Bard-Quoting Shakespeare Chimes In On Ford Schweiker VP Talk
WASHINGTON UP IPI Shakespeare appears in a mock interview with questions about Ronald Reagan and Richard Schweiker as potential running mates. The Bard offers aphorisms about politics and fate as Ford weighs vice presidential choices amid a crowded list.
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Ronald Reagan
Richard Schweiker
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Nixon and Agnew Will Be Missing at GOP Convention
At a Kansas City meeting the Republican Arrangements Committee approved routine seating plans for the convention listing Goldwater Landon Lodge Miller as presidential and VP candidates. Officials said Nixon and Agnew were not on the seating list and would not be acknowledged in program or banners, marking them as nonpersons for the 1976 convention.
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Republican Roll Call at 1976 Convention by State Totals
UPI reports the 1976 Republican national convention delegate votes by state. Listings show Alabama 37 Alaska 19 Arizona 29 Arkansas 27 California 167 Colorado 31 Connecticut 35 Delaware 17 Dist. of Columbia 14 Florida 66, Georgia 48, Guam 4, Hawaii 19, Idaho 21, Illinois 101, Indiana 54, Maryland 43, Massachusetts 43, Michigan 84, Minnesota 42, Mississippi 30, Missouri 49, Montana 20, Nebraska 25, Nevada 18, New Hampshire 21, New Jersey 67, New Mexico 21, New York 154, North Carolina 54, North Dakota 18, Ohio 97, Oklahoma 36, Oregon 30, Pennsylvania 103, Puerto Rico 8, Rhode Island 19, South Carolina 36, South Dakota 20, Tennessee 43, Texas 100, Utah 20, Vermont 18, Virginia 51, Virgin Islands 4, West Virginia 28, Washington 38, Wisconsin 45, Wyoming 17. Total 2259 seats. 1130 needed to nominate.
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Water Delivery Warning For Westlands District
Ralph M. Brody warns Fresno area landowners in the Westlands Water District to expect sharp water delivery cuts next season if this winter is dry. He notes current year’s ample supply but urges readiness for reductions as the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation signals substantial cuts from the San Luis project if moisture remains low.
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Conventions GOP Picks Republican national conventions 1856 to 1972
Overview of Republican National Conventions from 1856 to 1972 listing host cities and nominees. Notable first ballots wins and losses include Lincoln Grant Hayes Garfield Blaine Harrison Harrison McKinley Roosevelt Taft Hughes Dewey Eisenhower Nixon Goldwater Nixon with varying ballot counts and election outcomes.
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Ox Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
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Alfred M. Landon
Wendell Willkie
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Dewey
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