ERA Endorsement Roils GOP Platform Meeting
Michigan Governor Milliken frames ERA support as a pivotal stance at the Republican platform committee in Detroit. The 106 members hear calls for a clear ERA endorsement while Reagan aides seek a compromise to keep unity, amid opposing views from Sen. Jesse Helms and GOP women.
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Platform Committee
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R-Mass
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Donald Rumsfeld
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur Burns
Mexico
Thomas Evans
Del
Republican National Committee
Housing project gunfire kills woman and wounds 3
In Kings Mountain North Carolina a woman died and three others including Sgt. Johnny Belk were wounded in a gunfire incident at the Chesterfield Apartments. Victims were Beverly Mauney 22 Ernest Mauney 57 and Herman Queen 25. Authorities said the violence stemmed from a dispute between two families over child treatment.
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N.C
T.W. Harper
Harper
Chesterfield
North Carolina
Greg Hambright
Cleveland County
Bennett Masters
Beverly Ernestine Mauney
Kings Mountain Hospital
Johnny Belk
Ernest Mauney
Herman Queen
J.D. Barretta
Infant survives after being thrown from pickup
A two month old girl in Canoga Park survived a crash when thrown from her father's pickup. She bounced off a car hood and landed on her head, sustaining a hairline skull fracture but recovering after observation at a Tarzana hospital.
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Los Angeles
Danielle Montoya
Canoga Park
Tarzana
Bruce Littman
Anderson begins 11 day trip to Middle East and Europe
Republican nomination proceedings aside, independent candidate John Anderson plans an 11 day tour visiting Israel Egypt West Germany France and England. He aims to boost his profile with European leaders and will appear daily on NBC Today during the GOP convention week July 14 17.
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Texas
Platform Committee
Reagan
Bill Brock
Washington
Republican Party
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John Anderson
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Europe
Anderson
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Egypt
West Germany
France
England
NBC
Perry Mason producer Gail Patrick dies at 69
Hollywood reports Gail Patrick died Sunday from leukemia at age 69. The actress turned producer had two careers in show business and produced the Perry Mason television series after a long film career in the 1930s and 1940s. She appeared in more than 60 films including Cradle Song Calendar Girl My Man Godfrey and The Plainsman.
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Hollywood (Ap
Gail Patrick
Trade pact grants Peking most favored nation status
On this date in 1979 the United States and China signed a new trade agreement granting Peking most favored nation status, signaling a boost in economic ties between the two nations.
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United States
China
Peking
Renewed Lebanon street battles disrupt main highway
Rightist militiamen clash with Phalangist and National Liberal Party forces, killing three and wounding ten as efforts to contain the fighting continue. The clashes, part of a two week series, have left more than a dozen dead and many injured nationwide.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Detroit strike drags on as talks stall eight days before GOP convention
Union officials say city and Council 25 AFSCME remain far apart eight days before the Republican National Convention. Talks recessed for a counter-proposal as the 9,000 worker walkout idles buses and fouls streets. safety officials warn of potential traffic deaths.
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Council 25
American Federation of State
Republican Party Platform Committee
Department of Public Works
Traffic Deaths Ahead of July Fourth Weekend
Nationwide traffic fatalities by Sunday midnight reached 429, slightly below the National Safety Council forecast of 500 to 600 for the three day holiday. The figure reflects the period spanning the Fourth of July start time at 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Safety Council
Washington
National Safety Council
Pope John Paul II sheltered by bus during Salvador visit
In Salvador Brazil Pope John Paul II was mobbed by barefoot slum residents in the Alagados district. Vatican guards formed a cordon as security failed and a young girl touched the pontiff's muddy cassock before he boarded a bus to escape. The event marked the eighth day of his 12 day pilgrimage.
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Brazil
John Paul II
Vatican
John Paul
Alagados
Hemisphere
Mystery freighter towed into Miami amid exile rumors
The freighter, rumored to carry up to 5000 Cuban exiles, was escorted by the Coast Guard as it steamed toward Florida and was towed into Miami on Wednesday after a Sunday escort.
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Miami
Key West
Florida
Coast Guard
Gustaf Mahler Born In Austria In 1860
The composer Gustav Mahler was born in Austria in 1860 marking the start of a career that would influence late Romantic music. This brief note records his birth year and nationality for historical context.
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Gustaf Mahler
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