Last Minute Gift Idea From A Book List
New York author Hal Boyle suggests giving a book as a last minute Christmas gift. The list features humor and political figures such as Jackie Gleason Nixon Eisenhower Khrushchev Kennedy Truman Castro Hoover and others with playful titles about their public personas. The gag book titles play on well known figures and settings.
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New York
Jackie Gleason
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nikita Khrushchev
James 2. Hoffa
America
Eisenhower
Morse
Humphrey
John D. Rockefeller
Boston
John F. Kennedy
GAO Criticizes Navy Overhaul and Foreign Aid Costs
The GAO told Congress the Navy overhauls ships slated for foreign allies to higher repair bills than those in U S fleet, calling for refunds. It cited LST repair costs of 590000 to 635000 abroad versus 149000 to 172000 in U S hands, and noted Navy disputes over the figures and maintenance funding limits.
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Washington
U.S
GAO
Congress
Navy
LST
Wicked Children of Beth El
A biblical tale depicts Elisha mocked by forty two children along the road to Bethel. He curses them and two bears emerge from a forest, killing all forty two, leaving forty two mothers in grief for their lost children.
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Beth-el
Beth
Ildren
Elisha
Bethel
Chilren
God
Christmas Paycheck Cashing Ends In Aboard Ship
Newark AP reports Frank Bodner faced a rough season ending happily after boarding a ship at the Newark waterfront to have his $180 paycheck cashed. A friend retrieved the funds during September while turkeys were being loaded for shipment to Germany, concluding Bodner’s holiday tale with a positive twist.
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Newark
N. J
Frank Bodner
Germany
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Children OF the Bible
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Georg Grottke
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Bildzeitung
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Wicked Children OF
Beth EL
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Clarence McFadden
Louie Mumma
John Deere Day
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