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In 1954, work being done at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory was classified, so it couldn't be covered by Lab-Oratory, the JPL employee newspaper. Instead, the staff wrote about social events, personal gossip, employee sports teams, and even published marriage and birth announcements, vacation photos and retirement party photos. New employees were listed by name and position, and welcomed to the Lab. Lab-Oratory sometimes published group photos of various sections, naming each employee and describing the work done by the group -- without any classified details.

In this December 1954 issue, the Christmas dance and Christmas children's party were featured, along with Guidance Systems (Section 17) and an Employee Recreation Club (ERC) Annual Report.

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