Kennedy speech marks Latino voting arc seen since 1963
The Nov 21 1963 Rice Ballroom Houston appearance by President Kennedy with Jacqueline Kennedy is cited as the birth of the Latino vote, influencing later elections including 2012. Historians note it publicly acknowledged Latinos as a voting bloc, with ongoing efforts by Chavez Gonzalez and LULAC shaping mobilization and representation.
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Jacqueline Kennedy
Barack Obama
Kennedy
Rice Ballroom
Houston
Ignacio Garcia
Viva Kennedy
Camelot
Brigham Young University
Texas
New Mexico
California
Arizona
Illinois
Indiana
Dennis Chavez
D-N.m
Henry B. Gonzalez
San Antonio
Richard Nixon
Southwest
Chavez
League of United Latin American Citizens
Secret Service
Alexander Arroyos
Lulac
Kennedys
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson
Emilio Zamora
University of Texas At Austin
William Taft
el Paso
Zamora
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South Texas
Obama
Nixon
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
George W. Bush
al Gore
Garcia
U.S
Pew Hispanic Center
John F. Kennedy
Rice Hotel
Natural gas drillers push fuel to U.S. transport market
Surging gas output spurs drillers to target fleets, buses, and trucks for natural gas fueling. Waste Management and UPS expand NGV use, with EQT opening a public refueling site near Pittsburgh. Energy firms warn infrastructure limits and slow adoption but cite cost and cleaner emissions as drivers.
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Scranton
UPS
Richard Kolodziej
Natural Gas Vehicles For America
Waste Management
Rich Mogan
Pennsylvania
EQT Corp
Pittsburgh
City of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
EQT
David Ross
New York
West Virginia
Ohio
United States
U.S. Department of Energy
Christmas price index rises. swans push total above $107K
The 12 Days of Christmas gifts now cost $107,300, up 6.1 percent from last year as seven swans and other items surge. Six items hold steady, including maids a milking and calling birds, while eleven pipers piping and twelve drummers drumming remain relatively affordable. Internet shopping increases total to $40,440, with live birds adding extra shipping costs. Sources include the National Aviary in Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Ballet Company.
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Pittsburgh
PNC Wealth Management
Jim Dunigan
PNC
Dunigan
PNC Financial Services Group Inc
National Aviary
Pennsylvania Ballet Company
Bridge players excel in Garden City club games this week
Southwest Community Stipp Rapp won high in the two tables of senior center pitch played Tuesday at the Senior Center of Finney County. Vi Fry took second and Leonard Yardley placed third. The Garden City Duplicate Bridge Club met Nov. 18 and Nov. 12 with Howell movement games producing top results. Jon Kempton Irene Bryant led on Nov. 18 while Diane Woolwine Shirley Klotz edged Mark and Jody Neuman on Nov. 19. Ross Loretta Thornbrugh topped Nov. 12 with Craig and Wen Wurst close behind. Regular games begin at 7 p.m. Monday and 1 15 p.m. Tuesday at 907 N. 10th St plus sanctioned games on second, third and fourth Sundays at 2 p.m. Partners via Kempton at 276-2876.
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Stipp Rapp
Finney County
Fry
Leonard Yardley
Jon Kempton
Irene Bryant
Roger
Donna Morris
Diane Woolwine
Shirley Klotz
Mark
Jody Neuman
Ross
Loretta Thornbrugh
Jon Craig
Wen Wurst
Helen Lee
Roberta Renick
10Th St
Call Kempton
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