Yule Traditions Strengthen Portuguese Family Ties
Lisbon report describes Christmas Eve consoada with turkey roast suckling pig and codfish, followed by Midnight Mass. Gift customs include shoes by the fireplace for the Child Jesus, while Father Christmas appears in shops. Families travel long distances, share food, and celebrate with relatives across Portugal and overseas.
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Lisbon
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Father Christmas
Portugal
Library Film Hour Set Tuesday
The La Crosse Public Library will host a free adult film hour Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the South Branch Library. The program includes Old Order Amish Japan Watching Ballet and Christmas Lights with children allowed when accompanied by an adult.
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la Crosse
South Branch
Japan
Jacques d’Amboise
Fort Worth Woman Helps Alcoholic Women Find Hope
Elizabeth Ambrose, a 71 year old widow, runs a providence for troubled women in Fort Worth. She houses alcoholics prostitutes and addicts offering shelter meals and guidance while emphasizing faith and personal accountability. She works with Alcoholics Anonymous and relies on private contributions, not government funding.
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Fort Worth
Tex
UPI
Elizabeth Ambrose
Texas
Ambrose
Alcoholics Anonymous
Texas Alcohol and Narcotics Education Committee
Read The Word program invites Assemblies of God to read Bible
Members of Assemblies of God churches across the United States are asked to participate in Read the Word during 1967 and 1968. Participants will read the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice over two years, totaling two to three chapters daily with a Bible reading guide and daily devotional booklet provided by the Spiritual Life Evangelism Commission.
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Springfield
UPI
Assemblies of God
United States
Vanishing Condor in California Mountains
The California Condor, a giant vulture with a pinkish-orange head and dark plumage, is rapidly disappearing. It has a nine foot wingspan and inhabits the mountains around Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
Turkey
Ventura
Santa Barbara
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