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32 Terrace Review —

Scenes such as this may someday be scattered throughout the com-
munity. Terrace alderman Danny Sheridan borrowed an idea from the
Vancouver Parks Board and has suggested that several areas of town
dedicated as parkland might be developed by community organi:

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tions or neighborhood groups. Many of these sites are too small for”
playing tields but could make great playgrounds or picnic areas. Coun-
cil has asked Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, Steve Scott, to.
keep this in mind as he’s preparing a program for parks development. ~

Decembrists — events in history

Complied by Tom Taggart .

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Alexander Berkman and ‘‘Red Emma’’ Goldman deported by USA to USSR (1919).
Monroe Doctrine’ proclaims U.S. hegemony over Western Hemisphere (1823).
Barekriuckle boxers Jack Smith and James Kelly slug it out for 186 rounds (1855). -
Bhopul,-India: 2,500 humans gassed to death by Union Carbide multinational (1984).
Killer fog/smog envelopes London, 4,000 humans die in four days (1952).

Death of the pauper, Wolfgang Mozart, age 35 (1791), R.I-P.

Prophecy Fulfilied (Proverbs 31:7): U.S. repeals prohibition laws (1933).

Six U.S. military planes disappear in the ‘Bermuda Triangle” (1945)..

ST. NICHOLAS DAY (Santa Claus), patron saint of children, Russia, sailors.. wee
Halifax, N.S. ... Munitions ship explosion kills up to 1,800 citizens s (1917). =
Irish Free State proclaimed (1921).

1984: 61 inches snow in 32 hours buries Hyder, Alaska, . Se te es
Tora! Tora! Tora! Japanese military surprise attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (1941)
Great earthquake (6.9 Richter) leaves 20-30,000 dead i in Armenia, USSR (1988).
BODHI DAY (Buddhist Holy Day). .

Mark David Chapman murders John Lennon (1980). . .
Virgin Mary appears in Juan Diego at Guadalupe, Mexico (1 531), demands shrine,
Birth of the poet, John Milton (1608).

Christian troops (Brits) take Jerusalem for first time in B18 years (1917).

Birth of the author, Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn (1918).
Gander, Newf: 255 U.S. “Screaming Eagles’’ die screaming in decrepit plane (1985).
Birth of the author, Gustave Flaubert (1821).

FULL MOON, 19839.

Six-day-old baby named ‘‘Mary”’ begins 25-year reign as “Queen of Scots” (1542).
Astrologist Nostradamus born (1503), later sez ‘‘Hisler’’ will lead Germany to war.

. Amundsen, Hanssen, Wisting, Hassel and Bjaaland find South Pole (1911),

USSR space capsule lands of Mars, the “‘Red Planet’’ (1971).

Freedom Now! Thirteen wolves break out’of Toronto Zoo/jail (1985).
The composer, Ludwig van Beethoven begins growing hair (1770).

Boston Tea Party incites revolutionary fervor in the ‘‘Colonies’’ (1773).
Nazis under Corporal Hitler stage last, wild attack at Ardennes (1944). -
Birth of the poet and anti-slaver, John Greenleaf Whittier (1807). i.
Aeroplane carrying Wilbur and Orville Wright flies for 12.seconds (1903). -
Toronto: Santa Claus .and six elves arrested for promoting war toys (1988).

7 ‘Master craftsman Antonio Stradivarius lays down his tools (1737).-
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Tom Paine: ‘These are the times that.try men’s souls..." (1776).
PanAm jét exploded by terrorists over Scotland despite carly warnings (1988):
WINTER SOLSTICE/St. Thomas Day ((EVENT OF THE MONTH))).

HANUKKAH begins, 1989 (Jewish holy week).
First radio message: violin music and biblic readings (1906).

Birth of the composer, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840).
CHRISTMAS DAY (Christian holiday).
Italy: Mt. Etna waxes nostalgic for her younger days of fame (1985)..-

BOXING DAY, Finland, Canada, England et al.
Afro-American Jack Johnson KOs Canadian Tommy Burns for heavyweight i title 6 (1908).

Birth of Louis Pasteur, founder of preventive medicine (1822).

Birth of the actress, Marlene Dietrich (1904); death of ‘The Beatles’ (1970). .

Police arrest. Emma Snodgrass for wearing men’s trousers in public (1851). .
Russian “fascists” poison, shoot, stab, mutilate and drown Gregori Rasputin (1916).

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Terrace
’_ Art .
. Assocjation

Annual Christmas
Arts & Craft Show.

At the
Terrace Public Art Gallery
_ {Located in the Library Basement) -

Saturday, December: 2°
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Fine Arts, Weaving,
Handicratts, Pottery,
and much, much more.

’ Start your Christmas |
Shopping early! |.

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Birth of the dictator, J. Stalin (1879), death of the author, L. Feuchtwanger as. a

~ Weather synopsis _
Nov. 22 - 27 |

High
Nov.22 6°
Nov.23 . +2
Nov..24 +2?
.Nov.25 0
Nov.26 0 +7

Hours: |
Precipitation Sun’
3.6 em snow Be
7iemsnow =. 2."
1.7 om snow 07
.9 om snow Oo
.3.cm snow 0°
4.9m precip. upto 0°
10 p.m.; 5.1 cm from
10 p.m. until the rain
stopped Tues, a.m. —

-.. The above data was collected from Adrian
~. Vandemosselaer, meteorologist at Terrace/Kitimat Alr-
“port weather station. Temperatures last week were
about 3° above average for this time of year.
_ Monday night's rainfall of 91.9 mm was 3 mm less:
than the record set in November 1956.
The forecast for this weekend (Thursday, Friday and
Saturday) calls for periods of rain with highs of +4 and |
_ lows of 0°C.

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