El Salvador election observers report fair voting in peace process
More than 500 observers from USCEOM including Rep. Barbara Casey monitored El Salvador voting to ensure no intimidation or fraud. Results show minor irregularities but no clear fraud, as FMLN debuts as a political party with Ruben Zamora trailing Armando Calderon Sol in a runoff. The outcome could crown the first civilian president in peacetime since the 1930s.
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ARENA
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Boutros Boutros- Ghali
Latin America
Big buses urged as transit demand grows
The letter writer supports expanding bus service, noting full buses at peak times and underused trips during off hours. A downtown facelift and construction will curb car use, increasing transit reliance. With precise schedules and short waits, ridership should rise as more people opt for the bus.
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Rome Nazi reprisal killings mark history’s March 24
On March 24, 1944, in occupied Rome, Nazi forces executed over 300 civilians in retaliation for an attack by Italian partisans that killed 32 German soldiers the previous day. This highlight notes the fifty year reference to the wartime atrocity.
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Career Girls Pat Cassell and Kathy Doyal of Roswell High
Seniors Pat Cassell and Kathy Doyal named Career Girls of the year by Roswell High School after a department recommendation. The Roswell Chapter of the Business and Professional Women's Club hosted a banquet in their honor with gifts and talks on school activities and future plans. National Merit Scholarship Corp named Janet Graham Randy Patton and Kristi Pretti as 1969 finalists, among about 15,000 final competitors for roughly 1,000 one-time scholarships and 1,800 renewable Merit Scholarships.
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Roswell
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Randy Patton
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House GOP shrinks as retirees flood New Mexico parliament
On filing day for state legislative seats, nearly half of the House GOP delegation announced retirement leaving nine of 17 seeking re election. Leaders Blake Curtis and Paul Barber exit, shrinking GOP leadership and creating a renewal push led by Kip Nicely with a slate including Shrecengost Steele and Gubbels.
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Clovis
Paul Barber
Albuquerque
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Farmington
Jeader
Dick Cheney
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George Buffett
Kip Nicely
Murray Ryan
Silver City
Jeanette Wallace
Los Alamos
Richard Knowles
Roswell
Robert Wallach
Hobbs
Earlene Roberts
Lovington
Christensen
Ryan
Buffett
Duke City Candymaker
Knowles
Nicely
House Republicans
Bill Shrecengost
Ellen Steele
Pauline Gubbels
Hess Ytema
Corrales
Gary Kanin
Morihiro Hosokawa and China talk on human rights
The Times notes a tantalizing line from Hosokawa to Li Peng at a banquet not fully recorded. The piece questions Western universalism and comparisons with other regimes while debating democracy's pace in Russia and Spain’s Franco era.
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China
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New York Times
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Col
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Gorbachev
Yeltsin
Russia
United States
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Christopher
Francisco Franco
Spain
Franco
White House powerless to stop Whitewater hearings
The White House and Democrats scramble as televised Whitewater hearings loom amid power struggles and political risk. Analysts say the probe could reshape public trust and influence midterm outcomes, with leaders weighing a Clinton news conference and timetable maneuvers.
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Georgetown University
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