Capitol Hill Christmas Campaign Pits Pennypincher Bearded Toymaker
Washington AP reports a mock House race on Capitol Hill between Ebenezer Scrooge and Santa Claus. Posters, strategy sessions, and dummy addresses mark the campaign as liberals and conservatives exchange charges while absentee candidates issue statements. Early tallies show Scrooge leading briefly before Santa Claus overtook him.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
North Pole
Scrooge
Claus Advisory Committee
Claus
House of Representatives
America
Parliament Would Boost Queen's Pay Amid Mixed Public Mood
A committee from all three major parties urged raising Queen Elizabeth II’s annual allowance to 2.45 million dollars, a 106 percent increase, while polls show most Britons already deem her 1.18 million dollar salary sufficient. The panel noted royal costs, from receptions to wine, and included strong advocacy for royal style despite unemployment figures.
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London
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth
Willie Hamilton
Nixon to Work Weekend on 1973 Budget at Biscayne White House
President Nixon plans an intensive weekend in Florida to review the 1973 budget department by department with top advisers. George Shultz Caspar Weirger and John Ehrlichman accompany him as he weighs figures and possible revisions ahead of a January Congress return.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Florida
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Frog leaps across ponds awe observers
Frogs with strong hind legs leap great distances. The cricket frog at about an inch can jump three feet. The American bullfrog is famed for jumps of eight to ten feet.
40 Percent Pep Pill Production Cut Ordered
Washington reports the Justice Department mandates a 40 percent reduction in next year’s pep pill output. Quotas target amphetamines and methamphetamines to curb overproduction and illicit trafficking. total limits set at 5870 and 2782 kilograms respectively.
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Washington
Justice Department
John E. Ingersoll
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
John N. Mitchell
Ingersoll
Oldest speed cop nears 70 in San Francisco
AP reports Carl E. Perscheid, supervising sergeant and one of the city’s first 12 motorcycle officers in 1925, has worn out 11 motorcycles in 46 years and will retire upon turning 70 on Feb. 1, after logging about 75 miles daily.
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San Francisco
Miles
Teller 724 Opens At C&S Bank For 24 Hour Cash
The main office at Loudoun and Piccadi Streets offers Teller 724 to dispense cash all night and all weekend. CHECK COMMAND account holders may withdraw up to $100 daily using the card and teller directions. New applicants can obtain the card at any C&S office and start with a built in $500 credit reserve for instant loans.
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C&s Bank
Loudoun
Piccadi Streets
C&s
Command and Teller
Stennis presses for cost cuts in weapon procurement
Senator John Stennis urged reforms in how the Pentagon buys weapons, warning that costly and ineffective systems harm national security. He opened hearings on rising F14 and C5A costs and M16 rifle jamming, stressing buying efficiency and broader procurement practices. Gilbert Fitzhugh and Dr. John S. Foster Jr. were slated to testify.
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John Stennis
Pentagon
Armed Services Committee
Congress
Mississippi Democrat
Stennis
Gilbert Fitzhugh
John S. Foster Jr
Defense Research and Engineering
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Honda
Enter Miller Auto Sales
Miller Auto Sales
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Phil Luttrell
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Valley Ave
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