Year-end Notebook spotlights Johnson landslide top story
The editorial previews 1964’s most notable events and figures. It ranks Johnson’s victory, Khrushchev’s deposition, civil rights clashes and the Mississippi murders, Vietnam, Bobby Baker probes, and notable deaths Hoover and MacArthur. It also notes Beatles invasion as a misstep and Charles Finley as the year’s humor.
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Lady Bird
Beagle
John Birch Society
Goldwater
Nikita Khrushchev
Mississippi
Viet Nam
Bobby Baker
Washington
California
Louisiana
Florida
Cuba
America
Charles Finley
Kansas City
A’s
My Grandfather's World Before Modern Wonders
The narrator recalls a childhood world without cars planes telephones radios or factory goods. He describes a rural town with limited utilities and simple comforts like home births and funerals, four daily grocer deliveries and a theater, bikes and horses, gardens and hand built homes, asking how to convey this vanished life to younger generations.
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Boy Scouts
PTA
Chambers of Commerce
Stuttering Child Lifted by Patience and Diet Advice
Dear Dr. Molner outlines that most childhood stuttering is psychological rather than brain-based. He notes temper, sibling tension, limited peer contact, and appetite issues contribute. urges patient, tolerant parenting, no punishment, and structured meals. He suggests more social interaction, possible room separation to reduce stress, and states no pill improves memory.
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H. H
R.N.M
Tooth Decay Called A Civilization Disease By Researcher
An American dental researcher reported new evidence that tooth decay is a disease of civilization with developed nations near the top. Dr Albert B Russell of the NIH said Baltimore whites show poor dental health, Aleuts in Alaska far worse, while Ethiopia and Far East populations have the fewest decayed teeth. He noted findings may reflect broader U S patterns and that no single cause explains decay, challenging nutrition based theories. The remarks were prepared for the AAAS meeting, described as a world series of science.
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Montreal
United States
Albert B. Russell
U.S
National Institute of Dental Research
Bethesda
Baltimore
Alaska
Ethiopia
Far East
Russell
American Association For the Advancement of
Washington crosses Delaware in 1776 surprise Hessian capture
On December 26, 1776 General Washington and his army crossed the Delaware before dawn. Hessian troops, distracted by Christmas revelry, were surprised, with at least 1,000 Hessians captured and morale damaged. Also noted: Mason and Dixon finish boundary survey in 1767, and 1917 sees government railways under wartime control. In 1941 General MacArthur declares Manila an open city.
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Associated Press
George Washington
Delaware
Mason and Dixon
Pennsylvania - Maryland
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Actor Fine Lunch Guest Ape Brow Screws And All
Hollywood columnist Bob Thomas profiles Fred Gwynne of The Munsters. Gwynne discusses makeup, mobility in monster suit, privacy, family life, and public recognition as viewers respond to the CBS comedy. He notes five hours of makeup now cut to two, and the show’s rising ratings.
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Fine Lunch
Ape Brow
Screws
Fred
Munsters
Boris Kars
Officer Muldoon
al Lewis
The
Twister Destroys Barn. Pope Laments Loss of Cows
Covington Georgia AP report describes farmer J T Pope Jr tearfully surveying a Christmas Eve tornado wrecked barn where 50 of 62 cows died. He knew each animal by name and would not have sold them for any price. The tornado carved a 400 yard path across the farm.
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Covington, Ga
Twister
Pope
Ottawa Herald: Subscription Rates and masthead data
Ottawa Herald lists publication details with editor Robert B. Wellington and rates for trade area and outside trade area. The notice outlines daily publication, Associated Press ownership, and mail subscription prices including monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly terms.
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Bob) Harris
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Olathe
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Hollywood
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Business and Professional Guide
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Arvid Berglund, O.D
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A. G. Madston
Olin G. Wollen, O.D
Rodney McClAy, O.D
Medical Directory
J. I. Barr, M.D
Frank A. Trump, M. D
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Don L. McKelvey
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Louis N. Speer, M.D
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Gen. Civil Engineering and Surveyor Service
John Rodgers
S. Oak
Anthony Clinical Laboratory
Gladys Anthony
Joe
Towner’s
Ottawa, Kansas
Buster Brown
Main-Bell Drug Store
Generali
American Life
St. Louis
N. Main
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Cricker
Simon J. Wikler
D.S.C
Richardson’s Shoe Store
Briscoe
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