Ford Carter prep for first presidential debate
On the eve of the Great Debates President Ford rehearses at the White House while Jimmy Carter rests and studies issues after outlining a plan to reorganize the federal government. The first nationally televised debate will be held in Philadelphia on Thursday night with two more debates to follow.
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Associated Press
Ford
White House
Jimmy Carter
Afere
Philadelphia
Carter
League of Women Voters
San Francisco
War Memorial Veterans Building
League
Veterans
Walter Mondale
Bob Dole
Plains
Federal Energy Administration
Federal Power Commission
Energy Research and Development Administration
Energy Resources Council
Ced
Georgia
Richard Nixon
Congress
Jody Powell
Old Orchard Beach
Nee Nah Council
Pocahontas
Odd Fellows Hall
Old Orchard Street
Donna Janelle
Evelyn Lunder
Linda Blunt
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Carrie Whittemore
Great Council
Maine
Eastland Motor Hotel
Portland
Priscilla Bibber
Anchorage brick breaker vows action after charity stunt fizzles
Billy Corbett says his 5,800 brick demo for muscular dystrophy left him with cracked wrists and no money. Four young spectators watched a 105 minute event in Anchorage, raising questions about support as Corbett laments lack of public interest and missed donations.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Billy Corbett
Gray
Corbett
May Tischer
Ana Talathan
Unida
AMDA
Mrs. Tischler
Valdez
U.S
Renton
Wash
Billy
Episcopal bishops spar over plan to ordain women
In Minneapolis the House of Bishops backed a plan calling for further conditional ordination of 15 women previously ordained, a move critics call retribution and an excommunication in effect. Supporters say it preserves both sides while affirming authentic ordination. Six of the women reject the proposed conditional ordination.
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Minneapolis
House of Bishops
William Stringfellow
Stringfellow
Block Island
R.I
Clarence Rayden
Sacramento
Calif
Bombing blamed on Chilean spies in Washington
In Washington, opponents of Chile's military junta allege a secret operation targeted Orlando Letelier, former Chilean ambassador, who died with Ronni Karpen Moffitt in a car bombing. Letelier's coworker Michael Moffitt survived, as advocates for human rights link the attack to other alleged assaults on Allende allies.
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Washington
Chile
Orlando Letelier
United States
Salvador Allende
Ronni Karpen Moffitt
Institute For Policy Studies
Letelier
Michael
Liberal Research Institute
Allende
Carlos Prats Gonzalez
Buenos Aires
Bernardo Leighton
Christian Democratic Party
Rome
Leighton
Council On Hemispheric Affairs
U.S
Sipple Sues Papers Over Ford Hero Story
Oliver Sipple the Marine veteran who deflected a gun aimed at President Ford in 1975 sues multiple newspapers seeking 5 million dollars. He claims reports of his sexual orientation invaded privacy and seeks to curb media scrutiny of his life. The suit targets The San Francisco Chronicle and other papers citing origin in related stories.
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San Francisco
Oliver Sipple
Ford
Sipple
John Wahl
Wahl
Vietnam
Sara Jane Moore
San Francisco Chronicle
Los Angeles Times
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Washington, D.C
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L.C. Carpet
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Electrolux Call Anytime
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Melvin Ave
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Florsheim
Colonial
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