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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1985
Page
1
An editorial urges pausing to reflect on Christmas meaning beyond shopping. It questions child exposure to consumerism and tech gifts, warns of losing perspective, and calls for honoring Christ through family gatherings, worship, and lessons about life beyond material gifts.
A dense TV schedule lists iNews Dallas and Mary Tyler Moore at 6 to 6:35, then a mix of movies and specials including A Christmas Story and Miracle on 34th Street. The lineup features Sanford and Son, The Christmas Carol, and It’s a Wonderful Life with multiple HBO and CBS Movie entries and holiday music performances.
Retired Salina editor Whitley Austin muses on books lent to friends and the hope they return by New Year. He traces personal library bits, autographs, and the enduring value of reading over mere monetary worth, praising biographies and classic authors.
Mary Kay Meyer from Chapman writes from Concordia about Beatriz Eugenia Barrios Marroquin a 26 year old Guatemalan elementary teacher and law student abducted by armed men in mid December 1985. The letter details her disappearance murder and the global response including U S refugee policy and sanctuaries like Manna House arguing for aid and asylum. Mary Kay notes Guatemala's new civilian president and U S stance on refugees and sanctuary groups.
Dear Dr Donohue explains that controlled exercise aids cartilage nourishment and reversibility in osteoarthritis. Swimming and bike work are acceptable if pain free, with rest periods. individual conditions vary and medical guidance remains essential.
AP report from Los Angeles outlines HBOs The Hitchhiker anthology series with half hour thrillers. Credits co executive producers Lewis Chesler and Riff Markowitz and notes guest stars Barry Bostwick Peter Coyote Sandra Bernhard Lisa Blount and others. The piece covers its 1983 debut and pioneering motion picture style on pay television. Also summarized ABCs Growing Old in America documentary attacking elderly policy and care issues with Hugh Downs narration.
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