22 Dec 1973
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1973
Page
1
The Gazette editorial urges a deeper meaning of Christmas stressing care and sharing amid energy shortages. It notes heating costs and fuel restrictions raise anxieties, but encourages optimism and collective action to weather hardships and count blessings.
FRANK B HOOD writes on visiting the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, describing its cave-like entry, grotto, and star marking the birth site. He recalls a summer Israel trip with a birthday celebration in Jerusalem, linking ancient birth to modern Christmas in a land celebrating 25 years as a nation. Merry Christmas.
Daily publication from Second Class imprint in Penna. published with postal payment at In ind Legal Holidays.
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National studies warn rationing would spawn a black market and higher prices for fuel while suggesting a shift to higher prices and a development tax. Senate Watergate investigators probe secret Vesco links with Nixon family including Donald Nixon and Howard Hughes, with denials from the White House and Donald Nixon.
Victor Riesel reports on Mafia leaders cooling activity as law enforcement tightens across 1973 74. He notes informers within organized crime, witness relocation, and aging dons like Meyer Lansky facing health and legal pressures while new power struggles emerge in the Eastern mob.
In a biting exchange, ART BUCHWALD and Wanamaker mock a public push for sacrifice without actual conflict. They propose declaring war on France as a stunt to rally home-front austerity, imag ine propaganda campaigns, fund drives, and cultural caricatures, then ending with a supposedly honorable peace and reconstruction.
A letter thanks George Hood, Elementary Principal of Marion Center School District, for his guidance in the W. A. McCreery School dedication. It also recognizes his secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Hood, for her support and encouragement.
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