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...years ago, a New Mexico immigrant rights group named Somos Un Pueblo Unido started hearing complaints. The organization prides itself on being responsive, and its members were concerned about the lack of educational opportunities in New Mexico. Students reported getting harassed during midterms at the local community college because they were unable to produce a social security number...
...Woodrow Wilson. In 1919, during a whistle-stop tour of the nation, the 28th President was struck down near Pueblo, Colo., by an embolism that left him half paralyzed and with slurred speech. Back in Washington he recovered, only to suffer a second and irreversible stroke. During the final 17 months of his second term, the U.S. was shakily ruled by a triumvirate consisting of Wilson's second wife Edith, his White House secretary, Joe Tumulty, and his doctor, Cary Grayson. Cabinet meetings petered out slowly. The first one, held in almost complete, shocked silence, as Wilson's mind wandered...
...appearance of a trendy mad fisherman. His corduroy pants, tapering to his ankles, look either vintage '80s or just unfashionable--it's hard to tell. His sweatshirt sleeves are pulled up to his elbows to show off the intricate tattoo that covers his right forearm, a mix of Pueblo tribal bands embellished with dots and a central star motif that he designed...
MILESTONES: Talker Paar, Pueblo Commander Bucher pass...
DIED. LLOYD BUCHER, 76, former U.S. Navy commander of the U.S.S. Pueblo, whose crew was held captive by North Korea for 11 months in 1968; in San Diego. The Pueblo was in international waters off the coast of North Korea when it was surrounded and fired on by North Korean torpedo boats; one sailor was killed and 10 wounded, including Bucher. After giving up without resisting, Bucher and the crew spent nearly a year in harsh captivity before a negotiated settlement brought them home. A Navy court later recommended that Bucher be court-martialed for surrendering the ship without firing...