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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1968

Page

6

What's On Super-Santa's Christmas Shopping List

CHICAGO AP A glimpse through shops and catalogs shows extravagant gifts on Super Santa’s list. Items include a foot-high silver pagoda centerpiece, a round fur tablecloth, a $273,950 jewelry plan, a $25,000 aquarium of cultured pearls, a man-sized silver shovel, $2,300 zebra skin luggage, a $1,000 mink throw, and pricey animal curios like a Bengal tiger cub, baby whale, and baby elephant. Also offered are a $3,500 porcelain thrush pair, a $1,650 crestéd fly catcher, a $900 chess set, a $600 beer stein and $500 Danish pipe, plus a bronze Cinderella carriage at $795 for three passengers.

White House tour by Cabinet children ends at Capitol

Washington AP recounts a daylong tour for 33 children of prospective Cabinet members led by Tricia Nixon. They were greeted by J Edgar Hoover and Secret Service aides in a starched background as Luci Johnson shared White House memories. The group toured the Capitol and met officials, with remarks on the house’s inviting atmosphere.

Washington White House House of Representatives Bureau of Investigations Smithsbeiary Institution Tricia Nixon Daddy George Romney Michigan Luci “Johnson Priscilla Finch Robert; Finch California Sacramento Statutory Hall Capitol Capitol Gee Whiz Joe

French prisoner Angelvin rates Dannemora three bars

Jacques Angelvin a former Paris television host and prisoner rating New York facilities. He says Dannemora is scenic and offers ice skating and skiing inside the walls and gave high marks to Sing Sing for humane treatment. He critiques Brooklyn's Raymond Street Jail and Manhattan jails, noting comfort and meals elsewhere. He has since returned to France.

Albany N.Y New York State Jacques ‘Angelvin Dannemora Angelvin Duncan Hines Utica Dannémora Sing Sing France United States Paris Tele-Paris New York City Cana Dian Hudson River Brooklyn Raymond Street Manhattan Bronx House of Detention Bronx Manhatttan West Street

Johnson Daughter Rides Thai Elephant With Marine Husband

Lynda Bird Johnson and her husband, a Marine major, rode an elephant in Bangkok flanked by secret service, enjoying a swinging wooden chair on the animal's back amid smiles. Benny raises funds for symphonies, including a $21,234 Riverside show and other benefits.

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