First Black Congresswomen Boost Negro Representation
The 1968 election adds three freshman Negro congressmen bringing total to nine, including the first Negro woman elected to the House Shirley Chisholm. Louis Stokes and William L. Clay join Powell for new Harlem and citywide milestones while incumbents win re election. Analysts foresee growing Negro political awareness and potential impact on social programs.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Shirley Chisholm
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
Brooklyn
N.Y
Chisholm
Cleveland
Louis Stokes
William L. Clay
St. Louis
Senate
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Harlem
Adam Clayton Powell
Henry Hall
Charles Lucas
Negro Brothers
Louis
Carl Stokes
Clay
Curtis C. Crawford
Pennsylvania
New York
California
Virginia
Alabama
Powell
Detroit
John Conyers
Louis Martin
Nezro
Democratic National Committee
Wichita Shrine Bowl weekend kicks off big Masonic events
The second annual Wichita Shrine Bowl pits the Texas Tech Picadors against Texas A&M Bish as part of a three day Masonic Fall Ceremonial. Shrine proceeds support Shriners hospitals while degrees and parades unfold with the Imperial Guide leading officials from Dallas and El Paso.
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Texas Tech Picadors
Texas
A&m Bish
Fair Park Coliseum
Il Paso
Dallas
Holiday Inn Parkway
Shrine
Wake Inn
Imperial Guide
Vic Thornton
Fort Worth
Imperial Oriental Guide
North America
Shriner's Crippled Children’s Hospital
Burns Institutes
S&county Khiva
el Paso
R. Lee Lockwood
Waco
Albert Painsford
el4 Paso
John MekKee
Lubbock
Hemphill Wells
Monterey Center
Municipal Auditorium
Koko Palace
Mark Anthony
Hilcrest Country Tub
Lubbock i
Churchill May Win Write-In For Cass County Board
Winston Churchill, a retired Army major and farmer, may win a Cass County Board of Supervisors seat from Volinia Township after receiving 75 write-in votes. Edward McDaniel led the ballot with 197 votes but moved from the township, raising questions about eligibility and potential new election.
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McDaniel
Churchill
Constitution Due in Greece as Regime Announces
The military-backed regime said the new Greek constitution approved in September by 92 percent of voters will take effect Sunday with some provisions on individual freedoms and the press becoming active later.
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Athens
Muskie Congratulates Agnew and Sees Democratic Opposition
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie praised Spiro Agnew after his victory and said Democrats will oppose without being a rubber stamp. He noted Nixon’s task ahead and avoided interest in 1972 presidential or Senate leadership roles while emphasizing constructive cooperation.
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Waterville
Maine
Edmund S. Muskie
Spiro T. Agnew
Muskie
Senate
Richard M. Nixson
Swinning
Agnew
Maryland
Jane
Mike Mansfield
Mon
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Edwards Electronics
Edwards Electro
Fisher
Edwards Poweel
Telephone Porter
19Th ST
Sie
Oregon
Robert Packwood
Wayne Morse
U.S. Senate
Shriners
Main Street
Avenue C
Broadway Ave
Avenue A
KokKo Palace
Nixon
Winc
Glal
Armstrong
MAMA
Underwood's Fried Chicken
Underwrood
34Th Street
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