Christmas Card History Notes From Town Paper
A fragment from a local column recalls Christmas card origins. It mentions the first designed card in London in 1843 and subsequent mass production by Charles Goodall in 1862, Louis Prang’s 1860s multicolor cards, and 1875 US sales, ending with a prompt about mailing cards.
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Harold Correll
Harold
St. Bernard
Sherman
London
Charles Goodall & Sons
World Book Encyclopedia
Louis Prang
Boston
Europe
United States
Senate approves largest Social Security hike since 1935
The Senate voted final approval to a bill boosting Social Security benefits by 13 percent for 23.8 million recipients and raising minimum payments to 55 dollars next February, with AFDC funding curbs and tax increases to finance the rise. Two Dugger Union High students were hospitalized after an auto train collision in Dugger. Karen Bedwell 16 suffered minor injuries while Gloria Talley 16 was in critical condition with multiple injuries.
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UPI
Senate
Johnson
House
Dugger Union High School
Mary Sherman
Sullivan
Dugger
Karen Bedwell
Daugher
Wayne Bedwell
Dugger, Inc. 1
Gloria Talley
Truman Talley
Bucktown
Joe Fitch
Harold Roseberry
Hiatt
Ray King
Miss Bedwell
Main St
Illinois Central
Mary Sherman Hospital
Algiers Leader Takes Command Amid Dissent Threat
President Houari Boumedienne assumed supreme command of the army to quell dissident officers threatening Algiers. Police sealed off the capital and major provinces preventing travel while reports say Boumedienne fired rival army chief Col Tahir Zbiri.
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Algiers
UPI
Houari Boumedienne
Radio
Bouredienne
Armed Forces
Tahir Zbiri
UAW and GM Still Bargain
Detroit UPI reports marathon talks between General Motors and the United Auto Workers stretch past 24 hours to avert a January strike. Negotiators press toward a nationwide contract for 406,000 GM production workers in 1970, seeking to match or surpass timing of Chrysler and Ford settlements with less pressure this round.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
Ford
Chrysler
Pearson Steps Down Sparks Cabinet Shuffle In Canada
Ottawa UPI Prime Minister Lester Pearson, 70, announced his resignation next spring to clear the way for a younger leader while remaining active as Liberal leader. Government sources expect a cabinet shakeup to boost potential successors and avoid a lame duck term before the leadership convention in spring.
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Ottawa
UPI
Lester Pearson
Pearson
Liberal Party
Norwegian Christmas Tree Lights At Trafalgar Square
Ingegerde Skaug wife of Norway's ambassador switched on the 55 foot Christmas tree lights in Trafalgar Square Thursday night marking the 21st annual ceremony recognizing friendship between Norway and Britain.
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London
UPI
Ingegerde Skaug
Britain
Trafalgar Square
Greek King Consults With Pipinelis as Junta Rules Greece
Deposed King Constantine of Greece reportedly seeks terms to return as Col. George Papadopoulos leads the regime after the April 21 coup. Greek Foreign Minister Panayiotis Pipinelis arrives in Rome and visits Constantine at the Greek Embassy with Queen Anne Marie. Paris circles say former Defense Minister Petros Garoufalias offers to head a reconciliatory government.
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Greece
Rome
Panayotis Pipinelis
NATO
Brussels
Anne Marie
Pipinelis
George Papadopoulos
Paris
Petros Garoufalias
Jasonville Officials Hold Holiday Party
About 60 city employees and officials plus guests gathered for a Christmas party in the Formit building cafeteria. Mayor Gene Inman received a gift from the attendees for his term in office. Attendees included Father Joseph Steckler Mayor A. M. Risher William Carlton Linton Mr and Mrs William Hendren Bloomfield and Rev Lyle Pittman Jasonville.
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Jasonville
Formit Bulding
Gene Inman
Joseph Steckler
A. M. Risher
William Carlton
Linton
William Hendren
Bloomfield
Lyle Pittman
Linton Seniors Present McGillicuddy McGotham Play
The Linton Stockton High School senior class stage McGillicuddy McGotham for the public at 8 p m in the high school auditorium. Admission is 60 cents for adults and 40 cents for children.
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Linton - Stockton High School
McGillicuddy McGotham
Key Club Project Work to Continue
The Linton Key Club will again collect canned goods for the Salvation Army to use in Christmas baskets this Saturday. Officers announced today the collection was started last week and members will be knocking on doors in the city seeking contributions to add to the Salvation Army drive.
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Linton Key Club
Salvation Army
Key Club
Stanford Scientists Create Primitive Form of Life
Scientists at Stanford University announced the creation of a primitive form of life in a lab test tube using inert ingredients. Dr. Arthur Kornberg and Dr. Mehran Goulian described a synthetic virus that reproduced itself, with reservations about whether viruses are living, but the event was praised by President Johnson as a major breakthrough.
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Stanford, Calif
Johnson
Arthur Kornberg
Mehran Goulian
Stanford University
Goulian
Stanford
University of Chicago
Kornberg
Department of Biochemistry
NATO Talks End With Strong Policy From Rusk Visit
Secretary of State Dean Rusk closed a week of policy talks with Atlantic alliance ministers in Brussels. He signaled U S resolve to defend Europe and rejected secret deals with the Soviet Union. Rusk and Turkish Foreign Minister Ihsan Sabri Caglayan were to discuss the Cyprus crisis and NATO's southeastern flank after the conference.
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UPS
Dean Rusk
Atlantic
U.S
Europe
Soviet Union
Rusk
Ihsan Sabri Caglayangis
Cyprus
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Jasonville Welfare Office to Close Two Weeks
The Jasonville office of Greene County Public Welfare will close for two weeks. Closure dates are December 20 and 27 with reopening on January 3.
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Jasonville
Greene County Public Welfare
Chaney Named GOP State Leader
Buena Chaney a 46 year old Terre Haute attorney and 7th District Republican chairman was chosen by Indiana’s GOP State Central Committee to become state chairman, taking office Feb 1. He succeeds Charles Hendricks who resigned after a split committee vote. The move is viewed as a win for Secretary of State Edgar Whitcomb and his supporters who backed Chaney. Carmichael of South Bend will assist with fundraising.
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John H. Rider
Chicago Tribune
Father Steckler
Rider
Johnnie Graham
Chu Lai
Vietnam
Buena Chaney
Terre Haute
Indiana Gop
Charles O. Hendricks
Speed
Republican State Central Committee
Chaney
Hendricks
Indiana
Edgar D. Whitcomb
GOP
Whitcomb
Edward Kane
Oliver Cromwell Carmichael
South Bend
Air War II Intensified Bombers Hit Hanoi Bridge
Laos reports three North Vietnamese regiments regrouped inside Laos after fighting Dak To. U S bombers struck near Hanoi Haiphong for a second day and an official said a bridge was hit and a MiG was shot down. A four day Vietnam truce was announced for year end holidays amid fears of a pause aiding Communists.
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Haiphong
U.S
MI6
North Vietnam
Vientiane
Laos
Cambodia
Lao Ngam
Plateau Des Bolivens
Laotian Defense Ministry
Dak
Attapeu
Saravane
Pathet Lao
South Vietnam
Army to Name Select Force in Reserve Reorganization
The Army will create a 150000 strong select force of civilian reserves with 72 drill weekends a year and potential first call for active duty. It will include 89000 National Guardsmen and 61000 organized Army reserve members, replacing the current 119000 guardsmen and 31000 reservists. Changeover set for May 1 with broad state approval.
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Washington
UPI
Army
Organized Army Reserve
New Jersey
Ohio
Ilinois
Select Force
Vietnam
Washkansky Takes First Steps After Transplant
Louis Washkansky, 55, began walking for the first time since the world’s first heart transplant on December 3 at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. He moved a few yards from bed to armchair, taking the stroll slowly and enjoying the small gain.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Louis Washkansky
Groote Schuur Hospital
Finland Refuses Visas to Deserters
MOSCOW (UPI) Finland refused transit visas to four anti Vietnam War American sailors until they obtain entry visas to a third country. Finnish Embassy counsellor Yrjo Vaananen said the passports were returned to a Soviet Peace Committee representative and identified the sailors as American citizens.
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Moscow
UPI
Finland
Yrjo Vaananen
Peace Committee
Red Cross
U.S
Sweden
Vaananen
Bank Robber Given Heavy Sentence in Indiana
Patrick Rizzo 22 of Anaheim California received a total of 50 years in federal prison for bank robbery and escape. Judge Jesse Eschbach imposed consecutive 25 year terms, noting the attempted jailbreak while awaiting trial. Rizzo questioned why the death penalty was not chosen.
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Lafayette
Ind
UPI
Jesse Eschbach
Patrick Rizzo
Anaheim
Calif
Rizzo
Eschbach
Yule Decorations Distract Motorist Fatal Indiana Crash
An Indiana crash killed 5 year old Michael Flener as his mother Eva Sue Flener 35 lost control while admiring Christmas decorations on a home along Indiana 165 south of Poseyville. The boy was thrown through the windshield into a ditch. Mrs Flener and two other children were treated in Evansville hospital. The incident raised the 1967 highway fatality toll to at least 1 465 from 1 462 a year earlier.
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Indiana
Michael Flener
R.R
Poseyville
Eva Sue Flener
Indiana 165
Flener
Evansville
Salvation Army Reminds of Basket Help Deadline
Salvation Army Captain Jerry Sword announces December 18 as the deadline to submit calls or cards for baskets via the Chamber of Commerce. People turning in family names for remembrance are asked to note the date. Recipients will receive a card by mail with pickup details, and neighbors may assist in delivering baskets.
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Linton Salvation Army
Chamber of Commerce
Salvoon Army
Sword
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