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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1975
Page
14
A humorous slice of holiday misadventure recounts a plastic prelit tree’s chaotic assembly and tangled decor. The narrator, his wife, and relatives brace for looming bills as last minute shopping, credit, and family bustle collide in a humorous, domestic Christmas scene.
Rev. Joseph Dean helps a malnourished black man despite total parish indifference. A stranger finds shelter, a baby is born on Christmas Eve, and a parishite’s later life is torn by racial conflict as the tale mirrors the Nativity with modern stakes.
Social notes from Alamitos Heights and Belmont Shore recount two dozen guests at an Artie Stevenson dinner with Holly decor and French menus, plus a nine foot tree party with international guests including Prince Turki and Princess Fatha. Other gatherings feature the Machan family new home welcome, Downtown Lions luncheons, and sorority holiday events with Toys for Tots donations.
The Good Housekeeping poll ranks women based on admirability linked to marriages and public roles. Elizabeth Ford, Thelma Nixon, Rose Kennedy and others top the list, while Beverly Sills and Patricia Neal appear among those admired for personal achievement rather to marital ties.
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