Ford Carter Debate Time Nearly Set
Ford said debates should begin a day or two after Labor Day to inform voters on where he and Jimmy Carter stand. Carter refused blanket amnesty for draft violators, favored possible future draft reinflation only if needed, and criticized Ford’s social vetoes as harmful. Dole aims to keep the record straight and broaden GOP involvement with liberal Republicans invited to participate.
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Kansas
Imate
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Des Moines
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Goodyear URW Tentative Master Contract Accord Reached
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co and the United Rubber Workers union announced a tentative three year master contract ending a 126 day strike. The deal includes a total wage package rise of 2.04 per hour over the term, immediate 80 cent raise, 60 cent total rise by June 6 1977 and 25 cent raise May 1 1978 with enhanced pensions and benefits and a plant wide ratification meeting in Akron planned for Friday. Approximately 60 000 URW members halted work at 47 plants across 21 states, with 10 000 more joining late.
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African Racial Clashes Continue in Soweto Uprising
In Soweto clashes between groups enforcing a three day work boycott and others left at least seven dead, mostly men. A police spokesman could not confirm details. The World reported a 17 year old girl described club wielding youths and Zulus harassed on the way home. Police said they protected workers heading to Johannesburg eight miles away as tensions rose between younger militants and older activists.
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Libyans Deny Link To Skyjack Attempt
Three Arab hijackers claimed Khadafy promised them 9200,000 before Libyan denial. Egypt says intelligence staged the hijack to smear Libya. Paratroopers, posing as mechanics, overpowered the hijackers at Luxor, freed passengers, and the third surrendered. no Americans aboard.
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Enrollment Up at Flagstaff Public Schools Despite Growth
Officials report a three percent rise on the first day with kindergarten up two percent amid steady early trends. Superintendent David A Williams notes tentative counts and early registrations as factors while the district plans portable classrooms and addresses bus-route changes.
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Goldwater Endorses Steiger in Arizona Senate Race
Senator Barry Goldwater endorses Representative Sam Steiger for the Republican nomination for U S Senate in Arizona. He criticizes John Cantan for antisemitism in the primary fight and notes he rarely backs state candidates in primaries.
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Sam Steiger
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Crash Kills Georgia Man Near Taha City Arizona
A Georgia truck driver James D. Haygood, 42, was killed when his semi overturned and caught fire four miles west of Taha City on U.S. 10. Passenger Vera Warren, 34, of Houston, is in fair condition with burns and a broken leg. An unidentified woman was killed on State Route 260 east of Payson. Arizona traffic toll rises to 473 with multiple injuries from other crashes including a 3-car I-17 collision near Camp Verde. DPS notes load shift caused trailer to roll.
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Arizona
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Elbara Olsen
Mesa
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Ellinor Snyder
Sandra Tantonny
Phoenix
Cottonwood
Marcus J. Lawrence Hospital
Helly E. Pebl
Ralph Lizotte
Olsen
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Pehl
Hopi Snake Dance Brings Rain Before Throng at Shungopavi
The Hopi Snake and Antelope Clans performed a 16 day ceremony at Shungopavi on Second Mesa drawing several thousand people including many Anglos. Lightning flashed twice near the village as the dance concluded with a light sprinkle and rain over the surrounding lands.
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