How editors pick book reviewers in Buchwald’s piece
Art Buchwald discusses three reviewer types the editor may assign a new book to college professors writers on similar subjects and reporter friends. He warns professors drift into literary talk, rivals slash with inaccuracies, and reporters skim jacket copy for pay.
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Art Buchwald
Washington
Murray Slotnick
Marcel Proust
Proust
Slotnick
Sun
Stump
Staten Island
Carstairs
Brubaker
Sit
Templebar
Big Toe
Baker
Merry-Go Round BBBs mislead consumers say Rosenthal
Washington report summarizes an 88 page draft study by Rep Benjamin Rosenthal accusing local Better Business Bureaus of misinforming consumers and protecting member firms. undercover tests show BBBs hid FTC actions and offered evasive replies while expelling firms slowly.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Better Business Bureaus
Benjamin Rosenthal
D-N.y
Rosenthal
Bbbs
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Arthur Murray Dance Studios
Washington Area
AAMCO
Washington Better Business Bureau
Better Business Bureau
BBB
BBB Board of Directors
BBE
Council
John O'Brien
Rosethal
Red Cross
American Cancer Society
Eastern New Mexico State Fair Opens With Livestock Shows
The fair highlights sheep and cattle with Herefords Black Angus fine wool and 4-H livestock plus FFA participants. A 10 county event with livestock displays commercial exhibits and a parade marks the opening day.
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New Mexico
Special People Touch Our Lives
An impassioned tribute to a handful of individuals described as special for their wisdom, selfless service to families, and their ability to bring the right gifts, words, and help at the right times. The piece emphasizes the broad positive impact these touchstone figures have on others.
Specials in Our Lives: Valuing True Friends
The author reflects on special people who enrich us without request or repayment. They offer enlightenment and selflessly share themselves, leaving the writer grateful for these inner wealths. Some individuals fail to appreciate such friends, while others remain cynical and self-centered, missing their blessing.
Veterans discharge filings and local civic leaders named
County clerk records list 14 veterans filing discharges including Samuel B. Kinkead Edward Groves Ernesto Reyes C L Knight Leonard Hunt Earl Bratcher Jr Douglas Wilson Marvin Wilson Raymond McCarley Albert Long James Thompson and Loyd Mahan Jr Mrs William Russell chairs Business Women’s Week for Roswell chapter October 13 to 19 Mrs J B Caron elected LTL general secretary at the state WCTU convention held at the First Christian Church here.
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Samuel B. Kinkead
Edward O. Groves
Ernesto H. Reyes
C. L. Knight
Leonard E. Hunt
Earl Bratcher Jr
Douglas W. Wilson
Marvin FE. Wilson
Raymond F. McCarley
Albert S. Long
James FE. Thompson
Loyd A
Brazil Declares Independence in 1822
On this date in 1822 Brazil declared independence from Portugal marking a pivotal shift in South American history. Also noted is Elizabeth I’s birth in 1533 and the 1812 Borodino clash where Napoleon’s forces defeated Russia.
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Brazil
Portugal
Britain
Elizabeth I
Borodino
Problems at NMMI raise questions of contract payments
Regents of New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell face questions over paying Maj. Gen. Sam Agee a 1972 contract salary after his resignation. Col. Eben R. Wyles served as acting superintendent at a reduced pay while a search continued. The board also approved settlements and new food service contracts amid legal doubts about paying for unrendered services.
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Santa FE
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
Sam Agee
NMMI
Penrod Toles
Gen. Agee
Toles
Regents
Col
Eben R. Wyles
Col. Wyles
Wyles
Gen
Agee
New Mexico
Wright
Norman Fisher
Col. Fisher
San Antonio
Texas
State Board of Educational Finance
New Mexico Highlands University
Eastern New Mexico University At
Portales
University of New Mexico
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