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Focal point of the campaign will be Abernathy's "City of New Hope," a super-shanty town that by mid-May will house some 3,000 of the anticipated 50,000 demonstrators. Last week hammers rang and saws brayed as volunteers built the first of 200 triangular-shaped shelters, costing $10 per inhabitant, which will be moved to the camp-in site-as soon as one can be agreed upon. Congressional pressure against allowing the marchers to use federal land is mounting. Interior Secretary Stewart Udall has been cool to the use of the Capitol Mall, where crowds gathered...
...crowds knew that the police were coming. The sign was just one device used by the Communists to signal their followers when the coast was clear and when to watch for the cops during the worst week of rioting since the crown colony's troubles began in mid-May...
...Appliance sales, after months in the doldrums, perked up. Many dealers reported sales 10% to 20% above levels of a year ago despite higher price tags (General Electric increased prices on most of its line by 3% in mid-May...
...early May when the LPIU voted to strike, BGMA men began to talk about other grievances besides the recognition of their bargaining. One heard more and more talk of poor working conditions, threats, overbearing, bosses, and intimidation. In mid-May, the Buildings and Grounds Maintenance Association membership authorized a strike against the University...
...decided to play it safe and check every car, even though its engineers are sure that "the likelihood of this occurrence is not great." It is even less likely that the frank and open recall campaign will hurt the Cougar's popularity, which pushed Lincoln-Mercury's mid-May sales 25% ahead of the same period last year...