Christmas Shopping Outlook From U S Chamber of Commerce
The U S Chamber forecasts a strong December retail boom with sales around 20 million dollars, surpassing last year's total by about 600 million despite unemployment and stock market concerns. Shoppers are cautious but December could still top the year’s peak, tied with 1957 for first place. The report cites population growth as a contributing factor to holiday spending momentum.
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Washington
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U S. Chamber of Commerce
Sisters Drown In Icy Waters Near Antioch
Two 11 year old sisters Mary Jane and Hazel Jean Beaman drowned after they broke thin ice on a lake near their Antioch home. A passing boy alerted their father Samuel Beaman who broke through the ice while attempting a rescue. A neighbor pulled him to safety with a rope and the girls’ bodies were recovered about an hour later.
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Hazel Jean Beaman
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VFW Commander Defends Secrets
Richard Roudebush national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars urged keeping long range military and technological plans secret. He told the Colorado VFW Chapter the nation should not share secrets even with Britain and France citing allies with poor security records.
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England
Actress Debra Kerr Sees Death as Fearless Transition
Deborah Kerr writes on life after death in a three part series, arguing funerals fuel fear and that true immortality lies in returning to oneness with God. She shares personal reflections from her Hollywood life, addressing children’s questions and the idea of space as a metaphor for eternity. The piece argues the ego fears oblivion, while the real self endures beyond the body and time.
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