Christmas Santa for soldiers at Great Lakes Naval Hospital
Edward Hobbs a London native and Chicago beauty shop proprietor returns for a fifth Christmas visit to Great Lakes Naval Hospital with 100 stockings of talc soap after shave cards stationery stamps plus cakes and coffee for wounded servicemen from Vietnam. He funds the gifts with friends and clients and hopes to continue each year.
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Chicago
CPI
Edward Hobbs
London
U.S
Hobbs
Great Lakes Naval Hospital
Vietnam
Trenton Firefighters Set Dec 7 Burn Day
Trenton firemen sponsor a burn day on December 7 to reduce dead grass fire hazards. They will help city residents burn grass around homes and buildings under supervision. Contact Fire Chief Roy Oliver or Norman Butler, president, for assistance within city limits.
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Trenton
Roy Oliver
Norman Butler
Birthday List by Date Celebrates Local Residents
A community birthday roster lists residents with December birth dates including Johnny Northcutt David Fry and Duane Curry on December 2. The compiled notice names dozens of individuals with varied family and spouse references, reflecting neighborhood custom.
Reviews of Current Books The Texans by David Nevin
A review praises The Texans as a vivid Texas microcosm capturing the state's unique attitude. The critic lauds Nevin for portraying Texas from distant rural to urban centers and for presenting a sympathetic yet sharply focused portrait. The book is seen as embodying the broader American dream and the distinctive Texan spirit.
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David Nevin Morrow
Harold Wyane
Delore
Terlingua Ranch
Billy Liedtke
Texas
United State
America
Big Ben
Dallas
Houston
Eastexas
Nevin
Sailboat Saga II Found Safe Off Lisbon
The sailboat Saga II with 35 year old Leif Alm and his 13 year old daughter on a Stockholm to Canary Islands voyage was sighted south of Lisbon and both are safe according to a Swedish radio station.
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Goteborg
Sweden
UPI
Leif Alm
Stockholm
Canary Islands
Lisbon
Alm
Whitewright Sun Leased to Tom Mc Holmes in Texas
Glenn Doss the Sun publisher announces the lease of the Whitewright Sun to Tom Mc Holmes publisher of The Trenton Tribune with option to purchase. The lease takes effect December 1 and Holmes will publish both papers at the Sun plant in Whitewright. Doss ends 56 years with the Sun after starting in 1911 and notes retirement due to federal state and Post Office hassles.
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Whitewright Sun
Tom Mc Holmes
Trenton Tribune
Glenn Doss
The
Sun
Doss
Holmes
Sun and Tribune
Jie
W. Z. Spearman
Jim Waggoner
Post Office Department
Arms Control to Be Top Foreign Affair Under Nixon
State Department officials say arms control will be a top foreign affairs issue for President elect Nixon. They note armaments are a major budget burden for both the United States and the Soviet Union and doubt further heavy investments. Nixon promised to restore superiority in strategic weapons.
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Washington
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
State Department
United States
Soviet Union
Nixon
Johnson
Thanksgiving Guests Fill Ector Homes With Visits
Local families across Ector welcomed relatives and friends for Thanksgiving. Galand guests included James Barry and Dora Bush families visiting Ector hosts in Richardson and Bonham areas. Others—Butts of Ft Worth, Smiths of Richardson, Armstrangs of Waco, Hilleys of Sherman, DeKontys of Ft Worth, Crawford of Mesquite—visited relatives from Ector.
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Galand
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Grady Bush
W. Ct. Finnell
E. D. Finnel
Alameda
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Joe M. Butts
Ft. Worth
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Richardson
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Wacd
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G. L. Arms
Fairview
Bonham
Olena Baker
Leo Hilley
Sherman
C. D. Brilew
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Dan DeKonty
L. D. Crawford
Mesquite
K. L. Malone
Doss Smith
Ed Mobley
Greenville
C. W. Witherspoon
Leslie Witherspoon
Dallas
Joe Witherspoon
Don Watkins
East Texas Univ
Commerce
Hoyt Jones
Sibyl Stewart
Farmersville
D. O. Newell
Jones
I. O. Jones
Denton Redman
Howard Bailey
Fauke
Ark
G. L. Armstrong
A. L. Armstrong
Robert
David
Waco
Walter Darlin
Sulphur Springs
Durwood Moore
Gary
Vicky
Houston
Maude Cox
S-Set
Henry D. Willette
Paul and
Alexandria
L. A. Redman
Community Hospital
Nixon Stays Busy During Holidays
President elect Richard Nixon kept working over the holiday weekend meeting with Democratic congressional leaders and aides. He arranged talks with John W. McCormack's secretary Dr. Martin Sweig and Bruce N. Harlow and hosted Robert D. Murphy and Herbert Brownell at the Pierre Hotel. Nixon aims to offset congressional road blocks by inviting Democrats into his administration and planning stages to foster harmony with the 91st Congress.
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New York
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Pierre
Robert D. Murphy
Johnson
Herbert Brownell
Eisenhower
Ronald L. Ziegler
Sweig
Santa Is Victim of Austerity in Paris
Paris reports that the French post office will suspend its Santa Claus answering service this year due to budget cuts. In prior years children received a printed card with Santa's portrait and a message, but this year they will not receive a reply as part of efforts to save the franc.
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Paris
VPI
Santa Claus
Charles de Gaulle
Santa
Deaths Hilliard Rites Set Sunday
Funeral services for C. I. Hilliard are scheduled Sunday at 2 30 p.m. at Carroll Funeral Home in Gainesville. Born in Cleveland Tennessee in 1875 he was a retired school teacher. He leaves wife Bessie a daughter Mrs Paul Buck of Gainsville a sister Mrs H B Sadler of Dodd City two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Burial will be at Gainsville Cemetery.
Czech Magazine Pokes Fun Again Reopens Under Censorship
Reporter magazine in Prague resumes after a three week suspension under Soviet censorship law. The yearbook edition includes six political cartoons, one referencing the 1968 invasion, showing a Santa Claus figure with a military uniform and machine guns in front of a puzzled citizen.
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Prague
UPI
Union of Czech Journalists
Czechoslovakia
St. Nicholas
Two Women Return From New Mexico
Mulberry dispatch reports Mrs. Joe Neathery and Miss Lelia Hall returning from El Paso with Jack Neathery of Farmersville to visit Mrs. Merle Lakey and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hall of Eunice N M. They toured in Mexico and Carlsbad during the trip.
Cartoon From Krokodil Sparks Cold War Controversy
A 1950s Soviet humor issue Krokodil printed a cartoon showing a diplomat leaving the White House and reclaiming his coat at a check counter. The drawing led to trouble for the Reporter publication over the risk it posed.
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Santa
Krokodil
White House
Fire crews tackle smoldering leaves in Eastlh area
Firemen responded Friday afternoon to a pile of wet leaves that were smoldering and releasing smoke into the neighborhood. No injuries reported and crews dampened embers to prevent spread.
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