Battersea and memory tours through Chesterton style living
A reflective essay traces how familiar surroundings sharpen when away, citing Chesterton on Battersea and a Christmas home scene. It recalls faith in small relics, a restored Gothic panel from St Francis Cathedral, and a nostalgic tour of domestic objects rekindling meaning. Also notes Barry Goldwater withdrawing from Senate leadership and backing Robert Griffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterton
St. Francis Cathedral
Phoenls
Barry Coldwater
R-Ariz
Senate
Robert Griffin
Michigan
Goldwater
GOP
Griffin
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Ringing in the Holidays With Kettle Spirit
A writer helps Salvation Army volunteers ring bells for charity in Hayward. The kettle fund raises about 4000 dollars yearly, most for food and clothing for the poor, with transparent accounting. A warm exchange with a donor underscores the season’s giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward
Reid
San Francisco
Salvation Army
Brezhnev feted at 70 in Moscow by world leaders
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev received global tributes in Moscow as he neared his 70th birthday. Tass reported arrivals of Todor Zhivkov Gustav Husak and Nicolae Ceausescu plus leaders from Mongolia Cuba and Finland. Brezhnev was awarded a third Order of Lenin and second Hero of the Soviet Union while a 25 minute Central Committee tribute praised him as a true son of the Soviet people and a fighter for peace and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Leonid Tovid Brezhnev
Josef Stalin
Tass
Todor Zhivkov
Bulgaria
Gustav Husak
Finland
Ir Brezhnev
Mostoe
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Als
Party Central Committee
Shots fired at cop sparks manhunt in Oakland
Police arrested a 19 year old Oakland man after shots were fired at Patrolman Jim Simon during a burglary investigation on Begier Avenue. Four men fled a house, shots were fired, and a handgun was found near 977 Begier. Williams held on armed robbery, burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, and drug counts. Police sought a second suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San
Chetland fMoad
Dutton
Barkcroft and Bepier
Ted Williams
Bancroft Junior High School
Rancroft
Williams
Simnon
Begier
Oakland
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Ray Orrock
Battersea
G.K. Chesterton
London
Paris
Washington, D.C
Ray
Ral Welfare Fund
Rays
Trang
Merv
Hank
Jack' Broly
Pat Craig
Bartleson
Bart
Ron
Aui
Bayfair Mall
San Leandro
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