Ortezas Weavers Stand By Handcraft In Chimayo Village
The Ortega family runs a seven generation weaving business in Chimayo New Mexico. Seventy weavers work at home producing blankets rugs jackets and wall hangings all by hand. They have paid over a million dollars to the workers in the last five years and declined a large Macy s order to avoid mass production. David Ortega emphasizes they never seek grants and that the family started weaving fifty years before the Declaration of Independence.
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Ortega
Chimayo
N. M
David Ortega
Macy’s
Pete on Stamps Olsen Park
Pete Olsen at Olsen Park jokes about stamps and public spending. He quips that politicians act like stamp buyers who waste taxpayer coins and stash stamps, urging lawmakers to buy their own stamps with quarters rather than spend public funds.
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Olsen Park
Austin
Pete
Fragmented Letter Collage Notes Oddities and Sidelights
A pastiche of remarks on highways trash law enforcement, misheard car lore about a 1900 Locomobile, and quips from writers and readers. The piece riffs on culture, economics, and daily life with dangling asides and garbled captions.
Stepson of Texas Democrat Candidate Found Dead
Randy Farenthold, 32, son of Frances Sissy Farenthold, was found washed ashore near Port Aransas bound in chains and weighted with concrete blocks. Police call it the second gangland killing in the region in under a year with a gunshot wound noted. Farenthold, an avid yachtsman and heir to oil and farming interests, was connected to the Port Aransas area and to the Farenthold family.
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Port Aransas, Tex
UPI
Gulf of Mexico
Randy Farenthold
Farenthold
George Farenthold
Frances ‘‘Sissy
Corpus Christi
Hayden Head
South Texas
Rand Morgan
Port Aransas
McGovern Wins New Mexico Presidential Primary
Sen George S McGovern won New Mexico s first presidential primary as Alabama Gov George C Wallace surpassed Hubert H Humphrey for second place Wallace carried counties with strong labor support despite Humphreys backing The top three Democrats Gov Bruce King Sen Joseph Montoya and Sen Clinton Anderson joined Humphrey supporters as delegates under state party rules and McGovern nominee selections are already chosen
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Albuquerque
N. M
George S. McGovern
New Mexico
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Wallace
Humphrey
Bruce King
Joseph M. Montoya
Clinton P. An
McGovern Takes Early California Lead In Delayed Primary
California's presidential primary faced a three hour counting delay with a San Francisco ruling to keep polls open until 11 p.m. McGovern led Humphrey by about two to one with 5 percent of precincts reporting. Nixon led Ashbrook among Republicans.
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Los Angeles
George McGovern
California
San Francisco
Secretary of State
Pacific
McGovern
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Humphrey
Nixon
Ohio
John Ashbrook
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California Election Service
Brown
U.S
George Harris
D-Minn
D-S.c
Miami Beach
Mine Tragedy Deepens as 468 Feared Trapped in Rhodesia
Rescue teams pulled out three bodies and one survivor from the Wankie coal mine near the Victoria Falls area as 468 workers, mostly Africans, were believed trapped after a 10 AM explosion. Ventilation failed, methane gas filled tunnels, and rock falls hindered efforts. Officials, families, and rescue crews stayed on alert with oxygen gear and air support.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
UPI
Wankie
Wankie Game Reserve
Victoria Falls
Ian Dillon
Laird Warns on Arms Pact If Congress Withholds Funds
Secretary Melvin Laird warned that U S protection could be jeopardized if Congress rejects funds for a new missile firing submarine and other offensive weapons. He urged prompt action while noting he would not block final approval of Moscow agreements.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Congress
Laird
United States
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
John Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Pentagon
William Proxmire
D-Wis
House
Armed Services Committee
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Amarillo Officers Union to challenge age limits in civil service law
Attorneys for the Amarillo Police Officers Association Local 340 plan to sue to invalidate a section of civil service statutes claiming it violates workers over 35. The suit targets age 18 to 33 rules while permitting temporary hires, arguing 14th Amendment equal protection. The action follows the firing of Poi H. Adams, a former patrolman, amid controversy over mace use during an arrest.
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Amarillo Policemen’s Union
Civil Service
Amarillo Police Officers Association Local 340
Poi H. Adams
Marrs
Paul Hulsey
Adams
Larry Russell
The
Police Officers Association
Kontum Cleared as Central Highlands Battle Ends
Saigon reports Kontum, the central highlands provincial capital, is cleared of enemy troops after 19 days of assault. U S raids on canals and waterways devastating North Vietnam, with over 100 supply boats sunk and eight bridges damaged. U S pilots conducted more than 220 strikes targeting inland transport to choke war supplies.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Kontum
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Vietnam
Yen Bai
Ha Tay
Pleiku
Armored Cavalry
Highlands
Hue
My Chanh River
An Loc
China
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Raymond Sitta
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Sacramento
Auburn
Mass
Senior Citizens Center
Peter Rundgaard
Alfred Seaholm
Worcester
Goddard House
Lundgaard
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George M. Seignious II
International Security Affairs
Proxmire
Inside News
U. S
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