Uncommitted Delegates Hold Forked Ford Reagan Paths
Uncommitted GOP delegates face calls and courtesies as Ford and Reagan jockey for support. Ford touts electability while aides and cabinet members press delegates in Missouri and elsewhere. UPI counts show 911 Ford commitments to 860 for Reagan, with 1130 needed for the nomination.
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Elliot Richardson
UPI
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GOP
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Mississippi
Clarke Reed
West Virginia
Gov
Arch
Carter Closer to First Ballot Victory as Delegates Shift
Jimmy Carter nears the 1300 delegate mark as uncommitted and George Wallace delegates flock to his cause. A UPI survey reports 1296 assured votes, boosted by Wallace backing and endorsements from Henry Jackson and others. Edwards bloc shift and Daley support also impact totals. Carter poised to cross the threshold in days, with New York’s 274 delegates creating a pivotal moment.
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Edmund G. Brown, Jr
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Sen
Adlai Stevenson
Daley
New York
Morris Udall
Police uncover indoor marijuana farm at Alta Drive home
Police found about 100 marijuana plants in 51 pots across three bedrooms of a residence at 7700 Alta Drive. Five people were arrested at the scene Carl Conway 24 Noel Garvin 25 Gary Botsford 23 Donna Breach 19 and Carmen Criswell 19 on charges of cultivating the drug following an accidental response to a burglary alarm.
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Carl Conway
Noel Garvin
Gary Botsford
Donna Breach
Carmen Criswell
West Las Vegas Man Wounded. Girlfriend Charged
Willie Davis Jr. 26 remained in guarded condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital after a Wednesday night shooting at G and Wilson streets. Shirley Ann James 31 was jailed on charges of battery with intent to commit murder after firing a .22 caliber pistol, the police said.
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Carey Ave
Waterfield Son Faces Murder Charge In Santa Maria Shooting
Robert John Waterfield known as Bucky, son of actress Jane Russell, faces a second degree murder charge after a May 3 fatal shooting at a tavern near Cuyama. Witnesses testified he claimed responsibility and said he was drinking but sober when questioned.
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Santa Barbara
Cuyama
Robert Eckoff
Waterfield
Haybaler
Paul Caruso
Hernandez
Kern County Medical Center
Bakersfield
Maricopa
Howard Hughes
the Outlaw
Miss Waterfield
Los Angeles Rams
Wardrobe Bandit Robs Woman in Dressing Room
A Las Vegas woman, Nichimaki Tomoko, was robbed of 925 in jewelry by a man with a .25 caliber pistol who waited in a Woolworth’s dressing room at Boulevard Mall. Police say she entered the room and he fled after the gun was shown.
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Metro Police
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Woolworth’s
Boulevard Mall
Rosenberg judge accused of improper trial conduct
Attorney Marshall Perlin alleges U.S. District Judge Irving R. Kaufman privately discussed sentencing with prosecution in the 1951 Rosenberg espionage trial. Documents obtained via FOIA show Kaufman allegedly spoke with FBI and Justice officials over 24 years about the case and clemency efforts, prompting calls for a special inquiry and full file disclosure.
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Ethel Rosenberg
Marshall Perlin
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Robert Meeropol
U.S
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Kaufman
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Second Circuit
Soviet Union
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Morton Sobell
Rosenberg
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Rosenberg- Sobell
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Satellite's Last Stage In Orbit To Aid Ships
The 1,445-pound Marisat II, last stage of a maritime network, circles Earth awaiting a Friday burn to position above the Pacific. Built by Hughes and owned by Comsat General Corp. and partners, it links Navy and merchant ships, with about 400 Navy vessels expected to use the system once operational. The Navy pays about $23 million yearly. the Army is testing land communications. merchant ships may lease terminals or buy equipment.
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Robert Enright
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