Silent Night Composer Reveals 1818 Austria Origin
Franz X. Gruber wrote the melody and Josef Mohr the poem for Silent Night on Christmas Eve 1818 in Oberndorf Austria. The hymn gained worldwide fame after glove makers from Tyrol carried it to Leipzig and New York, with Gruber finally acknowledged in 1854.
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Frederick B. Opper
Copley
Oberndorf
Austria
St. Nicola
Josef Mohr
Franz T. Gruber
Gruber
Europe
Leipzig
Atlantic
America
Trinity Church
New York City
Berlin
Chuirch
Hallei
Los Angeles
California
U.S.A
Hallein
Franz X. Gruber
ROTC Enrollment Dips to Postwar Low in 1947 Level
The Pentagon reports ROTC enrollment at 502 colleges this year fell to 109,598, the lowest since 1947, with Army Navy and Air Force programs all down. Officials cite draft uncertainty and antiwar sentiment, urging Congress to double scholarships to 30,000 and raise subsistence to 100 dollars.
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Washington
Armed Services
Pentagon
Congress
Army
Air Force
Navy
Harry S. Truman
FFA Students Donated 70 Christmas Baskets for Frederick County
Tommy Livermore and Richard Lindawood of the James Wood FFA lead a campaign that provided 70 Christmas baskets for needy Frederick County families. The 25 turkeys and other foodstuffs were delivered to the Salvation Army with Patton's Moving and Storage Co. handling the transport as a program contribution.
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Tommy Livermore
Richard Lindawood
James Wood
Future Farmers of America
Frederick County
Salvation Army
Patton’s Moving and Storage Co
Norfolk Area Gets $705000 Job Training Contract
The U S Department of Labor awards $705000 to the Virginia Employment Commission to launch the Supplemental Training and Employment program in Norfolk and aid 300 people. The 26 week session offers nonprofit placements with wages up to $2 an hour for those who completed a manpower program in the past year but remain jobless.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Labor
Virginia Employment Commission
Norfolk Area
Labor Department
Dear Abby column tackles teenage spinal deformity warning
A reader asks Abby to push early recognition of spinal deformities in adolescent girls. The reply warns that poor posture can hide serious bone issues and advises medical evaluation if a hump is present. Other letters discuss babysitting suspicions and column reader frustrations with sensational topics.
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Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tritenem
Mews Synd., Inc
Abby
Milwaukee
E. M
Roseburg, Obe
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N. Loudoun ST
Dear Abby
M.D
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Madrid
Cal
Ewelers
Cooper
Loudoun St
Tom Cooper
Mgr. Ward Plaza
Lavier
Miami
Tripoli
Judd
Mont CO
Group of Our Toys
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