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...pleasure dome on the order of the Great Pyramid or the Colossus of Rhodes. To Builder Hofheinz, Houston's new, $31.6 million "Astrodome" - the first covered, fully air-conditioned baseball stadium -is literally "the Eighth Wonder of the World." When he showed it off to French Ambassador Hervé Alphand, the ambassador made the mistake of remarking that the Astrodome's lattice work roof reminded him of the Eiffel Tower. Sniffed Hofheinz: "The Eiffel Tower is all right, but you can't play ball there...
...word twice on the same day. In Paris, U.S. Ambassador Charles Bohlen was called to the Quai d'Orsay and informed of France's intention. In Washington, dapper French Ambassador Hervé Alphand gave the cold slap to Under Secretary of State Averell Harriman. The French government, said Alphand, considered it necessary "to fill the void" left by the Sino-Soviet dispute by accepting "the reality" of China...
Occasionally all that New Frontier vigah is a strain on Hervé, a conscientious nonexerciser whose only outdoor sport is a lackadaisical game of croquet. At a recent black-tie party, the vigorous wife of one official rushed up to him, ripped open his shirt and squealed, " 'Errveee, I thought everybody nice wore undershirts!" Hervé managed a weak grin, slunk off to a corner to button...
...Gaulle's icy attitude toward the Anglo-Saxons, his insistence on creating a nuclear force de dissuasion and his all-round obstructionism have made the Alphands' job more difficult. But during the autobahn crisis in Germany earlier this month, le grand Charles was momentarily forgotten as Hervé conferred with Ormsby Gore and U.S. officials to hammer out a joint response to the Soviet blockade. "There we are together again," enthused Nicole while discussing the situation with a State Department man. "And we French, we nevair lower our tail gates...
...Ambassador to France. Since her husband is a registered Republican as well as Treasury Secretary for a Democratic President, her range of guests is often broader than is the case with more partisan hostesses. And Dillon, who owns a fine French vineyard, has a wine cellar that ranks with Hervé Alphand...