WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1969

THE LIMA NEWS, LIMA, OHIO

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Bruce Biosnat

'Young Uglies' Fail In Vote Battle

WASHINGTON (NEA) - Of time, Thus if Gallup's age break- figures in this report), the bit from the pollster's "undefl the 78.5 million Americans Four years ago, when the owns matched the Census proportion under 35 voting for who voted for president last choices were Lyndon Johnson ureau's (source of other Humphrey would be down a (See BATTLE, Page A-I) November, just 7.4 per cent and Barry Goldwater, people were under 25 years of age. under 35 accounted for 24 A small part of that per- per cent of the presidential centage represents p e o p l e vote. This time, with the under 21. In Georgia and choices President Nixon, HuKentucky, eligibility begins at bert Humphrey and George 18. In Alaska it is 19, in Wallace, people under 35 repHawaii 20. The rest, 7.2 per resented 25.8 per cent of the STATIONS LOCATED AT: cent; were in the 21-24 age total. Those at the lower end bracket. of the age spectrum obvious1000 BELLEFONTAINE AVE. No doubt the y o u n g ly contributed to this mod701 W. NORTH ST. militants of the New Left will estly improved showing. represent an effective boycott The reasons why the young SPENCERVILLE RD. & BRADFORD by young voters against the do not vote in impressive 750 N. CABLE RD. establishment's voting pro- numbers have less to do with The Premium People cesses or against the angry militancy ' or dis"We Honor BankAmericard" available m a j o r candidate illusionment than with such choices. simple facts as e x t r e m e Sorry. Some 50.6 per cent of mobility, preoccupation with the people in the 21-24 age either late college or early job efforts, military, a n d atTOP STUDENTS - Leading the list of 550 on the school's scholarship cup are (from category turned out to vote tention to the other distracfor president. That may not left) William Wright, 1712 W. Spring;. seniors to graduate from Lima Senior 50 Tom Williams, 553 Prospect; Douglas sound too impressive when tions of the young. High School June 11 are these students Ferguson," 522 S. Woodlawn, and Jill set against the total national It is interesting, too, to see who have maintained 'a straight "A" turnout of 67.3 per cent of the how the younger population average throughout high s c h o o l . Claflin, 1865 W. Spring. eligibles, but it is better than brackets voted. According to (News Photo) Scheduled to have their names engraved young voters were doing back the Gallup poll, voters under in the 1950s when 40 to 45 30 went 47 per cent for THIS COUPON WORTH 50 EXTRA TOP VALUE per cent was a good showing. Humphrey, 38 per cent for WITH FILL-UP OF 10 GALS. OR MORE AT ANY The fact is that young peo- Nixon, 15 per cent f o r OF THE LOCAL CLARK SUPER 100 STATIONS, ple never have had a very Wallace. Voters lumped by 'TIL MAY 28TH. good voting record. Militants Gallup in the 30 to 49-year 50 50 who try to argue that they bracket were a few points engineered a stay - away weaker for Humphrey and Four seniors at Lima Senior president of Junior Achieve- With g r a d u a t i o n rites movement will have to ex- stronger for Nixon, w i t h High School will have their ment companies in his junior scheduled June 11 at Lima plain, however, why the fignames engraved on t h e and senior years, Williams Stadium, weather permitting. ures are a shade better this Wallace exactly the same. school's scholarship cup for was "top teen boy" in Ohio maintaining a straight "A" and a finalist for national average throughout h i g h 'top- teen boy" in t h e Youthpower Conference and school. The four, who tied for top was keynote speaker at the honors in the 550-member state conference. Captain of graduating class, are Douglas the golf team, he is a member Ferguson, son of Mr. and of student council, its social Mrs. Ralph Ferguson, 552 S. and student a f f a i r s comWoodlawn; T o m Williams, mittees and the key club. son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil President of student conn Williams, 553 P r o s p e c t ; cil, Wright attended t h e William Wright, son of Mr. Westinghouse Corp. science and Mrs. Don Wright, 1712 W. honors institute and has been Spring; and Jill C l a f l i n , accepted as a freshman honor daughter of Mr. and Mrs. student at Ohio S t a t e William Claflin, 1865 W. University, where he plans to major in mathematics or Spring. Ferguson will attend OSU- premedicine. Lima Campus to major Miss Claflin has received a English. Class treasurer scholarship from Anderson his junior and senior year, he College, Anderson, Ind. is vice president of the radio- where she plans to major in television club and was one of English and journalism. She the leads in the school's pro- also was awarded a $50 savduction of "David and Lisa." ings bond and a S600 state Williams has been accepted scholarship by the local Elks "with distinction," at t h e Club. Cincinnati, Editor of the "Spartan University where he will major i n Spotlight," she was a. member engineering. He was recipient of the Quill and Scroll and of a. $50 savings bond in the. German clubs. Elks Club's most valuable School officials noted bacs t u d e n t ' . ' competition. A caaureate services will be former vice president and June 8 in the gymnasium.

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Hal Boyle

'Daydream Hatch' Tomorrow's Hope

NEW YORK (AP) What when he made a house call an awful world today would but it was expected that he'd be if we had to live in it pause long enough for a always. . friendly cup of coffee in the Fortunately, we don't. For kitchen on the way back out the human mind isn't built to to his waiting horse and bugspend much time in the actual gypresent in the reality of The chief sources of air now. pollution in America were It has two escape hatches. visitors who insisted o n day dreams and memories. lighting up nickel cigars in Our daydreams are sugared the parlor. hopes for a happier tomor- A farmer's chief recreation row, our memories are bit- on Saturdays consisted of tersweet monuments of what driving to the c o u n t y has happened to us in the courthouse and see who was past. And we need both being tried for stealing what. daydreams and memories to Conscientious m o t h e r s keep from" b e c o m i n g always tore out the ladies' prisoners of today's hard underwear pictures in the mail order catalog so their hours. Your own gallery o f sons wouldn't start wondering memories is pretty crowded if about sex too young. you can look back a n d A juvenile delinquent was a remember when: kid who pulled the pigtails of Life was so innocent that if the girl who sat in the a stranger smiled and spoke classroom seat in front of to you. you d i d n ' t im- himand caused her to cry. mediately wonder what he If you asked a bartender to was trying to get from you. mix you a vodka'Martini. he?d It was hard to drive your k and say. "A what?" car 10 miles in any direction Most big league b a l l frm any town on a rainy day players, when their careers without running the risk of raded. went back to farming. sinking up to hubcaps in mud. Having a b a c k y a r d ! To borrow money from a vegetable garden wasn't a bank you first had to have hobby in a large family- something worth mortgaging. Those were the d a y s ! . was a practical necessity. The only times of the year Remember? most people stayed up until] midnight was on New Year's Beatles Defeated Eve and when someone was Folks grumbled that the In Control Effort high cost of living was getting1 out of hand when the classiest LONDON <AP) T h e restaurant in town added a Beatles have failed to win hatcheck stfri to its staff and control of Northern Songs, the you had to leave her a dame company that holds 1 h e copyright to many of their hit Mother explained when she songs. The singers hold only sent you to the bakery to buy 30 per cent of the slock. day-old bread that it was not An announcement Monday wo olher ma only cheaper but it had a night said the i jor stockholders Associated firmer cnasl that w a s Television and a consortium healthier for your gums. More men chewed tobacco of stockbrokers and theater agents had agreed to refuse than girls chewed gum. A doctor didn't necessarily a bid by the Beatles for their;: rSPAPERI

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