Community voices urge stronger school zone traffic enforcement
Readers call for strict safety enforcement around Scottsdale Road and McDonald crossings near Kiva School. They argue patrols are limited by staff shortages and urge cooperation between city and school authorities to protect children at crossings. Strategies include guarding safety zones and clear speed signage, with emphasis on neighborhood safety over revenue concerns.
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Para
Paradise Valley
Bock
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Who Wants Snow Despite Sunny Central Ohio
An editorial notes artificial snow systems, blowing air and water through a hose to create ski runs, amusingly pondering why anyone in a snowless country would long for white Christmas. It mentions Santa Claus navigating Christmas Eve without snow and questions the appeal of skiing.
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Ohio
Santa Claus
Legion party helps underprivileged children in town
The American Legion post hosted a Sunday party to bring a Santa Claus experience to kids who could not afford it. Organizers say the event reflects the Legion's generous spirit and repeatedly humbly goes unmentioned.
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the Legion
Santa Claus
Wale
Red Christmas Dream At Moscow Children’s World Store
MOSCOW Delayed Jacob Gonshtok, commercial manager of Children’s World, says the store sold 19 million toy items last year and features a Moscow radio song inviting shoppers. He notes East German toys predominate, Grandfather Frost, a big trimmed tree, and careful New Year gift customs.
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Russian Toys Dominated by East German Production
A correspondent reports most Russian toys come from East Germany and reach up to 150 feet high, intended for teenagers. Cosmonaut dolls and jet-plane models rise in popularity, but no cosmonaut is named. Grandfather Frost is described as a pre Christian, winter figure distinct from Santa Claus, with a regional origin and ritual ties.
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Santa Claus
Asia Minor
Nicholas
Old Russia
Santa
Upholds Stand By Stevenson in National Security Racket
The piece argues that court elites influence federal actions and threaten Stevenson’s free speech under the National Security Council. It labels a conspiracy among powerful figures, mocks social justice rhetoric, and claims the right to express himself is imperiled by broader policy trends.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Tewengutia
Stevansen
Stevenson
National Security Council
Adlai
Shakespearean take on tax cuts in brisk holiday times
A light essay imagines Shakespeare reacting to impending tax cut debates in Congress. The humor relies on quips from his plays to describe a Christmas shopping rush and the British penchant for understatement.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Prodigal Shopping Wife Mirrors Shakespearean Woes
A humorous shopper compares his wife’s return from errands to a prologue of Shakespearean quotes. He laments crowds parking and gift shopping while noting his wife’s taste, the dangers of department store mobs, and his own fading voice amid Christmas carols.
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Shakespeare
Doyle presides as HUAC fights Communist ties at WSP hearing
Rep Clyde Doyle leads a House Un American Activities Committee hearing on Communist infiltration of the Women Strike for Peace. Outside the caucus room mothers and children cried as witnesses faced probing questions. Doyle intervened to maintain order while protest and perplexing testimonies continued.
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Washington
Clyde Doyle
Witnesses Clash Over Communist Ties at Women March Hearing
Rep Doyle questions Mrs Posner about Communist links as Women Strike for Peace members face scrutiny. Ruth Meyers and Lyla Hoffman refuse to reveal party ties while Dagmar Wilson defends the broader leadership of the group. Outside, peace workers exchange hugs and cheers as disclosures surface.
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Communist Party
Rep. Doyle
Dagmar Wilson
Washington
Women Strike For Peace
Latin American aid split over tax reform and Chile crisis
Ralph McGill notes partisan debate over aid to Latin America. He cites Anaconda and Kennecott abandoning Chile expansion due to tax concessions, Chilean church calls for social reform, and Communist influence amid poverty. Kennedy’s aid plan hinges on reforms to improve reach of assistance amid instability.
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Kennecott
Chile
Kennedy
Latin States
U.S
Church Calls for Reforms to Fight Reds in Chile 1960
A Chilean plan to expand copper smelting and refining aims to stabilize laws for 20 years. US owned mines dominate exports, taxes, and earnings, while widespread poverty and unequal land ownership fuel leftist resistance. The Pope’s pastoral letter flags misery and calls for reform as Peace Corps presents opportunity.
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