Carter backers shaped his rise to the 1976 bid
A team of Georgia lawyers and bankers who supported Jimmy Carter in 1966 1970 and beyond formed the core of his early fundraising and helped launch his governorship and eventual presidential campaign. The report details seed loans from backers the shift to public and private fundraising and the roles of key financiers like Charles Kirbo Philip Alston Gambrell Gunter Langford and Lance. It covers campaign costs the absence of strict contributor records in 1966 and 1970 and notes later disclosures and investigations involving private financing.
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Nicholas M. Horrock
N.Y. Times News Service
Atlanta
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Carter
George Busbee
Atlanta Constitution
NBC
Jody Powell
David H. Gambrell
Gambrell
Tom Lowndes
Coca-Cola Co
Philip Alston
Alston
Alston, Miller & Gaines
Chrysler Corp
American Oil Co
Eastman Kodak
E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co
E. Smythe Gambrell
Smythe Gambrell
Eastern Airlines
David Gambrell
Richard Russell
Senate
Sam Nunn
William Gunter
Gainesville
Ralston Purina Co
Georgia Poultry Producers
Gunter
Georgia Supreme Court
James B. Langford
Calhoun
Bert Lance
Langford
First National Bank of
Lance
Georgia Department of Transportation
Rabhan
Ray Abernathy
Freedom Train Tour Encounters Mechanical Setback
The Freedom Train faced a hiccup outside Cullman when a cab-to-whistle cable broke, stalling near Hartselle for 20 to 30 minutes. John E. Manning, VP of security, noted the whistle is vital for safety while crews work to fix the issue.
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Joe Davis
James Record
Madison County Commission
W. L. Russell
Huntsville
Freedom Train
John E. Manning
Manning
Paul Revere
Boston
Army
Pomona
Calif
Hank Aaron
Cascades
Utah
Cullman
Hartselle
Cod war ends as Britain withdraws North Atlantic fishing patrols
Britain announces withdrawal of its naval flotilla from the North Atlantic amid Iceland's 200 mile fishing zone claim. Iceland expanded rights to protect its waters, prompting a UN law of the sea debate as tensions ease. Seoul and Tokyo dispute silk trade with Japan planning potential surcharges on South Korean exports.
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London
Iceland
Foreign Office
North Atlantic
Ting Island Republic
Seoul
South Korea
Japan
Tokyo
Laser beam links push toward commercial telephone service
Bell Laboratories researchers in San Diego announce progress in using laser beams to transmit calls through hair thin glass fibers. Bell Labs, part of AT&T, plans to deploy laser communications within a few years to ease crowding in busy urban districts. In Washington, Vice President Rockefeller says Ford will not choose Reagan as running mate in the forthcoming campaign.
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San Diego
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Bell Labs
American Telegraph and Telegraph Co
Bell System
Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ford
Ronald Reagan
North Alabama Health Systems Agency meet and lodge call
The quarterly council meeting is at 7 30 p m in the Grand Salon Conference Room Skycenter Huntsville Decatur Jetport. The executive committee meets at 6 30 p m in the Grand Salon Conference Room Skycenter Hotel. Courtland Masonic Lodge No 37 calls a special meeting at 7 p m for third degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Alabama Health Systems Agency Council
Grand Salén
Skycenter
Huntsville-Decatur Jetport
North Alabama Health Systems Agency
Grand Salon
Huntsville
Decatur Jetport
Courtland Masonic Lodge No. 37
Legislation Approval Spurs Education Budget Filibuster
Senate Finance and Taxation Committee approved an 817 million education budget. Higher education forces began a filibuster in the Senate last Thursday, with the talkathon expected to continue when the Senate resumes Tuesday. Memorial Day weekend drew crowds at Point Mallard Campground and the Spirit of America car show, with 203 camper trailers and tents filling slots and more on nearby fields.
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Deat
Jacksonville State University
Stone
Senate
Auburn University
Harry M. Philpott
Jacksonville
School of Law Enforcement
Georgia State University
Atlanta
Senate Finance and Taxation Committee
Point Mallard
Aquatic Center
Recreation Park
Spirit of America Field
Bobbie Ward
Community group schedules and church activities brief
Tuesday Parents Without Partners meets 7 30 p m at Knights of Columbus 912 Sixth Ave. Christian Women Fellowship Circles gather Webster Circle at Red Carpet Inn 11 30 a m and Fenner Circle 7 30 p m with Mrs Reece Robertson 715 6th Ave SE.
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Parents Without Partners
Knights of Columbus
Sixth Ave
Christian Women's Fellowship
First Christian Church
Webster Circle
Red Carpet Inn
Fenner
Reece Robertson
6Th Ave
U.S. Arms Sales Cut Pentagon Costs by 560 Million
A congressional study shows U S arms sales totaling 8 billion dollars last year reduced U S military costs by 560 million. Savings stem from shifting research and development costs and shared production overhead with foreign buyers. The report was produced for the House Armed Services Committee.
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Washington
United States
Pentagon
Congressional Budget Office
House Armed Services Committee
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Decatur Daily
Richar Harden
Capital Hill News Service
M. Rabhan
Federal Housing Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Borden
Con
Saigon
Morgan County
Loch Ness
Roy P. Mackel
University of Chicago
Swallow Press
McGowan
Scottish Highlands
Loch
Ness
Moray Firth
Inverness
Black Sea
Natural History Museum
Athens
Drewery
Alabama
Auburn
Teague
Pierce
State Board of Education
Reagan
Bellview Baptist Church
NRC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Jim Green
Browns Ferry
The
Shoal Creek Baptist Church
NAACP
Cashin Home Center
David Nelson
Summer Manor Friendship Club
First Baptist Church
Aquadome
Myra Cook
Morgan/Lawrence Legal Secretaries Association
City Hall
West End United Methodist Church
Beirut
Lebanon
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