Portrait of Carter A Complex Presidential Contender
SAUL PETT profiles Jimmy Carter as the 1976 Democratic front runner yet enigmatic figure. The piece surveys his Georgia roots, religious devotion, eclectic tastes, and political image making while noting how voters and analysts perceive the unknowable core of the candidate and his rare blend of humility and ambition.
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Saul Pett
George McGovern
McGovern
Vietnam
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Reagan Wins 18 Delegates In Missouri Showdown
Ronald Reagan edged President Ford in Missouri collecting 18 delegates to the Republican National Convention while Carter sought unity for the Democrats. Missouri totals left Reagan with 30 of 49 GOP delegates, Ford with 16 and three uncommitted. Ford won the Illinois primary with 59 percent, gaining 72 of 96 delegates.
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Associated Press
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Missouri
Jimmy Carter
Democrats
Washington
California
Christopher
Bond
Reagan
Sinois
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Gravel scandal tale ties senator to Washington case
Washington AP reports Elizabeth Ray says she was ordered by Rep. Kenneth Gray to have sex with Sen. Mike Gravel aboard Gray’s River Queen on Aug. 10, 1972, linking Gravel to a public works project. Gray denies the account. Others corroborate parts of the testimony, while Gravel and Ray dispute central claims. The probe, involving a grand jury and the Justice Department, centers on payoffs and influence peddling surrounding a $44 million National Visitors Center project at Union Station. Colleen Gardner and attorney Albert Ahern Jr. weigh in on the scandal.
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Elizabeth Ray
Mike Gravel
Gravel
Miss Ray
Kenneth J. Gray
Congress
Gray
Potomac River
National Visitors Center
Washington
Union Station
Capitol
Illinois
Alaska
Colleen Gardner
John Young
Albert Ahern Jr
Ahern
Gardner
Ray
Justice Department
Grand
Sweden
Three Percent Joblessness Envisioned By Democrats
Washington AP The Democratic platform subcommittee endorsed a plan to cut adult unemployment to 3 percent within four years and to back legislation promoting minimal government job creation if needed. It backed an income maintenance program for the poor and elderly and a stance on abortion while remaining split on national health insurance and school busing. Dukeakis noted wording changes ahead and a Sunday vote was anticipated.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts
Subcommittee
Dukakis
Tughis Dukakis
North Carolina Democrats approve broader delegate slate
At the state convention NC Democrats elected 10 women and four blacks as at large delegates to the national convention, boosting minority representation though still below 1972 levels. Carter and Wallace factions split who supplied the delegates, with Morgan losing a secret vote for delegation chair to James Sugg amid Wallace backing.
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Robert B. Cullen
Associated Press
Raleigh
North Carolina
Democrats
Jimmy Carter
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Carter
George Wood
Hargrove
Bowles
Wood
Walter DeVries
Robert Morgan
D-N.c
Morgan
James Sugg
Sugg Sugg
Sugg
C.J Hyatt
Winston-Salem
Rutherford County Graduate Crowned Miss North Carolina 1976
Susie Proffitt, 22, Western Carolina University graduate, won Miss North Carolina 1976 at Memorial Stadium. She received a $3,000 scholarship and $6,000 in other awards after a tap dance talent. First runnerup was Mary Susan Smith of Charlotte Mecklen burg. second runnerup Sandra Lynn Truitt. Other finalists included Pattie Needham, Vickie Verbula, Theresa Diane King, and Angela Marie Willams.
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North Carolina
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Thomasville
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Mary Susan Smith
Mss
Hickory
Sandra Lynn Truitt
Raleigh
Pattie Needham
Caldwell County
Vickie Verbula
Theresa Diane King
Brunswick County
Hannah Black
Angela Marie Willams
Spivey's Corner
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