Carter Campaigns on West Coast and Across Nation
United Press International reports Carter drawing small crowds in southern California, then speaking in Portland on the economy. He linked Ford to Nixon and Hoover, citing poverty rises, while Mondale pressed LBJ’s civil rights record in Washington and Baltimore. Dole spoke at Garden Grove Church and plans farm and small-town stops in Illinois Iowa Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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United Press International
Carter
California
Portland
Ford
Richard Nixon
Herbert Hoover
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Nixon
Hoover
Walter Mondale
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
Baltimore
Johnson
Playboy
Robert Dole
Garden Grove Community Church
Dole
Elizabeth
Illinois
Iowa
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Bloodmobile collects 392 units of blood in Chanute drive
Judy Johnson says area donors responded strongly to blood pleas as the Bloodmobile visited Chanute on Thursday and Friday. A total of 392 units were donated while 47 potential donors were deferred, and some were turned away due to time limits. Nurses completed a mandatory medical history training course for Bloodmobile duties.
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Judy Johnson
Red Cross
Chanute
Johnson
Rhodesia accepts majority rule plan spurring white exodus
Rhodesia faces a growing white emigration after Prime Minister Ian Smith accepts a plan for black majority rule. August saw 1,520 whites leave, 611 arrive, a record monthly loss of 909, with 4,026 whites leaving January through August. Smith warns communists may be guiding regional moves as black leaders question interim government viability. Britain offers to host a constitutional conference to resolve the dispute on Rhodesia’s transition.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
UPI
Rhodesia
Smith
Southern Africa
Henry A Kissinger
Britain
Kissinger
Council of State
Grand jury hears Patty Hearst story in Oakland
A secret grand jury in Oakland heard Patricia Hearst recount her 1974 kidnapping as part of the Symbionese Liberation Army case. Hearst, 22, recently sentenced to seven years for participation in an SLA bank robbery, testified about William and Emily Harris and their roles.
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Oakland
Calif
UPI
Patricia Hearst
U.S
Miss Hearst
SLA
William
Emily Harris
Pleasanton
Albert Johnson
Harrises
Johnson
Dole urged to resign from FTC over campaign ties
Rep. Moss called for Elizabeth Dole to resign from the Federal Trade Commission arguing partisan political activity undermines the commission's nonpartisan role. A Library of Congress study found no federal statute violation but noted concerns about impartiality upon return to duty. Dole had taken leave, with salary turned over to the treasury during the election period.
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Commission
FTC
Congress
Altoona presses on after arson fire at weekly Tribune
The Altoona Tribune, eight months old, continues publishing after a midnight blaze destroyed its building and equipment. Publisher Gary Stanley accuses city government of unaccounted 90,000 loan use while Mayor Bill Hanson deflects accusations and backs a halt to audits. Fire investigators probe arson.
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Altoona, Kan
UPI
Altoona
Gary Stanley
Kansas
Stanley
John Thompson
Thompson
Fire Department
Stanley Friday
Kansas Press Association
Topeka
Bill Hanson
Hanson
Tribune
Weather Snapshot and Forecast Details
The report lists high and low temperatures for Friday through Sunday with today at 61 and 54 and year ago figures. It notes relative humidity 70 and barometer 26.970 with sunrise and sunset times. An area forecast calls for mostly cloudy cooler today with highs near 60, clear cool tonight, and sunny, cooler Tuesday with highs in the mid 60s. Gusty northerly winds today 10-20 mph diminishing tonight to 5-10 mph.
Junior Miss crowned at Memorial Building pageant
Farrellynn Bloodworth was crowned Junior Miss by 1975 Junior Miss Beverly Worrell, Altoona. First runner-up Worrell also won physical fitness. Donna Buckelew was second runner-up. Joanie Sime third. Brenda Kepley fourth and won talent. Rita Friend won poise and appearance. Joann Drybread earned Spirit of '77 award.
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Farrellynn Bloodworth
Tara Robinette
Beverly Worrell
Sonny Worrell
Altoona
Donna Buckelew
Don Buckelew
S. Rutter
Joanie Sime
Robert Sime
Western
Brenda Kepley
Bill Kepley
R. 4
Joann Drybread
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Jody Reid
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Charles Friend
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