Santa Claus praised as positive influence on children
A University of Maine at Gorham professor argues Santa provides warmth and generosity, noting he is an engaging, non demanding figure for youngsters. She counters critics who say the myth fosters greed and says Santa protects the Christ child from commercialism while parents enjoy their own holiday fantasies.
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Santa Claus
Chicago
Marilyn Whiteside
University of Maine At Gorham
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Prof. Whiteside
Santa
Whiteside
Madison Avenue
Ford to Sign Compromise Tax Bill Averting Increases
President Ford said he would sign the compromise tax bill to extend 1975 income tax cuts into mid 1976, preventing an automatic rise of as much as $6 weekly for the average worker. The measure is worth about $18 billion in annual tax relief and aims to curb spending with a six month pledge.
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Notable Bus Prank Sparks Light Sheriff Response
Two Groesbeck schoolboys hid a school bus for a prank and were fined after a deputy patrolling cattle noted the incident. Sheriff Dennis Walker said periodic home checks could occur if residents call the office. Holiday cookies and good cheer cap the diary entry.
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Cow Seeks Refuge as Floodwaters Cover Monroe Home
A dairy cow sought shelter on a Snohomish County home back porch as floods rose in Monroe Washington. Water has receded but the cow remains with the family while the county reports numerous dairy cow carcasses from the flooding.
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Airlines Resume Flights After End Of Strike
United Airlines restarts service amid a two week strike, planning holiday operations by Christmas Eve as the nation’s largest carrier resumes flights. In parallel, a siege at OPEC’s Vienna HQ ends with hostages freed, with five oil ministers released and five kept, as attackers flee to Algiers aboard a European plane. In Argentina, rightist offices clash with President Isabel Perón amid political turmoil.
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Seay Named First Officer at Texas Eastern University Police
Wyman D Seay son of Mrs W D Seay 813 East Sumpter Street has been commissioned as First Officer of the Police Department of Texas Eastern University Tyler The school opened in September Seay directs University Police at Texas Eastern He formerly worked as assistant security director for Astrodomain Corp Houston and with police at Sam Houston State North Texas State He is a Mexia High School graduate with BS and MA certificates from Sam Houston State He and wife Linda have a daughter Jennifer age one Police Chief Walter Van DeWEGHE says closed circuit TVs are being spotted in stores to deter shoplifting during peak season and notes winter day has begun
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Holiday Greetings Edition Highlights Reflections
A festive edition gathers greetings from many readers and merchants. Messages convey warm thoughts for the holidays and are noted for their careful wording and chosen sentiments.
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Mexia Fire Department Handles Busy Pre Holiday Weekend
Mexia firemen responded to eight calls over Saturday and Sunday. Grass fires at West 84 and Lake Mexia and near Forest Glade destroyed about 20 acres. a chair in a yard burned beyond repair on South Belknap. a fireplace overheated at 208 South Belknap caused roof and wall damage. two more grass fires near the Waste Water Plant and along South Highway 14.
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West 84
Lake Mexia
Forest Glade
Joe Allen
South Belknap
Mexia City
Market movers show varied gains and losses across stocks
AT&T climbs 50 percent while Exxon trades at 875 cents. Coca Cola rises 81 percent as DuPont advances 124. General Electric gains 454 and Sears moves up. RCA slips 18 percent as Safeway posts a 44 percent gain. Great Atlantic & Pacific stores show a modest 11 percent rise and Penney posts a 49 percent move.
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Florida family hangs Santa in effigy near Longwood
In Longwood Florida a Santa Claus effigy hangs with a noose on a front lawn, sparking neighbor anger. Brenda and Allan Cutcher defend the display saying Christmas lies are wrong and threaten to display Easter Bunny and Good Fairy next. The couple previously mounted a blown Santa that was stolen. a second Santa was placed, and vandalism plus hostile calls followed.
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Filia
Santa Claus
Brenda Cutcher
Allan
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Santa siting sparks town clash over 'lie' display
Longwood officials threaten arrest under a local disturbance ordinance after George Auerback and others put Santa on a lawn scaffold. Council leader J.R. Grant cites eight signatures needed, noting 15 or 20 gathered, while the Cutcher family basing actions on Revelations. The Cutchers’ Ebenezer Holiness Church kin say a lie excludes Heaven and warn their daughter Jenifer will lose Christmas gifts and pennies, egg hunts, and more.
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Car accident pushes weekend violence upward
Seven people died in a North Texas auto crash near Whitewright on Texas 160 Sunday evening. Victims from Sherman include Fred McKinney 59 Harry McHanny 30 his wife Jean McHanny 27 children Dryron 4 Mesha 10 Gevonna 8 and Kevin Brisco 11. Overall state toll from violence reaches 21.
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Gevonna McHanny
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Worded Reflections on Rendering to Caesar and Man
A Catholic editor cites Mark 12 17 and Pope Pius XII to discuss renderings of loyalty. The passage contrasts duties to civil authority and God and adds a philosophical note on human freedom and rights.
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Dresser Minerals Holds Safety Meeting in Mexia
Dresser Minerals of Kosse held a safety meeting Friday afternoon at the Brandin Iron Restaurant in Mexia. Attendees included supervisory personnel from contractors and the local office, according to the report.
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