Week of December 20th Headlines
100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (December 21, 1917)
*Give to the Red Cross Instead of Buying Christmas Presents
*Chamber of Commerce Committee and Santa Clara Woman’s Club Busy Distributing Candies and Xmas Gifts to the Poor Children of Santa Clara
*House of Congress Adopts Dry Amendment by 282 to 128: Change in Senate Draft Will Require Upper House Vote on Motion to Concur: Seven Years Fixed as Time Limit for States to Ratify Prohibition Amendment
*Letters to Editor of Santa Clara News on Wet and Dry Question
*Merry Christmas Wishes to Community from Santa Clara News
50 Years Ago: Santa Clara Journal & News (December 20, 1967)
*Lytton Savings & Loan Company May Sue City over a Variance for Property at NW Corner of Santa Clara and Lincoln Streets
*50-foot Sign Denied: Variance Proposed by Grant Store for Placing Huge Sign in Civic Center Shopping Center at El Camino & Scott Blvd. Rejected by City Council
*Anti-Vandal Reward Proposed for Information Leading to Arrest of Hooligans Vandalizing City Parks
*El Camino Assessments Given a Beating: Heated Discussion over Saving Money on El Camino Widening-Improvement Project by Eliminating Sidewalks
*Flower Power Fails to Prevail: City Council Says ‘No’ to Metal Flower Stands in Middle of Shopping Center Parking Lots
*Theft for Needy Harem?: $200 Worth of Bras Stolen from Bargain Fair Store at 2125 El Camino Real
*Police Chief Frank Sapena Launches Public Relations Program to Improve Rapport Between Police and Community
*Santa Clara Planning Commission Says No to a Proposal for a Deluxe Mobile Home Park and Industrial Development on Coffin Road in Vicinity of Hetch-Hetchy Right-of-Way
