Children’s Art Carnival in Harlem Spawns Christmas Pieces
The Children's Art Carnival in Harlem New York sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art engages about 750 children weekly from kindergarten to high school in painting collage sculpture and sewing. With 45 public schools and 75 community organizations involved the center links art to personal and family life leading to Christmas themed works and a creche from three teens. Executive Director Betty Blayton Taylor advocates national adoption of such programs. Egg nog is noted as a modern take on the old syllabub drink.
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Christmas Seal gifts in Washtenaw reach $23,650 by mid December
Washtenaw County contributions to the Christmas Seal Campaign of the Michigan Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association totaled $23,650 through mid December, compared with $43,182 at the same point in 1971. The statewide goal, excluding Detroit, is $925,000 according to Dr. Walter Meier.
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Michigan Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
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Walter Meier
Down Here pushes toward TB goal in Michigan
The Michigan TB and Respiratory Disease Association reports progress toward its December target. As of December 15, 72 percent of the fundraising goal had been reached.
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Michigan TB and Respiratory Disease Association
Highway deaths rise in Michigan in 1972 year to date
State Police report 2,133 persons killed on Michigan highways as of the first of last week, up five percent from a year ago and under the five year average. Through October, all law enforcement agencies made 23,592 arrests for drunk driving, a 344 percent rise from 1971, while refusals to take the breath test under the Implied Consent Law grew 20.7 percent.
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Christmas Date Moves to December 25 in 1752
The calendar shift in 1752 moved Christmas from January 6 to December 25, a change England’s clergyobjected to as 11 lost days. The Glastonbury Thorn myth was used to test the date, blooming inconsistently and fueling ongoing debate.
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Arimathea
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