A Christmas In Middletown 1796 Through 1850s
Sunday's Journal recalls Christmas customs in Middletown from 1796 to the 1850s. Daniel Doty hunts a 25 pound wild turkey for dinner. by 1820 Middletown Hamlet houses 300 residents. school children gain a free day in the 1850s. Historians George Crout and Wilfred Vorhis present the feature with drawings by Her bert Fall.
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Middletown
Daniel Doty
Betsy
Doty
Dick’s Creek
George Crout
Wilfred Vorhis
Herbert Fall
Why Pick On Santa Claus
Associated Press report from Cincinnati describes Jack Richmond a 300 pound Santa at Western Hills Shopping Center who defends the myth against mockery by psychiatrists. He explains his role, interactions with children, and his wish to protect Christmas beliefs amid jokes about Santa.
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Jack Richmond
Santa Claus
Richmond
Western Hills
Dallas
Tex
St. Nick
Matthew
Christmas
Air War Escalates as U S Losses Soar in Vietnam
U S air strikes against Hanoi and Haiphong intensify with 16 crewmen missing as two B52 bombers and two fighter-bombers lost. Toll reaches eight B52s and 43 airmen since Monday. Hanoi claims numerous planes downed and POW camp damage noted.
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U.S
Radio
Hanoi
Hanoi Hilton
Joan Baez
Telford Taylor
China
Haiphong
Peking
North Vietnam
Dealey ransom case ends with daughter's release
Dallas Morning News president Joe M Dealey paid 250000 in ransom for his kidnapped daughter in law Amanda Mayhew Dealey 22 who was freed unharmed after two and a half days. She was found heavily taped with jewelry missing. FBI and local authorities conducted a large search and monitored a series of calls guiding the ransom drop.
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Dallas
Dallas Morning News
Joe M. Dealey
Amanda Mayhew Dealey
Felix R. McKnight
Dallas Times Herald
Dealey
Joe M. Dealey Jr
Dallas Morning
The
Galveston News
McKnight
Dealey Jr
University Park
IRA to suspend operations for Christmas Eve into Christmas Day
Belfast dispatch says the Irish Republican Army plans a cease in offensive actions from midnight tonight to midnight Christmas. The move is not a formal cease-fire and could end if British Army searches or arrests resume. Nine people have died in the past 48 hours, eight Catholics, including James Mullin, 25, shot in Bangor as he waited for a ride to work.
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Northern Ireland
James Mullin
Bangor
Pentagon protests Hanoi Hilton near raid targets
The Pentagon accuses North Vietnam of violating the Geneva Conventions by keeping a bomb damaged POW camp near likely air raid targets in Hanoi. Radio Hanoi says prisoners were injured and camp walls cracked while the U S says it has no proof of the claims. There are 431 Americans known held prisoner with 42 missing airmen.
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Washington
Pentagon
Radio Hanoi
Hanoi Hilton
Jerry W. Friedheim
Hanoi
White House
Friedheim
U.S
Winter Weather Outlook Shrugs Off White Christmas Hopes
The weatherman says the odds of a white Christmas are slim as cloudy skies and mild temperatures persist through Tuesday with a chance of rain daily. Lows near 40s and highs in the mid 40s are forecast, while Midduetown reports a yesterday high of 43 and an overnight low of 36.
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Middletown
Christmas Neurosis described as holiday mental strain
Sacramento report quotes Dr. J M Stubblebine, head of California mental hygiene, noting Christmas neurosis raises emotional stress and violence. He cites loneliness, alcohol, and family dynamics as triggers, with cases of breakdowns but not widespread suicide, as Christmas draws people together.
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Sacramento
Calif
J.M. Stubblebine
California Department of
Stubblebine
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