The Bulletin, Tuesday, December 24, 1963
Christine looks forward to Christmas
but she won't see her gifts this year
WICHITA, Kan. (UPI) Six-year-old
Christine Larsen, a
chubby blonde with a ready
smile, Is looking forward to
Christmas and the bicycle and
doll she expects Santa Clans to
deliver. .
The fact that she won't be
able to see her gifts has not
lessened her enthusiasm.
It will be Christine's first
blind Christmas. She lost both
eyes . last ' April. Malignant tu
mors were detected in her
eyes, and physicians had to re
move both of them to save her
life.--
Christine Is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd J. Larsen of
Wichita. Her father is a serv
ice station employe.
Mrs. Larsen terms Christine's
acceptance of the world of
darkness "a miracle."
1 "She does so well and she is
happy," said the mother. "You
know, she goes alone to her
braille class every day."
Christine attends kindergarten
regularly and walks alone from
the kindergarten classroom
through school corridors to the
barille class.
The little blonde has two sis
ters, Linda, 5, and Julie, 2, nei
ther of whom has sight prob
lems. This week, Linda and
Christine went hand in hand
through the neighborhood de
livering Christmas cards.
Mrs. Larsen finds it difficult
not to cater to her blind daugh
ter, but she deliberately pur
sues a program designed to
make Christine self-sufficient.
Christine's father is attending
braille classes and has obtained
a braille typewriter. He wants
to be able to teach his daugh
ter and understand her prob
lems. Christine has been fitted with
The scene is set for gladness
and cheer ... so we send our brightest
wishes with a happy
"Thank you" for allowing us to serve you
AL VIVIAN BARNEY - JERRY
AL'S DRIVE-IN
MARKET
519 E. 3rd St.
artificial eyes which appear
real, t'hysicians have explained
to the family that Christine
could not receive transplants,
Corneal transplants are possi
ble, but not complete eyes, the
doctors said.
Unless science comes up with
something new, Christine will
spend a lifetime in darkness.
But Christmas morning In the
Larsen s modest, six-room
home will find Christine "see
ing" her gifts with 10 chubby,
little fingers. One of the pres
ents will be a bicycle sent to
her by an anonymous stranger
from Buffalo, N.Y., who heard
of the child's blindness and her
desire for a bicycle.
UAL strike
threat off
for holidays
BURLINGAME, Calif. (UPI)
There will be no travel
snarling strike over the Christ
mas holidays by United Air
lines (UAL) employes.
The threat of a walkout end
ed Saturday when the Interna
tional Association of Machin
ists ratified a new contract by
a vote of 5,767 for, and 3,068
opposed.
The new contract is retroac
tive to June 1962, date of ex
piration of the previous agree
ment. The 43-month pact ex
pires Dec. 31, 1965.
A union spokesman said that
union members got pay hikes
ranging from 31 cents an hour
for maintenance men and din
ing service employes to 39 cents
ror mechanics, storekeepers and
ramp servicemen.
Peak of the increase will be
reached Jan. 1, 1965, when the
hourly pay scale for ground
mechanics goes to $3.52.
Two other major issues in
cluded injury leave and sever
ance pay. The union spokesman
said "we have negotiated one
of the best severance pay plans
in tne industry, we also nave
got a provision covering the
employe injured on the job with
special time olf which will not
be counted as sick leave."
UAL has 12,959 employes who
are members of the union with
5,025 at the San Francisco Air
port and maintenance base, 1,
87 in Chicago and 974 in Wash
ington. The balance of the
membership is scattered
throughout the UAL system.
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We welcome the glad ChrUtmai seuon
and all the heartfelt joys it brings.
We welcome, too, th8 opportunity to pause in the midst of our daily
occupations to recall anew how fortunate we are to have the favors
nd friendship of our valued customers. To all of you, we offer our
real appreciation and our best wishes for your holiday enjoyment
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Probe of B52 crash is underlay
COLUMBUS, Miss. (UPI)-An
investigation was being made
today in the crash of a B52 jet
bomber which exploded shortly
after takeoff from Columbus
Air Force Base Monday killing
all nine crewmen aboard.
Lt. Gen. David Wade of
Barksdale Air Force Base, La.,
commander of the Second Air
Force, was one of the investi
gators. Witnesses on the ground re
ported seeing the huge Stra
tegic Air Command Stratofort-
ress explode in flight. Wreckage
was scattered over a three-mile
area of snow-covered woodland
15 miles northeast of here.
The plane took off in 20-de-gree
weather, at a time when
snow and sleet had halted most
civilian air traffic in Missis
sippi. The Air Force declined
comment on the possibility of
the weather having anything
to do with the crash.
None of the men aboard the
plane was a resident of the Far
West.
Party is given for daughter
SISTERS Mrs. Gary Wil
liams was hostess for a party
honoring her daughter Julie's
third birthday anniversary at
her home on Thursday, Decem
ber 19. Guests for the occasion
were Sandl Swartzendruber,
Terr I Miller, Connie Baker,
Marti Watkins, Becky Watkins,
Chris Hiatt, Patter Stenkamp,
Kevin, Anthony, Michelle, and
Angela Kelly, Janloyn, Jayna,
and Jill Keller, Carmine, Gregg
and Eric Clow.
The youngsters were awarded
prizes for singing "Jingle
Bells". Refreshments served by
the hostess were a Santa Claus
cake, ice cream and candy
canes.
WE'LL BE OPEN
CHRISTMAS
. . . Serving dellciout ROAST
TURKEY and BAKED HAM.
Dinner served with your favorite
beverage . . . noon to 10 p.m.
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o thank you, as we'd like to do,
Is far beyond our powers;
For if we had no friends like you
There'd be no firm like ours.
MAYTAG
APPLIANCE STORE
722 Franklin Ave.
6C' ci
As Christmas bells ring out the age-old message of peace on
earth, good will to men... we chime in with our very best wishes
for a hoh'day season rich in all the things your
family holds dear. May the joy and happiness of Christmas echo in
your hearts nnw and throughout all the days to come.
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MBER CO.
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