Toy Shortage Hits Christmas Supplies Nationwide
The nation faces toy shortages with rising costs and limited supplies. Frederic area retailers report steady prices but some items unavailable and quantity limits. Japanese made toys and metal construction sets show gaps, while big chains with central warehouses report fewer problems. Industry figures cite labor, material, and parts scarcities plus price hikes. several manufacturers warn only selective items may be delayed or unavailable.
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Santa Claus
Frederi
West Patrick Street
Frederick
Plaza
Mattel Toys
Heatles
Baby First Step
Johnny Speed
Santa Claus Delights Frederick Children At City's Christmas Lighting
At Yale style debut in Frederick the streets glowed as Santa arrived to greet about 2,000 children and adults. Gifts, toy requests, and comments from youngsters filled the scene on the Evangelical Reformed Church steps while the Middletown High School Band played Christmas carols. Mayor Derr urged peace on earth amid war news as shoppers reported heavy early-season business.
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Santa Claus
Frederick
Santa
Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ
Terry Remsburg
Charlie Uhip
Karen Marlin
Karen
Robin Remenburg
Kaeren
Robin
Mickie of the Monkeys
Bobby Hargett
Paul Harrigan
Sharon Bowie
Whaley Secret
Keith Onley
Laverne
Missy Onley
Dack
Cindy
Elaine Roach
North Pole
Middletown
John A. Derr
Viet Nam
LBJ Plans Budget Cut of 3 Billion
President Johnson announced plans to trim federal programs by more than 3 billion dollars next year. He met with Senate and House leaders at the LBJ Ranch to discuss program reductions and war costs, noting decisions depend on efficiency and wartime demands.
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LBJ
Austin, Tex
Johnson
Senate
House
Republican House
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Josapips
Lbj Ranch
Rustin
Viet Nam
Charles L. Schultze
Deadly US Air Force transport crash near Saigon
A twin engine C47 Dakota crash killed 27 aboard near Tan Son Nhut airport, likely all military. The plane, en route to Pleiku, lost power after takeoff and plunged into a swamp. pilots tried to return to the airport. In War Zone C, Operation Attleboro ended with light U.S. casualties as Viet Cong shelled a command post.
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Saigon
U.S
Tan Son Nhut
Pleiku
U. S
Attleboro
North Viet Nam
North Vietnamese
Duri
Federal Cutbacks To Reduce Roads Program
Washington reports a 17.5 percent reduction in the federal highway program will lower new coach building contracts this fiscal year in most states and the District of Columbia. Backlogs totaling over $1 billion are frozen, with states deciding where cuts occur as some projects may be postponed or stretched out amid inflation control efforts.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Bureau of Public Roads
Johnson
County Board To Take Oath On Thursday
The Frederick County Board of County Commissioners will be sworn in Thursday at 10 a.m. in the courthouse. Democrat Charles E. Collins is expected to be named president and move to install Herman as vice president, with Democrat Wallace E. Hulton becoming secretary as the new board convenes.
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Frederick County
Herman
Wallace E. Hulton
Women Riot At Jessup Institution
About 15 to 20 inmates at the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women in Jessup barricaded a cottage after a dispute over privileges. State Police were called as a guard was stabbed but not seriously hurt, and the disturbance remained at shouting stage as officials sought to prevent a riot.
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Jessup. Md
Maryland Correctional Institute For Women
Alice Blum
FBI Director Hoover backs Warren Report on Kennedy assassination
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover stated that all available evidence shows Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in Kennedy s assassination and criticized critics for misinterpreting facts while noting no conflict between FBI findings and the autopsy report. He described the case as not involving any conspiracy and detailed the autopsy process and film handling.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Oswald
Kennedy
Hoover
Warren Commission
Washington Evening Star
Bethesda Naval Hospital
James J. Humes
Humes
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Tex
FBI Laboratory
Abraham Zapruder
FBE
Commission
National Archives
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Parker Brothers, Inc
Salem Mass
Salem
Des Moines
Iowa
Barton
Jerome M. Fryer
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Fisher-Price Toys, Inc
East Aurora
N.C
Corgi
Lionel Toy Corp
Steiff
Mattel, Inc
Hawthorne
Calif
Topper Toys
Elizabeth
N.J
Niews-Post
Chevrolet
Green, Alcord, Restotter
Seria Tmaitress
Box Springs
Montgomery County
Yale
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Eve
Tay Ninh
Cambodia
Jessup Institution
Warren
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