New Year’s Day Seen As Heartfelt But Questionable Start
The piece argues January 1 is an arbitrary calendar start, noting ancient calendars and solstices, yet acknowledges New Year’s Day as a seasonal moment for reflection. It suggests holidays blend with Christmas memory and personal resolutions, making the day a shared wish for happiness.
Plasma mystery puzzles Iowa physicists say
Iowa City report notes three University of Iowa plasma physicists point out that although over 99 percent of the universe is plasma ordinary people know little about it. The remark frames the era’s paradox of knowing more yet understanding less about vast natural phenomena.
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa
Uni
DoD Surplus Sales Open Bargain Treasure for Public
DoD surplus items range from cookware to cameras with sales by bid or auction. Ten regional Surplus Sales Offices cover two to ten states each and offer public retail sales at military installations with fixed pricing. Contact DoD Surplus Sales in Battle Creek Michigan 49016 to locate the nearest office and retail sale schedule.
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Department of Defense
Dod
Battle Creek
Micr
Defense
Quotations on Faith and Work from Historical Figures
A compilation of terse quotes from George W. Gaethals Walter P. Chrysler and biblical verses. The lines touch on seeing value in long life, faith paired with actions, and divine assurance against fear.
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George W. Gaethals
Amlican
Religion in Congress by Denomination in 1960s Split
New Congress convenes January 3 with Protestants dominant, led by Methodists Presbyterians and Episcopalians. Catholics and Baptists also sizable, Lutherans underrepresented. denomination and party alignment varies, with most Lutherans Republicans and Baptists Democrats.
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Congress
New York
New Congress
Senate
House
Methodist
Presbyterian
Episcopal
Baptist
United Church
Latter-day Saints
Christian Church (Disciples
Churches of Christ
Christian Science
Eastern Orthodox
Society of Friends
Evangelical Free Church
Concept Marketing and The Exchange Branding Shift
Companies sell not just products but notions of lifestyles and status. The NYSE promotes itself as The Exchange, signaling a broader market reorganization and closer ties among regional exchanges, with regionals and the American Stock Exchange challenging NYSE’s perceived dominance.
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New York
Boston
Country Club
New York Stock Exchange
The
Exchange
NYSE
Lippincott & Margulies
Big Board
Signia
Philadelphia
Chicago
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
American Stock Exchange
Christmas as Seen By the Magazines and Media
A critical look at secular and religious Christmas issues across magazines. The piece notes Ladies' Home Journal interviews with Bob Hope and Mrs Spencer Tracy, a discussion on the Virgin Mary, Life magazine shifts, and Arizona Highways remarkable Christmas photo essays by Joe Stacey.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Bob Hope
Spencer Tracy
Billy Graham
Yale
John O'Connor
Mother of Jesus
Life
Mary
Lilith
Adam
Brotherhood of Man
Sisterhood
Arizona Highways
Highways
North America
Joe Stacey
Grand Canyon
Stacey
Cody
Welfare cheaters under spotlight in spot studies
The piece discusses President Nixon's welfare reforms and spot checks showing widespread fraud among welfare recipients. In one county 400 recipients with reported earnings of 1600 in three months had 41 percent apparent fraud, with many reporting none of their income and some holding two checks monthly while earning more. The article argues for eliminating illegal welfare payments to protect taxpayers and aid recipients.
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Nixon
United States
Egypt
Origin of dollar diplomacy tied to Taft era
The term dollar diplomacy originated during the administration of President William Howard Taft. Rene F. A. Sully Prudhomme, a Frenchman, won the first Noel Prize for literature in 1901. Native Dancer lost just once, the Kentucky Derby to Dark Star in 1953.
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William Howard Taft
Rene F. A. Sully Prudhomme
All Things Are Yours in Faith and Provision
The passage echoes scripture about God’s prepared riches and fulfillment. It contrasts human perception with divine bounty and encourages faith to claim needs met through Christ Jesus.
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Christ Jesus
Timely Quotes on Press, Power, and Drug Traffic
A collage of quotations touches on political power and press freedom, law enforcement, and moral outlooks. The speakers include TV commentator David Brinkley, Marcel Morin of Marseilles narcotics squad, and German author Jean Paul Richer, reflecting on progress, persistent battles, and the lure of present goods.
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David Brinkley
United States
Marcel Morin
Marseilles
France
Jean Paul Richer
World Almanac on AFS International Scholarships impact
The World Almanac notes AFS International Scholarships funded by nonprofit exchange programs in 1971 72 brought over 2 500 high school students from 60 countries to the United States and sent 1 500 American students abroad to foster cross cultural understanding.
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The
American Field Service
AFS
U.S
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Oswego Palladium Times Ad Rates and Post Office Notice
Consolidation of the Oswego Palladium and the Oswego Times details rates for home delivery and mail subscriptions. Prices vary by area and term, with weekly carrier rates and annual options listed, plus advertising representatives and AP rights notice.
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Oswego
N. Y
Oswego Palladium
Oswego Times
Clark Morrison
Osweco
Wayne
Cayuga Co
Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Des Paines Aves Des Pigines
Ill
Rockefeller Plaza
New York
Associated Press
Palladium-Times
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