Ford picks Dole as running mate in 1976 campaign
Ford names Dole, veteran Kansas senator and ex congressman, as his vice presidential choice. Dole, a World War II veteran and former Nixon ally, survived a close 1974 reelection despite Watergate fallout and brings strong party credentials to the ticket. Ford and Reagan discussed possibilities. Reagan said he had not been offered the job.
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Dole
Nixon
Ried
Mary Elizabeth Harford
Federal Trade Commission
Robin
Ford
Kansas
South
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Mondale
Reagan
California
Kansas City
District Court Actions In Linn County drunk driving cases
Judges in the First Avenue division handled 17 recent drunk driving cases. Gary Wester faced Oct 18 1974 charges, failed to appear, and a warrant was issued four times before the case was dismissed. Several defendants pled guilty with fines or deferred sentences, while others received suspended or concurrent terms. An entry notes the 1934 German vote for Hitler as Hindenburg’s successor.
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First Avenue
Linn County District Court
Gary Wester
Sixth Avenue
Marion
Laurence Var Hoe
Thirty-eighth Street
Bessie Josling
Route Three
Cedar Rapids
Marion Himes
Wilson Avenue
Louis Fordin
Solon
Rodney Schlotfelt
Mark Beisker
Newhall
Robert Bergersen
Owatonna
Minn
Dorothy Walby
Edgewood Road
Kim Sweet
Sugar Pine Drive
Patricia Givens
Fish Avenue
Givens
Linn County
Iowa Women's Reformatory
Susan Barnes
Park Avenue SE
Darryl Kepler
Fifth Avenue SE
Leonard Thompson
Seventeenth Street SE
Albert Bailey
Eleventh Avenue SE
Ray Sees Ford-Dole as Strong Ticket for Iowa
Gov. Robert Ray says Ford Dole ticket would appeal to Iowa delegates but may lack national appeal. He notes Dole's agricul tural knowledge helps and cites Reagan as unlikely to supplant Ford in a general race. Ray conveys he was not disappointed Ford chose Dole and praises Mary Louise Smith as national chairwoman.
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Ray
Dole
Iowa
Agricul
Jim Cannon
White House
Ford
Prom Sheraton Motor Inn
Cannon
Mary
Louise Smith
Des Moines
Smith
Cardinal Wyszynski Offers Tentative Resignation to Pope
In Warsaw a tentative resignation letter from Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, aging primate of the Polish Roman Catholic Church, was sent to Pope Paul VI. The 75th birthday on Aug 3 and clashes with the Communist regime are noted. Vatican confirmation says the decision now rests with the pope. In Seattle, Dave Minzel and Diane DeMaris, lost in Olympic mountains for four days, became engaged during the ordeal.
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Poland
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Paul VI
Cardinal Wyszynski
Vatican
Wyszynski
Paul
Seattle
UPI
Dave Minzel
Diane DeMaris
Olympic National Park
Minzel
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Center Point
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Joseph Hollinger
Newell
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Blue Reef
Hiawatha
Adolf Hitler
Paul von Hindenberg
Frank Wye
Ford-Dole
Kansas Dry
Bob Dole
Walter Mondale
Robert Ray
Ronald Reagan
Eureka Electric Broom
3Rd Ave
Edgewool
Jor
New Outlooks Club
First Trust
Albert's Cleaners
Becker's Peoples Furniture
Boddicker’s School of Music
Nh Ibrigg
Bradman’s Service and
Saies
Sil Merce Uissen
Cedar Rapids Microwave Co
Cedar Rapids Photocopy Co
Ofice
Diamond Carpet and
Alegcing
Ciask
Kery
Deaf
Fourth Avenue
Hack Brothers Mt
Hilltop House
T Lawa Typewriter Co
Jim
Kory Inn
Tctal Dill Rubins
Power Equipmert Linn
Wadeline
Novak
Amana
Palms Health Spa
Pidgeon's Furniture
Pittsburgh Paint Center
Robert A. Read
Shakey
Stejskat Florist, Inc
Weather Shield Corp
Rodeway Inns
Scottish Inns
Hawaii
Walt Disney World
Adventure Land
Six Flags
First Trust and Savings Bank
Third ST. S.E
Dows ST
Ely
First Ave. N.E
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