Presidential hopefuls campaign across Ohio as primaries near
Three major Democratic candidates and President Ford pressed final campaigns in Ohio ahead of the last trio of primaries. Reagan urged shift from Washington. Carter Udall and Church blitzed northeast and central Ohio with rallies. Ford warned against nominating Reagan noting 1964 Goldwater defeat as a cautionary parallel.
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Tip O'Neill Poised To Become House Speaker After Albert
Thomas P. O Neill Jr poised to succeed Carl Albert as House speaker next January if Democrats hold their majority. O Neill, 63, currently House Democratic majority leader, faces a scramble among peers for majority leader post, with John J. McFall Phillip Burton and Richard Bolling cited as contenders. Albert, 68, retires after six years as speaker, praised for reforms but criticized for party discipline. O Neill has long governed behind the scenes and is a liberal likely to be a forceful speaker.
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GOP Delegates Lean Toward Connally as VP Choice
About one quarter of the GOP delegates surveyed favor John B. Connally for vice president ahead of the convention. Reagan delegates largely back Connally while Ford backers split, with Reagan as a frequent second choice among Ford delegates. Overall many delegates remain unpledged, making a Ford Reagan deadlock likely to decide the nomination.
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Guard Placed in Hays Office During Sex-Payroll Scandal
Capitol Police posted a guard inside Representative Wayne Hays office after staff reported threats and disturbances. The guard began Friday afternoon and was removed at 9 a.m. EDT today as investigations continue, with Hays stepping aside from chairing the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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Getty to be buried in California after death in England
J Paul Getty, 83, dies of a heart attack at Sutton Place near London and will be buried in California. His fortune, estimated between 2 and 4 billion, largely goes to charity while Harold E Berg will lead Getty Oil Co. until a successor is chosen.
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Stanton Launches Blitz In Ohio Senate Contest
Rep James V Stanton launches an eleventh hour media blitz to overcome name recognition gaps in the Ohio Democratic Senate primary. Howard Metzenbaum counters with Northeast Ohio campaigns as both push exposure in Cleveland Youngstown and surrounding counties ahead of Tuesday’s vote.
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Gray Revolution Shapes America's Aging Population
The article outlines how the growing share of Americans over 65 will affect social and economic systems. It notes rising demand for hospital care and trained nurses, pressure to reform Social Security and pensions, and the need to create jobs and retraining programs for older workers. By 2020 the elderly population could reach 43 million, about one in six Americans, with women constituting the majority.
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Primaries and campaigns sweep across states today
Today amid presidential stumps in Ohio and other states Governor Brown camps in New Jersey with Carter while Reagan campaigns in California. Jury selection begins in Jesse Walker murder case in Athens County with possible continuance. United Mine Workers return to work after federal rulings in Columbus.
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Pleasant weekend warmth with Lake Erie sun
Skies will be mostly sunny today and Tuesday with a warming trend. Highs reach the mid 70s near Lake Erie and the low to mid 80s elsewhere. Tonight will be clear with lows around 60 as the pattern continues.
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Motorcycle crashes push Ohio weekend death toll to thirteen
Columbus AP reports a weekend surge in traffic fatalities in Ohio bringing the total to 13. Five of the deaths involved motorcycles. The Highway Patrol tallies fatalities from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday.
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