17 Aug 1976
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1976
Page
1
The 31st National Convention opened with Ford within nine votes of a nominating majority as Reagan pressed a detente plank. Buckley abandoned a third entry, while Ford and Reagan courted delegates amid a tight race and possible floor votes.
The piece argues the Panama Treaty plan from Republicans is vague and could return to Congress under Reagan or Carter. It urges citizens to pressure candidates, warns of geopolitical risks if Panama and Guantanamo are handed to Panama and Cuba, and notes Teddy Roosevelt’s relevance to the canal era.
ACD offers a list of sports channels and top earners as a test of faith and fun. The note proposes tallying probable pay of football baseball basketball hockey car racing golf and others seen on TV. It frames a five dollar church contribution as an acid test of conviction.
Reagan presses for a vice presidential decision and a stronger foreign policy plank while Ogilvie accuses Illinois delegates of bribe offers to switch to Ford. Ford meets delegates in small groups at his hotel as Baker reports growing support among 1,140 votes.
A Philippines quake of magnitude 8.0 struck Mindanao killing at least 75 and injuring 62 while leaving over 100 families homeless. Separately central China faced a 7.3 magnitude quake with no immediate casualty reports.
On Guadeloupe, La Soufriere volcano belched smoke as scientists warn of a near certain eruption within one to two weeks. About 70,000 residents have been evacuated. roughly 50 people remain in the five square mile danger zone at their own risk.
Fair and warm conditions with a slight chance of thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday. Highs near 80 today, mid 80s on Wednesday. tonight's low mid 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Rain chances about 20 percent tonight.
A federal appeals court lifted a lower court ban on selling offshore Atlantic oil drilling rights 60 miles south of Long Island. The 876 000 acre sale proceeds while a long term environmental review is scheduled for hearings beginning the week of Sept. 27. Environmental groups had opposed the plan citing spill risks and marine life impact.
The president of Metropolitan Ambulance Service, LaWayne Guengerich, says the firm will refund about 11 thousand dollars in unauthorized fees from 1971 to 1976 if the Amarillo City Commission approves a retroactive ordinance. The city ordinance limited charges to four listed fees. eight extra charges were billed, prompting audits and a potential up to July 31, 1976, books review.
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