Editorial Page: A Christmas Message on Peace and Change
An editorial reflects on timeless holiday wishes for peace amid wars and social divides. It notes persistent inequality between white and Black communities, poverty, hunger, and loneliness, urging leaders and individuals to live Christ’s teachings of brotherhood and peace in the new year.
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Annies
Vietnam
Biafra
Middle East
Korea
Christ
Prince of Peace
Senate
Robert Byrd
W-Va
Byrd
Nixon picks Walter Hickel as Interior Secretary
The text notes Alaska’s vast lands and wealth and reports Hickel’s early public statement opposing broad withdrawals of the Arctic Game Range. It contrasts his view with Udall’s conservation rationale, warning against rapid exploitation by promoters and urging balanced, nationwide conservation.
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Alaska
Union
Nixon
Walter Hickel
Interior
Hickel
Stewart Udall
Arctic
Udall
America
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
Defense
Cnew
Congress
Laird
House Appropriations Committee
Pentagon
Senate
Iill
Robert S. McNamara
Nixon De Gaulle meeting eyed as NATO ties discussed
Washington readers hear that a Nixon De Gaulle summit may occur early next spring to stress U.S. leadership in Europe. Diplomats see De Gaulle seeking improved U.S. ties and NATO cohesion after Czechoslovakia crisis, with Nixon open to such overtures if France leans toward closer alliance cooperation.
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Washington
de Gaulle
Nixon
U.S
United States
NATO
Czechoslovakia
De__Gaulle
France
le Grand Charlie
Christmas Tree Tales From Swamppoodle Mother
A reader recalls a long ago Christmas story about a Swamppoodle family. The mother preserves trees and decorations with ritual care, even after Christmas ends, burning worn ornaments later and sparing gifts she deems too nice to wear.
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George
Ackt
Editor's note on Chanukah and Jewish life in Czechoslovakia
Rabbi Werrold Goldstein of Temple Solel Scottsdale writes in response to editorials about Chanukah urging readers to consider Jewish freedom in Czechoslovakia. He cites increased oppression after the Prague rabbis left, following the 1968 Soviet invasion and warns against blaming Jews for national woes.
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Prague
Czecoslovakia
Werrold
Goldstein
Temple
Solel
Scottsdale
Christmas Verses Remembered Across Time
A compact collection of festive excerpts recalls classic Christmas sentiments from Clement Clarke Moore Thomas Tusser Charles Dickens and Phillips Brooks. The passages praise goodwill and cheer and honor traditional holiday wishes.
Festive 1968 Most Unwanted Gifts Auction
The piece lists top misfit holiday gifts with 24k gold plated toothpaste cap leading the pack priced at 6 dollars in New York stores. It notes runners up like a Rolls Royce 1933 replica radio and pistol themed items, highlighting gag and novelty items amid Christmas shopping excess.
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New York
Rolls Royce
National Rifle’ Association
Santa
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N.M
Journal
Robert Allen
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Bob Considine
Considine
Swamppoodle
Trish County
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