POW Nakagawa Spends Christmas in North Vietnam Camp
Navy Cmdr. Nakagawa, 37, captured after his A6A fighter-bomber was shot down over Haiphong, says his arm may be fractured yet humane treatment is reported. His mother recalls Tule Lake internment history and says Santa found a way there in 1942. He is on his third Southeast Asia tour. wife and three children live in Oak Harbor, Washington.
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Auburn
Calif
Gordon Ross Nakagawa
Santa Claus
Navy
Nakagawa
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Hanoi
Harriet Nakagawa
Santa
Tule Lake
Southeast Asia
University of California At Berkeley
Jeanne Takemoto
Lincoln
Oak Harbor
Wash
Bunny
Nakagawas
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Wife Shot To Death In Divorce Court Shootout
In Jacksonville Florida Rudell Hickson 45 and his wife Mary E Hickson clashed in a courthouse hallway during a divorce hearing triggering a gun battle. Mrs Hickson died from three wounds as Hickson a police officer and an off duty deputy exchanged fire. Hickson faces murder charges under a Florida felony murder statute.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Rudell Hickson
Mary E. Hickson
Duval County
Mike Gould
Hickson
Fred Lampe
Florida
Gould
Sandy Creek Lacona Youths to Go Caroling
On Christmas Eve all high school and college students in the Sandy Creek Lacona area are invited to join an evening of Christmas caroling. Meet at the BPE recreation hall at 3 p.m. for transport to both villages, with refreshments at the BPE hall after the outing before church services.
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Sandy Creek
Lacona
BPE
Padres Preserve San Diego Home Against Move to Washington
San Diego Padres owner president E J Bavasi rejected bids to relocate the National League club to Washington and stated the team will stay in Southern California.
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Baseball
SAN Diego
San Diego Padres
Washington
E.J. Bavasi
National League Baseball Club
California
Christmas Year End Bonuses fall under Wage Freeze rules
Buffalo IRS official John F Foley warns that Christmas and year end bonuses are included in wage and price controls. Bonuses count toward the 5.5 percent annual limit unless an established plan exists or past practice shows bonuses paid in two of the last three years. Cash or in kind bonuses are allowed if properly valued and in good faith.
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Buffalo
John FE. Foley
Internal Revenue Service
Foley
IRS
Good Day Poets and Bad Old Bards in American Poetry
Oswego poet Lewis Turco’s article surveys two strains in American poetry in Modern Poetry Studies. He argues the bardic professional tradition predates Transcendentalist and amateur forms, tracing starters to Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor and noting later eclipses by Modernist movements. Turco directs a writing arts program at SUNY Oswego.
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Oswego
Lewis Turco
Modern Poetry Studies
Turco
Walt Whitman
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Robert Frost
Ezra Pound
T. S. Eliot
Pound
State University College At
America
Anne Dudley Bradstreet
Edward Taylor
Bowling Bowl Goes to Alley for Ten Pin Game
A long awaited bowl game story centers on an alley ten pin match and the festive scene surrounding a bowl from a historic venue. Local teams and crowds gather as rivals face off in a playful, nostalgic sports moment.
Pearly Waters Black Pearl Farm Sells Gem For $3200
Ishigaki Bay in the Ryukyu Islands is the sole site where black gem pearls are cultivated. A single black pearl fetched price of 3200 dollars.
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Ishigaki
Ryukyu Islands
Car Backfire Alarm Triggers Multiple Oswego County Fires
Oswego County Fire Control logged three alarms since yesterday noon. A backfire triggered a car fire call at East Tenth Street and Mitchell Streets at 4 12 p m, owner Bruce Davis of 33 East Tenth Street. Brewerton responders to Route 8 1 motor vehicle accident. one male admitted to Upstate Medical Center. Granby Hannibal units dealt with a double fatality on Route 3 near Granby Center at 11 46 p m.
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Oswego County Fire Control
Oswego Fire Company
East Tenth
Mitchell Sts
Bruce Davis
East Tenth St
Brewerton
Upstate Medical Center
Syracuse
Granby
Hannibal
Route 3
Granby Center
Portrait on the Fifty Dollar Bill Highlights Grant Image
A portrait of General Ulysses S. Grant appears on the fifty dollar bill with Capitol back illustration enlivening the note.
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Ulysses S. Grant
U.S. Capitol
Dirty air filter raises gasoline use say auto experts
Auto experts from BP Ou Corporation warn a dirty carburetor air filter worsens fuel efficiency by choking the engine. The incorrect air/fuel mix reduces performance and increases gasoline consumption.
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BP Ou Corporation
City Fathers to Hold Last 1972 Meeting Wednesday
The Oswego Common Council schedules its final 1972 meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday December 27 at city hall. The short agenda includes standard bills and the Solid Waste Collection Ordinance tabled earlier. Communications from City Engineer Leotta cover Breithbeck Park survey work Dominic Street dedication and Ballard Construction contract extras.
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Oswego
Anthony A. Leotta
Breithbeck Park
Dominic St
Ballard Construction Co
Purcasing
Burt P. Meann
Timothy McCarthy
Dept. of Works
Pentagon Ouster Threat Faces Critic Gordon Rule
Washington AP Gordon Rule vows to fight Navy efforts to oust him after publicly opposing President Nixon’s choice Roy Ash of Litton Industries to head the OMB. Isaac Kidd Jr. rearranges Rule from director of Navy procurement control and questions his judgment. Rule refuses retirement and cites potential charges, declining reassignment to a consulting post.
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Washington
Pentagon
Gordon Rule
Navy
Nixon
Aum
Isaac Kidd Jr
Rule
Navy Procurement Control
Kidd
Senate
Dwight Eisenhower
Roy Ash
Litton Industries
Office of Management and Budget
Landslide Loss for Landon in 1936 Presidential Race
Alfred Landon of Kansas suffered the worst defeat in recent times as the Republican candidate carrying only two states Maine and Vermont.
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Alfred Landon
Kansas
Maine
Vermont
Sun Brightness Compared With Distant Stars
The sun appears vastly brighter to earthbound observers than any star, yet at the same distance it would seem puny next to Rigel, a star about 15,000 times more luminous.
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Rigel
Origin of the word Yule from ancient northern pagans
The term Yule comes from pagan northern peoples who linked the midwinter sun's brief days to a cycle they called the hweel a time for celebration within their observances.
New York City Seen as Early Supreme Court Seat
The article notes the United States Supreme Court first met in New York City in 1790 and, though required by law to convene twice yearly, had little business during its initial three sessions.
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New York
United States Supreme Court
New York City
Beauty tips for makeup and leather care
The article advises applying camouflage before foundation to cover dark under eye circles. It suggests carrying extra lip gloss in cold weather to prevent chapped lips. It also recommends saddle soap to keep leather soft, used after cleaning and drying.
Blazing Career for Oyster Bay Fireman Honored
New York AP reports James Hefner, a volunteer with Oyster Bay Fire Company No. 1, received a citation for 45 years of uninterrupted service.
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Blazing Career
NEW York
James Hefner
Oyster Bay Fire Company No. 1
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Caldwell
Idaho
Poet Quarterly
Mackin
West 2Nd & Bridge St
Oswego, N. Y
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Island
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Otes
Kline
Kline’s
Kline's
Greco
Cayuga ST
First ST
A Cungs Bank
F.d.1.c
East Bridge St
East Cayuga St
Pulaski
Pulaski, N. Y
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