Connally defends record as critics attack VP bid
Former Texas governor John Connally rejects links to Watergate as he fights criticism from Rep. Cohen of Maine and Rep. Railsback of Illinois. He says he is not campaigning for a run and will not let accusations smear him, speaking at a Cleveland GOP fundraiser amid ongoing Ford Reagan talks.
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Washington
John B. Connally
Texas
Connally
William §. Cohen
Maine
Tom Railsback
Illinois
Watergate
Cleveland
Cohen
Railsback
Railsback and Cohen
House Judiciary Committee
Richard M. Nixon
Ford
Nixon
Treasury
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Sen
Richard Schweiker
Local Douglas County precinct races yield few contests
Douglas County clerk finalizes primary results as 60 percent of precinct committeeman and committeewoman positions filled by Republicans and Democrats. Township races showed seven unfilled trustee clerk and treasurer posts with Kanwaka lacking candidates. Elected Republican and Democratic committeemen and committeewomen named for all wards and precincts.
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Douglas County
Kanwaka
Clinton
Alvin Harrell
Ervin Donaldson
Virgil Flory
Eudora
James Harris
William Lothholz
Grant
Donald Palmateer
Clyde Husted
Lecompton
Bill Leslie
Bud Banks
Marion
Harley Lyon
Raymond Hoover
Harry Prim Jr
Palmyra
Richard Allen
W.L. Selzer
Howard Deay
Wakarusa
William Bradley
Dean Harvey
Willow Springs
Harold Brohammer
Donald Flory
Gilbert Gilges
First Ward
Paul Gray
Stephen Hill
Marcia Hill
Stephen Matthews
Shirley Reese
OPEC Ministers Guarded in Vienna Conference
Police with submachine guns surrounded OPEC finance ministers in Vienna as they opened a two day meeting to finalize the 800 million dollar fund for developing nations. The plan includes 400 million for IFAD with possible holds if industrialized nations offset with 600 million. Authorities vow tight security after December OPEC raid and hostage incidents in Algiers.
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Vienna
Austria
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
International Food and Agricultural Development Fund
IFAD
United States
Agricultural Fund
Paris
United Nations
Algeria
Extension Center dedication slated for Douglas County
The new Douglas County Extension Center at the fair grounds will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Sunday with a ceremony honoring the late Deal Six, longtime county farm agent. The auditorium is named for Six who served 1935 to 1965 and helped develop the county 4 H program. A ribbon cutting, speeches, and an open house follow until 5 p.m. Gladys Six, Six’s widow, will give the acceptance speech. Participants include Dwane Schaake Arthur Heck John O Dunbar Oretha Blevins Walter Cragan and other local officials.
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Douglas County
Fairgrounds
Deal Six
Six
Gladys Six
Lawrence School Board
Ceremonees
Dwane Schaake
County Extension Council
Arthur Heck
County Commission
John O. Dunbar
Kansas State University
Oretha Blevins
Walter Cragan
Gene Nunemaker
Extension Council
I. J. Stoneback
Peter Whitenight
Viking Mars scoop may be out for good
In Pasadena, scientists report Viking's soil sampling arm likely jammed beyond repair, leaving only soil already collected for life search. They will observe the jammed arm with the camera and proceed with the organic chemistry test if possible, though only soil from a small area is available for analysis.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking
Mars
Tom Young
Ford loses veto fight on coal bill
President Ford suffers the third biggest number of veto overrides, as Congress overrules the coal leasing bill. The House backed the override 216 to 85 and the Senate 76 to 17, after Ford opposed provisions boosting royalties and production timelines on federal lands. Ford has 10 overrides since Aug. 9, 1974.
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Washington
Interior Department
Ford
Congress
House
Senate
Andrew Johnson
Truman
Harris' mother hopeful amid long Harris trial deliberations
Betty Bunnell, mother of William Harris, expresses hopeful nerves as the jury in the William and Emily Harris case enters day six of deliberations. The couple, linked to the SLA and Patricia Hearst, face kidnapping, assault, and robbery charges with additional counts in Alameda County.
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Los Angeles
William
Emily Harris
Betty Bunnell
Harris
Symbionese Liberation Army
Bunnell
Air Force
Jerry Bunnell
FBI
Bunnells
Carmel
Ind
SLA
Patricia Hearst
Harrises
Alameda County
Koreans trade shots across the DMZ six minutes
North and South Korean troops fired across the demilitarized zone for six minutes with no reported casualties or damage. U N Command chief Frodden urged an immediate scene visit, but North Korea rejected the idea and accused him of falsehoods.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Mark P. Frodden
United Nations Command
Korean Military Armistice Commission
Seoul
Han Ju-kyong
Frodden
Miners Strike Expands Across States With No End In Sight
Wildcat coal strike idles 90,000 miners in seven states into week three. UMW officials urge return to work but orders ignored. District 6 leaders vote to stay out until Monday. In Pennsylvania and nearby states additional mines shut, broad labor response seen.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers
David Forms
UMW
District 6
West Virginia Panhandle
Ohio
Bellaire
Pennsylvania
Indiana
U.S. District Court
West Virginia
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Margaret Sinclair
William Bradley Jr
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Roy Parker
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Ruth Miller
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Paul Bahnmaier
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Big Springs
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North
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Food and Agriculture Fund
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