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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1964
Page
4
Editorial notes the fleeting joy of Christmas and the hope it inspires. It agrees with President Johnson that humanity now has the power to end war, eradicate poverty, and spread abundance. The piece argues peace on earth requires adherence to universal order and benevolence every day, not just holidays.
Walter Lippmann argues the fall of another Saigon government undermines a national move to suppress the Viet Cong. He warns against treating Southeast Asia as a cheap air war and calls for a broad interstate settlement from Siberia to the Himalayas, beyond South Vietnam.
Letters call for a complete study of teachers salaries from first grade to college presidents in light of needs for capable educators. Writers argue the State Road Commission and university spending reflect broader incentives, urging focus on training and retention of high quality teachers.
The poem lampoons a Texas Christmas scene with President as Panjandrum reading a public budget stance. It imagines a quiet holiday shadowed by policy talk on poverty, waste, and prudent plans. The piece ties in media speculation about U S Southeast Asia policy and political image.
A Philadelphia jury freed a man charged with hitting a woman on a bus for playing a transistor radio. Johnson works on the Texas budget while Sarge Shriver’s Peace Corps is eyed for gains. The Elipse lights may power a White House outlet. The Agriculture Department studied 2,400 foods to rate nutrition, noting pizza and peanut butter satisfy teens. Bill Miller backs Dean Burch amid Niagara Falls lore. Britain nears abolishing capital punishment and jokes about breakfast kidneys persist. Investigators worry Senate Secretary Bobby Baker’s aide joined a New Orleans trip. The aide is described as highly experienced in secrecy.
Ralph McGill argues birds symbolize the Holy Land story of Jesus birth. He links birds to biblical legends, noting the nightingale's singing and children’s affinity for animals as part of divine wonder.
Brooks Atkinson reports from Jerusalem during a tense Christmas season. He notes sparse visible festivity in a city divided by military lines where Christians travel for services, border barriers mark sacred spaces, and Mt. Zion houses both Jewish and Christian sites amid lingering 1948 scar redoubts.
Intercepted note dated December 25 1964 sends warm Christmas wishes to readers. The message extends greetings to folks everywhere with a personal sign off.
In Jerusalem the sacred city sits divided between Israeli and Arab sectors with walls, guards, and declining hope. The piece notes centuries of conflict, religious pluralism within sects, and ongoing tensions between Jews Muslims and Christians, ending with a somber Christmas reflection.
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