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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1965
Page
8
A child's handwritten plea to Santa requests dolls that talk, dishes, candy and nuts for Connie and Christi, with care for their baby sister and other children. The letter mentions living with an uncle and aunt at Cee Wee and asks for a baby shirt house shoes and anything else Santa wishes to bring.
The Dow Jones averages show light movement at 11 am with Indus near 967.31 up 145, Rails 247.13 down 0.33, Utils 151.90 down 0.03, Stocks 340.11 up 0.13 and 2,059,000 shares traded. At noon Indus 4.86 off 1.00, Rails 246.64 off 0.82, Utils 151.84 off 9.09, Stocks 339.41 off 0.57 with 3,400,000 shares. At 1 pm Indus 964.53 off 1.33, Rails 246.76 off 0.70, Utils 151.66 off 0.27, Stocks 339.34 off 0.64 with 4,400,000 shares.
Treasury figures through December 20 show withdrawals of 66.24 billion and deposits of 53.97 billion. Cash balance stands at 5.39 billion with public debt at 321.74 billion and gold at 13.808 billion.
The report lists the 24 hour period ending 11 am with a high of 62 and a low of 53 on Wednesday. It compares to December 23 1964 when the high was 74 and the low 39 with a sunrise of 7 45 and sunset at 5 36.
The speaker praised the Ecumenical Council as it concluded this year and highlighted his historic and symbolic October 4 visit to the United Nations in New York. The remarks form part of a broader address noted on this pane.
The text explains 1-Y classified men who failed tests but may be called in wartime, sitting between 1-A and 4. An executive order from January 5 1962 allows induction only in war or national emergency, with Johnson able to modify. Prospects exist to re-examine 1-Ys for possible upgrade and to lower physical standards for induction, expanding limited service eligibility.
The Federal Communications Commission clears a 3 percent rate increase for Western Union telegrams and most services from Jan 1 through June 30. Officials say public cost stays about the same as federal telegram excise taxes are cut starting Jan 1.
Festive scenes include Chicago stars visiting veterans hospitals to distribute gifts to bedridden veterans. Huntington church hosts about 175 foreign college students for a holiday home away from home. The White House and Christmas tree sparkle in Washington as Johnson rests at the Texas ranch. Shoppers flood stores while Christmas mail hits records, plus a humorous jail note seeking hoarded liquor and supplies from a prisoner in El Paso.
James Kelly, the club's sole Irish-American member, named president in Edison New Jersey. He jokes he eats at least one pizza a week to blend Italian culture into his life.
The world's first atomic powered submarine Nautilus was launched at Groton Connecticut on January 21, 1954 according to the World Almanac.
Compiled by Publishers' Weekly the list names top fiction and nonfiction works. Notable titles include Up the Down Staircase The Green Berets Yes I Can and A Thousand Days among others by Bel Kaufman Irving Stone Arthur Hailey Ruth Montgomery and Theodore H White.
MASSod Wednesday on charges of fighting and disturbing the peace after a downtown encounter between Negro pickets white and police. The trouble erupted near an appliance store when pickets marched with signs. One Negro youth was knocked through a plate glass window of the store. Renewal of violence shattered a truce reached with town leaders on desegregation concessions at most stores. Six establishments refused to honor the agreement, including Negro clerks hiring and instructing white employees to address Negroes as sir. The new picketing drive targeted the holdout stores.
The excerpt defends belief in Santa Claus and the magical realm of childhood. It argues that unseen wonders give life its color and that faith, imagination, and romance preserve joy. It invokes Virginia as a symbol of lasting wonder and the enduring spirit of childhood.
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