Randolph Vermont to Hold Its Own Presidential Primary
In Randolph Vermont a town meeting day novelty becomes a presidential preference primary aimed at publicity. Local Chamber president Bob Smith organized the event inviting candidates including Rep Paul McCloskey to campaign, with Nixon’s 1968 win noted. The town aims to spark national interest though New Hampshire and other early states proceed first.
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Rodney Clarke Randolph
UPD
Public Works Department
Vermont
Indochina
People’s Republic of Ina
Randolph
Bob Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Smith
Nixon
Paul McCloskey
Calif
McCloskey
New Hampshire
Gjoa Return Sparks Debate Over Historic Vessel
The Norwegian sloop Gjoa famous for completing the Northwest Passage under Roald Amundsen faces a bid to reclaim the ship by Norway. San Francisco’s small local colony owns the 47 ton vessel, now on display near Golden Gate Park, amid public opposition and fading awareness of its epic voyage.
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James C. Clifford
San Francisco
UPI
Gjoa
Northwest Passage
Gjjoa
Roald Amundsen
Phan
Heren
Golden Gate Park
Norway
Amundsen
Indies
Europe
New World
China
Quest
Magellan
Southwest Passage
da Verazzano
Frobisher
Davys
Hudson
Baffin
Cook
Gjoa sails through ice as Amundsen faces hard times
Rolf B Schoh notes the Gjoa’s peril and repair as Roald Amundsen led the tiny 47 ton sailboat with a kerosene engine through Peel Sound and Bering Strait. Creditors loomed while Norwegians funded the revival of the vessel and a new pastorate program emerged nearby.
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Franklin
England
Tee A
Amundsen
Alaska
Bering Straits
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