Portugal’s Thomaz poised for third term amid calm election scene
In Portugal the electoral college meets July 25 to name the president. Adri Americo Thomaz, backed by the National Popular Action and Premier Marcello Caetano, is nearly certain to win a third seven year term. The system, still led by a figurehead presidency, concentrates power in the premier and cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lishon
Portugal
Aldo
National Popular Action
Adri
Americo Thomaz
Marcello Caetano
Thomaz
Madeira
Azores
Africa
Angola
Mozambique
Portuguese Guinea
Macao
Goa
India
Lisbon
Bers
Caetano
Antonio Salazar
Miss Missouri Contestant Karen Coffman Profiles Talent
Miss Missouri contestant Miss Karen Nell Coffman, Miss Kansas City, is a University of Missouri Kansas City graduate student. A Tulsa alumna and former Miss University of Tulsa, Engineering Queen and Sigma Alpha Iota member, she stands 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 120 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes. She plans to pursue graduate vocal performance and will sing in the talent competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Nell Coffman
Kansas City
University of Missouri
University of Tulsa
Sigma Alpha Iota Honorary Society
Diane Marie Roettger
Jefferson County
Columbia
Melinda Lee Sears
Jefferson City
Central Missouri State College
Warrensburg
Ireland
Little Theatre Group
GOP Stalls Minimum Wage Bill in Senate
The Senate delays a Democratic minimum wage bill raising the floor from $1.60 to $2.20 as Republicans push a Nixon-backed substitute at $2. The AFL-CIO opposes the substitute. Democrats aim to defeat it and vote on final passage by Thursday after cloakroom talks. McGovern’s role draws scrutiny amid labor pressures ahead of the 1972 campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Afl-Cio
Nixon
Afl-Cio Executive Council
George McGovern
McGovern
South Dakota
South
Also Mentioned on This Page
YO Eve Ulace
F.E.T
Blackwall
Liberty
Miss Missouri
Montgomery Ward
Montm
Lon, Sat
Mexico
Tude, Thord
Sat Phang