Addicted to U.S. history and the open road/Hunter College and Univ. of North TX grad/ABQ Journal staff writer and Road Warrior/roadside photographer & writer.
Albuquerque, NM
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Art Schreiber, who covered the Beatles during their first U.S. tour, spent time with Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement and advocated for blind people, died of natural causes Saturday, his son Mark Schreiber said. He was 98.
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U.S. Army Pvt. Robert E. DuBois is coming home.
In August, DuBois’ niece, Patricia Gutierrez, said the Army told her that the WWII vet’s remains were identified and would be returning to ABQ, where he will be buried with full military honors Saturday.
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Happy early birthday to the US highway numbered system, which turns 100 Wednesday.
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Wednesday is the 100th birthday of the U.S. numbered highway system.
This summer, the ABQ Journal took readers on a statewide trip down the most famous U.S. highway, Route 66.
Below are the stories we did.
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Before there was U.S. 66, a network of auto trails connected one part of the country to another.
One of those is the Ozark Trail.
Today, the only surviving piece of this history in NM is a white-and-green Ozark Trails obelisk in Lake Arthur.
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NMDOT is studying the U.S. 87 corridor from the Texas state line to Raton to evaluate converting about 90 miles into a future interstate.
Meetings in Raton, Des Moines, and Clayton are scheduled for next week to discuss the project.
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