Ray Charles Says He Won’t Trade Talent for Sight
Ray Charles, performing in West Berlin, says he would not trade his talent for sight, noting his blindness since age six does not affect his music. The singer, accompanied by Rae Lets and his band, discussed soul, inspiration, and how emotion drives his songs during a three week European tour ending in Berlin.
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Y Martin Zucker Berlin
Ray Charles
Charles
West Berlin
Barry Rivera
Santa Ana
Calif
Georgia
Berlin
Book is Rare Humorous Trade You an Elk
Miles A. Smith reviews Charles A. Goodrum and Funk & Wagnalls book about Bernie Goodrum and his Wichita Parks Zoo adventures. A humorous memoir of scavenging surplus pets, wild swaps, and zoo-making chaos with a playful father son dynamic and plenty of slapstick escapades.
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Charles A. Goodrum
Funk & Wagnalls
Kansas
Bernie Goodrum
Parks Department of
Wichita
Bernie
Oklahoma City
Chuck
Miles A. Smith
Public mood shifts as Humphrey leads Kennedy in poll
Washington analysis argues Kennedy's decline points to a broader shift away from left liberal pacifism toward a bipartisan defense of national security. Polls show Humphrey ahead 51 to 49 as voters favor firm anti Communist stance and moderate domestic reforms, affecting Kennedy’s prospects.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Louis Harris
Humphrey
Kennedy
America
Harris
South Vietnam
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Joan Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Vietnam
Senate
Jocular Squeaks and Style Quips at a Party
A lighthearted column of jokes on fashion and marriage. A husband teases his wife about stocking seams then declares the other stocking seamless. Two quips explain why women skip last year's dresses: they don’t want to and they can’t.
Public Forum Letter Challenges Postal Cost Figures
Don Mixon of Roswell submits a Public Forum letter contending National Observer postal cost figures differ from the Roswell Record editorial and May 1 item. He cites rates for first, second, and third class mail, quotes Rep. Arnold Olsen, notes staffing, and argues postal efficiency and wages affect service.
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Roswell Daily Record
Public Forum
Colorado
National Observer
First Class Mail
Record
Air Mail
Arnold Olsen
D.-Mont
House
Olsen
Chicago
Roswell
New Mexico
History Highlights: Key events on May 5 across years
May 5 1967 marks the 125th day of the year with 240 days left. Notable past dates include 1942 sugar rationing begins in the U S due to WWII shortages and 1778 Washington announces French alliance at Valley Forge.
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Associated Press
United States
George Washington
Valley Forge
France
Britain
Fire in Ruidoso area shows need for care and teamwork
A large fire in the Ruidoso region, aided by Mescalero Red Hats and Forest Service crews, demonstrates the danger of careless cigarette use and the value of trained firefighters and volunteers in protecting timbered lands. The blaze follows a Sacremento fire and tests efforts amid tinder dry conditions.
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Ruidoso
Forest Service
Sacramentoes
Natural gas rises as a major energy and industrial resource
The text traces natural gas from an obscure underground fuel to a pivotal energy source. It notes postwar growth, wide use, and chemical applications, with 289.3 trillion cubic feet discovered and 17.49 trillion produced last year, highlighting market incentives and technology behind its expansion.
State Tax Commission assesses Arizona Public Service plant
The State Tax Commission ordered the Navajo Reservation site of Arizona Public Service Co. near Waterflow in San Juan County assessed for property tax after years of San Juan County handling. The move, long urged, updates tax collection and could raise receipts, but is appealable.
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Santa FE
State Tax Commission
Arizona Public Service Co
San Juan
Jesse Kornegay
Kornegay
Tax Commission
New Mexico
Arizona
Arizona Public Service
State Prison Board
A. K. Montgomery
Harold Cox
Quay County
Claude Moncus
Michael Hanrahan
Daniel Lyon
Albuquerque
Ernest Vigil
David E. King
Seth D. Brown
Lordsburg
Border Patrol
Harry A. Taylor
Carlsbad
Roy Marcum
Howard Babcock
Roswell
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cox
Muchmore
North Valley Taxpayers Association
Robert H. Gutierrez
Bernalillo County
Ben Chavez
Gutierrez
Coffee Counter Proverbs and Household Adages
A collection of witty quips about marriage money and parenting. The remarks compare marriage to money, suggest borrowing as easier than earning, and advocate giving kids varied allowances to teach counting. The tone is satirical and observational with punchy, dated humor.
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FroDay
Book Review
William S. White
Don Mixon
Pres
Jimmy C
A. Stubbs
R. M
Napoleon Bonaparte
Island of
St. Helena
American Medical Association
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Doenitz
Germany
Antonio Segni
Italy
NATO
Venezuela
General Motors
State Capitol
By Fred Buckles
Wheeler
L. E
Dutch) Wheeler
Lowell G. Boles
State Highway Department
Department
Clovis C. Herrera
San Fidel
Valencia County
State Corporation Commission
Los Lunas
Herrera
Mayo T. Boucher
Belen
The
Highway Commission
Gallup
Burke Drive
Otero
Hidalgo
Luna
Dona Ana
Leo Gonzales
John B. Atwood
Dallas
Richard B. Gase
Virginia
Highway Department
Gase
Atwood
Grace Evans
New State Construction Industries Commission
Commission
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