Twelve Days Of Christmas inflation hits twelve gifts
A San Francisco AP report surveys the modern cost of the Twelve Days of Christmas gifts. From a partridge in a pear tree to twelve fiddlers, the total comes to 12 267.55 dollars, not counting taxes, travel, or animal care. The piece also notes wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade rising the daily limit as crops climbed with other grain and oil prices.
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Why Should Lawyer Hire A Lawyer in Erie County
Erie County Commissioner loo P Weir questions Register of Wills Roger M Vischer plan to hire a part time solicitor for his office at 3100 per year. Weir notes Vischer campaigned as an attorney and wonders why hire another. Action to vote at today’s weekly meeting. Fischer backs attorney John McLaughlin for the job. Also on the agenda is a Erie Conference request to urge renewal of Amtrak service to Erie with letters to federal officials. Market Place at Crown Center Kansas City showcases real foods with bulk perishables in an old world bazaar setting.
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POW To Spend Best Christmas At Home
DES MOINES IAP) Air Force Col Dwight Sullivan celebrates his first home Christmas since release from a North Vietnamese camp. He and his three teenage sons will stay with his parents. He recalls six missed Christmases and wartime camp life with improvised carols, bamboo notes, and scrap-paper cards. In Everett Pa a deadly fire near a Christmas tree killed seven year old Donald Richard Van Pelt Jr and left other relatives unharmed. Sullivan says POWs avoided decoration efforts to prevent propaganda and remembers Christmases in captivity. His wife and daughters are apart this year, but he remains grateful for blessings.
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