Deaf Couple Expects Merriest Christmas
Wayne and Madeline Christensen of Torrance celebrate their first Christmas with Scott the deaf couple won adoption of their foster child after a year-long court fight. The family, living in a modern Los Angeles suburb, uses sign language and assistive tech to raise Scott and possibly adopt Janett, with hopes of college for both children.
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Torrance
Calif
Wayne
Madeline Christensen
Scott
Christensen
Christensens
County Department of Adoptions
Ivan E. Lawrence
Janett
Los Angeles
Santa
Garrett Corp
Air Re
Buried Washkansky First Transplant Patient Honored
Cape Town where Louis Washkansky 53 the first heart transplant recipient was laid to rest. The burial followed the ceremony led by Prof Israel Abrahams with the rabbi who married him present. Ann Washkansky 41 showed distress as the casket was lowered.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Washkansky
Louis Washkansky
Barnard
Washneral
Forjkansky
United States
Christian N. Barnards
Marius
Gerald Ferry
Pinelands
Israel Abrahams
C. Botha
Ann
Fast sewing apron pattern 4532 for misses sizes
Printed Pattern 4532 offers Misses' Small to Large sizes with 2 1 8 yards of fabric required. Pattern price is sixty five cents with 15 cents mailing. send name address zip size and style to Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star 243 West 17th St New York NY 10011. Free pattern offer via catalog coupon. send 50 cents now.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Patten Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
King says Nixon would lose Negro votes in 1968 race
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. told AP that Republicans would lose most of the Negro vote and the presidency if Nixon were the nominee. He said Rockefeller could win a majority of Black voters, while Nixon and Reagan could not. King discussed using massive demonstrations to press Congress, aiming to force action on urban jobs and income guarantees.
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Atlanta, Ga
Martin Luther King Jr
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
King
Nixon
Ronald Reagan
California
Johnson
Busi
Congress
Hoffa Spends First Christmas in Prison
Hoffa, jailed Teamsters leader, spends his first Christmas at Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary among 1650 inmates. A turkey dinner and one gift package per inmate accompany church services and a special movie as guards maintain equal treatment and no special favors.
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Lewsburg
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Jacob J. Parker
Charles Wilt Jr. faces hit and run charge in Frederick County
Charles Stanley Wilt Jr. of Baltimore was in Winchester Frederick County jail charged with hit and run involving injury. Bond set at 2500 for a preliminary hearing January 8. The case stems from a September 24 accident injuring Walter Dale Johnson of 5534 North Loudoun Street. Wilt left the jurisdiction after a warrant issued September 25 and was extradited following a hearing in Annapolis.
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Charles Stanley Wilt, Jr
Baltimore, Md
Winchester-Frederick County
Walter Dale Johnson
N. Loudoun St
Frederick County
Wilt
Baltimore
Prayer columns reflect faith and family troubles
Dear Abby responds to readers facing shattered faith and a troubled adopted son who committed crimes. She defines prayer as a talk with God and emphasizes personal accountability. The column also includes readers sharing relationship insights about propriety and pet care, urging humane action or rehoming.
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Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Synd., Inc
Abby
Humane Society
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Bathing belief shaped European health policy
From the Middle Ages through the 19th century Europeans discouraged outdoor bathing, believing it aided the spread of epidemics that swept across the continent.
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Europe
25 Police Cars 14 Bullets Needed To Stop Speeder
In Los Angeles area on Wednesday a speeding vehicle was halted after 25 police cars and 14 bullets. A 16 year old boy emerged, grinning and saying I guess I panicked. He had escaped last August from Los Prietos Boys Camp in Santa Barbara County for car theft and being incorrigible.
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Los Angeles
Ventura
San Bernardino
Los Prietos
Santa Barbara County
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