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...Rhodes, unsuccessful candidate for the State House of Representatives in Hinds County, said that many Negro voters did not go to the polls because they believed all black candidates had been taken off the ballots. Sixteen of the original 48 Independent candidates were taken off the ballot for voting in the Democratic Primary last August. In the State of Mississippi Independents are prohibited from voting in party primaries...
...states are implementing Medicaid with benefits for both the indigent and the "medically needy." Sixteen have adopted it, or are in the process of doing so, for welfare recipients only. Twelve others have not made a decision...
While trying to "maximize hours in the air," he touched down in nine different cities in the Northeast on sixteen separate flights. Flying often on the same plane and on those he'd been on earlier, Rikhye hopped back and forth into the same towns and landed in one, Syracuse, twelve times...
...Mounted on a simple wooden frame, the 15-by 19-in. manuscript bears 926 ancient Chinese characters in two blocks, surrounded by sixteen paintings of trees and weird mythological creatures. Dr. Jao Tsung-yi, professor of Chinese at the University of Hong Kong, believes it is "the most valuable find in the history of Chinese archaeology." His reasons: the Ch'u Silk Manuscript is the earliest and largest of its kind, and the larger the manuscript the easier it is to decipher unknown characters in context with known characters. In addition, says Dr. Jao, "it is a very important...
...Sixteen candidates have so fare picked up their nomination papers for the Cambridge City Council election this November but they will have until August 15 to file their papers for certification...