Texas Victory Redefines Path to 1976 Election
Ronald Reagan wins Texas with help from conservative Democrats, signaling a new phase in the race and challenging Ford. Jimmy Carter dominates Texas over Lloyd Bentsen and George Wallace, cementing his status as front runner. Reassessment of positions and strategies follows, reports Godfrey Sperling Jr. of the Monitor.
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Ronald Reagan
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Georgia
Jimmy Carter
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Lloyd Bentsen
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Reagan
Carter
Godfrey Sperling Jr
Melvin Laird
Laird
Sterling
Moscow
Indiana
Wallace
Carter Gains Key Endorsements in Indiana and Georgia
Democratic hopeful Jimmy Carter won endorsements from Sen. Birch Bayh in Indiana and former Secretary of State Dean Rusk in Georgia as Indiana, Georgia, Alabama and Washington, D.C. prepare to vote on Tuesday. Ford countered with general Westmoreland backing and faces Reagan criticism as the race widens across multi primary day battles.
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George Wallace
Birch Bayh
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Army
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Ronald Reagan
United States
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Panama Canal
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West Virginia
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Hubert Humphrey
Pennsylvania
Humphrey
Morris Udall
Connecticut
Wallace
Soviet Union
Henry A. Kissinger
Rhodesia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Henry M. Jackson
Washington State
Frank Church
Idaho
Nebraska
Edmund G. Brown
California
Maryland
Morris K. Udall
White House
Laird
Washington
Buckley enters race for Vermont lieutenant governor
Former Sen. T. Garry Buckley of Bennington County declares his candidacy for lieutenant governor. A 10-year Senate veteran and former Judiciary Committee chair, Buckley cites improving Vermont business climate and Senate influence on legislation. He previously ran for LT Governor in 1960 with A Luke Crispe and in 1974, losing narrowly to Brian D. Burns. Buckley, 53, a Dorset real estate broker, and his wife Barbara reside there.
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Buckley
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Vermont
Brian D. Burns
Burns
A. Luke Crispe
Brattleboro
Independent Party
Crispe
Philip H. Hoff
Arthur Delay
Liberty Union Party
Dorset
Barbara
Maine GOP convention backs Ford in delegate vote
Maine delegates favored Ford at the Republican state convention, winning 15 of 20 delegates to the national convention while Reagan supporters claimed 4. A Portland delegate remained uncommitted, with Ford taking 18 alternates to Reagan's two. The result contrasted with Texas where Reagan gained delegates, and amid internal campaign tensions and local political shifts in Maine.
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Wallace
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Maryland
North Carolina
Nevada
Augusta
Maine
UPI
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Texas
Ronald Reagan
David Osgood
Portland
Reagan
McKernan
Herman “Buddy’’ Frankland
Bangor
Belgium
Air Force
Loring Air Force Base
Limestone
Kissinger strolls Kenyan game reserve amid Africa tour
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger took a break from Africa policy talks to tour the Masai Mara in Kenya. He rode in an open jeep with Sen. Abe Ribicoff and Sen. Jacob Javits, viewing buffalo, zebra, giraffe, and a lion kill while security tightened around the reserve.
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UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Africa
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Nairobi
United States
Masai Mara
U.N
D-Conn
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Harvard University
Rhodesia launches large scale mobilization in war effort
Rhodesia began calling up civilian reserves and launching a major offensive aimed at crushing the black guerrilla insurgency. Army Commander Gen. Peter Walls said security forces would use seek and destroy tactics as Rhodesia moves toward full war footing with up to 55,000 troops and police, pursuing guerrillas across the border into Mozambique.
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South Africa
Inside items mix of strikes and regional notes
Nation faces more strikes in the South and Midwest while shellfish poison emerges off Massachusetts. Vermont delegation voting coverage and editorials on two-way humor by natives and tourists, plus Carter era reflections.
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Massachusetts
Vermont
Gerald Raftery
Russell Baker
Trb
Carter
John Gould
Mary McGrory
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