16 Aug 1976
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Newspaper
Herald Times Reporter
Location
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1976
Page
1
A CDC study in Atlanta finds adults 21+ reduced smoking over a decade, with 39 percent of men and 28 percent of women regular smokers in 1975 rising to 52 and 32 percent recently. Teen smoking climbs from 8 to 15 percent for girls and 4 to 17 percent for boys, challenging the overall trend.
Reagan allies push to force Ford to disclose a running mate choice before the convention. The rules committee rejected a plan requiring candidates to reveal running mates by 9 am. Wednesday. Reagan has named Sen Richard Schweiker, and the fight heads to Tuesday votes on a proposed vice presidential rule change. Ford aides say disclosure by the convention would be unlikely. The party remains split as the rules committee votes shape the convention’s early agenda.
Thousands of travelers canceled trips to Philadelphia after a baffling illness spread around an American Legion convention. Over two weeks Liberty Bell attendance dropped 25 percent, with motel staff hearing fears of contagion. Hotels showed six scrapped conventions and many tourists altered plans, including Indiana Chief Justice Richard Givan who noted the epidemic near stay venues.
Senate Democrats abandon a postal voter registration bill and a separate oil divestiture measure as too controversial to advance before adjournment. The schedule shows tentative plans after August 23, with Mansfield signaling difficulty in breaking a potential filibuster on the oil bill.
Quick selling ad in classified column seeks a cash buyer. Contact numbers 684 4433 or 793 A317 and ask for an ad visor.
Kansas City report notes AP delegate survey forecasts Ford losing four to five votes to Reagan if he fails to secure the GOP nomination on the first ballot. Wisconsin delegates urged Ford’s ticket in a rules clash at the convention, voting 45-0 to oppose requiring a vice presidential pick before balloting.
John Bogle, 20, of Sun Prairie, died after falling about 225 feet from Gibraltar Rock near Jodi in Columbia County. Sheriff officials said he lost his grip on a tree while leaning over a ledge at the rocky outcrop. The death was reported Sunday night by authorities.
Milwaukee Schools integrate under court guidelines. 38 of 66 schools designated for desegregation will meet targets this fall. Superintendent Lee R. McMurrin said on local radio that volunteers are still needed and urged parents to participate in educational programs and heed court directives.
The body of an unidentified man was found in the ruins of an unused farmhouse near Benoit after a fire swept the structure Sunday. Larfield County authorities sought Everett Anderson, 29, of Mellen, son of the owner, who had occasionally stayed in the house. cause of the fire was not yet determined.
Wisconsin delegates at a five day convention united for Ford but divided over a vice president selection. Some backed Connally while others warned against ties to Nixon era figures. A pledge enforcement question loomed as delegates faced possible action if promising to vote for Ford was violated.
Achaic text describes Steiger aiding a political effort to change rules. The piece mentions supporters of Mensakt Renin advocating for rule changes and notes a tense reaction from local residents and the Republican party. The context implies a campaign during the period of national party activity in Kansas City.
Wisconsin endured record low temperatures and frost across the lakeshore with Manitowoc and Two Rivers posting overnight lows near 4 degrees Saturday. The National Weather Service warned of killing frost near the Baraboo River, while Madison's 40s on Monday set a new low for the date in 1971, as a cold weekend gave way to a warming trend forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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