Litton dies in Missouri plane crash on campaign eve
Missouri politics halt as Rep. Jerry Litton and five others die when a private plane crashes at Chillicothe airport on the way to a victory celebration in Kansas City. Litton’s wife and two children, pilot Paul Rupp Jr and his son also perish. Officials suspend campaigning while party authorities plan to fill the nominating vacancy.
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Brothers Plead Innocent To Kidnaping In Bus Case
CHOWCHILLA Calif AP two defendants pleaded innocent to kidnapping 26 Chowchilla school children and their bus driver Ed Ray. They were held on $1 million bail each. A third defendant failed in a bid to lower bail. A heavy sheriff’s detail protected the 45 minute arrest near the new government building as Frederick N Woods and James Schoenfeld appeared somber in a full courtroom.
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Reagan Loses Ground in Mississippi Delegation Shakeup
A White House meeting cited by James A. Baker III shows 60 of New Jersey’s 67 votes backing Ford while four Reagan delegates in South Carolina shift to uncommitted over Schweiker choice. Carter denounces the Nixon-Ford era and campaigns in Washington, as Mondale emphasizes jobs and family support in his remarks to reporters.
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Ten Thousand Priests Nuns Rededicate At World Assembly
Ten thousand priests and nuns rededicate themselves to serving Jesus the Suffering Servant as the eight day International Eucharistic Congress unfolds in Philadelphia Veterans Stadium. Cardinal Wright calls for a universal hunger for spirit while officials note one of history’s largest concelebrations amid illness and deaths at related events.
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