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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1980
Page
3
Conservatives push hard on ERA and abortion shaping the GOP platform as Reagan aides dodge fights and act as mediators. They attend sessions but do not dictate the text, aiming to avoid floor battles at the 1980 convention opening.
An Associated Press survey of 1,810 of 1,994 delegates shows the near 2,000 Republican National Convention delegates are largely well educated and well paid. Most are men from prior party roles, with 56 percent reporting household incomes above 35,000 dollars while 25 percent earn 15,000 to 35,000 and 6 percent under 15,000. The Detroit venue marks the first national convention there, with unions strong but few delegates from unions or Black communities.
In Linden New Jersey a track rail from a passing work train pierced a northbound Amtrak commuter car during rush hour killing one passenger and injuring more than 19. Det Capt Louis Intili described the rail as entering the car “as if somebody had thrown a spear” as it ripped through the first coach and slammed toward the rear.
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