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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1956
Page
5
A humorous column advises men on Christmas gift pitfalls for wives. It cautions against rushing decisions, blank checks, and unsuitable gifts like ironing boards or knit dresses. Authors warn about mismatches in taste and propose pooling resources for household purchases rather than treating every item as a gift to the spouse.
A partial excerpt hints at a person delivering a gift to ease tension during Christmas. The speaker urges secrecy and notes the gesture may temper the mood while preserving high personal quotients in social exchanges. The fragment lacks concrete names or locations.
In Alabama, elector W F Turner defied the state's results and cast a vote for Dwight Eisenhower despite Stevenson carrying the state. Turner, a Montgomery accountant, cited obligation to the people, noting the Constitution allows free selection by electors. The incident recalls a 1948 Tennessee deviation for Strom Thurmond.
A farm near Albuquerque reports repeated thefts as a thief strikes 36 times in a period, stealing chickens and other poultry. Local authorities warn residents to secure properties and crews continue investigations into the string of break ins.
A secret session of the Communist central committee in Moscow was delayed from Monday to at least Thursday and possibly until after New Year. Unofficial sources suggest January 2, a move that would technically violate the constitution's twice yearly meeting rule. Absence of Defense Minister Zhukov and Foreign Minister Shepilov in Warsaw is seen as a possible reason for the postponement.
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