Kennedy's Appeal Declines in Democratic Leader Survey
Boston AP Kennedy faces a steep drop in support for the 1976 presidential bid among 103 state party chairs and national committeemen, with 33 percent naming him a frontrunner versus 77 percent in last November’s survey. Watergate and Chappaquiddick cited as factors. Henry M. Jackson and Walter Mondale emerge as top alternatives. Prince Edward Island note follows.
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Christian Science Monitor
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Bud Abbott Dies of Cancer at 78 in California
Comedian Bud Abbott, longtime partner of Lou Costello, died at 78 in Woodland Hills after a series of strokes. Managers and colleagues recalled Abbott’s claim he would never work well with another partner and that no one could replace Costello.
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Bud Abbott
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Eddie Sherman
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Wallenda Walks Wire Across Street in Syracuse
Karl Wallenda, 69, crossed 80 feet above ground along a 500 foot wire from the Onondaga County War Memorial to a construction crane over a city street and a museum to promote a circus opening Thursday. Abbott and Costello, famed for Who’s On First, were high earning partners for 32 years before tax troubles and gambling debts diminished their fortunes. Abbott, born William Abbott in 1895, left a widow, a son, a daughter, and four grandchildren.
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Onondaga County War Memorial
Abbott and Costello
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Sherman
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Abbott
William Abbott
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N.J
Betty
Americans Relax Energy Conservation After Embargo
A nationwide AP survey shows traffic nearing pre embargo levels, toll receipts rising, mass transit down, and electricity use creeping back. Sawhill notes as many on the road as in September, while Florida Power & Light reports electricity use rose from March. Officials say overall conservation remains below normal growth, with city and federal pushes failing to shift commuters. AAA finds gas supply stabilized with only 2 percent stations out of gas.
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Associated Press
John C. Sawhill
Middle East
Florida Power & Light Co
Opinion Research Center
Chicago
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