American ambassador pick for France remains unsettled
In a candid Washington exchange ART BUCHWALD discusses a search for a suitable U S ambassador to France after Bohlen’s return. Names range from Bonnie and Clyde to a clergyman, with concerns about De Gaulle’s accessibility, Vietnam policy, and Britain’s Common Market stance.
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Art Buchwald
Washington
Charles Bohlen
France
Bonnie and Clyde
Johnson
State Department
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Kosygin
Arthur Goldberg
Great Britain
Twiggy
Vietnam
Spock
Treigle Builds a Front Rank Opera Career at NYC Opera
Norman Treigle, a bass baritone and actor, pursues a top American opera career with the New York City Opera since 1952. He rejects the Met, seeks total theater, notes RCA Julius Caesar recording marks his first major company project, and aims to broaden opera to general audiences rather than niche crowds.
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AP Newsfeatures
NEW York (Ap
Norman Treigle
Metropolitan Opera
Treigle
New York City Opera
Crimen
Boris Godunov
Met
Umpteen Tesses
New York City Company
Total Theater
Opera Company
New Orleans
RCA
New York City Opera Company
New York City
Reluctant Taxnaver Gambler Faces Tax Deficiency
A gambler claimed a $640 and $790 daily double winnings but faced a $25 tax deficiency after a revenue agent uncovered unreported gambling winnings and the need for Form 1099 reporting. The case highlights reporting rules requiring social security and address IDs for payouts over $600 and IRS submission.
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Internal Revenue Service
William L. Raby
CPA
This Date in History and a Casino Wagering Tale
Highlights recount historic events on December 17 across years from 1908 to 1967. It notes Wright brothers flights, Whittier's birth, Bolivar’s death, and Egypt’s protectorate status, plus a 1919 Picatinny explosion and 1939 Graf Spee scuttling. The piece ends with a gambler story tying August 3 to daily double tickets and tax implications.
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Orville
Wilbur Wright
Kitty Hawk
Simon Bolivar
Egypt
Picatinny
Graf Spee
Uruguay
United States
John F. Kennedy
Soviet Union
IRS
Public Forum Calls for Prayer to End War and Restore Faith
Readers urge national prayer at 11 each evening to seek divine guidance in ending the Vietnam conflict. Other letters praise Western Gas Co. service, thank volunteers, and commend the Roswell Boys' Club Stadium concession stand efforts.
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Western Gas Co
Public Forum
Roswell Daily Record
P. O. Box
Roswell
New Mexico
Boys’ Club of
Roswell Municipal Stadium
Pastor Returns Car After Dispute
A minister returned a used car to the dealer and was asked why it wouldn’t run. He retorted that he could not stay in the ministry if he stayed quiet, highlighting a sharp exchange over the vehicle’s issue.
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Parson
Roswell Newsmast Advertises Rates and Staff Power
Advertising Manager Jimmy C Cox and Managing Editor Albert A Stubbs steer Roswell Daily News operations at 424 North Main Street Roswell New Mexico 88201 The paper charges subscription rates for Roswell and wider Territory with weekday editions and Sunday morning insertions The Roswell News notes AP dispatch use rights and local news reproduction by AP.
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North Main Street
Roswell
N.M
Charges Against Highway Dept Spark Public Debate In New Mexico
Atty Alfonso Sanchez files more charges claiming fraud and misuse of public funds by Highway Department personnel. The remarks reference earlier indictments dismissed on technicalities and question department morale amid political pressure and regional challenges in Roswell and Chaves County.
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Alfonso Sanchez
State Highway Department
Sanchez
Highway Department
State of
New Mexico
New Mexico Highway Department
Audit talk and tax plan stir New Mexico politics
Federal audit of the State Office of Economic Opportunity looms as Gov. Cargo reshapes the office. Attorney General Witt reviews Ortiz led actions and potential civil suits over funds. Lawmakers debate tax increases to fund Medicaid and teachers' pay while considering districting for two U.S. House seats. Aetna enrolls 6,300 state workers in a new group plan, boosting coverage.
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Boston Witt
OEO
Office of Inspection
Dave Cargo
Robert Garcia
State Office
New Mexico
General Accounting Office
Austin
Arthur Ortiz
Ortiz
Witt
Legislative Finance Committee
Rev. Garcia
Socio-Economic Studies Foundation
Cargo Administration
Clark Knowlton
el Paso
Tierra Amarilla
Carter Kirk
Deming
Jeff Good
Fort Sumner
House Appropriations
House
Severino Martinez
Espanola
Martinez
LM. Smalley
State Parks and Recreation Commission
Smalley
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Ike) Morgan
Portales
Cargo
Morgan
Sen
Congress
Rep
Kirk
Rep. Good
U.S. House
Land of Enchantment
Aetna Life and Casualty Co
Jim Black
Aetna
American General Life
Black
Sexton Rings Bells Loudly Amid Low Attendance
The sexton declares churchgoers won’t sleep if they won’t come to worship. His bells ring louder and longer as a humorous warning about dwindling attendance and devotion.
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Sexton
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Garland Leapard
Stadium Committee Boys’ Clubs of Roswell, Inc
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