Christmas Hopes for U S Cigar Makers Rise in New Packaging
AP reports two Christmas hopes for cigars: gift sales to lift total yearly consumption beyond 6.9 million last year and gift boxes turning recipients into regular buyers. Industry notes a comeback over the past decade, aided by packaging and targeting younger men, with per capita consumption rising to 138 in 1960 from 119 in 1956.
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New York
U.S
Cigar Manufacturers Association of America, Inc
C.ies
The
Institute
Bathing in Oily Water Aids Skin
Medical notes describe a daily warm bath in mildly oily water easing dry skin in about 90 percent of patients, softening the skin and helping conditions like aged skin and burn scars though not a cure. Dr Weissberg cites greater relief than ointments. stopping the bath returns dryness.
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Associated Press
Gustav Weissberg
Wesley
Bare
Philadelphia
Santa and the Boy Fish by Lucrece Hudgins Beal
Michael and Cos fly from Santa Land in a parasol seeking the black pearl. A storm batters their craft and costs Michael his diving gear. After a perilous fall they land on a sunlit island where Michael salvage his lung and mask from the sea.
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Santa and the Boy Fish
Lucrece Hudgins
Beal
Michael
Cos
tenbrick@1
Santa Land
Santa
Earth
Costenbricker
Island Quest Turns Up Flippers and Map Clue
Costenbricker and Michael reach the islands area after a storm rescue. Flippers found drifted near shore reveal their destination island and a weathered map. They launch the boat to search for the sunken ship, with patience as the sea spreads across many isles.
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Cost
Costenbricker
Michael
Widen
To Build Up War Capacity To Fight Limited Conflicts
Washington AP reports Kennedy aims to strengthen the United States and Allied capacity to wage limited non nuclear wars. President elect Kennedy names Robert S. McNamara as defense secretary and Dean Rusk as secretary of state. Policy will follow NSC procedures with McNamara and Rusk guiding core choices.
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Washington
Kennedy
United States
John F. Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Ford Motor Co
Rusky
State Department
McNamara
National Security Council
Defense
State
The Search for the Ship Pursuit Begins
Jing circles the boat as the old man exhorts, then Michael dons gear and leaps into the sea. A diving mask is adjusted as the team begins a perilous underwater search for the sunken ship.
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Jing
Michael
Famed Baritone John Charles Thomas Dies at 68
Apple Valley California AP reports baritone John Charles Thomas died at 68 from cancer. A star of opera concert and radio, he retired in 1953 after a long career highlighted by NBC radio broadcasts from 1942 to 1947, and he ended his days with his wife Dorothy in California. He often signed off broadcasts with Good night, mother.
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Apple Valley
Calif
John Charles Thomas
America
Thomas
Dorothy
Los Angeles
National Broadcasting Co
Refinery Demand Cut Reported for Texas Crude
The Texas Railroad Commission said January nominations for Texas crude averaged 2 593971 barrels per day, down from 2 616945 in December. All but two of ten producing districts showed decreases in demand estimates by oil refining companies.
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Austin, Tex
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
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