Property rights and the rise of constitutional limits on rulers
The article traces a history of property rights from Magna Carta through colonial charters to the U S Constitution. It links property with liberty and highlights due process and just compensation as protections against government takings. It cites Virginia Massachusetts New Hampshire and Connecticut lines of thought and notes the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments as modern echoes.
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Massachusetts
New Hampshire
England
John
Armenians Serve Spinach Dish on Christmas Eve
Armenians honor the Blessed Virgin with a Christmas Eve spinach dish served as a traditional in church gatherings and family feasts across communities.
Holiday decorations go back in time
The ancients celebrated the winter solstice by decorating homes with mistletoe and holly. Martin Luther is said to have set up the first Christmas tree for his children, though the first reference to a yule tree appears half a century after his death. A 1604 manuscript notes fir trees set up at Christmas.
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Martin Luther
Luther
Allen Hall Returns From Six Month West Pacific Tour
Allen D. Hall gunner's mate third class USN son of Mr and Mrs Allen M Hall Lordsburg returned to San Diego aboard USS Whetstone Dec 12 from a six month Seventh Fleet tour in the Western Pacific. The ship visited Japan Philippines Hong Kong Taiwan Okinawa and Hawaii.
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Allen D. Hall
USN
Allen M. Hall
Lordsburg
San Diego
Calif
Whetstone
Seventh Fleet
Pacific
Japan
Philippines
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Okinawa
Hawaii
Gifts and Decorations Parade Through Strasbourg Exhibit
Intricately cut roses of colored paper, apple wafers, gold foil and sweets adorn displays from Strasbourg, reflecting a festive exhibit with vibrant handmade items and decorative foods.
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Strasbourg
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Stylerite Beauty Salon
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Ima
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Elmer
Ruby Jeanes
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James Kinkema
Bethlehem
W. F. Ripper Lumber CO
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