Ford ordered to slow pace after sleepless convention
President Ford, exhausted after two sleepless nights at the Republican National Convention, was ordered by his doctor to slow down for a few days before resuming duties. Press Secretary Nessen said Ford would keep a light schedule during a nine day vacation in Vail Colorado as he and his team prepare for the campaign against Carter. Ford began golfing on arrival, saying he wanted to “get the kinks out” and promised to return to the links today.
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Vail
Colo
Ford
Ron Nessen
William Lukash
Rocky Mountain
Nessen
Lukash
Kansas City
White House
Russell
Kan
Sen
Robert Dole
Susan
Jack
Maj
Robert Barrett
John Atkinson
Dole
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Mondale
Bob Dole
Dean Banker
Bob
Dole Breaks Into Sobs During Home Town Tribute
In Russell Kansas Sen. Robert J Dole the Republican vice presidential candidate broke into tears while recalling neighbors who funded his WWII wounds treatment. Ford applauded as Dole praised Russell supporters and pledged a strong campaign focusing on farm policies and a world market for American agricultural products.
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Russell
Kan
Robert J. Dole
Dole
Ford
Kansas
Reagan hints of third party movement if Ford loses
Los Angeles AP Reagan rests at Pacific Palisades home after implying a third party role if Ford is defeated by Carter. He backs Ford but signals a reassessment by conservatives, suggesting a major realignment if the Republican brand fails in November.
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Reagan
Ford
Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
Pacific Palisades
Jimmy Carter
Republican Party
Runaway Truck Kills 8 in Cleveland Cars
Eight people died as a tractor-trailer crashed into stopped vehicles on Granger Road near I-77, with explosions in the wreckage. Police said brakes failed on the steep hill. seven died in a similar Hillside accident three months earlier in Valley View. Victims’ names not released. mayor Robert Cusick witnessed the scene.
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Cleveland
Game Hill
Valley View
Granger Road Hill
Robert Cusick
Brooklyn Heights
Cusick
Telly Savalas Explains Kojak Inspiration from Police
New York AP at Police HQ reports actor Telly Savalas says Ko jak drew from a Lower East Side policeman who kept him in line during childhood. He admits past mischief and explains Kojak would not suck a lollypop except as a pacifier for a meter maid motive connected to smoking.
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New York
Telly Savalas
Kojak
Lower East Side
Christians Take 3 Towns Near Tripoli
BEIRUT Lebanon AP Right wing Christians overran three suburban towns on the outskirts of Moslem held Tripoli and pushed toward the northern port. Tripoli is defended by leftist Muslims and Palestinian guerrillas. A ring of advancing units was reported around Tripoli. Night shelling by leftists hit Jounieh. casualties were reported in Beirut. An Italian diplomat was wounded and an Italian school director killed when a shell hit Beirut. Kamal Jumblatt rejected a truce plan proposed by Arab League peacekeepers. Both sides continued fortifying positions in the mountains.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tripoli
Zagharta
Suleiman Franjieh
Christian Phalange Party
Jounieh
Christian Lebanon
Aldo Paoloni
Pietro Cordone
Paoloni
Kamal Jumblatt
Mohammed Hassan Ghoneim
Arab League
Biochemist Seeks To Create Sperm Immunity
Omaha based biochemist Dr. James McClurg of the University of Nebraska Medical Center explores a vaccine to induce temporary female infertility by creating antibodies to sperm. He reports tests on animals, potential topical delivery, and plans to reverse the effect, funded by a State Department program for contraception in underdeveloped nations.
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Omaha, Neb
University of Nebraska Medical Center
James McClurg
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
McClurg
State Department
Nebraska
Mars Answer Still Maybe In Second Test
A repeat Viking 1 lab test keeps life on Mars a possibility. Heat sterilization followed by nutrient addition produced a brief gas release, then none. Scientists caution this is not proof and await Viking 2 landing plans and data.
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Mars
Pasadena
Call
Gilbert Levin
Viking Lander
Viking
Viking 1
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Earth
Viking 2
Utopia
Rockefeller arrives for week at Wyoming family retreat
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller landed at Jackson Hole Airport and traveled by car to the Rockefeller family retreat near the Grand Teton Mountains in Jackson Wyoming. His wife Happy Rockefeller had flown in two days earlier.
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Jackson
Wyo
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Jackson Hole
Grand Teton Mountains
Happy
Matchbook Makers Win Round Against Child-Resistant Covers
The Consumer Product Safety Commission dropped plans for child-resistant matchbook covers after a Battelle study found costs would be around $11.5 million annually, while other safety rules would add about $2.5 million. The industry fears further closures and job losses, with five firms already closed and five more at risk.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
U.S
Commission
Battelle Laboratories
Columbus
Ohio
Battelle
Council On
Army Hopes To End Scandal At West Point
New York AP report says Army Secretary Hoffmann will announce steps to address West Point cheating scandal before a Senate subcommittee. A blue ribbon panel may be formed. punishments vary from expulsion to lesser penalties. As of Friday 177 cadets implicated, 34 cleared, 4 convicted, 12 resigned, 1 expelled.
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New York
Army
Martin R. Hoffmann
West Point
Senate
Hoffmann
U.S. Military Academy
Congressional
Longet Trial Delayed to January in Colorado
In Aspen, Claudine Longet's man slaughter trial is postponed four months to January 3. District Court Judge George Lohr cited awaiting state Supreme Court ruling on the district attorney's appeal seeking diary and blood sample admissibility. Longet has pleaded not guilty in the March 23 shooting death of pro skier Vladimir Spider Sabich.
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Aspen
Colo
Claudine Longet
Jaw
George Lohr
State Supreme Court
District Attorney's Office
High Court
Lohr
Miss Longet
Vladimir “Spider” Sabich
Missouri Primary Tally Records Historic Voter Surge
Missouri voters turned out in record numbers for the August 3 primary, surpassing a 40 year turnout high. Secretaries of state tally show shifts in the state House renomination and Senate races, with 42 representatives and 10 senators likely to be new in January. A record 1,166,196 voted in the Senate primaries and 4 million+ ballots were cast in the state’s primaries, with 49.6 percent of registered voters participating.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
James C. Kirkpatrick
House of Representatives
James Carrington
St. Louis
James Whitmore
Carrington
U.S. Senate
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