Bentsen Joins 1976 Democratic Presidential Field
Sen. Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. of Texas formally entered the 1976 Democratic presidential race, framing his bid on economic recovery and leadership. He highlighted his private and public background, pledged a pro interdependence foreign policy, and contrasted his record with the current administration.
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Washington
Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr
Bentsen
Texas
Henry A. Kissinger
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Jimmy Carter
Dga
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Wallace
Birch E. Bayh
Indiana
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
All-Day Fog Blamed For At Least Two Crashes
Dense fog over the area impaired visibility and contributed to multiple weekend accidents investigated by Corry state police. No serious injuries. Details include Stanley L. Smith and Roger Reynolds collision on Route 8 with minor damage, a Grove City Bus Lines bus vs. wrecker with $60 total damage, a parked car hit in Centerville with $40 damage, Larry Looker skidding into a mailbox and cable box, and William Ingalls losing control on Route 178 with $150 damage.
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Corry
Grove City Bus Lines
Union City
Paul Rea
Mercer
Centerville
William
Price
Price's
Price Auto
Larry Looker
R.D. 3
Corryman
William R. Ingalls
Kissinger Gromyko end talks after wide-ranging discussions
Geneva talks between Henry Kissinger and Andrei Gromyko concluded after more than five hours covering the Middle East arms limits and the Vladivostok accord. They draft details of the Soviet U.S. summit agreement and discussed resuming the Geneva peace conference amid Palestinian participation concerns.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Henry A. Kissinger
Andrei A. Gromyko
Middle East
Gromyko
Kissinger
Vladivostok
Ford
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
U.S
Egypt
Israel
United States
Roger Gallopin
Executive Council
International Committee of the Red Cross
Indochina
Gallopin
Red Cross
Gromyka
Henry Kissinger
Andrei Gromyko
CB Ham Radio Thefts Continue in Corry and Titusville
Thieves over the weekend stole CB radio units from cars in Corry and Titusville in an apparent coordinated effort. Patrick Cooney's radio valued at 350 was taken from his Moose Club parking lot vehicle. In Titusville, Charles Porter lost a Johnson Messenger 100 unit from a Cyclops plant truck, and Joseph Phillips reported a Heath Co 23 channel unit stolen from his car. a window was smashed and antenna unscrewed.
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Radiosrom
Corry
Titusville
Patrick Cooney
South Center Street
Cooney
Moose Club
Charles Porter
Cyclops
Johnson- Messenger
Porter
Joseph Phillips
Heath Co
Mekong River Drive Abandoned After Heavy Fighting
Cambodian government forces evacuated all positions on the lower Mekong after an amphibious assault near Phnom Penh with heavy casualties. About 500 troops were involved and observers deem the effort too little too late to reopen the river, as analysts say reinforcements are unlikely.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Mekong
Neak Luong
Mekong River
Postal Rates Rise to 12 or 13 Cents by Year End
Postmaster General Benjamin Bailar says first class stamps could jump from 10 to 12 or 13 cents as costs soar and the service runs deficits. Subsidies this year total about 1.7 billion, with inflation and labor talks ahead. a permanent rate hike awaits the Postal Rate Commission. Bailar warns of tense talks with workers and notes air mail may be eliminated domestically as most letters move by air.
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Washington
Benjamin F. Bailar
Postal Service
Postal Rate Commission
Commission
Bailor
National Guard
United States
Labor To Press Seek Minimum Wage Hike
AFL-CIO plans to press Congress for a higher minimum wage to offset inflation losses. The push cites a 5.4 percent purchasing power drop last year and an increase plan to reach $2.30 by 1977. The Miami Beach meeting will reinforce calls for tax cuts for low and middle income workers, public service jobs, subsidized new home construction, and trade protections. A national health insurance program is also anticipated.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Congress
Labor
Labor Federation
General Board
Washington
America
Executive Council
Police Probe Crashes and Auto Thefts Weekend
City police handled four crashes and two auto theft cases over the weekend. Seven vehicles were damaged totaling 2050 dollars. The two stolen cars were recovered. A pickup driven by Donald Bachofner, 50, backed into an intersection on Se cond avenue and West Washington street at 7 30 a.m. Saturday, prompting a near collision as an eastbound car approached, police said.
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Second Avenue
West Washington Street
Donald Bachofner
Concord Street
West Washington
Bachofner
Bach Omer
Pennsylvania Avenue
Liberty Street
Richard A. Lobdell
East Irving Street
Pennsylvania
Eileen Skiff
West Pleasant Street
Franklin Street
Mott
North Center Street
West Columbus Avenue
West Columbus
James E. Clark
Nicholas N Vasiloupoulos
Smith Street
Clark
Vasiloupoulos
James Young
Wright Street
Young
Dean's Life Threatened by Anonymous Calls
Oneonta New York AP two threats against former White House lawyer John Dean as he spoke at State University College Oneonta. Police reported no arrests and said they provided security including six city officers in the audience. Dean, who testified on White House involvement in Watergate, faced boos but no incidents occurred.
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Oneonta
N.Y
White House
John Dean
Oneonta Star
Dean
State University College
Nixon
Double Gunshot Deaths Under PSP Investigation
Pennsylvania State Police probe a rural Tionesta double gunshot death at a residence Saturday or Sunday. Victims Peggy L. Ruby, 47, of Titusville and John P. Leckwart, 67, of R.D. 1, Tionesta were found around 1:30 p.m. No motive or weapon confirmed. autopsies pending as detectives pursue whether it was murder or a self inflicted death.
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Tionesta
Peggy L. Ruby
Titusville
John P. Leckwart
R.D. 1
Ruby
Leckwart
Moye Shope Manslaughter Trial Moves to Erie
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered the involuntary manslaughter trial of Westmoreland County Commissioner Dorothy K. Shope moved to Erie after a mistrial in Greensburg. The 4 vehicle crash on July 26 north of Greensburg killed 18 year old motorcyclist Robert Elliott of New Bethlehem. Shope, who seeks reelection, pleads not guilty.
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Svittsburgh
State Supreme Court
Westmoreland County
Dorothy K. Shope
Erie
Dudge David Weiss
Shope
New Bethlehem
Clarion County
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Dem
Townville
Stanley L. Smith
Route 8
Roger Reynolds
R.D. 5
Smith
Reynolds
Michael Lut
London
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Iran
St. Moritz
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
France
ABC
PSP
Moye
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