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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1956

Page

10

Unto Us a Child Is Born Part II Zeus And A Spark In A Pagan Night

Editor notes a study of religion at Jesus birth, describing Rome, Egypt, Greece and Persia as centers of paganism. It contrasts ivory shrines, temple statues, and temple prostitution with a rising spiritual event. The piece surveys myths, astrologers, magicians, and cults across Corinth, Alexandria, Joppa, Tyre, and Jerusalem.

Christ Jesus Bethlehem Rome Egypt Greece Persia Mithra Cybelle Osiris Demeter Corinth Alexandria Joppa Tyre Jerusalem Galilee Judea House of Abraham Zeus Jupiter Asia Minor Diana Assyria Dionysus Orphic Brotherhood Augustus Parthenon Mount Olympus

Radio and TV Listings Page Highlights Local Schedule

A dense afternoon and evening grid lists programs across Decatur stations with numerous time slots. Entries include news, music, dramas, children's shows, and variety programs from 6:00 to after midnight featuring Tops to Pops, Gospel Jubilee, Morning Musical, Bible Study, Captain Kangaroo, and many other names across channels.

Roth Alabama Wranglers Alabama Monroe Parker Mary Blaine Lime Jimmy Fidles Virgil Pinkley WMS Robert F Hurleigh Josh Gabriel Heatter Decatur Mary Ford Fulton Lewis, Jr Rio City Studio X

Florida TV dantefest at NBC 30th anniversary in Miami Beach

Roving reporter HAL BOYLE chronicles Florida's Gold Coast stage as NBC marks 30 years, with TV dignitaries, autograph seekers, and stars like J. Fred Muggs Groucho Marx and Gina Lollobrigida. The piece notes security gaps, celebrity excess, beach chaos, and a hint of deeper cultural questions framed by the spectacle.

Hal Boyle Miami Beach Florida Gold Coast David Sarnoff J. Fred Muggs Pastelville-By-The- Sea NBC Everglades Groucho Marx

Gina Emerges At Grand Opening In Daring Dress

A lively scene marks Gina’s appearance at the grand opening in a plunging neckline dress described as a bold entry. NBC interest surges over the camera moment while a scribe notes her freckles.

Gina NBC

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