Brooke and Brock decline Ford vice presidential bid
Senators Edward Brooke and William Brock told Ford they prefer to stay in the Senate rather than accept a national campaign role. Others named in White House inquiries include Charles Percy Robert Dole and Missouri Governor Bond as Reagan pressure rises to force a running mate decision before the convention.
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Iowa
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Aiken Standard Masthead and Notices
The Aiken Standard established in 1867 publishes afternoons except Saturdays and Sundays. It provides address details and postal information, notes AP wire dispatch rights, and states responsibility limits for omissions and ad errors.
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Ford Strategists Fight Early Vice Presidential Rule
Ford strategists resist a proposal to require naming a running mate before the roll call. Ronald Reagan is seen as a possible but unlikely Ford mate, with delegates potentially voting against Sears rule. Ford supports binding delegates to primary results and will announce his choice after nomination.
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Brooke
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Associated Press
Carter Links With Nader In Consumer Advocacy Push
Carter backing Nader causes while in Plains says he will challenge for top consumer advocate role. He endorses a law banning hiring regulators by regulated industries and calls atomic power lowest energy priority. He criticizes Ford for permissive criminality in overseas bribery and urges reform.
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Commerce Department
Flying High Allentown Couple Marks 45th Anniversary
LeRoy and Mrs Follweiler celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary by reaching six miles in a jet en route to Las Vegas. They wed in 1930 on a single engine plane and have marked anniversaries at 10 25 30 and 35 years, with Fellweiler a former flying school graduate and longtime insurance salesman.
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Platform drafters weigh defense and rights in new GOP plank
Republican platform panels press toward a defense oriented plank while debating abortion and women’s rights. Full committee hears testimony on jobs and economy with critics of Democratic plans. Talks include Panama Canal sovereignty and tax implications under pressure from Reagan supporters. Human rights and abortion proposals diverge.
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