Primaries Hint at Prolonged Nomination Battles
After six Tuesday primaries, neither party has a clear winner for the presidential nomination. Carter leads Democrats with 880 of 1505 delegates, while Reagan and Ford stay nearly even among Republicans. California Ohio and New Jersey loom large, with outcomes affecting final ballots and potential deadlocks at the conventions.
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Reagan
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Oregon
Kentucky
Tennessee
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Far West
Jimmy Carter
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Carter
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Georgia
Morris Udall
Arizona
Henry Jackson
Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Jersey
Kansas City
New York City
Concorde Supersonic Jets Arrive at Dulles for Test Run
The Concorde enters U S service with two jets landing at Dulles Airport from London and Paris in under four hours. A 16 month test period will judge noise and environmental impact shaping its U S future.
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Paris
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William T. Coleman Jr
Britain
France
Kennedy
New York City
The Malpractice Mess Drives Up Health Care Costs
Protests over soaring malpractice insurance costs spark doctor work slowdowns and hospital cuts in California and other states. Gov Brown proposes a state pool. New York, Illinois and Maryland pursue caps and arbitration. Experts compare U S and Canada Britain systems to explain the gap.
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U.S
California
Florida
New York
Texas
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Hugh L. Carey
Illinois
Maryland
Canada
Britain
Humphrey Hawkins bill called baloney in column satire
A Washington Star syndicated critique by Jas J. Kilpatrick mocks the Humphrey Hawkins Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1976. The piece ridicules its name changes, campaign talisman status, and claimed sweeping benefits while decrying added bureaucracy and public-sector jobs. It paints Humphrey as overly optimistic, likening him to Lydia Pinkham and lampooning the plan's purported universal gains.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Augustus F. Hawkins
Humphrey
Lydia Pinkham
Washington Merry-Go-Round on the H H bill and remedies
The column argues the H H bill fails to fix economic ills and would prompt sweeping executive and monetary policy manipulation. It criticizes a proposed Full Employment Office and countercyclical grants as puffery, urging private jobs, incentives, investment, and lower taxes instead to secure prosperity and freedom.
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Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Department of Labor
Ford's Courage Shown in Africa Policy and Budget Moves
President Ford pushed strong foreign and domestic actions challenging political risk. He sent Kissinger to Africa amid Southern primaries, backed social security tax hikes, capped pay raises, and ordered base closures. He refused to shield pet projects, demanded fiscal reforms for NYC, and pressed oil price steps to curb Arab dependence. Cuban troops and Cuban technicians are reported in Angola aiding MPLA with 12,000 troops and 1,000 technicians.
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Gerald Ford
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Ted Kennedy
D.-Mass
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Bo” Callaway
Richard Cheney
Uncle Phil for President in Brooklyn Satirical Column
Washington story notes Uncle Phil of Brooklyn running for president on the Democratic ticket. He cites his smile as a qualification and opposes government overreach while promising nothing until nomination. He targets Henry Kissinger, criticizes Carter, and claims Aunt Molly supports him for Secret Service protection.
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Jimmy Carter
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