Dickens Would Have Trouble Writing A Christmas Carol Today
An editorial riffs on Dickens in modern times with unions, a color TV era Scrooge, LSD Marley, and a techno midnight trip through Christmas. The satire imagines Cratchit asking for Monday off, Tiny Tim desiring a 25 inch set, and a football game interrupting Christmas dinner.
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Washington
Charles Dickens
Dickens
Bob Cratchit
Scrooge
Cratchit
Lawrence Welk
Marley
Sandy Koufax
Daddie
Tiny Tim
Bob
Christmas cards strengthen bonds with troops in Vietnam
La Huerta gift shop owner Edna Schierenberg sent 100 Christmas cards to men in Vietnam sharing prayers and memories from World War II. Letters from Pfc James R. Griffin and SP4 Ruben S. Priece express thanks and hopes for safety. The article also notes Union University in Jackson opening Blythe Hall named for Frank Blythe, a longtime supporter.
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AL Stubbs
Edna C. Schierenberg
la Huerta
Glencoe
Vietnam
France
Army Nurse Corps
Earl Fredrick Wagoner
248Th Repair Parts Co
James R. Griffin
20Th Engineering Bn
Pleiku
Cam
Ruben S. Priece
Jackson
Miss
Union University
Frank Blythe
Blythe
Reluctant Taxpayer Latent Payment Case Before Judge's Tax Bill
A 77 year old judge faced a back tax bill from the IRS for 1925 1926 income, with a 10 percent contingency fee to his clients not taxed previously. Proceedings stretched for decades, witnesses faded, records vanished, and the judge eventually surrendered his assets to satisfy the claim. The case touched on penalties interest and the statute of limitations in tax enforcement.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Alien Property Custodian
Treasury Department
Roswell Daily Record AP News Dispatches Reproduced
The Roswell Daily Record notes its membership in The Associated Press and asserts the AP's right to publish local news and AP dispatches. Local reporting is part of the AP network, with content shared across member papers.
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Associated Press
Lightest Mexico revival of silver point by Hector Xavier
Mexico City reports a revival of silver point etching led by Hector Xavier. The artist demonstrates medieval techniques used for drawing and writing on various surfaces and notes silver as a historic Mexican craft element. Xavier’s works are in major collections and museums worldwide.
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Mexico City
Leonardo da Vinci
Hector Xavier
Mexico
Xavier
Leonardo
Fillipo Lippi
Rembrandt
National University of Mexico
Impor
Tance
Silver Point
Chapultepec Park
Europe
France
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Paris
Longueil-Annes
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Switzerland
United States
Latin America
Museum of Modern Art
New York City
Montreal
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
University of Michigan
Christmas Day History Highlights
On December 25 1945 civilians held Christmas parties for servicemen stranded on the East and West Coasts. Isaac Newton was born in 1642 and Clara Barton in 1821.
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Asociated Press
Sir Isaac Newton
American Red Cross
Clara Barton
Roswell Christmas Faith and Community Aid Reflections
Roswell residents reflect on Christmas meaning and communal charity. Salvation Army helps avoid duplicate aid while dozens of groups support needy families, with many noting hope for a better future as 1967 approaches. The letter page also discusses preserving schools and the idea of Christmas falling on a Sunday.
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Roswell
Salvation Army
Public Service Suit Over Socorro Plant Draws Ire
The Public Service Commission is poised to rule in favor of Public Service Company of New Mexico over Socorro Electric Cooperative for serving the Kaiser cement plant at Scholle in Socorro County. The ruling could trigger an appeal to district court and continues the long running private power versus cooperative clash.
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Santa FE
Public Service Commission
Public Service Company of New Mexico
Socorro Electric Cooperative
Kaiser Cement
Scholle
Socorro County
PSC
Public Service Company
Socorro
Norman Clapp
Rural Electrification Administration
Grace Evans
Evans
Dick Laing
Selective Service
Mechem
Laing
Quote on hanging and focus from The Affluent Society
A quotation notes Dr. Johnson and John Galbraith's work saying a man certain of a forthcoming hanging concentrates his mind. It reflects on the psychological impact of imminent death and moral contemplation.
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da Trang
Blythes
J.E. Blythe
Hagerman
Harry Blythe
Joe Karner Blythe
Albuquerque
Hagerman High
University of Oklahoma
The
New Mexico
Jim Isham
Sierra Blanca
Texas
William L. Raby
CPA
Fred
Ned
Albert A. Stubbs
Jimmy C. Cox
R. M. Higginbotham
Gow County
Caer
Nees Rotesaursc
North Main Street
N.M
Roswell, N. M
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Prince of
Santa
Yucca
Pueblo
State Capitol
By Fred Buckles
Dave Cargo
Cargo
Commission
Lee Chambard
Santa Fe Republican
Schoolle Electric Co
Supreme Court
Harold Bibo
Don Sandoval
Armando Larragotte Jr
Sandoval
Sam B. Garcia
Public Employer Retirement Association
Edmundo Delgado
John W. Flynn
Robert E. Dorr
Las Cruces
Jim Mills
Dona Ana County
GOP
Dorr
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Jack M. Campbell
Campbell
Fourth
Marquette
Highway, Welfare and Health Departments
Retirement Association
Steve Reynolds
Pete Porter
Carroll Lee
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