Missouri Delegates Still Won't Say For GOP Nominee
Missouri delegates heading to the Kansas City convention remain split with four uncommitted. Marlene Zinzel and William Skaggs expect decisions soon while Olenyik and Fred Whaley stay undecided amid a Reagan majority among Missouri’s 49 delegates. Swarts leans Ford but stays loyal unless peers ask for switch.
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William Skaggs
Kansas City
Skaggs
Reagan
Olenyik
Fred Whaley
Whaley
Joe Swarts
Ford
Grocery Bills Fall Slightly from Last Summer
Government model grocery plans show small declines in weekly costs for a four person family from last summer, with low and moderate cost plans down 50 and 80 cents respectively. Produce supplies rise 6 percent in major states, suggesting potential price relief at markets. Missouri Farm Bureau survey notes mixed item changes with some beef and pork cuts down, while milk and eggs edge higher.
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Washington
Agricultural Research Ser‘svice
Agriculture ‘Department
Jefferson City
Missouri Farm Bureau
Irish Guerrillas Attack Troops in Belfast After Leader Arrest
Guerrillas attacked British troops in Belfast attacking vehicles and burning many in Catholic districts after the arrest of a woman leader of Provisional Fein, the legal political front for the Provisional IRA. A sniper wounded a soldier and another was injured when his armoured car was blown up. Snipers fired over 100 shots at an army patrol at a barricade with no further casualties.
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Northern ‘Ireland
Provisional
Ini Fein
Irish ‘Republican Army
Sol‘dier
Ar‘mored
Carter Backs Nader Causes For Consumers
Plains Georgia AP Carter pledges to beat Ralph Nader as top consumer advocate if elected president endorses key consumer laws and opposes regulatory revolving door. He prioritizes atomic energy lower, condemns Ford era bribery policy, and seeks reform through law or executive action. He votes in Georgia primary and meets with lawmakers.
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Washington
Georgia
Nader
Public Citizens Forum
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Senate
Congress
Reagan Relaxes On His Ranch Sighting at Santa Barbara
Reagan and Nancy spend the week at the ranch in Santa Barbara California. A campaign spokesman says he loves the ranch and prefers it to other places. He has no plans aside from a TV interview and a trip to Kansas City for the GOP convention. Joshua Caine Hendricks born July 26 in Kansas City weighs eight pounds two ounces with a sister Heather Grant. Grandparents listed include Roy Adams Bellflower Jack Hendricks Montgomery City and great grandmother Mrs Stanley May Wellsville.
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Ronald Reagan
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California
Kansas City
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Grant Hendricks
Heather Grant
Hendricks
Roy Adams
Bellflower
Jack Hendricks
Montgomery City
Stanley May
Wellsville
Convention Cub Scout Can't Wear Uniform
Kansas City AP reports the Republican convention will lack a uniformed cub scout to lead the pledge. Thomas Jean Sheehan a 10 year old chosen by the Republicans flagged a 1910 handbook rule barring uniformed scouts from political gatherings. National scouting authorities in New Jersey said they were unaware of the prohibition.
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Thomas Jean Sheehan
Sheehan
New Jersey
Volkmer Called To Washington For Campaign Talks
Rep. Harold L. Volkmer of Missouri, Democratic candidate for the 9th district seat, is in Washington, D.C., for two days at the request of the Freshman Democratic Caucus. He会 meets with leaders including Tip O’Neal and discusses economic legislation and the national economic outlook with Carter and Mondale. Volkmer plans to return to campaigning tomorrow.
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Harold L. Volkmer
Bill Hungate
Washington
D.C
Rep. Volkmer
Tip O'Neal
Jimmy Carter
Mondale
Congress
Volkmer
Odd Fellows Deaths Linked To Mystery Outbreak
Health officials investigate a possible link between the 1974 Odd Fellows Convention illness in Philadelphia and the then raging Legionnaires disease outbreak. Dr. Lucey notes nonspecific viral pneumonia symptoms in Odd Fellows cases. CDC teams contact attendees for details as 17 cases and three deaths are reported.
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Philadelphia
Dennis Lucey
David Fraser
Federal
Center For Disease Control
Odd Fellows
Fraser
CDC
Odd Fellows Convention
American Legion
Postcard Registration Bill Advances in House Vote 239 147
The Democratic controlled House approved a bill to allow mail voter registration with a required minimal effort. The measure omits mass mailings, placing registration forms in local post offices for easy pickup.
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Washington
Congress
House
U.S
Don Bonker
D-Wash
Jimmy Carter
Carl Albert
Rules Committee
Bonker
Gary Mayor Weds in Boonville Marriage
Richard G. Hatcher mayor of Gary Ind wed Ruth Ellyn Marie Rowles in a Sunday ceremony at Morgan Street Baptist Church Boonville. The bride recently relocated from Boonville to Gary and is 32. the groom is 43.
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Boonville
Richard G. Hatcher
Gary
Ind
Ruth Ellyn Marie Rowles
Arthur Rowles
Hatcher
Morgan Street Baptist Church
B1 Bomber Decision Left To Conferees
Washington AP reports House and Senate negotiators will resolve differences on starting B1 bomber production after a split defense bill vote. Senate approved 104 billion defense measure delaying 1 billion B1 spending until after Feb 1, while House blocked a similar delay. Conference talks set after Aug 23 recess to align with presidential transition plans and review of prototype data.
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House
Senate
Congress
Ford Administration
Democratic Party
Jimmy Carter
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