North Carolina Mulls New Presidential Primary Rules
North Carolina lawmakers advance a 1976 primary reform. The plan moves the presidential primary to March’s fourth Tuesday, requires candidates to seek ballot inclusion, and links public funds to qualified campaigns. Senate support grows despite a single naysayer.
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Sanford
House
Senate
Thomas Strickland
D-Wayne
Strickland
Alabama
George Wallace
Democratic Party
Sanford and Wallace Quotation Sparks 1976 Nomination Talk
Former North Carolina Governor Terry Sanford called George Wallace a natural opponent for the 1976 Democratic presidential race in a Springfield briefing. He contrasted a positive approach with Wallace's negative style, saying he may participate in more than a dozen primaries.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Terry Sanford
Springfield
Ill
Alabama
George Wallace
Sanford
Wallace
Duke University
Illinois
Flim Flam Man Reaches 100th Birthday
CHICAGO AP Joseph Yellow Kid Weil famed con artist celebrates his 100th birthday while a welfare patient in a convalescent home. He recalls a long career with jail stints, boasts of his age defiance, and notes he won’t join bingo. His 1920s schemes earned about 8 million.
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Chicago
Joseph
Yellow Kid” Weil
Portugal’s leftist rulers admit Communist printers at Republica plant
In Lisbon, Portugal, leftist military rulers reversed course and admitted Communist printers to the Republica newspaper plant after Socialists threatened to quit the coalition cabinet. COPCON officers barred senior editors yet allowed workers inside as negotiations begin.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Portugal
Republica
Vasco Goncalves
Goncalves
Socialist Party
Mario Soares
Ticket Lock Used in Japan to Enforce Fines
Japanese police in the six largest cities began tagging parking offenders with a metal loop ticket that locks onto car doors or side mirrors. Offenders must report to a police station to pay the fines and have the ticket removed, with many motorists now complying to avoid penalties.
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Japan
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