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Post-Season Scoreboard Shows Narrow GOP Lead Gathers
Washington AP reports the 1976 presidential primary season ends with Carter as a clear Democratic front runner and Ford facing a tight Republican horse race led by Reagan. Carter has 1250 delegates of 1505 needed, while Ford holds 929 of 1130 and Reagan 868. Voter turnout was low, and future fall contests remain uncertain amid calls for a national or regional primary reform.
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Elizabeth Ray alleges sex with Gravel under political pressure
Elizabeth Ray told investigators she had sex with Sen. Mike Gravel on a riverboat party after an Illinois Rep. Kenneth Gray allegedly ordered her to arrange the encounter to influence Gravel’s support for a public works project. The account ties multiple lawmakers to coercive sex claims investigated by federal authorities.
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Mills Rebukes Rand Report On Alcohol Cure Claims
Rep. Wilbur Mills challenges a Rand Corp report suggesting treated alcoholics can resume drinking without higher relapse risk. He warns such claims mislead may worsen alcoholism. Mills, former Ways and Means chair, has a long history with alcoholism and AA involvement.
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Reagan Wins 18 Missouri Delegates At GOP Convention Push
Reagan adds 18 Missouri delegates as Ford leads in state but trails 30 to 16 on total. Carter allies seek fence-mending while Democrats draft platform calling for unemployment drop to 3 percent in four years. Humphrey backs Carter as Ford faces possible first-ballot defections. Jackson vows to attend with about 300 delegates while not officially releasing pledged counts.
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Road Route 83 Reflects Local Life in Mc Dowell County
The piece portrays Route 83 from Bradshaw to English as more than a winding lane. It embodies a way of life shaped by towns taverns railroads mines and a stubborn regional history.
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Beirut blockade lifted as Syria pulls back forces
Syria lifts Beirut blockade and withdraws troops from Beirut and northern Tripoli under a Pan Arab peacekeeping force. No shots fired amid the partial pullback, while Syria maintains control of Beirut airport and southern hills. Fighting continues elsewhere as cease-fire talks proceed in Damascus with Libyan mediation.
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