Percy gains edge in GOP nominating process study
A consulting firm found the Republican delegate system is largely open with primaries impacting 1,400 of 2,240 delegates for the 1976 convention. Sen. Charles H. Percy of Illinois could benefit from stronger public support as he vies for the GOP nomination amid Nixon era fallout and mixed poll results.
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Illinois
Bailey, Deardourff
Eyer
Percy
Nixon
White House
Harris
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Courtship makes a courtier marriage makes a husband
HAL BOYLE notes a light hearted view of marriage changing a romantic partner into a practical spouse. He contrasts former chivalry and playful affection with today’s routine habits, budgeting, and guarded opinions, ending that courtship makes a courtier while marriage makes a husband.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Social Security Q A on benefits for grandchildren and dependents
The article answers questions about grandchildren receiving benefits on a grandparent’s earnings record, automatic Medicare enrollment at 65, and whether the retiree’s teenage sons can get benefits until age 22 if full time students remain single. It provides contact details for the local Social Security office in Biddeford Maine.
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Social Security
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Maine
Congress Faces Economic Focus Amid Voting and Debates
Congress plans a week dominated by economic issues with the House Banking Committee hearing on high interest rates and bank chiefs who raised the prime rate to 10 percent. The House schedules a vote to override Nixon’s veto of a minimum wage bill and considers a vocational rehabilitation measure. The Senate debates a 4.47 billion State Justice and Commerce appropriations bill and a major pension reform, followed by a 20 billion defense procurement authorization. Kissinger’s nomination as secretary of state looms amid debate on defense strategy and arms.
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House Banking Committee
House
Nixon
Senate
Justice and Commerce Departments
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Elim Street
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Atkinson
King’s
King's Department Stores
Elm St
New York Stock Exchange
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Europe
AN CO
Congress St
Portland
Kiddie Kitchen Sentinel
S.S
Hobart
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National Cash Register
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Zenith
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le Great
Dunkin’ Donuts
Thermos
Dunkin' Donuts
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