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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1976
Page
4
Holiday greetings reach many families as they decorate rooms and display festive displays. Don Kinkeads fill their home with decorations while the Rody Millers stage a lively for show. George McKechan repairs and places a Santa figure for eager crowds. The shared message remains peace joy and love for all.
Christmas lights glow in Adahrea and Don Kinkead eight room Lakewood home. One tree bears 1,250 lights while another centers living room with revolving gold and white ornaments. Doll tree displays dolls from 38 lands on a rotating platform. The Miller doll tree features international figures from India to Greenland and one inch Swiss heirlooms. Neighborhood children visit yearly to see new additions. Margie Aplanato assists long time Santa George McKeehan with wig and beard upkeep as the pair plan appearances this season.
Social notes describe a Marina Room celebration for author Jim Phelan and wife Amalie with guests including Pat Brown and Bernice, CBS anchor Bill Stout, Larry Herzog, Gail Thompson, Turner, Armand Jewell, Phil Watson, and local officials. Excerpts from Phelan’s upcoming book are shared, with media buzz and holiday cheer centering on Long Beach and Los Angeles connections.
The piece argues giving is essential to personal growth and societal good. It contrasts takers and givers, notes transformation through service such as Peace Corps, and cites emotional maturity as the capacity to find more satisfaction in giving than receiving. It links economic investment to emotional investment and references a Nigerian proverb about reciprocity.
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