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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1976
Page
5
A chaotic scramble followed per phone calls as candidates faced bad news about running mates. New York reports recall of Lew, Muskie, Stevenson, and Jackson responses as the Carter campaign awaited word and Zeal from advisors. Early mornings featured anxious waits for the ring.
The scene centers on a late night call from Carter to Mondale as aides and family gather. Carter informs Mondale that he has chosen a running mate, prompting mixed emotions, celebration, and immediate public scrutiny for the ticket.
Battin faced a lengthy Superior Court trial totaling about 16 weeks with pretrial challenges to judge bias. Jurors found him not guilty on the sole count of misuse of public funds after four days of deliberation and failed to reach a verdict on the grand theft charge, leaving retrial possible.
Carter won the Democratic nomination with Mondale as running mate after a lengthy convention. Mondale energized delegates while Carter outlined promises to reform government, fight poverty, health care, tax overhaul, and end racial discrimination. Humphrey praised Mondale as a trusted leader as other candidates spoke briefly and tensions over draft resisters surfaced during a long session.
In Chowchilla California a school bus carrying 16 pupils from Dairyland Union School was found abandoned on a rural canal bank after a daylong field trip. Sheriff Ed Bates said the driver was missing and that three pupils were dropped at stops. investigators sought to account for all riders.
Long Beach deputy chief Platt retires as police probes into alleged felonies involving taped conversations and cited dissension continue. Chief Calkins announces management reshuffles including removal of two internal affairs staff and transfers within patrol, homicide, and division units while the district attorney reviews the case.
AP reports in Harrisburg that Romald Reagan criticized President Carter’s choice of Sen Walter Mondale as a liberal wing figure. Reagan said Mondale’s selection signals the Democratic Party will push a government-heavy philosophy and that liberalism is out of fashion.
President Ford telephoned Jimmy Carter to congratulate him on becoming the Democratic presidential contender and said he hopes the campaign will be at a high level. He added that the American people will have a choice this fall.
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