Christmas shoppers tease Santa in department store skit
Hal Boyle reports a department store scene where a Santa Claus hears endless quips from children and staff. The jokes range from lollipops and flame tested beards to union cards and a personnel psychologist suggesting a shorter Santa.
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US Bans Two Food Flavorings
The government prohibited safral and safrole flavorings in foods and beverages including root beer and sarsaparilla after a special scientific panel called them weak hepatic carcinogens. FDA will nullify prior approvals and enforce the ban under new cancer risk rules, with industry having largely stopped using the substances.
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More Kidnap Cash Found Near Alessio Case
AP reports federal agents recovered an additional 100000 dollars of ransom paid for sportsman Anthony Alessio. The total 182515 of 200000 was found Wednesday in a Los Angeles apartment once occupied by Frank Marrone, 31, among five suspects awaiting testing. The cash was hidden inside a refrigerator panel. Alessio was kidnapped in San Diego on November 21 and later freed unharmed after payment.
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Almanac Today December 1 1960 History Notes
Almanac entry for Thursday December 1 1960 notes day count and lingering planetary details. Highlights include Sullivan conducting HMS Pinafore at Fifth Avenue Theater in 1879, Father Flanagan founding Boys Town in 1917, Nancy Astor taking seat in 1918, and Gershwin’s Lady Be Good premiere in 1924. Plato quote closes the thought for today.
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California 28th District Tops Nation in Population
A preliminary Census Bureau tally shows California's 28th district as the most populous, over one million residents, followed by Florida's 4th and New York 1st. The report lists district populations across the states, with Georgia, Illinois, Michigan and others also noted in the ranking. A humorous aside reports a Michigan 16th resident finding a 7 inch trout in a gasoline tank during an inspection era garage check.
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Radioactive Truck Stolen Near Camp Mercury
The Alonite Energy Commission reports a mildly contaminated plutonium truck was stolen Tuesday from a test site at Camp Mercury, 40 miles from Las Vegas. It was parked with four other contaminated trucks inside a double fenced area with radiation warning signs. Officials say unlikely that exposed individuals would suffer effects.
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Judd Claims GOP Won Election Amid Far-Reaching Fraud Accusations
Rep. Walter H. Judd told the Los Angeles County Federation of Republican Women that the vote was stolen in registration and cited fraud in cities including Hawaii. He urged recounters in six to eight precincts and faulted the party for underplaying conservative issues.
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Graham Urges Moral Uplift and Personal Responsibility
Billy Graham says churches must stress moral problems and individual responsibility. He warns against relying on social action alone, arguing personal transformation through Christ is essential. He spoke to reporters ahead of a John Tracy Clinic banquet in Los Angeles.
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