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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...shall endure, nevertheless, for it is my duty as a journalist to tell you that there is no Santa Claus...

Author: By Ben N. Smith, | Title: Santa No Longer A Secret | 12/17/1985 | See Source »

From that moment, I began to do a little research of my own--with some unsettling finds. I started by investigating the man himself. FBI files show that there is no "Santa Claus" living anywhere in North America. The one "Chris Cringle" I was able to locate is an inmate in a Flat Pig, Missouri, insane asylum. Perhaps Santa lives in the North Pole, you say. Guess again. Military satellite photos of the icecap have shown no evidence of Santa's workshop anywhere above the 66th parallel. A brief glimmer of hope for believers occurred in 1958, when a NATO...

Author: By Ben N. Smith, | Title: Santa No Longer A Secret | 12/17/1985 | See Source »

...what if reindeer could fly? Even the smallest sled or troika weighs at least 500 pounds; and "Santa Claus" could not weigh in at under 220, even in the off-season. Moreover, if Santa were to take as many as 1000 trips, he would still have to carry at least 458,000 toys with him every time he took flight. Weighing these factors against the pull of eight reindeer (even nine, counting Rudolph), we see that each animal would have to produce more than 35,000 pounds per square inch of thrust. If that is so, then these eight...

Author: By Ben N. Smith, | Title: Santa No Longer A Secret | 12/17/1985 | See Source »

Copley Place: Copley Plaza, Boston, 266-1300. Shoah: parts 1 & 2: 1:30, 7; Santa Claus: 4:45, 5:15, 7:30, 8, 10, 10:15; Macaroni: 10:30, 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:45, 10; Return: 10, 11:30, 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30, 10; Back to the Future: 10:30, 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:45, 10; Agnes of God: 7:45, 9:45; Bad Medicine...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MOVIE LISTINGS | 12/12/1985 | See Source »

Somerville: Rt 93 at Assembly Square, 628-7000. Rocky IV: 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10; Santa Claus: 1, 3:20, 5:40, 8, 10:10; Bad Medicine: 5:30, 7:40, 9:50; One Magic Christmas: 5:30, 7:30, 9:30; To Live and Die in LA: 5:40, 7:50, 10; Jagged Edge: 5:30, 7:45, 10; King Solomon's Mines: 5:20, 7:30, 9:40; Target: 5:45, 7:50, 10:10; Back to the Future: 5:30, 7:45, 10:10; Spies Like...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MOVIE LISTINGS | 12/12/1985 | See Source »

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