A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE - - MERRY CHRISTMAS 1975

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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: December 17, 1965
• Content Type: NSPR

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A Look Into tl~~ ~Fu~ure
was not possible this. year.. As most of ,you
know by now, ,the whole Western Hrmi~
' "Ndrmally," said'. President Soapsuds,
}~ beaming:..uncertainly at the television Catn?"
j: eras; "the tree is lighted in the weelc~hefore
I' Christmas. Unfortunately, however, that
i can Pinchley Bleak in the election o.f 19 i:? news, .indeed," Presidennt Soapsuds con- ~~
(and, of course,- had promptly adopted that tlnued. "Ambassador McNamara; of course, ,
poor man's entire foreign polio i, tried to added. a small postscript. He feels that 1.5 '
1. put a brave face on things when he lit: the million troops should be sufficient to do the ''
traditional White House Christmas tree. job, but (the smile vanishes) we are dealing
1975, was as joyous a seaso~~ as could v,~inning, and by 'springtime at the latest
reasonably, be expected. should be able to foresee the day when we '
President Ernest J. Soapsuds, who ha.d will have positively started not losing,' ,,
administeY?ed a sound thrashing t.o hepubli? "I'm sure we will agree that- is good ,
sphere was blacked out by a power .failure
that lasted from December 19 to Decr..mber
26 inclusive, and it was noC possible to .light
with an exceedingly-treacherous foe, and it
may .ta.ke up to tuttb n5illioh, soldiers to finish
tile task of civilizing thern."
.President Soapsuds furnbles momentarily
with a sheaf of papers on his desk. "Now, ~
jusC as an illustration 'of why the anti?rtamor
act'was in our list of anust legislation. Here 1
is a letter from a little girl in Cincinnati..
`Dear President ,Soapsuds;' it bcglns.' `My
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the tree .until the electricity had been little friends fell me, that our nice plastic 25?
restored:" '? cent pieces, are to. be' replaced by quarters "
Here Fresldent~ Soapsuds fixed his audi? made of cardboat~d? I hope it isn't true. Y can. i
ence (estimated at 400 million as a result of play.; tiddle?winks with plastic quarter's, but ;:
the compulsory viewing act of 1974) with a ` ; I'm afraid I can't do it any longer if you;
tern expression. start making them ' of cardboard. fan -you"'
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"The Central Intelligence Agency has ~ President Soapsuds brushes away a tear.;
raced tile, cause bf the failure' to a short . ~ "Just let me assure this loyal little American ;
ircuit in an electric guitar being played in that her little friends are wrong: The, mint
pickup combo in the Tierra del Fuego, As` assures me that our plastic` quarters are.
herb WOY'ds arG being spoken, elemenks of working just fine, they'ue~licked"tile melting'i
he United States Marines are landing, to ,. problem, and-without intending any slight
7rotect American lives. Already (here Presi? . to our great. pasteboard uxt~ustry-there is
ent Soapsuds: consults a tejetype flimsy) :: absolutely no plan,fdr fi~.fting over to card-
~ore than 200 electric guitars have been cap. board' quarters. W~1en you write to .your d
used or destroyed. little friends. at the youth. rehabilitation.:
"So much (the., famous Soapsuds. smile ? ,~?camp, you will teh,'them you have the word
foods 200 million living rooms) for not?mce of President Soapsuds, and they'd better~be? ;
ews. We are happy to report that reports Ileve it." ~ 1 ~
.rem the other `side of the world are a dif? (Suddenly the'1lglits on the huge White ",
eY'ent matter. News from Viet Narn can. :'House tree begin to flicker and fade..So, in?
tnues to be good. Arribassador McNamara,. deed, does the image of Mr. Soapsuds on 200.i
ho after all knows more about war in Viet, million TV screens. His last .words, before;
am than anyone else, has sent me a special tote poker falls completely. are, "Da~nab it,
hristmas message in: which he assures me -tell whatshisname over at CIA that I want.:
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