Carter names Mondale as Democratic VP candidate
In New York AP reports Jimmy Carter informed key aides at 6 30 a m of his choice. Mondale learns first after a brief silent reveal to five others, while the rest hear they were not chosen. Carter’s public announcement follows ninety minutes later.
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Jimmy Carter
Annapolis
Yoose
Alde Gregg Schneider
U.S
Walter Mondale
Schneider
Carter
Betty Rainwater
Mondale
Beth‘he Church
Secret Service
Joan
Chipa
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Seta
Sen. Edmund Mush
Maine
Muskie
Sen
Henry Jackson
Washington
Jackson
Frank Church
Idaho
Mike Wetherell
Wetherell
John Glenn
Ohio
Spainhower Earns Praise for Handling Missouri Delegation
In New York AP report, Jim Spainhower steered Missouri through a contentious abortion plank debate at the Democratic convention. Delegation unity grew behind Carter as pro life tensions eased, aided by Sen. Eagleton’s peacekeeping. Eagleton predicted Carter Mondale would win Missouri by at least 200,000 votes.
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New York
Jim Spainhower
Missouri
Spainhower
U.S
Jimmy Carter
Gov. Carter
Eagleton
Carter
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Mondale
George McGovern
Terror Rules Uganda Now Reports Say
Nairobi dispatch reports foreigners fleeing Uganda as Idi Amin unleashes terror after the Israeli raid freed over 100 hostages. Kenyans describe killings near Kampala and Namango while Britain weighs defenses and warns on rescue limits.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Idi ‘Amin
Amin
John Owino
Bungoma
Namango
Kampala
London Daily Express
Jomo Kenyatta
Patrick Morris
Morris
James Callaghan
House of Commons
Dora Bloch
Heat Blamed For Fatal Farm Accident
Investigators say heat contributed to the death of 73 year old Joseph C Henderson of Pomona on a farm between Willow Springs and West Plains. Henderson was found trapped under a brush cutter after apparently being overcome on a tractor. Coroner Jerry Mackey and Sheriff Hubert Holman provided the details.
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South Missouri Ozarks
West Plains
Joseph C.henderson
Pomona
Jerry Mackey
Howell County
Hubert Holman
Henderson
Man in Callaway County linked to Petty murder in Lake of the Ozarks
The wife of a Callaway County man reportedly led investigators to the killing of Billy Petty, 23, in March after a disputed stolen car incident. Petty was believed to be shot, body dumped into the lake near Bagwell Dam, later recovered by divers. the wife testified under lie detector tests.
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Columbia
Callaway County
Lake of the Ozarks
Kingdom Daily News
Billy Petty
Petty
Paty
Missouri Highway Patrol
Bagwell Dam
Young Inmates Break Out Of Richmond Jail
Three young inmates over powered a jailer and a dispatcher at Ray County Jail in Richmond Missouri then fled on foot. The escapees, held on Caldwell County charges, included Ray S. Long 20 Brookfield John W. Danner 17 Brookfield and Wayne W. Kindred 18 Cameron. They took keys, threatened a dispatcher, ripped telephone and radio lines and disappeared as officers pursued.
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Ray County
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Highway Patrol
Caldwell County
Ray S. Long
Brookfield
John W. Danner
Wayne W. Kindred
Cameron
Sheriff's Office
Bowling Green Boy Drowns in Farm Pond
Jeffrey Sick, aged 2, of Bowling Green died after drowning Wednesday in a farm pond near Bowling Green Missouri. The Missouri Water Patrol reported the incident and identified the victim.
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Bowling Green Boy
Bowling Green, Mo
Jeffrey Sick
Bowling Green
Here
Missouri Water Patrol
Murder Defendant Transferred to Platte County Jail
Bobby Jewell Jones, charged with the September murder of Ola Thompson in rural Sturgeon, was moved from Boone County Jail to Platte County Jail in Platte City to await trial in Platte County Circuit Court. Deputy Danny Spry handed Jones the caper file and transcript. a trial is expected in late summer or early fall after July 19.
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Bobby Jewell Jones
Boone County
Platte City
Platte County
Danny Spry
Jones
Spry
Ola Thompson
Sturgeon
John M.coma
Kansas City
Frank Conley
Illinois crops face drought and rain needs in August
Unfavorable weather already harms corn in central Illinois and threatens corn and soybeans across many areas. A state survey as of Thursday notes potential good yields if rain arrives soon and continues weekly through August. Jamaican officials say Alcoa paid at least 25,000 to Jamaican parties in 1971 72 after U S ambassador DeRoulet urged support for an educational fund tied to preventing nationalization of bauxite interests.
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Ill
Illinois
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Aluminum Company of America
U.S
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DeRoulet
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Alcoa
Iowan Becomes First Woman to Quit West Point
Betsey Bank of Council Bluffs became the first woman to quit West Point after a brief exposure to military life. At 18 she joined 119 women admitted as the academy opened to females. Her mother cited regimentation as the turning point and said Betsey does not regret the experience, though a military career isn’t for her.
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Iowa
Betsey Bank of
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Betsey
Richard Ronk
Weat Point
Academy
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