Young Voters Drive 1968 Campaign Activism In New Mexico
The piece notes rising youth political engagement in New Mexico amid the 1968 race with McCarthy and Kennedy attracting student support. It highlights New Mexico Young Republicans mobilizing new voters, notable figures like Ed Lujan and James Downey, and a trend of stronger youth participation in rallies, canvassing and organizing statewide. The article contrasts aging and young groups and cites independent attitudes among 21 2 age voters, suggesting potential impacts on turnout.
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New Mexico
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
McCarthy
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Ed Lujan
Albuquerque
Young Republicans
Lujan
James Downey
Santa Fe
Minnesota
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales
St. Vincent Hospital
HemisFair Instant Motel Expands With Baby Brother
The HemisFair era project adds a second eight-unit daily production, completing Richard Allen Villa in four months for FHA Rent Supplement housing. The 144 unit complex near HemisFair ’68 offers motel like apartments with air conditioning, kitchens, and parking to ease World’s Fair demand from April 6 to October 5.
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Richard Allen
San Antonio
FHA
HemisFair
San Jose Mission
Roosevelt Avenue
U.S. 281 S
FE. White
Zachry
Supreme Court ruling to test capital case in Lubbock
The UPI report notes the Supreme Court ruling that capital punishment fees may not be excluded from juries could be tested in Lubbock Friday. James Lee Marion, a former Midland fry cook, is due for a death sentence at 2 30 p.m. before Judge William R. Shaver in the 72nd District Court for murder with malice committed March 24, 1964.
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Lubbock
UPI
Supreme Court
James Lee Marion
Midland Fry
William R. Shaver
72Nd District Court
Marion
Illinois
Accommodation Details Highlight Nearby Dining
The property accommodates six in certain units while three bedroom units sleep eight. Daily linen and maid service are provided and several restaurants are in the immediate area.
Artificial Snow Caps Japan Ski Boom With Year Round Slopes
Tokyo gains a skiing boom as artificial grounds open for all season. Sayama Skiing Center features high quality man made snow, a 300 meter long slope and a chairlift. Yomiuri Skiing Center offers three slopes for beginners to advanced and a ski jump.
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Tokyo
Japan
Sayama
Yomiuri Skiing Center
Mute Making Key British Industry
London reports the automotive sector accounts for about seven percent of UK manufacturing and roughly twelve percent of visible exports, underscoring its central role in the nation’s economy.
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London
United Kingdom
Union cloths ripped from tables at textile workers protest
Dozens of AFL CIO Textile Workers Union of America delegates pull cloths from tables in Washington Hilton ballroom after discovering labels of J P Stevens & Co on the cloths. The action follows years of labor battles between the union and the firm before NLRB and federal courts over organizing drives.
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Washington
Textile Workers
Afl-Cio Textile Workers Union of America
Washington Hilton Hotel
J. P. Stevens
National Labor Relations Board
Oe Company
Carolinas
Statue by Rodin to Honor Atlanta Plane Crash Victims
France will present a bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin to the Atlanta Memorial Center. The piece titled L Ombre depicts a mourning woman and is part of the Gates of Hell group. It honors 105 Atlanta-area residents killed in a 1962 Paris plane crash.
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Paris
Auguste Rodin
France
Atlanta Memorial Center
Atlanta
Chicago volunteers seek 20,000 youth summer jobs
About 308 members of the Junior Association of Commerce and Industry canvass 6,000 small businesses for summer employment for youths. They work for Mayor Richard Daley's Summer Jobs for Youth Committee aiming to create 20,000 positions this year.
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Chicago
Junior Association of Commerce and Industry
Richard Daley
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Rio Arriba
San Miguel
Socorro
Taos
Jones
Raton
Arestia
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Levington
Herbert Hughes
Finance
Ed Hartman
Hughes
Americas
Latin America
Europe
Asia
Crane
Sun
G. E. Laboratories, Inc
Penna
Troutmans
Polk
Sunset Center
P.O
Amarillo
Texas
J. P. Stevens & Co
Monogram
Aack Polk
G& Sunset Center
O.K. Fellows
Snoopy
Peanuts
Raglan
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