Reagan pressures Ford on naming running mate at convention
Reagan seeks to force Ford to reveal his running mate choice, arguing delegates should be freed if Ford withholds the pick 12 hours before balloting. The rule proposal failed in the rules committee but Reagan vows to push it at the convention as Ford backs a rule to bind delegates by state law.
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Kansas City
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Reagan
John Sears
Sears
Kemper Sports Arena
Kansas City Stockyards
Rules Committee
Sen
Richard Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Intercepted Letter Warns Reagan on Kansas City Visit
The text notes warnings from Simon and pressures from Reagan, with Nixon’s shadow looming, suggesting the President might skip a Kansas City appearance.
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Simon
Reagan
Nixon
Kansas City
Senate OKs 104 billion defense budget with B1 bomber dispute
The Senate approved a 104 billion defense bill with only minor cuts, routing most controversy to the B1 bomber. The measure stalls B1 funding until Feb 1, 1977, resisting immediate spending while Pentagon seeks more funds. Senate vote 82 to 6.
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Washington
House
Senate
John Culver
Iowa
Simon Warns GOP Faces Extinction Amid Watergate Backlash
Treasury Secretary William Simon told the 1976 Republican platform committee that the GOP could vanish if it cannot offer a genuine contract with the people and a strong platform. He warned both parties overbudget risks and criticized the party’s image as a front for big business, urging a broader appeal to voters and a unified Democratic effort.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Treasury
William Simon
Republican
Chamber of Commerce
Simon
GOP
Congress stalls swine flu vaccine liability bill in recess
In Washington, efforts to untangle insurance problems delaying the nationwide swine flu inoculation program stalled as Congress recessed for the Republican convention. Speaker Carl Albert said passage would wait until return on August 23, with House Commerce Committee members unavailable and one member objecting to taking up the Senate version before final Senate action. The bill would let vaccine injury victims sue the government while allowing recovery from manufacturers and insurers to reduce nuisance suits.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
House
Carl Albert
Senate
Commerce Committee
Albert
Commerce Panel
Weather outlook and temperatures for the area
Partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of thunderstorms tonight. Lows in the lower 70s and highs in the low to mid 90s. Winds from the south at 10 to 20 mph. Probability of measurable precipitation 20 percent.
Stock sale yields totals from Erie county fair auction
The annual 4-Heat stock sale at Erie closed with 115 hogs selling for 11 341 61 base and 6 642 29 in premiums. Steers brought 10 296 80 base with 5 400 99 in premiums. eight lambs totaled 290 25 base with 622 75 in premiums. overall sale grossed 34 494 69.
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Paul Kelly
Neosho County
Erie
Kelly
Tommy Stirewall
Chanute
Hall Implement Co
Bank of Commerce, Chanute
Rhonda Cheyney
Richey Drugs
Dawnita Reinhardt
Rodney Westhoff
Parsons Residents to Plant About 700 Trees
The Parsons Bicentennial Commission will accept applications for about 700 trees to be planted by residents under the Save Our Shade project. The commission has $10,000 from city state and federal funds for tree purchase and planting, with a mix of flowering trees hardwoods and soft woods to be provided.
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Parsons
Parsons Bicentennial Commission
Commission
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Gary Duane Smith
Chanute Livestock
East 14Th
Commerce
Elliot Richardson
Sens
Howard Baker
Edward Brooke
William Brock
Robert Ray
Brooke
Brock
Cha
Franklin Roosevelt
White House
Mickey Beagley
Broyles Service
Humboldt
Steve Homewood
Mobil
West Main
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