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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1965

Page

4

Goldwater blasts McNamara SAC cuts and bomber plans

Senator Goldwater warns that scrapping two thirds of SAC by 1970 would leave the free world defenseless and force reliance on missiles. He criticizes a bomber version of the F111 and urges McNamara’s resignation as plans reduce U.S. air defenses.

Goldwater Air Force McNamara McNamara Hokum Robert McNamara SAC U.S

Bad Teaching Sometimes Produces Good Results

Stanford University professor Ernest R. Hilgard notes that occasionally poor teaching can raise student learning. He cites Truman Kelley, an author of Stanford and Harvard statistics curricula, who derailed on chalkboard derivations but guided students to correct errors and pursue leadership in statistics.

Stanford Calif UPI Stanford University Ernest R. Hilgard Truman Kelley Harvard Hilgard

Berlin Wall Christmas reunions across the divider

Berlin residents faced limited holiday contact as the wall restricted visits between East and West Berlin during Christmas 1963 and 1964. In San Francisco, security consultant Gordon E Ross estimated U.S. stores lose 25 percent of the 2.5 billion dollar annual shoplifting figure with an average theft of 2.31 dollars per incident. He noted most offenders are women and many are amateurs who rarely face prosecution, allowing repeat offenses across multiple stores.

San Francisco UPI Santa Claus West Berlin Gordon E. Ross U.S Ross

Island Youngsters Scoff At Santa Coming By Air

Island youngsters on the Pribilof Islands insist Santa comes by boat not air. The MV Pribilof loads gifts in late November for four winter trips to St George and St Paul in the Bering Sea, 250 miles off Alaska. Capt Langbehn notes the voyage is tough for an older traveler.

Santa Seattle Wash UPI Santa Claus Pribilof Islands Pribilof Fred Langbehn St. George St. Paul Bering Sea Alaska Islands Christ Mas

Candles Light West Berlin Border Spirit on Christmas Eve

The piece describes West Berlin residents and shops along the 68 mile border using candles in windows on Christmas Eve to honor East Berliners and express solidarity under communism. The walls and barbed wire perimeter are lit by thousands of candles, symbolizing remembrance for the people behind the Iron Curtain.

West Berlin West Berlin East Germany

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