Christmas Crop Small But The Best In Years
The year's Christmas album crop is small yet quality driven with RCA Victor Condon and MGM avoiding new debuts. Major releases include Columbia and Capitol six each, Perry Como, Nat King Cole, Kingston Trio, Peggy Lee and Elvis Presley follow a trend toward curated catalogs and tasteful selections.
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RCA Victor
Condon
MGM
Perry Como
Mario Lanza
Jon James
Manovani
Mercury
Columbia
Capitol
Eileen Farrell
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Andre Kostelanetz
Frank DeVol
E. Power Biggs
Pina Alvarez
Caprco
Peggy Lee
Guy Lombardo
Nat King Cole
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Virgil Fox
Kingston
Echo I stamp depicted Dec 15 in Washington DC
Echo I the world first communications satellite will be shown on a new 4 cent stamp to be issued in Washington DC on December 15. Postmaster General Summerfield calls it a historic advancement in world communications and notes potential future use in the postal system. First day covers offered to collectors via Postmaster, Washington 13 DC. Also notes on Swiss Pro Juventure stamps, French Somaliland bird set, Minkus Publications new supplements, Turkish stamps, and Spain monastery and Velasquez Christmas stamp releases.
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U.S
Washington, D.C
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Arthur E. Summerfield
Pos
Washington
D.C
Spain
Velasquez
Coffee Break Evangelism Urged by Methodist Group
Harold S. Rogers of Nashville urged church growth through coffee break evangelism at the National Methodist Lay Committee on Evangelism meeting in Columbus. He noted Americans spend about 83 hours yearly in coffee breaks and urged Christians to use that time to discuss Christ with friends during the convention’s final session.
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Columbus
Ohio
National Methodist Lay Committee
Harold S. Rogers
Nashville
Tenn
Methodist Board of Evangelism
Japanese Let Go TOKYO Discharges 1600 Japanese at U S bases
The U S forces in Japan have discharged 1600 Japanese employees at U S military installations since fall and plan further cuts. There are now 59000 full time Japanese workers at U S bases.
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Tokyo
U. S
Japan
Special Procurement Agency
IU. S
Camera Corner Get To Know Your Pet Then Take His Picture
Walter Chandoha offers dog and cat photography tips for 1961 calendars. He emphasizes observation, staging on a small set, using food scents, sounds, and toys to hold attention, and shooting at close range with proper distance and a portrait attachment for close ups.
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Chandoha
Assistant Helps Maintain Wide Field View
A reported role for an unseen helper is described as keeping an assistant out of camera range, offering support by holding equipment or steadying the scene while others perform. The note emphasizes practical support rather than dramatic action.
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Ny Ad
Frigidaire
Edwards
Main Franklin
Hugh A. Mulligan
AP News
Claude Rains
Childcraft
Twentieth- Fox
Ashley Miller
Radio City Music Hall
Decca
Sammy Kaye
Regensburg Germany
Elvis Presley
Paul Anka
Abc-Paramount
Bobby Darin
ATCO
Medallion
John Paul Krance
Kapp
Pete King Chorale
Verve
Ella Fitzgerald
Harmony
Basil Rathbone
Charles, Dickes
Sherlock Holmes
Lionel Barrymore
Mary
Everest
Ann Blyth
Jerry Livingston
Lenny Adelson
Echo
Switzerland
Hewers
Alexandre Calame
Philatelic
Agency In
America
The
Pro Juventure Foundation
French Somaliland
Minkus Publications
Turkey
Agah Efend
Turcamani Ahval
Samos
Coruna
Cts
Osborne
Manchester & Verity
Irving Desfor
Walter Chandoha
Berkshire Publishing Co
Cambridge
Mass
Chandoah
Sical
Decca L.P
the Littlest Angel
Loretta Young
Christmas
LeRoy Anderson
Jackie Wilson
Bing Crosby
Isle of Golden Dreams
Wayne King
Goldflies Music Store
Napier
Ther Young
House of Tweeds
Banff
Thes
Banfr
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