A Losing Game for Hagerstown Teens in Shoplifting
Three high school boys faced Juvenile Court Judge Irvine Rutledge this week as $25 fines highlighted a larger penalty. The judge warned shoplifting is not a game but a life-long record that affects future employment and service prospects, since arrests and offenses are noted on records requested by employers and agencies. The youths learned the hard way that stealing even small items can haunt them for years.
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Rutledge
Josef
De Gaulle told by public vote to plan his orderly retreat
The electorate’s heavy 1965 presidential vote for Francois Mitterrand sent a clear signal to Charles de Gaulle that his aura of infallibility is fragile. He will not quit but will seek a controlled exit, focusing on France’s transition to real democracy and his own orderly retreat into history.
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Francois Mitterrand
France
NATO
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God's Eternal Society A Christmas Call to Change Hearts
A Letter urging a shift from self focus to giving, proposing God's Eternal Society built on love. Christmas offers a timely moment to change from selfishness to selflessness, redeeming society through enduring character and a changed heart.
Shining Light on Christmas and Daytime Headlights
A reader endorses Maude F. on Real Christmas and urges replacing beer and cigarette ads with uplifting content. The letter complains Christmas materialism and asks for a reply about daytime headlights after a bus company cut traffic accidents with 24 hour headlight use. It notes law enforcement support and cites misjudgments by drivers who claim they did not see others in time.
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Maude F
Recont
Powier
City censor retires after 2400 uncut pictures watched
The city censor of a large Southern city retired after viewing 2400 uncut images. He appeared unfazed by the ordeal, a surprising contrast to expectations and prompting remarks on his reserve. CM. M.
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How To Keep Well Polypoid Rectal Polyps
Polypoid rectal lesions raise bleeding and mucus concerns, with sigmoidoscopy enabling diagnosis. Polyps vary in shape, may be removed and tested, and sometimes require surgery if cancerous, though most are benign. routine exams detect many cases.
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van Dellen
Jottings From Yesteryears Highlights and Local Notices
Various short items note enforcement of the city milk law sealing bottles, canal restoration and possible mule replacement, West Penn Ca electric merger serving 1.1 million, Daneville chamber route to the south, weather and heavy snow warnings, Sabebury fire in a three story Odd Fellows building, tax and wage issues for 1945 46, police wage appeal amid snowfall, a ringneck pheasant in a yard, polio fever outbreak control in Lancaster, Ford Foundation grants listing Maryland hospitals, and a mystery virus killing feeder steers at State Line Pennsylvania.
Today In History December 15 highlights and events
On December 15 1791 Virginia ratifies the Bill of Rights. Sitting Bull is killed at Grand Forks. Verdun battle victory for France in 1916. Supreme Court upholds Prohibition Act in 1919. Roosevelt signs WWI widows pension in 1944. Japan’s premier Konoyo dies by own action in 1845. Nashua sells for 1.25 million in 1955. Nepal king deposes government five years ago. Congo ambassador leaves for Washington one year ago amid intervention signals.
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Grand Forks
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Verdun
Supreme Court
Franklin Roosevelt
Japan
Prince Fuminaro Konoyo
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Nepal
Congo
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Let Us Pray for Strength and Unity in Reason
Maude F. asks for strength and courage for those working toward a rational, understanding world. She prays for unity over division, personal improvement, peace, and the Christmas spirit to guide hopeful futures with harmony and confidence.
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Maude F
Pickets Question Courage in Red China Debate
A sharp quip questions peace pickets for Vietnam abroad by suggesting they march in Red China, arguing their focus is misdirected and misplaced on the wrong country.
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Viet Nam
Red China
Three Minutes A Day for Quiet Reflection
A report to the American Medical Association warns noise at work and daily life causes partial deafness in millions. It cites about 60 percent of employed Americans with some hearing loss and urges brief daily silence to protect hearing and inner peace.
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American Medical Association
A New Bureau Measures Poverty Programs with Computers
The article details Secretary Shriver using McNamara style cost effectiveness to steer anti poverty funds, prioritizing Head Start and Teen Job Corps over immediate workforce training, under the new Information Center Division led by Leon Gilgoff. Powell opposes the approach, urging focus on adult job training amid rising urban unrest.
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Sarit Shriver i Samara
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Shriver
McNamara
Leon Gilgoff
Air Force
Gilgoff
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Defense Department
Gilfait
Polley
Adam Clayton Powell
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Congress Powell Congress
Powel
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Powell
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Hard Winter Test for U S Viet Nam Policy
William S. White argues a bleak winter tests the government's resolve against Communist aggression in South Viet Nam. He warns of a global propaganda push and pressure from neutralist powers, urging a firm middle path with restraint, patience, and not expanding the war. The piece frames Congress as pivotal, condemning appeasement and calling for substantial, not grandiose, action to defend Asia and deter further aggression.
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Viet Nam
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Soviet Union
Red China
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China
South Viet Nam
Asia
Europe
Latin America
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