Unpopular dogs and Christmas cards in a lighter side
Washington columnist Dick West ponders a quirky holiday trend as Freckles the dog receives a yule card from a kennel. The piece riffs on stray cards to pets and to strangers, noting the odd tradition of sending greetings to the unacquainted Fridgits and other random names.
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Dick West Washington
Freckles
Loddon
Bob
Sue Cratchit
Roger
Rover
Santi Claus
Christendom
Bertie
Lulu Jane Fridgit
White House
Leonard — Bernstein
Black Panthers
Ari
Rivers Remains in Serious Condition After Heart Surgery
Birmingham report says Rivers DS.C. chairman of the House Armed Services Committee remained in serious condition at University Hospital after a setback in recovery from open heart surgery on December 11. A spokesman noted reduced heart performance with arrhythmias and sub-optimal circulatory status. Dr. John Kirklin led a team that replaced a leaking mitral valve with a plastic substitute.
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Birmingham
Ala
L. Meade
Rivers
Ds.c
University Hospital
House
Armed Services
John Kirklin
Medieval maps place Jerusalem at the center
The text explains medieval European mapmaking used the Bible as a guide, placing Jerusalem at the center because it is described as surrounded by cities in biblical texts. This theological framework determined the geographic composition and orientation of early cartography.
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Europe
Jerusalem
Supreme Court 18 year olds voting raises election woes
Washington officials confront complex costly logistics after the Supreme Court allows 18 year olds to vote in federal contests. States must create separate rolls and ballots, with Alaska Kentucky and Georgia already setting 18 as the age. Impacts on 1972 elections remain uncertain as drivers to lower voting age gain momentum.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
UPT
Alaska
Kentucky
Georgia
Morton resigns from Pillsbury board after interior secretary move
AP dispatch from Minneapolis reports Rogers C. Morton, pick for interior secretary by President Nixon, has tendered resignation as a Pillsbury Co director. The move, made Monday, becomes effective once Senate confirms his appointment. Pillsbury chairman Robert J. Keith noted Morton stepped back from company affairs in late November after the nomination was announced.
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Apolis
Minn
UPD
Rogers C. B. Morton
Nixon
Walter Hicke
Pillsbury Co
Senate
Robert J. Keith
Pillsbury Board of Directors
Morton
Pillsbury
Investment tax credit gains favor with small firms
The National Federation of Independent Business reports 77 percent of its membersBacked Bible Burdick plan for a 7 percent credit on new equipment purchases. The proposal scales with company type: $50 000 for manufacturing corporations $10 000 for other corporations and $5 000 for individuals. Support crosses sectors with Nebraska respondents showing strong backing despite concerns over larger corporations.
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Alan Bible
Nevada
Quentin Burdick
North Dakota
National Federation of Independent Business
Dow
Nebraska
Hid
Bible
Burdick
Rep
Uirpecity
Jesser
Anestiumax
Marker
Suymtort
Witels
Srowlley
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