Christmases Past and the Christmas Spirit
A reflective column recalls difficult eras in American history during Christmas seasons past. It links wartime hardships in Pearl Harbor, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Korean War to present uncertainty with Iran hostages and economic woes while urging unity and a hopeful path under new leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
Middle East
East Africa
el Salvador
Italy
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Manila
Far East
United States
MacArthur
Hong Kong
Germany
Japan
China
Reagan
Carter
A Different Light on Rural Housing in Carbondale
Letter from reader in Southern Illinoisan defends landlord Mr Stonemark and Woodruff Services amid rural housing debates. Highlights prompt repairs, 24 hour service rarity for low income rentals, and open housing policy. Notes roach issues solved by spraying and quick help after windstorm. Mentions personal experience with Human Relations Commission and property management in Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illnoisan
Carbondale
Green Acres
Ann
Knol
McNamara Urges Global Help to Lift Third World
Former World Bank president Robert S. McNamara warns the industrialized nations must increase aid to the developing world to prevent global disorder. He cites energy and grain needs, trade reliance, and the positive impact of development loans on life expectancy and poverty reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. McNamara
World Bank
United States
U S
McNamara
Defense
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
OPEC
Defense Department
The
Bank
U.S
Asia
Soviet Union
Chicago
sub-Sahara Africa
Paigner
Cyrus Vance
America
Te Bank
World Bank Board
A.W
Tom) Clausen
Bank of America
Helsinki process shapes rights policy beyond nations
The Helsinki agreements forum, begun in 1975, avoids binding votes and instead builds consensus on human rights through expression and negotiation. It pressures Soviet and Eastern bloc states by public scrutiny, enabling private citizens to engage and apply its inviolability of frontiers clause to deter aggression, while offering ongoing momentum as signatories seek compromises despite East West stalemates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Madrid
U.N
Conference On Security and Cooperation In Europe
Finland
Moscow
Poland
Why Christmas trees stand in the parlor by Russell Baker
Russell Baker traces the quirky path of how a pine tree in the parlor became a Christmas symbol. He notes early doubts from neighbors and a Bavarian couple, Otto and Frau Orsini, whose odd arrangement sparked debate, while Dickens pushed for the parlor as the proper setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Baker
New York Times
Gelly
George
Otto Orsini
Clymer
Frau Orsini
Otto
Orsini
Bavaria
Orsinis
England
Charles Dickens
Dickens
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Belgium
Ardennes Forest
France
Korea
Yalu River
Eighth Army
38Th Parallel
X Corps
Hungnam
Navy
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale-Herrin-Murphysboro
Marion
Third World
By Burnis R. Morris
Atlanta Constitution
Washington
Flora Lewis
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