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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1976
Page
4
A reflection on Christmas carol verses praising Jesus Christ, his birth and teachings. The text cites Sermon on the Mount, Paul’s writings, abiding in Christ’s love, forgiveness, and the promise of eternal life, noting Bethlehem as the starting point of his work and Isaiah’s prophecy.
The piece links a California home housing 13 adopted children with acts of human kindness across eras. It recalls Dorothy and Bob DeBolt inviting disabled children into their life, Franz Gruber’s Silent Night, and the O Henry tale of selfless gifts. The message: individual generosity proves humanity. love transcends nations.
A concise quotation from Benjamin Franklin states that injury keeps one below an adversary, revenge restores parity, and forgiveness elevates above him, reflecting practical ethics on conflict resolution. The line emphasizes moral hierarchy based on responses to wrongdoing.
On December 24 1776 Washingtons army issued three days of rations and ammunition in preparation for the surprise attack on the Hessians at Trenton. The note cites a biblical line from Ecclesiastes about rivers and the sea.
The text claims more Americans were killed by swine flu vaccinations than the flu itself. It accuses taxpayers of paying 135 million dollars for a vaccine that caused premature deaths while noting drug companies profited, linking it oddly to General Motors.
A spoof letter jokes about a two stage immunization against a hypothetical monkey flu starting spring 1977 and fall vaccination for the disease itself. It mocks drug company profits and foreign perceptions while ending with a trip to the zoo to observe monkeys.
Phyllis Battelle recounts the 1931 origin of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree on Christmas Eve in New York. Workers bartered coin to plant a 15-foot fir in the ground, starting a yearly quest for a taller, fuller tree guarded by a team of specialists, transported through tunnels, raised by crane, and celebrated as the most famous Christmas tree on earth.
Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso seeks a regional coalition of northeast leaders to press Jimmy Carter for policies to revive the lagging economy. She faces Republican Meldrim Thomson of New Hampshire, who promotes self help and keeps unemployment around 2.8 percent, while firms look to New Hampshire for sites and favorable taxes. The piece notes Gulf methane potential, SeaBrook nuclear debate, and ERDA research, arguing for free pricing over southern resistance to transfers.
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