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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1974
Page
5
A vintage style craft piece guides making colorful crochet Christmas ornaments. It covers creating two ornaments and two balls, with step by step crochet patterns, color variations, and assembly notes for hangable decorations.
In California the 120-member legislature has no women in the Senate and only two in the Assembly, far from the national trend of more female lawmakers. Leaders cite district size, money, and voter attitudes as barriers, while advocates note progress elsewhere and ongoing efforts by parties to back qualified women candidates.
Dr. Margaret Smart of USC's Early Childhood Education Center urges parents to shop local hardware stores for Christmas gifts. She favors wooden or heavy plastic toys that encourage imaginative play and multiple uses, noting blocks, paint sets, garden tools, and safe, sturdy options over expensive ready mades. The expert cites block lessons and simple objects as smarter, more economical ways to stimulate creativity during a recession.
A humorous dialogue shows a husband who shops for himself at night near Christmas, buying outfits, a belt, and a bathrobe sized box after his wife already chose gifts. T grumbles that belts and TV Guide subscriptions feel too personal, while the husband jokes about the bathrobe and sale underwear.
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