Satirical Parade of Puns on Famous Figures
A string of quips assigns book or article titles to public personas and icons. References range from Jayne Mansfield to Mamie Eisenhower, Rockefeller Jr. and Murrow, with playful twists on titles like Comfort Me With Apples and The Art of Plain Talk.
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Jayne Mansfield
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Gettysburg
Mamie Eisenhower
Edward R. Murrow
John Daly
Toots Shor
Casey &Tengel
Real Christmas Book Gift List and Spouse Suggestions
HAL BOYLE suggests gifting a book as a last minute Christmas present with playful pairings of titles to well known figures and readers. The column lists humorous and topical matchups aimed at celebrities politicians and everyday readers, pairing titles with recipients and offering a whimsical take on book gifting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Angels
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cleveland Indians
Harold Stassen
Global Briefs from Naples to Tokyo on Conflicts and Disasters
A Naples Christmas fireworks blast killed five children and a grandmother, injuring three others and damaging a ground floor shop and upstairs flats. In Formosa 96 drowned and two offices burned after a ferry wreck near Makung. In Algiers gun attacks killed six Europeans and wounded 26. 65 rebels were reported killed by troops. In Jerusalem Israel accused Egypt of renewed raids defying the UN cease fire. In Baghdad Iraq warned Egypt and allies over the Baghdad Pact amid regional tensions. In Tokyo Prime Minister Ishibashi outlined steady ties with the United States while pursuing greater independence and formed a Cabinet with key posts held by him temporarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Tokyo
Japan
United States
Tanzan Ishibashi
Liberal-Democratic
Boy Mayor Patton, Capone Associate, Dies at 73
John Patton known as the Boy Mayor of Burnham a Chicago suburb died yesterday at his Earl Park Indiana farm. He was 73 and had a 42 year career in public life and ties to gangster Al Capone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Patton
Burnham
al Capone
Earl Park
Ind
Christmas card caravan at Reseda post office
One hundred residents crowded the Reseda post office to honor Maurice W. Breeze, a 34-year-old mailman, with a giant Christmas card and a $350 gift collected by the city. The event turned into a tribute as townspeople expressed appreciation for his service in the Los Angeles suburb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice W. Breeze
Los Angeles
Citi
Donohue Seeks Aid for Student Support Program
Francis J Donohue college president says campus groups and southwest Kansas organizations will be asked to help supply books clothing and incidental expenses for Breeze tuition and board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zens
Breeze
Services
Francis J. Donohue
Southwest Kansas
Wish of Young Bride Is to Be With Mother
In Denver a 17 year old bride Mrs Cle Ann Weigner pleads to be with her mother after a four day hospital stay following a car crash in which she and her husband 16 year old Mike Weigner escaped from a Napa mental hospital and were pursued by police. The wife says she plans to leave her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Cle Ann Weigner
Daly City
Calif
Mike Weigner
Weigner
Napa
Six Hungarian Refugees Receive St Mary of the Plains Scholarships
St Mary of the Plains College offers six Hungarian refugees all expense paid scholarships. The program covers tuition and related costs at the Dodge City school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge City
St. Mary of the Plains College
East Germany Rejects Western UN Reunification Plan
Berlin charges West Germany seeks UN involvement to press for reunification as Berlin condemns the move as meddling. The BERLING regime accuses Bonn of using the world body to force a political settlement on Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity
Berling
East Germany
West Germany
United Nations
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Butch) Tipton
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