Astronomer sets Sept. 15 as Christ's true birthdate
British astronomer David Hughes argues Christ was born Sept 15 7 B C based on a triple conjunction of Jupiter Saturn and Pisces. He asserts the calendar misdated 1 A D due to Dionysius Exiguus and notes Kepler traced similar ideas. The book The Star of Bethlehem Mystery argues the celestial event signaled a royal gift in Israel.
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Christ
Nikki Finke London
David Hughes
University of Sheffield
Rome
Jesus
Herod the Great
Hughes
Dionysius Exigus
Bethlehem
Pisces
Johannes Kepler
Jupiter
B.C
United States
Britain
Saturn
Israel
City of
David
Christ the Lord
Bethlehem town lore ties Christ birth to quiet 2000s scene
The passage notes Bethlehem, city of David, a small town of about 2000 residents with roughly 30 births annually. It recalls the shepherds and wise men using local inquiry to locate Christ, linking biblical narrative to the town’s historical scale.
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Hughes
Bethlehem
Christ
Fry eggs and give no apologies Dear Ann Landers
Dear Saucer-Eyed In San Francisco the columnist advises Fry eggs and make no apologies as a solution to unplanned dinner guests. The exchange criticizes a husband who hosts traveling salesmen and a wife who tolerates loud habits and bed wetting, with commentary on etiquette and propriety in a long reader letter format.
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Ann Landers
Joe
San Francisco
Dear Ann Landers
Babe
Swanee River
Christmas Eve shopping war stories by Erma Bombeck
Ed McMahon's amateur night theory clashes with a holiday tale of Christmas Eve shopping. A husband recalls last minute buys and quips about professional shoppers while Bombeck recounts jokey anecdotes on gift quests and a secret plumbing supply open until 8 p.m. Field Enterprises, Inc.
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Erma Bombeck
Ed McMahon
Field Enterprises, Inc
Area couples announce engagements in local notices
Cindy McPherson and David Craig announce engagements. Both are Steeleville High School graduates from 1977. McPherson studies nursing in St Louis and plans to work at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale after graduation. Craig works for Amax Coal Co. and is from Steeleville. Renee Thalman and Leland Smith announce engagement. Thalman, Carbondale native, earned a recreation degree from SIU Carbondale and is pursuing a master’s in recreation administration. Smith, SIU recreation director, is completing a bachelor’s in therapeutic recreation at SIU. Jo Ann Gay and Cpl Victor Burk announce engagement. Gay is an executive secretary in Joliet. Burk, US Marine Corps, is at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. No wedding date set.
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Cindy McPherson
David Craig
Joe McPherson
Steeleville
Douglas Craig
Miss McPherson
Steeleville High School
Barnes Hospital School of Nursing
St. Louis
Memorial Hosital
Carbondale
Craig
Amax Coal Co
Rockwell H. Smith
Mechanicsville
Thalman
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Smith
Southern Illinois Special Olympics
SIU
Jo Ann Gay
Cpl
Victor R. Burk
United States Marine Corps
Dan Gay
Mokena
Miss Gay
Joliet
Illinois Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
Burk
Combat Engineer
Camp Lejeune
N. C
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Renee Thalman
Leland Rockwell Smith
Wellington C. Thalman
Victor Burk
MR. D’s Photography
and David Craig
Chapman-Rollo Furniture Co
Bihan Allen Gallery
East
Murphysboro
Thern Illinoisan
Merry Christmas
JO Nell
Kim
Klip & Kuri
Lept Plaza
The
Apple Tree
Westown Mall
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Downs & Son Furniture
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