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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1976
Page
3
Alf Landon at 89 attends the Republican National Convention opening in Kansas City. He introduces Sen. Robert Dole as temporary chairman and meets reporters and officials, saying the crowds tire him yet he remains engaged and energetic.
In New Orleans, Jerry Huckaby, a Ringgold dairy farmer, defeated Rep. Otto Passman 45,589 to 40,888 in the 5th District Democratic primary. Huckaby will face Republican Frank Spooner in November. Other contests saw Lindy Boggs and Joe Waggoner win renomination. J D DeBlieux and David Scheurmann nominated to oppose Treen and Moore respectively.
In Plains Georgia President nominee candidate Jimmy Carter stays silent on the Republican convention. He holds private briefings on defense economics and foreign policy while keeping a low public profile. He uses a Charleston West Virginia speech to critique Ford vetoes and highlight issues like coal mine safety.
Tokyo prosecutors charged former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka with taking bribes from Lockheed Aircraft Corp and violating foreign exchange and foreign trade laws. He has been jailed since July 27 on currency control charges. The district court will decide on bail and further actions.
The Republicans will not have a uniformed Cub Scout to lead the pledge of allegiance at their convention this week. Thomas Jean Sheehan, 10, selected to lead the pledge, found a 1910 regulation in his handbook prohibiting uniformed Cub Scouts at political gatherings. He notified national scouting authorities in New Jersey, who had not known of the rule.
Birth announcements list new babies to families in Franklin and surrounding towns, including a girl for Hoelle and a boy for McGuire, with other births in Germantown West Manchester and Davenport Iowa. The section also notes hospital discharges and local residents referenced by name across multiple streets and towns.
Virologist Albert Sabin asks President Ford to postpone a nationwide swine flu inoculation until medical science confirms the threat. He cites A Victoria 75 in Australia as a more immediate danger and urges targeted vaccination for high risk groups with both vaccines once available.
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