Gifts Of Books Great For Curing Insomnia
A humorous New York AP piece suggests books as gifts for friends. It notes books have uses beyond reading and offers humorous examples pairing titles with well-known figures. The list includes political, literary, and cultural figures, ending with a nudge to pick a book for oneself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack Benny
Leo Durocher
Billy Graham
Richard M. Nixon
Man With the Golden Gun
Robert S. McNamara
Lord of the Flies
Norman Thomas
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Adopted Fathers Brighten Jong Sung Christmas Aid
In Annapolis 114 adoptive fathers from the U.S. Naval Academy's 19th company join the Foster Parents Plan to sponsor Jong Sung a Korean boy. A Christmas package will go to Seoul including a sewing machine to aid his mother who sells bread to support four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Jong Sung
U.S. Naval Academy
Brigade of Midshipmen
Seoul
Ford Promises New Study of Executive Branch Reform
House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford promises a new study of the executive branch to push for reforms akin to Hoover Commission recommendations. He notes federal employment rose by over 100 000 and expenditures by about 57 billion since the Hoover panel closed ten years ago as new agencies expanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Gerald R. Ford
Herbert Hoover
Ford
Hoover Commission
Massive heroin seizure tied to seven arrests worldwide
Federal agents seized a 209 pound cache of uncut heroin at a trailer court in Columbus Georgia, arresting CWO Herman Conder and six others including Frankie Dio, three French nationals, a Brazilian, and a Corsican, in a case tied to import smuggling. The haul valued at about 18.5 million to 100 million on the underworld market, with Conder earning about 19000 as courier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ga
United States
CWO
Herman Conder
Ft. Benning
Orleans
France
Frankie Dio
Miami, Fla
Henry L
Ert
M. Morgenthau
Giordano
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J. R. Williams
Harvard
Yale
Wwe
Adam Clayton Powell
Viet Nam
Harold E. Stassen
Bob ‘Hope
Barry Goldwater
Lady Bird
Ho Chi Minh
Charles de Gaulle
Jack E. Leonard
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dean Rusk
Morgenthau
Conder
Manhattan
Jean le France
Jean Nebbia
Corsica
Lucien Cuvillier
Suzanne Josette Couergou
Francisco de Almeida
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Jonathan
Gambles Home Improvement Company
Kane St
Swift
Royal Gelatine
Webb
Morrell
Rollers
Shank
Raggedy Ann Pumpkin
Can
G&w Bond Old Taylor Old Grandad
J. W. Dant Canadian Club, Etc
Brandies
Walker
Dobbs Creek Schenley Seagram’s Imperial Corby’s, Etc
Christian Bros
Hartley
Ordons
John Collins Fleischmann Seagram
Gordon Gilbey
Tom Collins
Zarnoff Smirnoff Gilbey
PENN
LA Palinas
Cues Foc
Mill
Sunnybrook
Mr. Boston Ranrico Bacardi
Tom & Jerry
Blatz Heileman’s
PABST
Budweiser
Hamm’s
Miller’s
Schlitz
Kingsbury
Pops
Pepsi-Cola
Walt’s
Dennett
Johnny Walker Ballantine
King Solomon Mogen David
F.I
Florida
Aggedy Ann Fanc Fruit Cocktail
Calif
Raggedy Ann
Wis
Haase
Libbey
Richelieu
Anna E
Baza Ana Eal
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