Santa Myth Debunking Sparks Debate in Ladies Home Journal
Dr. Bruno Bettelheim counters claims that Santa myths harm children arguing fantasy aids development. He says fairy tales satisfy imagination and that debunking too early can harm adult psyches. The piece advocates letting children enjoy the myth while doubt naturally grows with age.
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Santa Claus
Baloney
Bruno Bettelheim
Ladies Home Journal
Bettelheim
Santa
Mayors misread need as federal aid for car pool hope
Virginia Payette argues that San Francisco’s 23 000 Bay Bridge commuters hold the key to easing urban crisis. An Oakland Bay Bridge car pool experiment could triple riders, cut tolls, better downtown life, reduce smog, cut maintenance costs, and lower death risks.
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Washington
San Francisco
Oakland Bay Bridge
Nixon
Megalopolis
National Correction Academy Proposed To Reform Prisons
Attorney General Mitchell calls for a Magna Carta of prison reform and a National Correction Academy to study policy, learning, and research. He notes 22 000 of 38 000 federal prisoners released last year had prior six month plus stints and urges decisive reform. Such a center could push smaller prisons to close.
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Gens Mitchell
Mitchell
National Correction Academy
Columbus Rival Claims Reach to Venezuela in 1494
Spanish historian Prof. Juan Manzano asserts Christopher Columbus first landed in Venezuela in 1494, four years earlier than Vespucci’s credited 1497 discovery. His research, soon to appear from the Venezuelan Academy of History, challenges long held milestones and invites new competing claims to primacy.
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Christopher Columbus
North America
Chris
Columbus
South America
Amerigo Vespucci
Juan Manzano
Madrid
Venezuela
Manzano
Venezuelan Academy of History
United Nations called to urgent meeting over Goa attack
Security Council summoned after Portuguese delegation requested quick action on the Indian assault of Portuguese Goa. A total of $193 was stolen from two attendees at Sunday School in an Episcopal Church. A capacity audience filled Handley auditorium for the annual Christmas concert directed by Gwendolyn Haynes with Sadie Finkelstein and stage setting by Katherine Pannill.
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UNITED NATIONS _ Security Council
Goa
Episcopal Church
Handley Auditorium
Gwendolyn Haynes
Sadie Finkelstein
Katherine Pannill
Atomic Energy Commission backs US plan as Soviet seeks more study
In 1946 the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission members voiced broad approval of the U S plan to harness the atom while Soviet Russia asked for more time to examine the issue. Dr H I Pifer resigns as coroner in Winchester and Frederick County effective December 15 due to workload conflicts. Carl L Campbell, a Winchester post office employee and World War II veteran, is elected vice president of the Valley Officials Association in Lexington, Virginia.
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United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Soviet Russia
H. I. Pifer
Winchester
Frederick County
Carl L. Campbell
Valley Officials’ Association
Lexington
Amusing Einstein stories and classic TV jokes
Daily Meditations humor column collects Einstein jokes and related gags. It recounts Einstein counting mishaps, a Princeton Dean inquiry joke, and Jack Benny TV humor about a robber needing time to think it over. It also recalls Bells famous line with Jack.
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Dr. Einstein
Jack Benny
Jack
Alexander Graham Bell
Meany Opposes ILO Aid Amid Red Influence Debate
Henry J. Taylor argues AFL-CIO chief George Meany exposed ILO corruption and Soviet backing. He claims the ILO mishandled standards, aided Communist unions in Europe, and harms U.S. taxpayers by funding the anti-American Labor body.
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ILO
Meany
Europe
Afl-Cio
Irving Brown
Meanyman Brown
Mr. Meany
International Labor Organization
United Arab Federation of Labor
Ahmen Fahim
Egypt
Stooge
Red
U.S.S.R
TLO
General Confederation of Greek Labor
GSEE
Greece
Congress
How's Your I Q A 10 Question Quiz From A Vintage Page
This prompts a ten question IQ style quiz with scoring levels Memory Genius V Superior Excellent and Good based on daily results. It asks about geography history language and clues like Plymouth Rock Speedwell Alaska and wild American horse chestnut.
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New England
Plymouth Rock
U.S
Alaska
Tax Exempt Union Funds Targeted In Federal Suit
A federal lawsuit filed in Washington seeks to strip tax exemptions from labor unions that fund political campaigns through special committees. The suit argues unions use tax exempt income and member time to support candidates, mainly Democrats, challenging equal protection and free speech claims.
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Washington
California
Secretary of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Mississippi
Congress
Washday Surprise in Millersville Laundromat Arrest
Four young men arrested by state police at a Millersville laundromat for possessing 70 pounds of green marijuana. They face charges and potential record implications from the drug seizure.
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Roanoke
Millersville
Most Rewarding Years Between Twenty Six and Forty
HAL BOYLE surveys show people consider ages 26 to 40 the happiest period, childhood second, and old age the least. Other items note shifts in marriage ages from 18 to 19, steady 21 for grooms, noise affecting sex life, and bosses banning hotpants for 63 percent of executives.
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New York
U.S
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