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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1977
Page
4
A reader asks if Santa exists. the editor replies with a defense of belief. The author asserts Santa Claus exists as surely as love and generosity, arguing faith, imagination, and childhood joy give life meaning. The piece emphasizes unseen wonders and enduring faith beyond sight.
The Dias family at 148 Alcor Vandenberg Village recalls saffron bread and glogg from Sweden and Lucia Day customs. German traditions mix with American ones at 1032 Sumac St. in VAFB, where Christkind delivers on Christmas Eve. Beatrice and Charles Smith, French origins, describe France’s long holiday preparations and gifts after midnight mass.
A poetic meditation by E. C. Baird from the 4-LOMPOC RECORD in Lompoc extols the Christmas spirit. It speaks of lifting misery, renewing youth, inspiring hope, rekindling romance, guiding the prodigal home, and softening pain through acts of goodness that brighten lives and remind the world of divine grace.
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