Is the Christmas spirit now dead
Dear Ann Landers essays from Idaho Reader claim Christmas has been killed by modern culture. The piece contrasts a traditional green tree with sprays and stereo domes, calls Santa a commercial figure, and laments busy offices and late-night booze at holiday gatherings. The Bangkok note hints the writer will not read the reply.
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Ann Landers
Bangkok
Thailand
William Kirchoff
Santa Claus
Santa
Central Casting
City
Idaho
South African Eaters Break Budget With Feats
Basie de Vries and Ettienne Mayer, both 26 and 28, are local co champions who recently finished 36 boiled eggs 48 pancakes and 3% pints of soft drinks each in half an hour.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Basie de Vries
Ettienne Mayer
Bob Hope to spend Christmas at home with family in Toluca Lake
Bob Hope, after 25 Christmases entertaining troops, plans a quiet Toluca Lake Christmas at home with family. He will do three US hospital shows before Christmas and is assembling a two hour TV special compiling clips from 1954 to 1972 overseas tours with stars like Anita Ekberg and William Holden.
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Jay Sharbutt
NEW York (Ap
Bob Hope
U.S
Toluca Lake
Calif
Hope
NBC
Berlin
Anita Ekberg
William Holden
Hedda Hopper
Greenland
South Vietnam
United States
Beltone offers free tiny hearing aid replica
In Hamilton Ohio Beltone announces a free replica of its smallest hearing aid. No cost or obligation to try at home. The unit weighs under a third of an ounce and rests at ear level with no wires. Write now to receive yours.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Beltone
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Jerry Colonna
Guitarist Tony Romano
America
Beltone Hearing Aidservice
Rentschier
Hamilton, Ohio
Manchester Motor Inn
Roosevelt
Barnitz
Barnitz Christmas Club
Barnitz Bank
F.d.lc
Bradfield Model
Mea ‘Accucolor
Solid State
Bordentown Model
Salem
RCA
COLOR
Price
Cremeans
Black & White Portable
E. State ST
Trenton
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