In Review Television Shows Rostropovich Gilels Concert
AP reviewer notes a Christmas afternoon CBS telecast S Hurok Presents Part III featuring Mstislav Rostropovich and Emil Gilels in concert. The piece highlights the music and minimal commentary, praising the performers while noting a quiet TV schedule and lighter evening fare.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Tchaikovsky
CBS
S. Hurok
Mstislav Rostropovich
Emil Gilels
Impressario Hurok
Jim Nabors
Kay Starr
Superthief Alexander Mundy
December 26 Through History A Snapshot of Key Events
On this date in 1776 Washington captured 1000 Hessians at Trenton New Jersey. Henry Lee eulogized Washington in 1779. The Peace of Pressburg was signed in 1805. A 1865 patent for the first coffee percolator was granted in Franklin Massachusetts. In 1917 the U S government took over railroads. MacArthur opened Manila as open city in 1941.
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George Washington
Trenton
N.J
Col
Henry
Light Horse
Harry Lee
Pressburg
Napoleon Bonaparte
Austria
James Nason
Franklin
Mass
U.S
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
United States
Egypt
Cairo
Athens
Christopher Discovers America heads NBC weekend lineup
NBC presents a mixed weekend schedule with a new Ameri can Rainbow children's series featuring a Korean orphan story. The lineup includes Lyndon B. Johnson in a taped conversation and CBS Young People's Concerts with Aaron Copland, followed by an NBC White Paper on urban issues.
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NBC
Christopher
America
United States
CBS
New
Lyndon B. Johnson
Walter Cronkite
Lbj Ranch
Aaron Copland
Public Letters Urge NASA Censorship Over Bible Readings in Space
A Coal City reader urges letters to NASA opposing astronauts reading the Bible in space and supporting public faith expressions. The appeal cites a Supreme Court ruling on prayer in schools and asks for 100000 letters praising the astronauts from Family Radio.
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Coalcity
V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary
Madeyn Murray
U.S. Supreme Court
NASA
Family
San Francisco
Calif
Moon
Louis
Margaret) Campo
Irving St
Coal City
Daily Crossword Clues Mixed Puzzle Style
A compact puzzle list with definitions and wordplay hints across numbered positions. Includes clues like Exclamation of surprise and Top berth, plus several themed entries and wordplay on dropping letters, aiming to fill common crossword answers.
Weekend TV Schedule Compilation From Ancestral Clock, 1960s Era
Television listings show a dense schedule from morning to night with programs across NBC CBS and ABC including news weather sports films westerns and dramas. The entry ends with a stray line about guinea pigs living with South America.
Worry Clinic Ada on winning a wedding band sales plan
Ada G describes why men seem gun shy about proposing and lays out a five part sales formula to win a husband. The piece blends Seneca advice with modern dating tips and notes gender ratios, church courting, and the value of compliments to sustain interest.
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Ada
Seneca
Scientific Marriage Foundation
Mitten Lady Donates 325 Pairs to Needy Kids
Gladys J. Dyke aged 85 known as the Mitten Lady in Baltimore gave 325 knitted mittens to needy children this Christmas. She began the project in 1958 and knits year round, making one pair daily at a cost of 40 to 45 cents.
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Baltimore, Md
Baltimore
Gladys J. Dyke
Dear Ann Landers Advice Column on Family Dilemma
A longtime couple's death left behind a 16 year old and a 17 year old who fall in love. The letter-writers consider opening their home to Sherry, while Sherry and Billy reveal they are in love and live as siblings. Ann advises boundaries and suggests an older chaperone.
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Sherry
Billy
T.V
Cleveland
Treed
Paree
P.S
Verona-Waupon Shipping Association formed at Verona
At a Verona meeting the Livestock Shippers Association reorganized as the Verona Waupon Shipping Association. Directors elected were M. Walsh as president, John Finch as secretary treasurer, and John Knibbs of Verona hired as manager. Also over 25 Morris homes benefited from the XXX Society baskets of Christmas dinners.
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Verona
Morris
XXX Society
Ice on canal drew hundreds for skating event
A special committee prepared the Illinois Michigan Canal surface for skating yesterday attracting hundreds of men women and children to enjoy the clear conditions and festive scene on the waterway.
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Illinois-Michigan Canal
Coldest Night Recorded by Local Weather Recorder
E. G. Cryder, weather recorder, notes the coldest night of the winter here with temperatures reaching historic lows. The report captures a sharp drop across the region, affecting residents and daily routines as fireplaces and warm clothing become essentials.
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Cryder
Weather Recorder
Black Manifesto tops 1969 religion story poll
Boston AP reports the Black Manifesto and church responses named the top religion story of 1969 by 100 religion editors. It scored 421 of 430 points, with most respondents ranking it No 1. The list’s runner up covers James Pike’s death in Israel during study on Jesus.
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Boston
Religious Newswriters Association
Dorothy Newell
Association
James Pike
Episcopal
Israel
Rome
National Council of Churches
Detroit
Northern Ireland
Religion In the Peace Movement
The
U.S. Congress On Evangelism
Minneapolis
Soldier Wounded in German Battle Reported to Mrs Johnson
Mrs Glenn Johnson of Decatur received word her husband Pvt Glenn Johnson was wounded December 9 in a battle in German territory. He is the son of Mrs Emma Johnson of Morris and has served over a year.
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Glenn Johnson
Decatur
Pvt
Emma Johnson
Morris
Hynda Dry Goods Sale Arranged by Carp and Co
Miss Helen Hands announces the Hynda Dry Goods store at 222 Liberty St will be sold to Carp and Co of St. Louis operators of a 27 store chain, who will take possession February 1. A minor accident at Spruce and North Streets caused slight property damage during the Christmas holidays. no other incidents reported. Donald M. Pyatt resigns as Grundy County weatherman after 15 years with the U S Weather Bureau effective January 1. no successor named yet.
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Hynda Dry
Liberty St
Carp and Co
St. Louis
Spruce
North Streets
Morris
Donald M. Pyatt
Grundy County
U.S. Weather Bureau
Morris Post Office Complements Cooperation During Holiday Rush
Acting Postmaster Bob Grain ger and Mor ris Post Office staff thank the mailing public for support during the holiday rush. DAR and SAR Good Citizenship winners announced at MCHS are Susan Spencer and John Warriner. Morris clergies filed four mayoral petitions with a fifth circulating. candidates include Rose land Siron Marshall Leadingham and John Hendrickson.
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Bob Grainger
Morris Post Office
DAR
SAR
MCHS
Susan Spencer
Roy W. Spencer
W. Jefferson Sr
John Warriner
Frank Warriner
Rte. 2
Morris
Morris City
Donald Caisle
Charles Roseland
Fremont Ave
Floyd K. Siron
Black St
Phillip G. Marshall
Cedar St
Charles Leadingham
John Hendrickson
E. Jackson St
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