Carter weighs running mate as Carter ponders VP choice
Washington Agency reports Carter close to securing the Democratic nomination and weighing about two dozen candidates for vice president. Possible picks include governors and senators such as Brown, Church, Jackson, Bayh, Glenn, Mondale, Stevenson, Rodine, Foley, Carey, Anderson, with Edward Kennedy also discussed as a potential option.
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Spy advances reported by Senate committee
A Senate Select Committee report on a 175 page CIA history warns that foreign embassies can listen to private telephone conversations via microwave links crossing borders. The document notes stock and commodity market information could be exploited for profit and recalls Rockefeller Commission cautions about embassy surveillance capabilities.
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Uncommitted delegates shape Ford Reagan bid for 1976
As states remain, 203 uncommitted delegates may decide Ford or Reagan. Ford holds 911 commitments, Reagan 860, with 1,130 needed for nomination. Field reports show delegates receiving calls and dinners but mostly avoiding pressure as Springfield trip looms and key states like New York strategize.
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Genetic research guidelines reported
CAMBRIDGE Massachusetts UPI reports new federal guidelines for genetic research will tightly regulate potentially hazardous experiments. Dr. Leon Jacobs of the National Institute of Health says the rules to be published within two weeks will be stricter than a December advisory committee proposal. The guidelines will not require the most elaborate airtight labs, while MIT hosts a symposium where scientists debate the risk of creating new microscopic life forms.
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James A Farley dies long-time Democratic patriarch
James A Farley, 88, longtime Democratic power and former national chairman who helped Roosevelt rise to the White House, died in his Waldorf Towers apartment. Once known as Mr. Democrat and Gentle Jim, Farley served as Postmaster General and remained a behind the scenes force in New York politics. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Mars mission targets July 4 landing on Mars
Scientists push toward the July 4 landing of Viking 1 to search for life on Mars. A 15 hour delay in a course correction was caused by a leaky valve and dust, but officials say the mission remains on track.
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