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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1977
Page
9
Dear Ann Landers reprints an essay attributed to William Kirchoff arguing Christmas is dead. The column contrasts a bygone green tree with modern artificial and sprayed decorations, noting a cultural shift in how the holiday is celebrated.
Readers share simple projects like turning used flash cubes into tree ornaments and cheap fabric hacks for warm nightwear. The column also critiques modern Christmas culture, noting cynical views of Santa and the season's commercialism.
Five sample hands analyzed with opening bids. Hand 1 favors a spade first despite better hearts, though notrump is ruled out. Hand 2 opens one club to show a four card spade sequence. Hand 3 opens one heart to emphasize majors over longer diamonds. Hand 4 passes due to lack of safe rebid options. Hand 5 opens one diamond with 14 points, avoiding one notrump or a three card club.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee led by John Sparkman will visit Panama January 15 to 18 on a fact finding mission. The panel will then resume hearings on the Panama Canal treaty January 19 for two days the following week.
Summary of notable events on this date across history including Washington leaving office in 1783 and Wake Island surrender in 1941. Also notes Tojo’s execution in 1948 and Bay of Pigs prisoners arriving in 1962. Includes Johnson meeting with the Pope in 1965 and Carter picks in 1976. Jose Greco and James Roosevelt born milestones. Thought reflects domestic life.
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