Show i ii I i Excuses To ToI I Celebrate i New Year The birth of a New Year may seem to man many pre people cious little reason for cele- cele brating As you tot up your our Christmas bills bUls worry about your mounting fuel expenses and ponder the world situation I you OU may reflect that U if 1967 is going to be like 1966 who needs it BUT Bur NEVER fear There are plenty of other excuses for celebrating celebrating cele- cele brating on Jan 1 1 Birthdays art are always cause I for a party J J. J Edgar Hoover I director ot of the FBI was born Jan I 1 1895 Instead of shouting Happy New Year you can shout Happy bIrthday J. J Edgar Edgar Ed- Ed gar OTHER FAMOUS people have New Years Year's Day for their birthdays birthdays birth birth- days according to researchers for World Book Encyclopedia Lorenzo patron ot of the arts and ruler or of Florence was born Jan 1 1449 Revolutionary Revolutionary patriot Paul Revere called Jan 1 1735 his birthday and Revolutionary hero Mad Anthony Wayne was born on the same date ten years later And though it may be to mention a ladys lady's age came Into the world Jan 1 1752 THERE ARE plenty of other reasons for celebration proclaimed its independence den c e from 1804 Abraham Abra- Abra ham Lincoln Issued the Emancipation Emancipation pation Proclamation Jan I 1 1863 The Commonwealth or of Australia was proclaimed Jan I 1 1901 And the United States parcel post service began Jan I 1 1913 But dont don't let your party last long not more than a week or two It was on Jan 16 1919 that the amendment to the Constitution was ratified THAT'S THE amendment that prohibited the sale ot of alcoholic beverages |