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No News During Holidays by Lester A Halpin
This Christmas column recalls how newsrooms handle Dec 25 stories and the quirks of holiday teletype logs. It traces historic Dec 25 events from 1620 Plymouth to 1815 Ghent, notes Canada’s Trudeau family births, and ends with a whimsical “Merry Christmas” note tied to North Pole datelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Oregon
Lyndon Johnson
Bethlehem
America
Ghent
Atlantic
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Ardennes Bulge
Canada
Margaret Trudeau
North Pole