Ford keeps policy course as new team steady for 1976
President Ford announces a personnel shakeup but says policy remains unchanged and Rockefeller will support his 1976 bid. Senate leaders and House GOP voices react, noting Rockefeller removed as running mate yet signals continued backing amid cautious moderates.
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Washington
Ford
Senate
White House
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ence
Rockefeller
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Griffin
Ford-Rockefeller
Helms Saw Rockefeller Move Before It Happened
Sen. Jesse Helms said in July he knew Nelson Rockefeller would not seek a full term as vice president. Gov. Holshouser’s announced decision and the Rockefeller move boost Ford’s ticket, with speculation he could be tapped as running mate and effects on Reagan campaign.
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Rockefeller
Griffin
House
John Rhodes
Arizona
White House
Rhodes
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Associated Press
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Nelson Rockefeller
Jim Holfhouser
Southeastern
Raleigh
Holfhouser
GOP
Helms
New York
Ronald
Russo
Holshouser
Reagan
North Carolina
Thomas F. Ellis
Ellis
Voters Go To Polls In Odd Year GOP Comeback Attempt
Voters in Mississippi and other states head to the polls as GOP hopes rest on a possible Mississippi governorship upset. Cliff Finch seeks re election against Gil Carmichael in a race framed as a test for national parties amid lingering post Watergate tensions.
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Washington
GOP
Mississippi
Cliff Finch
Gil Carmichael
Meridian
Carmichael
Finch
Batesville
Kentucky and Massachusetts Gubernatorial Races Focus on Busing Issue
In Kentucky Governor race Democrat Julian Carroll faces challenge from Republican Robert E. Gable amid opposition to busing for school integration in Louisville. In Boston, Mayor Kevin White and State Sen. Joseph Timilty clash over busing while Timilty accuses White of corruption.
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Carmichael
Finch
Henry Kirksey
Jackson
Kentucky
Julian M. Carroll
Robert E. Gable
Frankfort
Carroll
Wendell Ford
Louisville
Jefferson County
Gable
Boston
Kevin White
Joseph F. Timilty
Timber wolf protection bills eyed by Pettis and Whitehurst
North American timber wolf Sahsa rests on Rep. Shirley Pettis of California during a House hearing in Washington. Pettis and Rep. William Whitehurst of Virginia sponsor legislation to shield the timber wolf from threats.
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Sahsa
Shirley Pettis
Calif
Washington
Rep
Pettis
William Whitehurst
R-Va
Franco’s Bleeding Stopped After Night Operation
In Madrid the doctors reported Franco’s pulse heart beat and temperature normal after a three hour operation that halted abdominal bleeding. Surgeons drained six quarts of fluid and no new accumulations were found though the general condition remained grave.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Franco
Pardo Palace
Action Line Q and A From The Enterprise Readers
This week Action Line responds about locating an unknown Archdale painter who captured a burned old house on Balfour Drive. It notes inquiries to the Arts Council and Mayor, a modeling job question in High Point, and Biltmore House open details with admission prices and directions.
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Balfour Drive
Archdale
Flint Hill
High Point
S.H. A
Alderman’s
Norling Studios
Biltmore House
Anon
U.S. 25
Asheville - Biltmore Est
Patty Hearst Competence Hearing Could Shape Trial Date
A San Francisco hearing on Patricia Hearst’s mental competence may set a swift trial date or delay proceedings. Judge Oliver J. Carter would rule on her ability to stand trial for bank robbery charges tied to her SLA fugitive period. Three psychiatrists and a psychologist provided reports, with a final ruling possible today.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
U.S. District Court
Oliver J. Carter
Symbionese Liberation Army
Carter
San Mateo County
Fromme Trial Begins
Lynette Fromme 27 faces trial in Sacramento for attempting to assassinate President Ford. Jury selection starts as she uses a videotaped deposition, with Judge MacBride presiding and Fromme potentially acting as her own attorney.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lynette Fromme
Ford
Charles Manson
Miss Fromme
State Capitol
Secret Service
U.S
Thomas MacBride
MacBride
John Virgo
John F. Kennedy
Virginia Country Ham Faces Name Change Pressure
Virginia congressmen urge Agriculture Secretary Butz to oppose a USDA plan that could force Virginia country ham makers to label as dry cured or adjust curing methods. They warn the rule would threaten a $50 million annual industry rooted in traditional wood smoke aging and summer heat. A USDA official says the aim is to protect slow old methods.
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Washington
Virginia
House
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Department of Agriculture
Butz
Robert Daniel
R-Va
Mary Galloway
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Republican Party
Gover
Gop Hope
Timilty
White
Doyle Fan
Denny Doyle
Boston Red Sox
William Crowley
Jersey St
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J.D
Patty
Fromme
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