Boiling Point Book Gift List From Hal Boyle
New York AP spoof lists humorous book titles addressed to notable figures and public personalities. Brevity and wit pair captions with recipients such as Nixon, Rockefeller, Eisenhower, Khrushchev, Hoffa, Kennedy, Castro, Hoover, and others, suggesting illustrated volumes for Christmas.
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New York
Erlend
Morehan
Inolin Gleason
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Guy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nikita Khrushchev
James R. Hoffa
America
Eisenhower
Sens
Morse
Humphrey
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Boston
John PF. Kennedy
U.S
Filel Castro
Heelert Hoover
McKinley
Harry &. Trinman
Wernher von Braun
Wall. Alston
Los Angeles Dodgers
2D Sullivan
Steve Allen
Bass
Christmas in U S Cues Weird Doings
A University of Utah psychiatrists study reports Christmas in the United States can trigger mental distress and abnormal behavior in some individuals. Researchers note social pressure for happiness and gift exchange may provoke complaints and unusual acts among 20 to 90 percent of patients in clinics, with examples of restraint, exhibitionism, and family strain.
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San Francisco
United
Bo Walter Low
de. Ryle J. Cole
de. Herbert B. Foxer
University of Utah
Orla M. Shaw
Helen Ratcliffe
Dee
Chuckles In The News Roanoke Spessard grants extra jail furlough
Roanoke Virginia judge Rebert W Spessard granted Conrad Carper a five day jail sentence extension so he could fulfill a Christmas promise to assist the jail cook. In Kristiansand Sweden municipal workers admitted a mistake after Sven George Larsson four was told he would serve as district purchase tax collector. In Walsall England insurance salesman Dennis Reynolds twenty two was fined five twenty eight for a third conviction riding a motorcycle without insurance.
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Roanoke
UPI
Rebert W. Spessard
Conrad Carper
Kristianstad
Sweden
Sven George Larsson
Walsall
Eng
Dennis Reynolds
Christmas lights brighten dimmed Phuladelphia area
In the Penmypack Woods development residents in the Lood-unit community lit many Christmas lights both inside and outside homes, causing powerful enthusiasm. The display drew many visitors but led to straight nights of electricity failures.
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Penmypack Woods
Lood-unit
Pilgrimage To Bethlehem Longer Now
A Christmas pilgrimage from Nazareth to Bethlehem grows longer due to border barriers and crossing restrictions. Sen. Stuart Symington joined pilgrims crossing at Mandel Bal Gate while locals note heightened security and continued religious observances. Bethlehem towns prepare for Midnight Mass as hotels face crowded demand and tourism remains vital to the area’s economy.
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Nazareth
Isevel
Bethiehons
Jordan
Palestine
Israel
Fai
Bethlehem
No Man's
Lam
Mandelban
Sen
Stuart Symington
Church of Nativity
Sakinvina
Bethinhem
Mangee Square
Joseph
Mary
Nawared
Samadig
Nad Tareth
Haifa
Mediterranean
Plain of Sharon
Tel Aviv
Jucent Hills
Jerusalem
Ho Inn
Holy Land
Algiers
Europe
Poland
East Germany
Eisenhower Urges World Peace via Open Partnership
President Eisenhower used his annual Christmas message to press for a peaceful, open partnership among nations. He called for shared goals and stronger aid to developing countries, stressing that peace and freedom depend on cooperative effort, not coercion or charity alone. The speech, delivered during the Christmas pageant of peace, emphasized unity, trade, and mutual effort toward a just peace.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
Africa
Asia
Europe
Doles
Spark
White House
Waker Up Service Faces Difficult Morning Calls
New York AP profile of Maury Woody of Western Union Wake-Up Service detailing the strains of waking clients who resist dawn. She describes winter and Christmas parties as worst, with heavy sleepers needing calls and sometimes singing to rouse them. Clients range from doctors to businessmen. rate is 1.05 dollars plus 13 cents, with a noted case of a teacher incurring a two thousand dollar bill.
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New York
Maury Woody
Western Union
Sovie
Neeve
Woody
Abs. Woody
England's Lord Halifax Dies at 78
Lord Halifax, the veteran British statesman who helped swing U.S. support to Britain in World War II, died at 78 at his Yorkshire country home. A conservative figure famed for diplomacy, he served as foreign secretary and wartime ambassador to Washington, with tributes noted by Douglas Dillon and Selwyn Lloyd. His career spanned ministerial roles and wartime leadership, leaving a legacy of Anglo American unity.
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York
England
Lord Halifax
Yorkshire
United States
Foner
India
Washington
Halifax
Lord Invin
Douglas Dillon
Dillon
London
Selwyn Lloyd
Hitler
Willy
Munich
Neville
Thilifay
Petey
Aetips
North Africa
Richard Wood
Power
Crash Kills Three Boys Near Garberville
Three Garberville high school youths died when a pickup plowed into a diesel tanker on Highway 101. The victims were Jim Labrovan 15 Richard Lahrman 37 and Duane Chidester 15. Two others were injured, one seriously, as fuel spilled and crews cleared the scene while emergency responders were on site.
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Garberville
Jim Labrovan
Richard Lahrman
Duane Chidester
South Fork High School
Manville and fiance choose stock over diamond in wedding gifts
New York AP reports Tommy Manville, 65, selects a block of American Telephone and Telegraph stock as a Christmas gift for his fiancée Christina Erdson, 20, a German immigrant waitress. The couple, who plan to wed in January, did not disclose the number of shares.
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New York
Tommy Manville
American Telephone & ‘Telegraph
Christina Erdson
Statuesqua Brimette
Manville
Christina
Jan.e
Germany
Reds Announce Higher Gift Ratio Across Germany
Berlin dispatch reports East Germany claims a higher Christmas gift ratio to West Germany, noting one in five East Germans sent gifts versus about one in nine in the West. The official Communist news agency ABN cites growing cross border generosity yet emphasizes ongoing separation.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Germany
Trarrler
Jwest
Lanstward
Malaya Grain Banks 200 to 1500 in Operation
Des Moines reports Malaya operates grain banks accepting farmers deposits and collecting processing fees. Across Malaya's 6,405 schools and vast population, a framework exists for storing and reselling grain nationwide, with numerous banks spread over the rain belt.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Opera
Malasa
De Gaulle Wins Big Support For Private School Aid Plan
Paris AP reports President Charles de Gaulle showcases power as National Assembly approves government plan to boost subsidies for private schools amid Socialist and Communist opposition. The plan lets the state control spending and school contracts in return for aid, with education ministers resigning over ministerial tweaks. Public debate over state church separation intensifies as subsidies rise from 6 billion francs to about 20 billion francs, affecting roughly 20 percent of French children in private Catholic schools.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Agai
National Assembly
Michel Debre
de Gaulle
Andre Baulloche
Oo Ki
Oid
Debra
Trio Caught In Plot To Steal Machine Guns
Jacksonville North Carolina FBI reports two AWOL Air Force men, Jack Frandsen and Luther Gillis, and Vivian Fisher were arrested on conspiring to steal 340 submachine guns from Camp Lejeune and ship them to Cuba. Fisher held in $15,000 bail after Miami tip. Gillis from Jackson Mississippi and Frandsen from Des Moines Iowa.
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Jacksonville
N.C
Camp Lejeune
FBE
Jack Barclay Fraredson
Luther Douglas Gillis
U.S. Air Force
Vivian Lake Fisher
New Orleans
Wilmington
W. Wade Bromwell
Carelinas FBI
Miami
Frio
Gillis
Jackson
Miss
Frandsen
Des Moines
Iowa
Bronwell
FBI
Air Force
Cuba
Cub
Hanukkah and Christmas Coincide This Year
The Hanukkah festival and Christmas align this year for the first time since 1910, a rare overlap due to the lunar basis of the Jewish holiday. The 2,000 year old festival marks the victory of Jews over Antiochus, and the coincidence occurs only occasionally this century.
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New York
Antiochus
Car Sideswipes Distance Hiker during London march
In Biggleswade England AP reports Dr Barbara Moore a 37 mile marcher from Edinburgh to London was sideswiped by a car. The vehicle grazed her arm knocking off a golden snake she regards as luck. The driver fled the scene and Moore found the snake twenty minutes later while still 37 miles from London.
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Biggleswade
England
Barbara Moore
Edinburgh
London
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