Nominations set Time to pick running mates
After a long campaign a pundit argues the vice presidency should favor a running mate who strengthens the ticket. George Deukmejian and Sam Nunn emerge as logical choices for Republicans and Democrats, respectively, to balance the ticket and appeal to voters.
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Michael Dukakis
Pennsylvania
George Bush
John Nance Gardner
Franklin Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Jack Kennedy
California
George Deukmejian
Georgia
Sam ‘Nunn
Deukmejian
White House
Martin ‘van Buren
William Howard Taft
Ohio
East
Roosevelt
Stevenson
Kennedy
Bush
Nunn
Dukakis
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bush-Deukmejian
Dukakis-Nunn
Lions Stir Controversy Over Texas Safari Trade
In Texas a clash erupts between animal rights groups and exotic hunt entrepreneurs as 45 lions raised for safaris spark debate. A nearby discovery of two lion carcasses near a Houston-area reservoir heightened scrutiny of wild-beast commerce and lax regulations while a separate trial punished a man for letting his pet lion maul an 8-year-old girl.
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New York Times
Lometa
Texas
Houston
Ersatz Safa
Larry Wilburn
Dayton
Wallisville
Wilburn
Federal
Roxanne Hernandez
Gary Durkovitz
Bryn Mawr May Day Dances Preserve Nine Decades Old Tradition
At Bryn Mawr College 100 women in white dresses with colored sashes perform a May Day ritual around five Maypoles under a blue sky. College officials lead the event as 2,000 spectators watch seniors win by braiding ribbons. the celebration includes strawberries, picnics, and a medieval banquet while debates over tradition echo from the past.
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Jayn Mawr
Bryn Mawr College
Mary Pat McPherson
Christian Broadcast Network cancels Swaggart shows
The Christian Broadcasting Network canceled two Swaggart ministry produced telecasts after he refused to stop appearing on them. The network claims to reach 37 million homes and noted Swaggart's shows averaged 40,000 to 80,000 homes on the network. The changes included pulling Swaggart's Baton Rouge church services and his Bible study program, replaced by an animated children’s Bible series.
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Angeles
Christian Broadcasting Network
Jimmy Swaggart
Swaggart
Earl Weirich
Virginia Beach
Weirich
Los Angeles
Ional Cable Television Association
Baton Rouge
Assemblies of God Pentecostal
Massive cardboard barge sets crew record at Cardboard Boat Regatta
At Southern Illinois University Carbondale the 18th annual Great Cardboard Boat Regatta featured a 20 by 20 foot cardboard barge named Structural Integrity carrying 58 crew members. The event drew about 20,000 spectators as three barges with 129 riders led the show, while other boats faced capsizing and a stern collapse mid race. Patty Mullen led the previous record effort with 38 sailors on her craft, part of the Murphysboro Hot Tub Club, as judges awarded the group a Team Award.
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Carbondale, II
Campus Lake
Southern Ilinois University
Integrity
Mullen
Jackson to perform in Shanghai this summer
Ta Kung Pao reported Michael Jackson plans concerts in Shanghai this summer with cassettes on sale in the city. The Hong Kong paper did not specify dates or confirm performances elsewhere in China. Jackson accepted an invitation from Shanghai China Record Corp. to perform in Shanghai.
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Jackson
Shanghai
Michael Jackson
Ta Kung Pao
Hong K
China
China Record Corp
Hong Kong
Japan
Unclear OCR Summary From Local Gazette
Fragmentary OCR text from Cedar Rapids area news mentions numbers and names unclear. Phrases show inconsistent capitalization and garbled names, including figures like 285 and 120 with references to weeks and territories. No coherent event or identifiable entities for a solid summary.
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Capson
Ah Morington
Aed Sanday
Ise
Staten
Serge
Bng Gate
Cedar Rapids
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Detroit News
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