Christmas floods of meaning amid world events and hope
A reflective piece links Christmas spirit to quiet joy and compassion while noting Sen. Eagleton's warning about Washington finances and Washingtons debt compared to New York. It recalls leadership, unity, and a prayer for change, citing a 1775 Charleston Council of Safety armament action and a biblical verse.
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Thomas Eagleton
Washington, D.C
New York City
Missouri Democrat
District of Columbia
New York
Washington
Congress
Federal
Shepherds
Dad
Electric Company
Ford
What historians will name the defining 1975 achievement
George F. Will argues that year defining events lie in ideas and science not publicized news. He singles out James Joyce's Ulysses and DNA discovery by Watson Crick, plus Harvard gene work, as shaping future thought more than front-page events. He links 1975 to scientific breakthroughs with lasting impact.
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Washington
Uncle Sid
Catherine Deneuve
Mussolini
Rome
James Joyce
Ulysses
New York Post Office
Franklin Roosevelt
Cambridge University
England
James Chadwick
Dwight Eisenhower
Korea
Konrad Adenauer
Time Magazine
Cavendish Laboratory
James Watson
Francis Crick
Saigon
New York
CIA
FBI
Harvard
Gregor Mendel
Dad
Bob
Santa
Mother
Compassion at Christmas Through Hard Times and Hope
John Roche reflects on Christmas 1935 and the Great Depression era. He recalls his family’s poverty, the frugal tree, and missing gifts, contrasting past hardship with postwar compassion and collective national obligation.
Letters to the Editor on hospital space and Nativity scene
Readers urge adding a second hospital to share load after tornado risk and high facility concentration. A separate letter discusses government separation of church and state and praises a Washington Nativity display, noting $5,000 debt and asking for donations to The American Christian Heritage Association.
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Middletown
Xenia
Mildred Wise
Schirm Drive
Vaughn F. Barkdoll
Northwest Airlines
Washington
White House
Barkdoll
The
American Christian Heritage Association
P.O
Greenbelt
Gerald Howard
Hathaway Drive
Franklin
LeRoy Finds Faith And Land On A Tiny Quarter Acre
LeRoy, an aged Black man living in a 10-foot trailer on a quarter acre of junk, says everything is for sale and takes pride in owning land. He sweeps the yard daily and plans to toast Jesus with a bottle every December Christmas morning. He hopes to find Jesus among Christmas toys and presents.
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Jim Fiebig
LeRoy
Jesus
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