Party Platforms Reflect Different Philosophies in the National
Kansas City AP reports that Republicans and Democrats present divergent presidential platforms. Republicans call for limited government, private sector growth, wage price control rejection, and deficit spending ending to cut unemployment. Democrats pledge to cut adult unemployment to 3 percent within four years, expand social programs, and pursue détente with the Soviet Union.
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Kansas City, Mo
Soviet Union
Reagan Refuses To Drop Schweiker Abortion Debate
Reagan signals no concession on Schweiker and abortion policy with party lines. Republicans back a constitutional amendment to protect unborn life while Democrats oppose amending the Constitution to overturn Supreme Court abortion rulings. Party positions dominate the page 2 discussion.
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Reagan
Schweiker
Ford wins Republican nomination in dramatic convention finale
Gerald R. Ford secured the Republican presidential nomination defeating Ronald Reagan in a tense convention fight. Reagan, paired with Richard Schweiker, faced an uphill battle as Ford moved toward the White House amid a divided party and a high-stakes bid to face Jimmy Carter.
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Kansas City
Gerald R. Ford
White House
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Richard M. Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Four veep hopefuls remain as Ford ponders running mate
Kansas City dispatch notes four men as leading candidates for President Ford’s vice president slot. Ronald Reagan, Howard Baker, William Ruckelshaus, and William Simon are named contenders with Connally dropped. Ford plans to announce by noon Thursday after talks with Reagan. Baker, nervous about the process, discusses his wife’s drinking issue as a personal factor.
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Kansas City, Mo
Ford
Northwest
Ron Nessen
Ronald Reagan
Sen
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Atty
William D. Ruckelshaus
Treasury
William E. Simon
Texas
John Connally
Connally
New York
Nelsen
Reagan
Baker
Joy
Reagan says no vice presidential bid final
Reagan declared there is no circumstance under which he would accept the nomination for vice president and pressed delegates at four state caucuses. L. Patrick Gray II is cited as authorizing FBI burglaries targeting left wing groups during his acting tenure, with Miller confirming revival of the operation in 1972.
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Panmunjom
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Frederick Z. Brown
Korean Peninsula
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Sri Lanka
United Nations Command
Reagan rejects Schweiker as running mate after Ford loss
Ronald Reagan declines Sen. Richard Schweiker offer to withdraw as his running mate, insisting Republicans need the coalition they represent for the election. He notes the choice is principled and repeats that he will not join Ford as No. 2, despite delegate pressure.
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Kansas City
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