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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1966
Page
9
President Eduardo Frei's government pushes "Chileanizing" Christmas to curb commercialism and focus on religion. Santa Claus remains popular with children and merchants resist the shift, promoting Christmas sales despite the campaign.
The report contrasts newborn life spans with Holland at 73 years and India at 32 years highlighting stark regional disparities in early mortality and long term survival prospects across populations.
The piece chronicles a stylish crowd at a long standing quail hunt in progress, detailing attendees such as Alma Eikman Pat Smotherman Jean Hassell Trelma Smith Zada Goodpasture and Vivian Williams in vibrant outfits. It notes the 33rd anniversary of a couple and lists the Ball's McLaughlins Edd McLaughlins and others as guests with hosts Marvin Leary and Annie Ruth Bell.
UPI reports at New York's Copenhagen restaurant Danish Christmas Eve begins with boiled rice pudding and almond prize, followed by a multi day celebration. Otto and Karen Plume note holiday spreads include green kale soup, pork sausages, spare ribs, open house buffets, and koldt table smorgasbord with 50 dishes. Since 1946 the Plumes offer traditional Danish fare with minor American adaptations.
Central Christian Women of the church will lead a 10 40 a m service for the annual Woman's Day with readings and prayers. An offering supports the CWF Missionary Goal. First Baptist hosts the 21st annual M Night at 7 p m with Rev. Robert F. Norsworthy as speaker. A joint Vernon churches drama What Went Wrong will feature young choir members.
Potatoes are cooked in a caramel made from six tablespoons sugar melted in a heavy skillet on low heat. Butter is added to create a glossy brown coating. Potatoes are turned in the caramel until shiny and ready to serve with roast goose duck pork or game.
National Park Service reports bears fed by tourists in summer lose foraging instincts. AAA warns bears accustomed to in-car snacks may starve and become dangerous, prompting safety cautions for visitors.
The brief mentions nylon and Da eron fabrics for minislips, non-iron quick drying, chevron stripe pantsuits, black vinyl pants with a double breasted jacket. It also highlights lotion protection for young skin against the elements and hexachlorophene-enriched baby lotion as a makeup base and skin protector.
The Committee on Economic Development reports that 1955 to 1960 population growth in less developed countries outpaces advances in industrial nations. Growth in months required to feed in poorer countries runs about twice that of wealthy nations and since 1955 has surpassed overall economic growth rates.
Veteran toy buyer Ernest Thayer, head of toys at FAO Schwarz in New York, discusses how parents seek play value and safety in expensive gifts this season. He notes more quality purchases despite discount stores and TV promotions, urges checking eyes on stuffed toys and non flammable fills, and cites worldwide toy origins. The piece closes by recalling the Monroe Doctrine of December 2, 1823.
A delta shaped lifting body model is being tested at Lockheed California Company in Burbank for the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton Ohio. The tests occur in a hypervelocity wind tunnel to study high speed reentry maneuvers for future space mission landings under power.
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