Buckley Weighs Run as Ford and Reagan Grow Push
Mississippi delegates stayed uncommitted as Ford gained votes in Pennsylvania New York Virginia and Kansas Reagan picked up supports in Pennsylvania and Colorado Buckley arrived in Kansas City and weighed entering the race A Draft Buckley Committee formed by Reps Crane and Symms. Symms must vote for Reagan on first ballot Conservatives fear a post nomination VP choice revolt Ford Schweiker spar over running mate and rule changes.
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Mississippi
Ford
Pennsylvania
New York
Virginia
Kansas
Buckley
Reagan
Colorado
Crown Center
Kansas City
Phillip Crane
Illinois
Steve Symms
Idaho
Symms
Schweiker
Sears
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Panama Canal
China
Uncommitted Delegates Await Candidacy Pushes and Voices
Kansas City AP report on uncommitted Republican delegates weighing Ford and Reagan. Delegates cite electability, personal outreach, or a persuasive voice from candidates as key factors. Some await phone calls or a decisive moment, while others seek better access or running mate hints.
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Kansas City, Mo
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Bryan Wagner
New Orleans
Wagner
Osgood
Calvin James
Jewell, Kane
Reagan
Texas
Kemper Arena
Lois J. Kindt
Waynesboro
Ford Campaign
James C. Soper
Cicero
Ill
Vote Switch Expected Following First Ballot
The AP delegate survey predicts Ford could lose four to 15 votes on a second ballot if he fails to secure a first ballot victory. Key states North Carolina Kentucky Indiana and Michigan shape second-ballot dynamics with uncommitted delegates potentially swinging the nomination. Ford leads 1,117 to 1,036 with 1,130 needed, and Buckley holds one.
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Kansas City, Mo
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Associated Press
North Carolina
Kentucky
Indiana
Michigan
Reagan
GOP
James L. Buckley
New York
Hunter
James A. Baker III
Reagan Sees Vote as Convention Debate Over Rules
The article reports on Reagan supporters and opponents arguing over a rules change at the convention. Morton calls the 59 to 44 committee vote a significant margin while Sears notes the tally aligned with expectations. Reagan says most delegates may agree and the convention should decide the outcome. Ford's plan to bind delegates by state laws gains support from the committee.
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Reagan
Morton
John Sears
Kansas City
Ford
Miller Plans Two Nelsonville Visits and County Fair Appearance
10th District Rep Clarence Miller schedules two Nelsonville events this week. He will speak at the Nelsonville Board of Trade Industrial Day Dinner at Hocking Valley Motor Lodge Tuesday evening. He attends the Parade of the Hills in Nelsonville Saturday night after meeting Lancaster residents earlier. He goes to the Meigs County Fair Friday afternoon and to the Belpre Homecoming Parade in Washington County Saturday morning.
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Clarence Miller
Nelsonville
Meigs County
Miller
Nelsonville Board of Trade
Hocking Valley Motor Lodge
Lancaster
Washington County
Belpre
Brakeman Injured In West Columbia Train Derailment
A train with five cars derailed near West Columbia at 10:21 p.m. injuring brakeman Mark Housener of Parkersburg who was treated and released. Rail traffic is halted until a crane clears the track.
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West Columbia
West Columbus
Mason County Sheriff's
Mark Housener
Parkersburg
W.va
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Point Pleasant Library Bids Higher Than Expected
Mason County Commissioners opened bids for the Point Pleasant Library planned at the rear of the Mason County Memorial Park on the former Central Grade School site. The County Clerk said negotiations likely with the low bidder Southern Construction Co. of St. Albans, though no contract decision was announced.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Mason County Memorial Park
Southern Construction Co
St. Albans
Sri Lanka hosts nonaligned summit vows Indian Ocean peace
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Bandaranaike addresses a four day nonaligned summit urging the United States and the Soviet Union to pull back from the Indian Ocean. She calls for declaring the ocean a zone of peace and dismantling Diego Garcia bases as attendees from 85 nations press for decolonization and restraint amid great power influence.
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Colombo
Sri Lanka
Israel
United States
Soviet Union
Indian Ocean
Bandaranaike
U.S
Diego Garcia
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Bandung
Indonesia
Palestine Liberation Organization
Tito
Yugoslavia
Makarios
Cyprus
Kenneth Kaunda
Zambia
Khieu Samphan
Cambodia
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Houari Boumedienne
Indira Gandhi
India
Pak Sung Chol
North Korea
Pham van Dong
Vietnam
Birendra
Nepal
Jigme Singhe Wangchuck
Bhutan
Philippines
Romania
Portugal
Guaranty Program Active as VA Loans Reach Highs
The Veterans Administration home loan guaranty program in fiscal year 1976 shows rising activity. In Cleveland region 617,800 appraisal requests marked the fifth highest in 32 years, with loan applications up 12 percent and 39,970 in June, the peak since 1972. Since 1944 over 9.3 million veterans borrowed 122.9 billion under the program.
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Veterans Administration
L.M. Merritt
Cleveland VA
Democrats Abandon Postcard Registration and Oil Divestiture
Senate Democratic leaders drop a postcard voter registration bill and an oil divestiture measure from the year’s agenda. The plan lists over twenty major bills after Aug 23, with Oct 2 as adjournment target. Supporters say registration will boost turnout. opponents warn of fraud and election-year tricks.
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Washington
Senate
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mike Mans
Field
D-Mont
Mansfield
Birch Bayh
Dond
House
Rules Committee
Committee On Post Office and Civil Service
Sabin Urges Delay in Swine Flu Vaccination
Dr. Albert Sabin urged President Ford to delay a nationwide Swine flu inoculation program to focus on the A-Victoria 75 flu strain. He cited southern hemisphere cases, called A-Victoria 75 more dangerous, and favored targeting high risk patients with combined vaccines once available.
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Cincinnati
Albert Sabin
Ford
Sabin
Aspen
Colo
Australia
United States
Aspen Institute For Humanistic
Tape Player Theft Reported on Presi dent Street
Brent Carpenter reported to Athens police Saturday morning that a tape player and 16 tapes were stolen from his car while it was parked on President Street. The items were valued at 179 dollars. A separate theft from a machine at a Richland Avenue Launderette was also reported.
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Brent Carpenter
Carriage Hill
Athens
President Street
Richland Avenue
Stuntman Jump Brings Daring Leap to Baseball Game
Hollywood stuntman and former Fort Lee gym teacher Bakunas known as the Gentleman Jumper leaps 125 feet onto an air cushion at 92 mph before an Indians Rangers game. He targets the lower back on landing, claims the world record, and cites a fearless, danger‑tolerant approach built from years of stunts.
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Wayne R. Coffeey
Associated Press
Cleveland
Hollywood
Fort Lee
N. J
Municipal
A.J. Bakunas
Indians Rangers
Bakunas
Bakunas Hs
McCloud
Bakunis
Notice of Appointment and Sheriff Sale in Athens County
Russell Johnson of Chauncey is appointed Executor of Marcia E. Johnson’s estate in Athens County Probate Division. Creditors must file claims within three months. Sheriff sale announced for August 18 1976 at 10:00 a.m. at the Athens County Courthouse includes properties in Canaan and Glouster townships with appraised values and bid requirements.
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Russell Johnson
Chauncey
Ohio
Marcia E. Johnson
Athens
Harold J. Rose
Athens County
Elizabeth Cobban
Canaan
O-Wit
Hange
Hickory Hills
Paul E. Brown
Nancy Blake
Walker
Mollica & Gall
Charles W Gatchel
Margaret F Gatchel
Gloustertown
Glouster
William and
Audrey Frazier
Marjone Mullins
Kenton
Kaehnle
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