Christmas Dinner Prices Vary Across Regions
A Christmas supper shopping guide notes turkey or broilers, rib roast or ham, lamb or veal as options. Prices differ by region with West Coast high meat costs while Midwest and East see declines. ham may drop, pork use up, and rib roasts likely higher than last year. Experts cite supply, freight, and labor as factors.
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New York
West Coast
Midwest
East
Bud Kavalec
Western State Meat Packers Association
Los Angeles
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Portland
Oregon
Seattle
Seattle Packing Co
Cudahy Packing Co
This Day in History December 22 1966 Highlights
Today’s history snapshot recalls 1944 when German Panzer units demanded surrender from the 101st Airborne in Belgium and Gen Anthony McAuliffe replied Nuts. It notes 1956 Egypt Suez withdrawals completed, 1961 Bermuda talks aid US Britain cooperation, and 1965 a 30 hour Christmas truce ordered in Vietnam.
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Belgium
101St
Anthony McAuliffe
John F. Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Hamilton
Bermuda
United States
Britain
South Vietnam
Amusing Superstitions From a Candle Flame
A candle’s flicker yields curious beliefs. A blue flame signals a ghost in the house while a spark foresees a letter for the person nearest the candle, reflecting local superstition and folklore.
First rent subsidy payment issued under new program
The Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington announces the nation's first payment under the rent subsidy program. An $819 check covers the rent of 13 elderly residents at Lorain Fire Lands Retirement Center, Ohio, with beneficiaries unnamed. Qualifying tenants pay 25 percent of income. FHA covers the rest. Income limits: single $2,600 and married couple $3,600. Also in Washington, Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield sets rules for leadership elections as the 90th Congress begins January 10. Three senators have signaled for the vacant post of secretary to the Democratic conference: George A. Smathers, Joseph Clark, Robert C. Byrd, and Fred R. Harris. Mansfield and Russell B. Long are expected to be re-elected to other leadership posts. In notes from Washington, some Southern Republicans name Strom Thurmond and John G. Tower as potential favorite-son candidates for the 1968 GOP presidential nomination.
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Washington
Sens
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
John G. Tower
Texas
GOP
Royal poll picks Philip as Christmas dinner guest
In London Mass Observation surveyed 2000 people to name their preferred celebrity dinner guest. Prince Philip topped the poll at two to one, with James Bond and Elizabeth Taylor among the other favored figures noted.
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London
Prince Philip
Mass Observation, Ltd
James Bond
Elizabeth Taylor
Romnes Named AT&T Chairman After Rising from Crew
H I Romnes, 59, elected chairman of American Telephone & Telegraph, succeeding Frederick R Kappel who reaches retirement age next month. Romnes has been AT&T president for two years and will take the chair on February 1 1967.
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NEW York
H. I. Romnes
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
At&t
Romnes
Frederick R. Kappel
Kappel
Social Roundup of Visits and Travels Across Kansas and Ohio
Benedict Clem ents of Kansas City stayed overnight with cousins the Elders. Mrs. West visited Emporia and aunt Ethel Wilhite. Ambrose guests from Pomona California planned a two week vacation with relatives. Joy family moved back from Kansas City. Various locals attended Shrine and family gatherings in Pittsburg and Chanute. Burial of Bill Dennis at Buffalo cemetery noted along with funeral attendance in Tulsa. Benedict WSCS held Christmas party hosted by Owen Elder with multiple local guests.
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Charles Clements
Kansas City
Owen Elder
Frank West
Emporia
Ethel Wilhite
Eugene Ambrose
Pomona
Calif
A. J. Ambrose
Stanley Joy
Ricky
Roxann
Midway
Harry Orendorff
Ray Scott
Pittsburg
Art Ogle
Chanute
Walter Ogle
Henry Roberts
Lisa
Michael Roberts
Steven
Kenneth
Wichita
Maude Roberts
C. M. Cook
Harry L. Orendorff
John Morgan
Trisha Lynn
Earl Parsons
Gregory
Roger
Rita
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Altoona
Bill Dennis
Tulsa
Earl Wilson
Buffalo
Benedict Wscs
Lester Gallon
Wright M. Horton
Hester Lyon
Lucille Doyle
Shirley Hartley
Edna Hoffman
Thelma Ropp
Toronto
Dressing Dilemmas in The Junior Realm Realigned
Flora 16 asks how three sisters can fit clothing when only the eldest can buy new items. Panel suggests individualized fits, redesigning, and charity redistribution of ill fitting pieces. Advice notes remodeling by their mother and considering sewing skills. offers free booklet Grooming In The Junior Realm from The Chanute Tribune.
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Chanute Tribune
Temple City
Calif
Prisoner Escapes From Honor Farm in Leavenworth
Darrell Malott a 41 year old inmate serving two years for auto theft escaped from the honor farm at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth Kansas. He was last seen at 7 15 p m during a spot check and has a Council Bluffs Iowa home address.
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Leavenworth, Kan
Darrell Malott
Federal Penitentiary
Malott
Oklahoma City
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Man Burns to Death In Joplin Home Fire
Omer Joel, 60, perished in a Wednesday fire that razed his house and scorched 65 acres of grassland and timber on Joplin's south edge. Neighbors say he moved in just the day before, and four Missouri Conservation Department crews battled the blaze ruled due to faulty wiring.
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Joplin
Joplin, Mo
Omer Joel
Joel
Spring City
Missouri Conservation Department
Wisconsin Opens First Cross-State Bicycle Bikeway
About 55 million Americans ride bicycles. Wisconsin established the first cross-state bikeway, offering cyclists a safer route to pedal across state lines.
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Wisconsin
Civil Service Tests Slated for January 21 at Local Site
Kansas civil service exams for stenographers and typists will be held the afternoon of January 21 here. High demand exists in Kansas City, Lawrence, Topeka, Manhattan, and other cities including Chanute. Radio Telephone Operator J, Clerk I and Clerk II tests also on January 21. Apply via the State Personnel Division, 801 Harrison Street, Topeka, or any Kansas State Employment Service office. completed apps due by January 12.
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Kansas City
Lawrence
Topeka
Manhattan
Chanute
Harrison Street
Kansas
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