Ford names Dole as GOP running mate at convention
President Ford selected Sen. Robert J. Dole of Kansas as his Republican vice presidential candidate in Kansas City. The announcement followed Ford's win over Ronald Reagan for the GOP nomination, and Dole officially joins the ticket as the convention closes. Carter greeted Ford by phone with congratulations.
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Tennessee
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State Audit Unit Sets Campbell Audit Deadline
Barre Town Board tolls through protests over assessments with 57 owners before Aug 2 and 30 this week. BMA gives Campbell until Aug 27 to seek independent audit. board may face hearing if not ordered. Campbell debates levy limits and possible recall of town officials amid ongoing budget talks and legal scrutiny.
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Stuber
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
la Crosse
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Medary
State Bureau of Municipal Audit
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Department of Revenue
Richard Ashmore
Robert Benson
Benson
Jerome Klos
Daniel Madden
State Department of Revenue
James Moe
Lakeshore Drive
Seth Stoltz
Campbell Town Board
Ashmore
Moe
Klos
American Institute of Certified Public Accounts
AICPA
Ford's path to the presidency and Nixon pardon fallout
The piece recounts Gerald Ford's ascent from House leader to president, his 1976 bid after a brief term, and the controversial Nixon pardon. It notes public reaction, Ford's openness in office, and the political friction with Congress and Nixon-era fallout. It also covers Ford's background in Michigan politics, Navy service, and early career.
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University of Michigan
Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions
Yale Law School
Grand Rapids
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Arthur H. Vandenberg
Jonkman
House Appropriations Committee
Indiana
Charles A. Halleck
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon
Johnson
Heileman to Acquire Trausch Bakery Dubuque
Heileman Brewing Co of La Crosse agrees to buy Trausch Baking Co of Dubuque Iowa. Russell G Cleary and Arthur H Trausch announce the deal noting Trausch is Iowa’s large independent bakery with 350 employees and operations across multiple states. The merger will push Heileman bakery division sales above 40 million annually.
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Arthur Trausch
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