Former election official claims Johnson stole 1948 runoff
Luis Salas, a former Jim Wells County election judge, alleges Box 13 added about 200 votes for Lyndon Johnson in the 1948 Texas Democratic primary runoff. He says Parr ordered the fraud, with certification of the votes, and details a sequence that led to Johnson’s Senate nomination and later rise to the presidency.
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Jim Wells County
Texas
Johnson
U.S. Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Hugo Black
George B. Parr
South Texas
Salas
Lady Bird
Supreme Court
Associated Press
Parr
Lyndon
Coke R. Stevenson
Coke
Stevenson
George Petty
South
Texas Election Bureau
Alice
Lyndon Johnson
Ed Lloyd
Democratic Executive Committee
Bruce Ainsworth
Lloyd
Ainsworth
Jim Wells
Fort Worth
T Whitfield Davidson
San Antonio
Truman
Luis
Justice Black
Black
Senate
Coke Stevenson
Carter delays on postal action by Carter administration
President Carter postpones a position on a bill to curb the Postal Service deficits. The measure would raise the taxpayer subsidy but avoid Saturday delivery cuts and would restore presidential appointment power over the postmaster general. Administration testimony has been postponed until after August congressional recess.
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U.S
White House
Weather and Post Office Committee clash over Carter bill
A weather forecast notes partly cloudy skies with a 40 percent chance of showers and thundershowers, highs in the mid 80s, and tonight’s low in the mid 60s, followed by sunny conditions tomorrow. The House Post Office Committee reports the White House postponed a decision on the bill, with administration position unclear despite Carter aides weighing options. Burt Lance is expected to testify on Sept. 8, while lobbyists warn the bill’s higher subsidies may oppose budget goals.
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White House
Robert Malson
Carter
Post Office Committee
Administration
Burt Lance
Couple retrace honeymoon by bike in 870 mile return trip
George and Jean Blakeslee rode 870 miles from Delaware Ohio to East Haven Connecticut retracing their 1947 honeymoon. The trip took 20 days on ten speeds averaging 47 miles daily with five flat tires and a windy push through New York hills. The couple cooked outdoors and recalled biking history and love at first sight.
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East Haven
Conn
George
Jean Blakeslee
Delaware
Ohio
Connecticut
Blakeslee
Derby
Blakeslees
Niagara Falls
New York State
New York Hills
Carter urges public to conserve as energy bill moves forward
President Carter warned Congress and the public that voluntary energy conservation is likely insufficient amid a looming oil shortage and price spikes. He called Israel West Bank settlements an obstacle to peace, noted U S Cuba ties unlikely soon, and described uneven federal spending. The House planned full debate on his energy package aiming for a summer recess.
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U.S
Israel
West Bank
Middle East
Soviet Union
White House
Carter
Cuba
Sunbelt
United States
Jordan River
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Panama would allow U S defense of canal if attacked
Panama's negotiator Dr Romulo Escobar Bethancourt said at a news conference that Panama would permit United States defense of the canal if attacked by an outside power. He added Panama has lowered its demands on rent and lump sum, now seeking 460 million at the outset and 150 million annually.
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Panama City
Panama
United States
Romulo Escobar Bethancourt
Omar Torrijos
America
Escobar
Washington
Local woman could make golf history this week
Middletown Woman's City Golf Tournament at Weatherwax features Marty Dickerson eyeing a record fourth win making history as she seeks the fourth title. Also notes a heat wave causing summertime suffering captured by photographer John Sheckler. The Total Couple duo Al and Carol Lee discuss goal oriented teamwork in marriage in Cincinnati with Donna Witte.
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Marty Dickerson
Middletown
Weatherwax
Carol Lee
Cincinnati
Donna Witte
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