Ford Reagan Testing Delegate Strength At Republican Convention
The article reports on Ford and Reagan battling for delegate support, with floor strategy, a possible fight over the Helsinki accord, and a looming abortion plank confrontation. It covers Senate figures like Griffin and Baker, the opening convention mood, and allegations of Illinois delegates offered inducements to switch allegiance.
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Ford
Reagan
Europe
Platform Committee
Republican Party
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Georgia
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Baker
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Illinois
Marie Goodlow
Chicago
Richard Ogilvie
Lady Hunter Becomes Prey at Republican Convention
Elizabeth Ray the Washington sex star and Genesis magazine correspondent faced a media frenzy at Kemper Arena in Kansas City. The 33 year old, unpaid for interviews, navigated autograph hounds while admitting no voting history and seeking access to Reagan and other politicians.
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Victoria Graham
Associated Press
Kansas City, Mo
Washington
Elizabeth Ray
Congress
Kemper Arena
Miss Ray
Genesis Magazine
Hays
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Song
New York
Ford gains key endorsements as delegates shift on first ballot
Delaware Senator Hughes backs Ford after talks with Reagan and Ford. Wyoming Senator John Ostlund informs Ford in a Monday meeting, while Illinois delegates Don Adams and Teddie Inman switch to Ford at the floor session. Other confirmed supporters include Roger Campbell, Bryan Wagner, and Richard Harmon. Prices at Athens Livestock Sales posted varied bids for feeders, slaughter stock, and hogs.
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South Carolina
New York
Delaware
Charles E. Hughes
Ford
Reagan
William Skaggs
St. Louis
Wyoming
John Ostlund
Ostlund
Illinois
Roger Campbell
Pennsylvania
Bryan Wagner
New Orleans
Richard Harmon
West Virginia
Sherry Martschnnk
Charleston
S.C
Mary Garman
Sundance
Wyo
Virginia
James Crockett
Wytheville
Don Adams
Teddie Inman
Robert Harman
Kingwood
W.va
Reagan Attacks Ford Policy Ahead of Convention
Reagan keeps up his foreign policy challenges to Ford as delegates prepare for the Republican platform vote. The issue centers on negotiations with the Soviet Union and a call for stronger U S defense while avoiding unilateral concessions. Ford strategists weigh how to respond as the convention nears.
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Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Ford
Platform Committee
Reagan
Walter R. Mears
Kansas City, Mo
Ronald Reagan
California
Soviet Union
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Ford Administration
Kissinger
America
Great Quakes Reported in Capital and Philippines
Earthquake gshan caused damage and casualties in the Chinese capital while no casualty figures or damage estimates were released. The day’s first quake in the Philippines was classified as great and experts note energy release rises with magnitude. The San Francisco quake of 1906 registered 8.3 on the Richter scale.
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Philippines
San Francisco
Athens City Schools Open Sign Up for New Students
Parents of new students must register at school offices. Elementary registrations for grades K to 5 run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with birth certificates and immunization records. Returning students bring last year’s report cards. Middle and high school registrations run 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the respective principals’ offices.
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Athens City
CBers Club Granted State Charter in Albany
The Appalachian CBers Club Inc. received a state charter as a non profit corporation from Secretary of State Ted W. Brown. Incorporators include Stanley Trout Ward Cunningham Ronnie Scott and Richard Sycks with Michael Wooten named as statutory agent. The club aims to promote lawful CB radio use and build a radio network to aid travelers and residents of Southeastern Ohio.
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Appalachian Cber’s Club Inc
Albany
Ted W. Brown
Stanley Trout
Ward Cunningham
Ronnie Scott
Richard Sycks
Michael Wooten
Bicycle Rider Hospitalized After Door Open Incident
Athens police report Diana M. White 21 of 47 Briarwood Drive was taken to O Bleness Memorial Hospital after a bicycle crash on Columbia Avenue when Paula R. Lockhart 26 of Coolville Route 1 opened a car door into traffic.
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Athens
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
Columbia Avenue
Diana M. White
Briarwood Drive
Columbia
Paula R. Lockhart
Coolville
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