Ford regains momentum as Minnesota delegates loom
President Ford gains momentum with a rules change at the Minnesota Republican convention securing 18 at large delegates. UPI tally places Ford at 1,047 to Reagan 948, with 103 uncommitted and 161 to be chosen. Ford hosted 22 of West Virginia’s 28 uncommitted delegates at the White House and aims for 20 plus at the Aug. 16-20 GOP convention. Betty Ford campaigned in St. Paul.
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Private Schools May See Little Desegregation Impact
Private school leaders in the North and South say the Supreme Court desegregation ruling may have limited effect because many black families cannot afford tuition. Institutions report open doors and few black students amid yearly costs from 1,200 to 2,000 dollars, while NAACP leaders warn of potential enrollments depending on education quality.
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Alabama
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Fayette, Miss
Earl Edwards
Mississippi Private School Association
Prison population decline trend ends in Kansas study says
A Kansas legislative briefing notes the long fall in prison totals ended as of 1975 due to tougher courts and parole practices. The average daily inmate count rose to 1,902 by May 21 from 1,524 the prior year, with 1,311 sentences in fiscal 1975, the highest in six years.
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Commission to meet on paving sewer projects and appointments
City Commission sets 6 p.m. meeting in Memorial Building with items including accepting paving and sewer projects for maintenance. New appointments to Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals to fill vacancies. Also to review mobile home ordinance amendment and open bids for a stamp cutter.
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Intercepted Letter to Cha on Momentum
An intercepted letter addressed to Cha discusses momentum and its diminishing sense. The writer, signing as Nute, questions whether momentum still applies. The tone suggests a personal reflection on progress and direction.
Weather problems cut grain prospects
World grain prospects remain up 8.2 percent for 1976 despite droughts and weak Soviet harvests, as the Agriculture Department forecasts total wheat and coarse grain production at about 1.062 billion metric tons. Global reserves are expected to rise to 138.7 million tons by mid-1977, with consumption at roughly 1.032 billion tons in the coming year.
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Hypnosis considered in Ocobock murder probe
In Topeka authorities say leads are exhausted in the Threll Ocobock murder and a hypnosis exam for two witnesses may yield new details. One witness has agreed. investigators think the victim knew her killer.
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