Faith Is A Christmas Prayer
Dorothy Balts recalls a Christmas Eve memory of a girl who prays for bedroom slippers and receives a simple, heartfelt gift. The story frames faith as a quiet, enduring kernel that sustains hope even when prayers aren’t fully answered.
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Dorothy Balts
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Massive 101-Death Clash Near Buenos Aires Rocks Nation
Eight hours of battles between leftist guerrillas and security forces on the outskirts of Buenos Aires left at least 101 dead including 85 guerrillas, 10 civilians, and six police or soldiers. The attack involved Montoneros and ERP fighters targeting arsenals, police posts, and buses, with army chief Gen. Videla visiting the zone as chaos and traffic jams spread.
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Argentina
Pres
Isabel Peron
Montoneros
People’s Revolutionary Army
Latin America
Jorge Videla
Peronist
Juan D. Peron
Isabel
Air Force
Mrs. Peron
Navy
Judge Rules Retarded Represented On Board
Monroe County Circuit Court ruled that the La Crosse County Unified Board must appoint a member representing the interests of the mentally retarded and mentally ill as required by state law. The hearing followed a writ of mandamus after the county board failed to act and after a challenge by Frank J. Pryor and C. Stuart Robertshaw.
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la Crosse County
Frank J. Pryor
Unified Board
C. Stuart Robertshaw
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Pryor
Robertshaw
Carl P. Hansen
Rice
Hanson
la Crosse County Corp
Ray Sunder
Serstad
Miss Smith
Western Wisconsin Technical Institutute
Sup
Alfred Hebert
Department of Mental Hygiene
Wisconsin Department of Social Services
Hebert
Santa Seen Through The Glass Delivers Board Representation Debate
A Wisconsin court examined whether a Unified Board must have a specific member for each mental disability group. Judge Rice ruled current representation suffices, citing Miss Smith and Serstad’s qualifications while clarifying the advocacy claim and the law’s scope.
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Judge Rice
Hanson
93 Year Old Christmas Man Michael Forss Remains Active
Michael Forss, 93, a slight 130-pound man living at 1202 Kane St., is still active and healthy. He walks to nearby shops and the barber, avoids hospitals, and recalls a past habit of gymnastics and a love for poetry recited from memory. He lives as a lifelong resident who enjoys life, humor, and family memories.
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Michael Forss
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Forss
Kane St
Clinton Street
Caledonia Street
Ellen Terpstra
Loomis St
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Chicago
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