Columns Live On Feeding On Reader Reactions
A veteran columnist notes follow ups from readers and editors to earlier pieces. He recalls incidents about holiday customs at a law college, Band-Aids color naming, Spuds MacKenzie ads, and reactions from readers including Paul Simon and a call about Harry Hopkins.
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Budweiser
Spuds MacKenzie
Spudettes
USA Today
Gary Hart
Paul Simon
David Broder
George Will
American Legion
Donald Kaul
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Crowds watch Washington Crossing re enactment in Delaware River
A snowy Christmas night reenactment drew about 7500 spectators along the Delaware and New Jersey shores. Charles Gallagher impersonated George Washington guiding a Durham rowboat crew across to Trenton amid light rain and overcast skies.
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Ashington
George Washington
Delaware River
Trenton
Washington
Delaware
Emanuel Leutze
Charles Aliagner
Durham
Jersey Shore
Gallagher
Washington Crossing Historic Park
Christmas 1987 Peace to forefront for a day
The AP report covers Christmas across the globe with Pope John Paul II urging spiritual strength, Bob Hope cheering U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf aboard the USS Okinawa Sea, and Queen Elizabeth II addressing terrorism concerns. In Bethlehem security and crowds mix with worship at the Church of the Nativity and Central Church of St. Catherine’s. Beijing reports thousands of Christians and a pink satin Santa distributing cards.
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Associated Press
Bethlehem
John Paul II
U.S
Persian Gulf
Bob Hope
China
Santa Claus
West Bank
Bethelehem
Church of Nativity
Newton Brandt
South Ammo
St. Catherine's Basilica
Nabil Bandak
St. Peter's Basilica
Rome
Mary
John Paul
Okinawa
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Port Setterson
Ritter
Richmond K. Turner
Britain
Elizabeth I
Buckingham Palace
Poland
Old Town
Beijing
Guanwashi
Friendship Store
Global Christmas Celebrations Highlight Varied American Traditions
The report surveys U.S. scenes from Tucson hosting its first white Christmas to San Diego snow flurries after 20 years, Florida snow play, and floods in Tennessee and Arkansas. It notes Reagan family calls, New York admirers greeting Irving Berlin, Cajun Santa Pete Noel on the river, animal rights holiday gifts to zoo apes, USO dinners for sailors, and a Soviet asylum seeker finding Christmas as a gift in Fall City.
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Tucson
Ariz
San Diego
Ormond Beach
Fla
Illinois
Tennessee
Arkansas
Plains
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Washington
Reagan
Nancy
White House
New York
Irving Berlin
Manhattan
New Orleans
Radition
Pete Noel
Santa Claus
National Zoo
Chicago
Boston
Pine Street Inn
Mark Baker
Inn
Fall City
Wash
Dmitri Vinoeredov
United States
Unclear OCR Notice From Cedar Rapids Area
Fragmentary OCR text references Cedar Rapids and various garbled items including numbers like 260 per week and 1289. The legible parts hint at a classified style notice or rental listing with uncertain entities and dates.
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Cedar Rapids
Cte
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Garth Schoffman
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