Ford Holds Lead With Reagan Gaining In Harris Survey
Louis Harris reports Ford with 56 percent preference among GOP and independent voters, Reagan rising as convention nears. Deep South shows Reagan 61-38, South shifts toward Ford, independents favor Ford 55-34. Ford leads on inflation and spending but loses edge on standing up to Russians and military strength.
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Fourteen Die In Weekend NC Traffic Toll
The Associated Press reports fourteen people died in weekend traffic accidents on North Carolina highways, bringing 1976 total to 812, down from 822 in the same period of 1974. Wilkes County woman Willa Deane Hamby, 31, died on the Blue Ridge Parkway after ejecting from a motorcycle near Millers Creek. Ellen Louise Lloyd, 26, of Baltimore, died in a two car crash on NC 42 south of Greenville. James Robinson, 37, of Hamnett, died in a head on collision on US 1 near Rockingham. Darrell Lee Wilson, 11, of Reidsville, was killed riding his bicycle into a car. Robert Daniel Shanklin, 22, died when his car struck an embankment near Mehane. Weekend counts cover 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday.
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Scientists Puzzle Over Mars Data From Viking Probe
Viking 1 data spurs debate over potential Martian life as scientists note an unexpected oxygen surge in one experiment and a labeled release test suggesting possible micro organisms. They caution chemical explanations such as peroxide crystals could produce similar results while more data is awaited this week.
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Helms Skips Reagan Mention At North Carolina Dinner
US Senator Jesse Helms, NC campaign chairman for Reagan, avoided mentioning Ronald Reagan at a North Carolina Congressional Club dinner. He also did not name Schweiker as Reagan's prospective vice president, despite conservatives' expectations, while stressing anti communism and principled conservatism. The event featured Reps Crane and Martin and Dr Edward Annis.
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Aftershocks Drive Foreigners From Tangshan Area
AP dispatch from Tokyo reports 110 aftershocks in Tangshan since the initial quake, prompting foreigners to evacuate and Chinese seismologists to warn of a possible new major quake. Foreign staff from the US Liaison Office and British Embassy families left Peking, while thousands camped outside.
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