The History of Christmas Carols Through the Ages
A compact survey traces carols from French roots to a 15th century evolution and oral tradition. It notes Puritan bans in 1647 and revival after the Restoration, then U.S. adoption in the 19th century with songs like Away In A Manger and Jingle Bells, ending with a note on reprinting favorite carols to preserve the custom.
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America
United States
J.F. Wade
Wenceslas
Bohemia
J.M. Neale
Franz Gruber
Joseph Mohr
J.S. Pierpont
Christmas Carols Medley and Traditional Hymn Fragments
A collage of Christmas songs and carol lines begins with Silent Night style verses about the infant Jesus and ends with We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The text weaves holiday hymns and tavern tune snippets mentioning Santa, sleighs, and jolly verses.
Energy chief cautions gasoline tax despite oil cut plans
Frank Zarb said a 30 cent a gallon gasoline tax to curb petroleum use would badly hurt the economy and should not be favored. He called rationing unlikely without a new Arab embargo and outlined three broad approaches to cut oil consumption including import restrictions, targeted taxes, and a broad conservation program.
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Washington
UPI
Frank Zarb
Ford
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
United States
Zarb
Joint Economic Committee
Top CIA aide quits as calls for full probe arise
Angleton resigns after 31 years citing police state interference by the CIA. He urges a full investigation as lawmakers demand probes into alleged domestic spying and cabinet officials seek a Colby report. The report ties to tensions with the FBI and ongoing CIA oversight.
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CIA
Angleton
Virginia
New York Times
Nixon
Ford
William E. Colby
Richard Helms
Iran
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
U.S
Repentant thief returns 10 bulbs to James Abbott home
Last night a remorseful suspect returned ten stolen light bulbs to 1428 Calle Primera in a note reading Sorry. Flo Smith rushed home expecting a Christmas tree but found no tree or husband. a single golf club hung as the tree with a silver ball and a Merry Christmas message.
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James Abbott
Calle Primera
Flo Smith
No Commission Meeting in Lompoc Planning Panel
The Lompoc Planning Commission did not meet as no member appeared. The agenda included two public hearings for a home nursing agency and a business telephone tied to a bookkeeping service, plus a subdivision proposal for 64 single family homes on about 15 acres between X and Z Streets North and Cherry Avenues. The meeting was reset for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 30.
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Z Streets
Cherry Avenues
Leaded gasoline phase out may be postponed by court ruling
A federal appeals court likely blocks the start of a five year phase out of leaded gasoline, pending written opinions. If denied, EPA plans to cut average lead per gallon from about 2 grams toward 0.5 by 1979, with staged reductions in 1975 to 1978.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Ethyl Corporation
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Unions Decry McDonnell Lockout Tactics
Union leaders accused McDonnell Douglas of reviving a lockout to pressure terms, cutting Christmas week pay for 21,000 workers at sites including Santa Monica Long Beach Torrance Huntington Beach and Vandenberg Air Force Base. UAW IA M and nonunion workers affected. contract expired Sept 15.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
National Labor Board
McDonnell Douglas
United Auto Workers
NLRB
Santa Monica
Torrance
Huntington Beach
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Cape Kennedy
Fla
UAW
International Association of Machinists
Professional Engineering Association Nonunion
St. Louis
Southern California
California
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Lord Jesus
Jesus
S. Pierpont
Bethlehem
King of Angels
Christ
the Lord
God
F. Wade
Satan
Mary
Trad
Willys Peck Kent
Anonymous
Egypt
Syria
Lebanon
James Angleton
Central Intelligence Agency
Counterintelligence Department
LEA
Lompoc Education Association
Employes Council
Carol Linger
CEC
Lompoc Federation of Teachers
LFT
United Press International
Beirut
Majidiyeh
Rashid Solh
Palestine Liberation Organization
al Liwa
PLO
Falastine al Thawara
Israel
Tel Aviv
Ma’ariv
Abraham
Arafat
Hassan Khaled Mufti
Middle East
Barry Weaver
North Lupine
Barry
First Valley Bank of
Lompoc
Scott
Robert Stevens
al Autry
Union
McDonnell
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