Aide Won Lucrative Contract While Carter Was Governor
Atlanta AP reports Gerald RaSheen — longtime advertiser for Carter campaigns — confirmed a 1973 state Board of Community Development contract worth about 750000 dollars annually to promote Georgia tourism industry and film location, with RaSheen earning 116000 dollars. The deal, awarded while Carter was governor and renewed in 1975, will drop to 800000 dollars next year as austerity lowers state spending. RaSheen says Carter had no involvement in the award and that the presentation was competitive. the board of development had 20 gubernatorial appointees.
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Atlanta
Jimmy Osrer
Carter
Georgia
Gerald Ratshoon
State Board of Community Development
Ratsheon
Rafsheen
Syon
Board of Community Development
Raishoon
Trical
Ford
Trucking Employrs, Inc
Motor Carriers Labor Advisory Council
Teamsters
George) Busbee
Wisconsin and New York primaries shape 1976 race analysis
The piece contrasts Democratic and Republican delegate processes in Wisconsin and New York. It notes Carter’s diminishing lead, Humphrey’s cautious optimism, Udall’s fluctuating stance, and the complex parallel delegate selections, with Ford and Reagan favored in the GOP. It highlights delegate counts, district-based contests, and the procedural differences guiding momentum.
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Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wisconsin
Carter
Wallace
Pennsylvania
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
New York
Udall
Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey
Dele
Fire rips through Miami hotel killing and injuring victims
Ramiro Gomez 63, resident landlord and amputee, crawled through smoke to safety after an explosion tore through a downtown Miami hotel. He saved his three dogs but searched for his missing leg as flames engulfed the aging building. Neighbors described panic with residents leaping from windows while fire crews battled the blaze for hours. Final victims included 43-year-old Bill Sutton found alive four hours after the fire began.
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Eal
Ramiro Gomez
Gomez
Joel Meyers
Meyers
Bill Sutton
Michelangelo Workshop Found in Basilica Corridor
Experts in Florence report discovery of what may be Michelangelo drawings in the basement corridor of the Basilica of San Lorenzo. About 50 charcoal sketches depicting angels and Christ figures were uncovered on New Year’s Day, suggesting the space served as the master’s workshop during his Medici commission.
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Florence
Italy
Michelangelo
2 Basilica
Christ
Basilica of San Lorenzo
Divelecio Redig de Campos
Vatican Museums
Medici Chapel
Basilica
Political campaigning shifts across states and dinners
President Ford tours a dairy farm in Wisconsin while Earl Butz defense is debated. Udall rallies in Wisconsin and Green Bay urging jobs over reorganizations. Reagan contemplates limited Wisconsin presence, targets Texas and western states, and continues paid TV pitches as funds allow. Carter and Jackson clash over Puerto Rico delegates. Church accepts Brown debate challenge after Brown calls for nationwide debates.
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Peter Senn
Ford
Earl Butz
Butz
Udall
Wisconsin
Hau Claire
Green Bay
California
Reagan
Texas
Liberty Bell Draws Crowds to New Pavilion in Philadelphia
The Liberty Bell and its $800000 pavilion attract crowds three times larger than those at Independence Hall. Officials say up to 50,000 visitors a day could be accommodated. wait times average under ten minutes. Visitors can view the bell through crass walls or at a window when doors are closed at night.
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Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Hobart Cawood
Independence Navnal Historic Park
Cawand
Callaway chaired board amid investigations and pavilion turnout
The article notes Howard H Callaway chaired the board until his resignation was accepted while Walton became chairman. Records show Callaway served as acting chair at Crested Butte Development Corp. on March 29, 1974, with unclear end date. The Justice Department probes potential conflicts of interest from his Pentagon tenure. Pavilion visitors reached 130,000 in January and 204,000 in February, with expectations of higher summer crowds. Some visitors prefer Independence Hall style while critics praise the glass pavilion as a modern alternative.
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Callaway
Walton
Associated Press
Created Butte
Crested Butte Development Corp
Howard H. Callaway
Justice Department
Pentagon
Cawood
Independence Hall
Romulus Barretta
Herb Schaubacher
Lebanon Crisis Deepens as Forces Clash Around Beirut
Nighttime fighting in eastern Beirut’s mountains sees leftists occupy Aintoura, threatening Bickfaya. U.S. envoy L Dean Brownt seeks Lebanese security plans for presidential election. Speaker Kamal Assaad backs Syrian troops to separate sides. others favor U.N. backed or Arab force intervention under a U.N. mandate. Fard regime praises mediation while resisting external military action.
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Pape
Beirut
Aintoura
Gemayel
Bickfaya
U.S
L. Dean Brownt
Kamal Assaad
Damascus
U.N
Fard
Syria
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