De Gaulle’s NATO Exit Shocks US and NATO’s Future
Roger Babson analyzes Charles de Gaulle’s withdrawal from NATO and its impact on Franco American ties. He notes past Allied aid to France, questions de Gaulle’s motives, and suggests NATO must adapt to keep Western unity, presenting Johnson with a political opening.
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France
U. S
de Gaulle
NATO
North Atlantic
Moscow
Russia
America
Western Europe
Western
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Johnson
Light saved deer by dimming headlights urged by rail engineer
Southern Pacific Railroad engineer Richard Weynand urged Texas officials to dim or park headlights to reduce deer vehicle collisions on the San Antonio to Del Rio route. He cites 125 to 175 deer killed yearly, plus turkeys and quail, with javelina and predators also implicated. The report notes rattlesnakes and a side-track incident near Obi between Uvalde and Cline. A separate observation mentions a mechanical picker yielding about 1,2000 pounds of cotton per hour.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Richard Weynand
Weynand
San Antonio
del Rio
Forest Fires Cost Each Taxpayer Twenty Dollars Annually
A study estimates U S forest fires impose a yearly burden of about 20 dollars per taxpayer. Officials warn rising wildfire activity could increase costs for prevention fire suppression and recovery.
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United States
Davy Jones Locker origin in seafaring lore
A discussion of the phrase Davy Jones Locker tracing its roots from folklore and language. It notes Beebe's article title, possible origins from coastal words like duppy and duffy, Welsh Jones, Jonah, and links to Neptune, with a nod to modern usage by atomic submarines.
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William Beebe
National Georaphic
Davy Jones
Locker
Davy Jones’ Locker
Duppy
Duffy
Duffy Johan
Jones
Jonah
Fiddler's Green
B. A. Botkin
Oklahoma University
Neptune
Income tax tattletales boost Uncle Sam tax take
The article notes that in 1965 about 4,000 informers filed formal reward claims and the government paid roughly 600000 for tips. It explains the long standing practice of paying rewards for tax tips, the IRS stance, and the potential informer payout up to ten percent of recovered funds.
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Sam
Republic
Congress
Tom Sawyer
Sid
Tom
Aunt Polly
Family Visitors Gather at Moore Home
Mr and Mrs Horace Autrey and daughters Christy and Kathy visited their parents in Moore home over the weekend en route to Temple from a Colorado Springs vacation. Billy George Moore of Abilene and Ellis Zane Moore and family were also guests at the Moore household.
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Horace Autrey
Christy
Kathy
Temple
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Bill Moore
Billy George Moore
Abilene
Ellis Zane Moore
Informer Reward Suit Fails as IRS Holds Final Say
An informer sued the U.S. government claiming payment for information, but the court ruled the IRS must evaluate services honestly yet need not meet any claimed fair value. The informer must also pay income tax on the reward, with some cases fining informers for tax nonpayment, a twist of poetic justice.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Tom Sawyer
Winters family attends graduation and wedding in Houston
Mr and Mrs Dennis Rodgers Denise and Dean of Winters Leila Harter of Wingate Mr and Mrs W T Harter of Andrews Mr and Mrs W L Collins Terry and Sherri of Winters Mr and Mrs T A Collins and Mike of Odessa attended the graduation of Gary Harter who received his MD from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston June 10 They also traveled to Jeanerette La for his marriage to Birdie Hebert a registered nurse in the Methodist Hospital in Houston Mr and Mrs Sterling Eggleston Pam and Sterling Earl of Mancos Colorado joined them in Houston for the graduation exercises.
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Dennis Rodgers
Denise
Dean
Winters
Leila Harter
Wingate
W. T. Harter
Andrews
W. L. Collins
Terry
Sherri
T. A. Collins
Mike
Odessa
Gary Lyon Harter
Baylor University College of Medicine
Houston
Jeanerette
Birdie Hebert
Methodist Hospital
Sterling Eggleston
Pam
Sterling Earl
Mancos
Colorado
Yakima visitors share weekend at Sam Mathis home
Ray Mathis of Yakima Washington and Mr and Mrs Earl Matisse of Big Spring visited in the Sam Mathis home with other relatives during the weekend.
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Ray Mathis
Yakima
Washington
Earl Mathis
Big Spring
Sam Mathis
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