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What you should know about Christmas

LDEST of the usual elements of the

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STAMP NEWS

By "TETE-BECHE"

(By TETE-BECHE,)'

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Labour Government

Government Rediffusion

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Washington, Decembor 10. British Ambassador Sir Oliver Franks, Vice Pro

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An-Santa Claus was replaced by "Attlee Claus" and Christmas Day became "Cripps-mas", in a fantasy dreamed by Secretary of State Acheson on Christmas Eve.

Calling"--Programe

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Looking

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11.30 Parade of Rhythen.

P.M.

12.00-11.K. Stock Exchange. 1235~~Tune Time.

1,00-1'Inno, 1.15-News.

mutual congratulations, ston Churchill, who sang 'All 12,3-Band Call. on the nationalisation of the want for Christmas is some new holiday, Gridiron Club members

front teeth," Canada's

Prime impersonating Mr. Attlee and Bir Stafford grudgingly agreed Minister; remembering the Santa to add two lumps of coal to their of better days, paraphrased "The hearth Are at 10 Downing Street last time I saw Parks" by sing-

time Ing. "The Inst Santo, his laugh was loud and socialist

from

we saw

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Yule reached Washington in time)

11

"The welfare state has a big to mend excited reporters racing bag of Socialist tricks that will to a prese conference held by set us right again," the choralert Mr. Acheson upon waking" "from sang. "Hear those dollar jingle, his nap. jingle. I hope I'm hearing right. London Hang your stocking if you want

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10.30-"From the Daller"--The

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10.40—"Being,and Bway" with Bamaynight."

Kaye and Ill Orchestra,

11.1-Weather Report. World and Home

News from Britain, London Balsy). God Save the King.

Down.

11.30-Ole

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(Itecorded

"Bah, Bah"

But this

能 drew only

Asked whether it could hop- to-pen here, the Secretary promised to answer with the usual clarity that marks every utterance of the State Department to the American presa. Hla answer

dis- was, "A very merry Christmas.'

gruntled "Bah, bah" from Win- |-Unlied Prosa,

WE

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MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

SOMEONE'S AT LFLL ANSWER IT,

WHY, HELLO,CHIEF WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?

MANDRAKE~I~|~||

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I received an The other day F.D.C. from Vancouver stamped with the revised now design of the King's Head 0711 the 5 low

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on

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RIP KIRBY

JOHN?

OH, MY DARLING, MY PRECIOUS ONEL SPEAK.

TO ME!

JOHNNY HAZARD

| H-HAVEN'T BEEN SPOTTED/·

[NOVÝ TO FIX THAT CHARIZU

THAT HE Iẻ NOT YET

FULLY GROWN

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Going to extremes

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

THAT'S STRANGE. I'M SURE SOMEONE JUST KNOCKED AT THAT WINDOW--

SURPRISE!

Oh!~~DEREK~~!

MY NAME'G KIRBY... A DETECTIVE....r

WHO DID ITE

HAMPTON GAUNT! HE SHOT JOHN! OH, HELP ME! I'M BLINO.LA

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THAT

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COFFIN... W-WIAT

WAS THAT...

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PHEWY PLENTY JUMPY/ S-STARTING TO HEAR THINGS/~ |G-GOT NOTHING TO WORRY [ABOUT? NO GUARDS AROUND Y

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