Democrats Walk Toward Unity After 1976 Convention
The AP analysis notes Democrats achieved unity and major reforms at the 1974 convention. Proportional representation replaces winner take all rules, minority and women participation is encouraged, and the party charter will guide post-1978 governance. Leadership questions linger for 1976 election strategies.
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Texas
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Indiana
Meeting on Vandiver Village Consolidation Discussed
Mexico city officials will meet Vandiver Village residents Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. in the First National Bank Show Me Room to discuss consolidating neighboring government units. This follows a November 19 village meeting after the board of trustees suggested the idea in early October.
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Fire destroys home family loses Christmas gifts
Fulton, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Childress and their five children lost all Christmas preparations and personal belongings when a fire gutted the second story of their frame home on Cleveland Street Sunday night. Relatives who had moved in with them also lost all their clothing.
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Miki is Japan's New Prime Minister
Takeo Miki, 67, a reformer and veteran politician, became prime minister of Japan amid inflation woes and a tarnished Liberal Democratic Party. He won 278 of 483 Diet lower house votes and 130 of 249 upper house votes, succeeding Kakuei Tanaka who resigned amid corruption charges. Miki cites 25 percent inflation as the top problem and urges modest living to ease the economy.
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Takeo Miki
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Commerce Dept: US business crime costs rise to 20.3 billion
The Commerce Department estimates business crime will cost the United States 20.3 billion this year, or 137 dollars per adult, up from 15.7 billion last year. Retailers face the largest losses, with shoplifting and employee theft highlighted as major issues, along with price padings and payroll fraud.
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GOP Panel Ford Outpolls Backs Changes 3 Democrats In Party Rules
A GOP Rule 29 panel in Princeton advises the Republican National Committee to supervise campaign spending by the party nominee and to enlarge the committee after approving a plan to broaden delegate selection. The group backed adding 11 members representing women and minorities and urged parties to recruit diverse delegates. Gallup polls show Ford leading Muskie and Jackson in hypothetical 1976 matchups, with Wallace cutting into Ford’s margin against Jackson.
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Israelis Honor Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley
The Sword of Haganah, Israel's highest award, was given to Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley at the state of Israel Man of the Year dinner in Los Angeles. The ceremony recognized Bradley for his contributions and leadership.
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Man Who Stopped At Accident Killed Man Who Stopped At Accident Killed
A 25 year old man was arrested in Kansas City for the slaying of Harry B. Woodward 51 of Independence Missouri who stopped at an Interstate 70 accident scene to aid drivers. Woodward was shot while pursuing a fleeing driver and died at the scene. Police said a warrant existed for the suspect on an aggravated assault charge. In Berlin the U S Embassy in East Berlin opened for business as Ambassador John Sherman Cooper plans to present credentials later this month.
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Williams A Jones elected Missouri Episcopal bishop after 13 ballots
The Missouri Diocese elected Rev. William A. Jones as bishop after 13 ballots at a St. Louis convention. Jones, 47, plans to take the post April 12 as retiring Bishop Cadigan leaves. Pelham Wheatcroft and Bailey were other candidates with mixed lay and clergy support. Jones has spent most of his 22 years as a pastor in southern states.
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Rochester
N.Y
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Houston
Scott F. Bailey
Texas
Pelham
Bailey
Jones
Wheatcroft
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German Helios spacecraft may launch from Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral officials plan a 2:11 a.m. EST Tuesday liftoff of West Germany's Helios spacecraft aboard a Titan Centaur rocket to study the sun's influence on earth and space, pending solving an instrument problem that postponed the earlier Sunday launch. a twin satellite is scheduled for next November.
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Fla
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Greeks Vote 2 to 1 Against Monarchy
In Athens Greek voters rejected a return to monarchy by about 69.2 percent to 30.8 percent, with 25 percent of eligible voters abstaining. Parliament will name a provisional president, likely Panayiotis Canellopoulos, while Caramanlis mulls a new constitution detailing presidential powers. Exiled King Constantine issued a peaceable message from London.
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Hungate Weighs Governor Run Amid Political Uncertainty
Rep. William L. Hungate of Missouri, long a Democrat in the U S House, hints he may seek the governorship in 1976 or consider the Senate seat of Sen. Stuart Symington. He says a 1975 decision will decide his future, and notes his recent letter was not a pledge to retire from politics.
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Scandinavian Nations Buy New American Jets
Oslo reports Norway Denmark and the Netherlands will buy General Dynamics YF16 fighters to replace F104 Starfighters. Defense Minister Fos tervoll to brief in Brussels on the recommendation with Belgium still undecided but likely to join. Belgian and Dutch spokesmen voiced surprise at the Oslo claim and expect decisions next month.
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