Veterans recall segregated Army in World War II
Roy B. Sutton recalls enlisting at 21 in 1940 amid prejudice in the U S Army. He describes assignment to the 48th Quartermaster Regiment and time aboard the Queen Elizabeth II to Australia. He notes racial tensions and the lack of boot camp before overseas service.
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Oine
Army
Roy B. Sutton
Illinois
Sutton
Hitler
Europe
U.S
Pearl Harbor
92Nd
48Th Quartermaster Regiment
Australia
Long Lines at Rio Rancho Polls Prompt Blame Game
Voters faced hours long waits at five Rio Rancho polling sites on Election Day with more than 300 still queued at Puesta del Sol Elementary School as polls closed. Former city manager James Jimenez, volunteering as a poll watcher, described the line's rise hourly. Sandoval County clerk Sally Padilla said long lines are inevitable regardless of improvements.
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Rio Rancho
Sandoval
Puesta del Sol
James Jimenez
Jimenez
Sally Padilla
Rio Rancho weighs pet policy changes at Wednesday meeting
Rio Rancho officials plan ordinance updates on animal exhibitions pet stores and care facilities at City Hall 3200 Civic Center Circle 6 30 p m Mayor Swisstack backs mandatory sterilization for dogs proposed removal of tuberculosis testing and dangerous behavior disclosures would be considered two yearly random inspections urged to curb duplication and keep standards in place regulatory changes face controversy and affect Ringling Bros past USDA issues
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Rio Rancho
City Hall
Civic Center Circle
Tom Swisstack
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus
Albuquerque
Chuck Wilkins
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Karen Schmidt
Covelace
CMS
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