S
U. S. Information Service
Mercer County
Princeton
Drew Pearson
Daily Telegraph
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ramsey Auditorium
David Lawrence
Allen-Scott Report
By Robert S. Allen
and Paul Scott
Manhattan
Justice Department
Russell Kirk
Margerite Higgins
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