Memos From Murph Reflects On Christmas Origins And Advertising
The piece laments materialism in Christmas marketing while recalling candle wax pumpkins and the Bethlehem gift tradition. It imagines ads adopting a peaceful tone and a manger scene to honor the season. The author wishes readers a holy and merry Christmas.
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Bethlehem
Shepheards
Jesus
Madison Avenue
Connecticut
Crossword puzzle across and down clues
A list of crossword hints covering across and down entries. Clues include Fish hook, Lonesome 5 Door George knocker, Greek, Boulogne, Chaste valley, Hush-hush org, Bequest, Extinct bird, Arnaz players, Meadow, Financial (zool.), and other numbered prompts.
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Boulogne
Paris Sacred City Park
Bequest
Italy
Incline Lake
Divide
Naval Ately Craft
Arnaz
Meadow
Body
Financial
Zool
Your Week Ahead Aries to Virgo Horoscope
The chart outlines weekly forecasts for each sign. Aries seeks emotional growth under the Christmas Full Moon while Taurus faces friction over faith and change. Gemini manages finances and shared resources. Cancer is not shown. Leo's health warns against excesses. Virgo notes opposition and a chance romance from an altered plan.
Horoscope Forecast for Dec 25 to Dec 31 1977
Forecast period spans December 25 to 31 1977 with sun sign guides for Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius and Pisces. Advice ranges from restraint and rest to finances loyalty relationships and wardrobe upgrades. A listed address offers a paid personality profile by mail.
Letter to the Editor on Venice Hospital lawsuit
A Venice reader condemns a lawsuit by Dr. Sheldon Wald against Venice Hospital. He warns delay will raise costs, delay bond marketing, and slow the third floor completion. He says Wald seeks to force open access to all physicians and argues the hospital has top local doctors and should not concede.
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Venice Hospital
Sheldon Wald
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Rebuts Sinclair waitress tips part of wages
To the Editor passage argues a waitress tip is part of wages and criticizes Mr Sinclair for advocating low tips. It cites Florida Right to Work Law and stresses that nonunion pay harms workers and market competition. The writer urges Sinclair to rethink his Dec 15 column.
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Sinclair
Florida
Mr. Sinclair
Driving in Venice Florida A Motorist’s Candid View
A Bay Indies Mobile Home Park resident laments crosswalk dangers at Ridgewood Drive US-41 and praises new bypass plans. He notes risky driving by others and recalls encounters with wrong way turns and chipper drivers, urging patience and mutual care on the road.
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SUN Coast Gondolier
Sun Coast Gondolier, Inc
Venice
Florida
Venice Florida
Florida Press Service
Tallahassee
Fla
New York
N.Y
Atlanta
Bay Indies
Park
Ridgewood Drive
Venice Avenue
Senior Citizen's Corner on Organizing a Home Business Center
The article advises retirees to create a private home business center with ample writing space a good light source and organized storage. It recommends cardboard boxes or plastic trays for small items a simple filing system and expanding folders to hold letter-size documents.
Not a gull rest stop at the claimed dock scene
A narrator recalls finishing a dock and pool while gulls colonized the area. Neighbors set up “soup kitchens” for the birds and the gulls learned to raid white restroom stalls and pool towels as the narrator notes misused tissues and metered doors. The piece ends with a sales prompt from Quentin R. Burke Nokomis.
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Philadelphia
Quentin R. Burke Nokomis
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Ernie Harmon
Guy Williams
Maureen Bullard
Jeanne Taylor
Nokomis
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Englewood
Susan Gingrass
Wisconsin
Mercedes
Darleen Short
North Port
Hawaii
Dillon
John C. Hewens
Sun Coast Gondolier Inc
Sarasota County
Derek Dunn
Rankin
Michael W. Corradino
Courtney Willis
Jim Beans
Dorothy Lippstretter
M.B. Macfarlane
Craig Nelson
Sandy Gray
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Moonchild
Virgo
Scorpio
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Aquarius
Dr. Damis
F Park
Place Neligs
Louis Sinclair
Us-41
Suncoast Times
Suncoast Gondolier