Carter greeted in Plains Georgia homecoming crowd
Jimmy Carter, fresh from clinching the Democratic presidential nomination, told about 1,000 townspeople in Plains that returning home matters most as he campaigned from the train depot platform. He praised his hometown reception and said his South support is strong while planning a meeting with running mate Walter Mondale.
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Reagan Ford duel over Nixon pardon in race for GOP nod
Reagan attacked Ford over Nixon pardon as campaigning heats up in Utah and Connecticut. An Associated Press survey placed Ford with 1,031 committed delegates and Reagan with 1,000 with 172 uncommitted ahead of two conventions. Carter, Mondale pursue Democratic momentum in Plains and Washington.
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CB Licensing Boom Prompts Channel 9 Demand for Clarity
FCC chief Wiley touts 30 day CB licenses with aim to two weeks. CB market grows with base stations, gear, and accessories, while experts warn of illegal overmodulation and bleed over between channels. Enterprise column notes in-depth on regulatory moves, market trends, and slang origins like 73.
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Richard K. Wiley
Commission
Chowchilla kidnap incident ends with children returned
Twenty six children and their bus driver were found unharmed after a 36 hour mass kidnapping. They escaped from an underground quarry cavern near Livermore and were rescued by authorities in Chowchilla. The assailants, three armed men, remain at large as the FBI reviews the case.
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Associated Press
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Austarth
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Sherif Phemus Houchins
Houchins
Ray
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Chowehilla
Pord
FBI
Mondale Says GOP Can Fight It Out
Democratic vice presidential candidate Walter Mondale refused to choose the tougher opponent between Ford and Reagan. He urged the GOP to settle their dispute themselves while noting Democratic unity. Mondale greeted Minnesota supporters at home and prepared for campaign scheduling with Carter in Plains, Georgia.
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Associated Press
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Spain proposes general amnesty for political prisoners
Spain's new government urged a general amnesty for political prisoners except those convicted of terrorism and backed a referendum on constitutional reform. The plan aims to win broad cooperation as protests support immediate amnesty and reform while entrenched opposition warns of rapid liberalization.
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Associated Press
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Spain
Adolfo Suarez
Juan Carlos
Suarez
Carlos Arias Navarra
Francisco Franco
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Murcia
Legal Communist Party
FBI fires No. 2 man in wave of FBI probe
Justice Department investigators pursue evidence that Nicholas P. Callahan, the FBI’s second ranking official until his Friday firing, abused power. Sources say the probe covers broad abuses of office, not financial wrongdoing, and ties to a kickback inquiry related to FBI purchasing. Kelley stated Callahan’s resignation was requested and accepted, amid ongoing investigations of current and former FBI officials.
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Associated Press
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