Northeast Campaign Swing Highlights Ford Carter Clash
The Associated Press reports Ford and Carter shifted toward the Northeast six days before the election as they distance from Nixon ties. Ford promises reduced White House power and broader cabinet authority while Carter accuses Ford of keeping Nixon officials. Both campaigns staged stops from Chicago to Atlantic City and New York, with Mondale and Dole campaigning in various states.
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Associated Press
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Midwest
Richard M Nixon
Nixon
White House
Illinois
Atlantic City
N.J
Carter
Chicago
O'Hare
New York City
Air Force One
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Walter F. Mondale
Camden
Bob Dole
Fort Wayne
Ind
Dole
Republican Breakfast
McCarthy Opens Pennsylvania Campaign Swing
Independent candidate Eugene McCarthy kicks off a two day swing through Pennsylvania. Police captured fugitive Roy Spaulding as others remained at large after an escape from Meadville jail. McCarthy urged a shorter work year and overtime elimination to curb unemployment while planning stops in Harrisburg State College and Philadelphia ahead of the November vote.
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Pittsburgh
Eugene McCarthy
Meadville
Roy Spaulding
Cleveland
Meadville Fairgrounds
John Peeples
Kenneth Irwin
Titusville
Neal
Porky
McCarthy
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Carter
Harrisburg
State College
Philadelphia
New Jersey
New York
Texas
Oklahoma
Arizona
California
Blood Vessel Rupture Ends Shapp Speech Tour
Gov Milton J Shapp ruptured a blood vessel in his throat during a New York City speech over the weekend and will be unable to make further campaign appearances. An aide said the condition is not serious and he was ordered by a Philadelphia doctor to halt political speeches this fall.
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Harrisburg
Milton J. Shapp
New York City
Serio
Miike McLaughlin
Shapp
Philadelphia
Shap
Pennsylvania
New York State
National Education Association
Cash Missing From Local United Fund Drive
Police report by drive worker David Popovich states envelopes were taken from his car during a city fund raising drive. He found one envelope containing $5 missing, with several other envelopes also gone.
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United Fund
David Popovich
Spring Street
Popovich
Reminder for Edith Day Fire Drill at Station One
Fire truck driver Emory Benson watches from number one station behind a reminder sign announcing Edith Day. The program tonight at 7 p.m. urges residents to create home floor plans showing exits and escape routes. Firemen will assist and can be reached at 663-2401 for participation after the siren.
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Emory Benson
Edith
Utility tax funds flowing to city and school districts
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue mailed 2,982 checks totaling about 25 million dollars under the Public Utility Realty Tax Act sixth year. The program distributes utility tax revenues from real estate holdings to local governments and school districts based on a statutory formula. Gov. Shapp said 93 percent of the rebate is issued now. seven percent withheld pending a state budget appropriation. Corry city will get 5,702 dollars. Corry Area School District 11,226 dollars. other recipients include Elgin Borough 42 dollars, Union City 1,533 dollars, Wattsburg Borough 99 dollars, Concord Township 200 dollars, Union City School District 9,099 dollars, and Wattsburg Area School District 7,717 dollars.
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Commonwealth
State Department of Revenue
Pennsylvania
Gov
Shapp
General Assembly
Milton Shapp
Corry
Corry Area
Elgin Borough
Union City
Wattsburg
Concord Township
Wattsburg Area
Lucky Sailor Survives 28 Day Ocean Ordeal
Bruce Collins survived a 20 day raft drift after the Spirit sank in a September storm. He slept to endure the ordeal and was rescued by a Coast Guard cutter 200 miles west of San Francisco. He described catching rainwater and recovering after dehydration, though other crew members died. His family said he remained hopeful throughout.
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San” Francisco
Bruce Collins
Coast Guard
Pacific Ocean
Here
Collins
U.S. Public Health Service
Jim Ahola
Camilla Arthur
Spirit
Aliola
Miss Arthur
Kathryn Collins
Walnut Creek
Calif
California
Colfons
Pacific
Kenneth
Mary
Aholla
Ahola
Nancy Perry
Darel Miller
Jackson
Hawaiian Islands
Miller
Miss Perry
Campbell
San Francisco
Watergate Tapes Allowed for Copy Broadcast and Sale
Appeals court ruled 2 to 1 that common law right to inspect and copy extends to exhibits like the 18 to 22 hours of Oval Office and Executive Building tapes used as trial evidence. Court noted tapes have been heard in public and not private conversations, despite Nixon concerns about embarrassment.
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Washington
Fiehard Nixon
White House
Nixon
Court of Appeals
Herbert J. Miller
Oval Office
FHI
Supreme Court
John Dean
House
Gerald Ford
Ford
Jerry
Appeals Court
Union City Man Charged With Arson
A Union City man, Howard Kelsey Jr., 20, was arrested on multiple arson charges tied to fires in Erie and Crawford counties in September and October. He faces three arson counts and false alarms, with police linking fires near Canadohia Lake and in Bloomfield Township to him. He was arraigned and held on $1,000 bail.
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Union City
Erie
Crawford Counties
Howard Kelsey Jr
Corry
Kelsey
Erie County
Bloomfield Township
Crawford County
Canadohia Lake
Which Will Be Votingest City Next Tuesday
Corry Bicentennial Committee and the Republican and Democratic parties accept Alameda California challenge to win the Votingest City honors by raising voter turnout from 57 percent of registered voters in 1974 to higher levels by next Tuesday.
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U.S
Corry, Bicentennial
Alameda
Calif
Corryltes
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