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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1961
Page
5
Editor's note introduces a four part Christmas drama from heaven not earth. It portrays divine sorrow over humanity, Lucifer's rebellion, and earthly turmoil seen through celestial witnesses. It frames God's purpose to redeem man and hints at a forthcoming decision on high.
Off-Broadway’s Three Penny Opera closed Sunday night at the Theater de Lys Greenwich Village after 2612 performances. The run surpassed My Fair Lady in longevity though Life With Father remains Broadway’s all-time top with 3213. An overflow crowd attended the farewell with toasts after playing to about 750000 spectators and grossing 3 million dollars.
Washington AP reports the Post Office foresees the largest single mail load in history as the 1961 Christmas rush peaks. Officials expect over 500 million pieces of mail to flow into post offices today, with Christmas mail already up 2.8 percent from last year.
In Berlin thousands of West Berliners lit Christmas tree lights along the Wall at dusk on Sunday to send greetings to East Germans. Communist loudspeakers replied with propaganda and jazz. Mayor Willy Brandt activated the lights in a moonlit ceremony as cold crowds listened.
More than 800 evergreen trees were placed along a 25 mile barrier of concrete and barbed wire through the city and were lit at twilight. Nearly every stretch of the border remained visible from at least one point, underscoring the scale of the display.
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