Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor Alex Washburn
The editor recalls the 1930s Great Depression and its impact on Star Publishing Co begun by C E Palmer and him in 1929. Sales plummeted from 42000 in 1930 to 19587 in 1933, staff cutbacks occurred, and a $5 Christmas gift was given as the firm faced losses then recovered as the era ended.
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Alex. H. Washburn
Star
C.E. Palmer
Star Publishing Co
The
Red
America
Star to Skip Christmas Day Edition and Holiday Salute
The Star will not publish on Christmas Day Saturday December 25 and will suspend for four holidays including Fourth of July Thanksgiving and Christmas. All staff will receive paid day off next week on a department driven staggered schedule to avoid production disruption. President editor Alex H Washburn distributed an operating bonus to all employees earlier this week.
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The
Star
Alex. H. Washburn
Madrid sees second night of protests over Carrillo arrest
Thousands of youths clashed with police in Madrid's central square for a second night over the arrest of Communist leader Santiago Carrillo. Police dispersed crowds with smoke bombs as 3,000 to 4,000 protesters and thousands more abroad voiced opposition to the detention of a man who had lived underground and recently returned to Spain. Carrillo, 62, faces possible charges of illegal meeting or entry, with no charges yet filed.
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Madrid
Spain
Santiago Carrillo
Carrillo
Communist Party
Carabanchel
el Pais
Fukuda elected prime minister in Japan
Takeo Fukuda, 71, conservative economic expert, was elected prime minister by the Diet after being named Liberal Democratic Party president by acclamation. He won 256 of 511 lower house votes, with Socialist Tomomi Narita taking 122. He plans a swift cabinet lineup dominated by party elders.
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Tokyo
Takeo Fukuda
Liberal-Democratic Party
Japan
Fukuda
Takeo Miki
LDP
Miki
Socialist Party
Tomomi Narita
Coast Guard to burn oil spill near Georges Bank
U S Coast Guard will test burning part of a heavy oil spill from the Argo Merchant wreck off Nantucket to protect Georges Bank fishing grounds. A combustion promoter will be spread by helicopter before ignition, with wind shifts expected to keep oil from Georges Bank.
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Boston
U.S. Coast Guard
Atlantic
Georges Bank
Argo Merchant
Nantucket Island
Cape Cod
Argo
Bethlehem Christmas Ides of Bells and Mass
Thousands of Christian pilgrims arrive in Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas Eve with bells carols and a Mass in the Church of the Nativity. Israeli security surrounds the town as Mayor Freij appeals for peace amid tense conditions and travel disruptions.
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Bethlehem
West Bank
Christ
Elias Freij
Joseph and
Mary
Msgr
Giacomo Guiseppe Bellatti
Jerusalem
Rachel
Manger Square
Jesus
United States
Israel
Australia
Sweden
South Africa
Britain
St. Catherine's Roman Catholic Church
Church of the Nativity
Bertritti
Freij
Jordan River
ERA Forum Set for Hope January 6
An ERA forum will be held January 6 at the Hope School Library from 7 to 9 p.m. One of five Arkansas meetings features two humanists, one pro and one con, with moderator Shirley Griffin of Little Rock. The discussion covers how ERA passage would affect Arkansans.
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Arkansas
Hope School Library
Russellville
Pine Bluff
Jonesboro
Fort Smith
Shirley Griffin
Little Rock
Carolina sniper terror grips Durham as city urged to stay indoors
Durham North Carolina police urge residents to keep drapes drawn during the holiday season amid a sniper spree that killed Herbert C. Bradshaw 68 and Herbert Medlin 26 and wounded two others. FBI and SBI join the investigation with a reward of at least 1000 dollars.
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Durham
N.C
Jon P. Kindice
Herbert C. Bradshaw
J.R. Marshall
Bradshaw
Kindice
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Herbert Medlin
FBI
State Bureau of Investigation
Durham Morning Herald
Long distance Christmas calls offered at discount rates
Southwestern Bell reports a 35 percent One-Plus discount on all out-of-state long distance calls placed Friday December 24, with Saturday Christmas Day rate at 6 percent. Plan ahead. calls peak 9 11 a.m. and 7 11 p.m. holiday volume rises.
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Mills
Craig's letter sparks nationwide gifts for needy family
A mis-spelled unsigned Santa letter from Craig prompts donation drives across the country. Shirley Martin organized help in Seattle after the note to Santa asked for a lost father, mising map, and pleas for presents. Donations include cash, bicycles, and toys, with a Houston woman writing a song for the boy. Seattle Times seeks Craig through local schools to ensure the gifts reach him.
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Seattle
Santa
Criag
Shirley Martin
Tally
Craig
Mrs. Martin
The
Seattle Times
Crag
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