Carter nears running mate decision Muskie or Mondale
NEW YORK UPI Carter on the eve of clinching the Democratic nomination narrowed potential vice presidential picks to Edmund Muskie of Maine or Walter Mondale of Minnesota. He remained in seclusion as the convention unified behind him. The session featured veteran leaders and a parade of party stars, including McGovern and Humphrey, amid a backdrop of unity and anticipation.
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Filing and milling at the Democratic convention jungle
New York reporters chronicle a crowded convention floor as delegates mill, mingle, and snap photos amid heat and noise. Ohio, California, and New Jersey delegates trade stories while students and locals like Beverly Rodgers of Oklahoma collect autographs for fundraising auctions, and observers note travel quirks and ceremony fatigue.
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Fremont to Washington by 10 speed in a month
Greg Peacock, a Mission San Jose resident, rode a 10 speed bicycle 14 states from Fremont to Washington DC last month. He carried 50 pounds of gear, a friendless quest for travel, and earned modest attention for the cross country journey ending at his parents’ Vernal Avenue home.
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Strike organizer Shirley Campbell toils 18 hours daily
Shirley Campbell, a 42 year old grandmother and strike organizer, begins work at 6 a.m. and ends at midnight amid Alameda County Service Employees International Union protests. She has paced through 42 days of the strike, coordinating picket lines, handling inquiries, and arranging meals from a rundown Oakland strike HQ. Previously a laboratory technician, Campbell moved into union work in 1989 after years of night courses and activism in the Bay Area, tracing her roots from Arkansas to San Francisco.
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All Star Game Sees NL Top AL 7 1 At Veterans Stadium
Cincinnati's George Foster drove in three runs with a home run to lead the National League past the American League 7-1 in the 47th All Star Game before a 63,974 crowd. Randy Jones pitched for the NL, which held the AL to five hits, securing the midsummer classic victory for the fifth straight year.
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Weather and mixed political and crime notes from a historical page
Fair weather continues with slightly warmer conditions and 80s for highs and lows. A Los Angeles bank robbery suspect Lonnie Stephen Hill, shot dead, also leaves a 78 year old woman dead in the same gunbattle. Ted Mack, who gave Pat Boone and Beverly Sills early opportunities, dies at 72 in North Tarrytown. Page references to political figures and global context follow.
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Talks to resume on missing U.S. servicemen in Vietnam
A Vietnamese official says Hanoi and the United States will resume talks on missing U.S. servicemen in Vietnam and on U.S. aid to the new Communist regime. The report notes Turkish pressure to delay an oil research project in the Aegean amid Greek threats to sink a Turkish surveying vessel if it enters Greek-claimed areas.
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