Plan Is Approved on GOP Delegates
The Republican National Committee approved a delegate allotment plan favoring smaller solid states as the party circles to attack McGovern ahead of the 1976 convention. Platform debates target Vietnam policy and Nixon era gains while moderates push back with court challenges anticipated. The party aims to stress defense and oppose immediate withdrawal as the convention drafts its fall platform.
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Miami Beach
Fla
George McGovern
GOP
Republican National Committee
Spiro T. Agnew
Platform Committee
William Ruckelshaus
McGovern
White House
Pierre Salinger
U.S
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Michigan
Robert P. Griffin
Salinger
Racine
Wis
South Dakota
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Indochina
Congress
Vietnam
Johnston Pledges Senate Focus on Louisiana Agriculture
Bennett Johnston campaigning for the U S Senate in south Louisiana says he will spend a major portion of time in Washington working for agriculture. He notes agriculture is the state’s economic mainstay with the sugarcane industry alone contributing over $100 million annually and urges positive federal legislation for its health.
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Jeanerette
Bennett Johnston
U.S. Senate
Louisiana
Washington
Senate
British Soldier Slain In Belfast By Sniper Attack
In Belfast a sniper killed a British soldier on patrol in a Catholic district. Two bombings blamed on Protestants wounded no one, while an explosion injured two soldiers. The incident marks the 50th death in three years of Northern Ireland violence. The IRA hit a Protestant bar injuring 55. the UDA vows antibomb patrols and justice.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Ulster Defense Association
UDA
GM Cuts Price Increase Request For 1973 Models
GM bows to White House pressure and trims its 1973 price hike request from an average $90 per car to $59, citing only government mandated costs for emissions bumpers and safety gear. Ford and Chrysler pursue delays or maintain higher asks, while GM warns of broader economic harm if standards drive costs without market recovery.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
White House
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Donald Rumsfeld
Cost of Living Council
Rumsfeld
Ford
Richard C. Gerstenberg
Gerstenberg
United States
General Motors
Workshop Series Promotes Learning Climate in Texas
The National Consortium for Humanizing Education led week long workshops for in service administrators in Caddo Parish to improve school organization. Dr David N Aspy addressed an Education Association in Midland and staff conducted sessions in West Texas from Tuesday through Thursday. NLU participants included Tom Shuler and Virginia Aspy. Training focused on creating classroom climates that maximize student growth in Kermit Odessa and Fort Stockton.
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National Consortium For Humanizing Education
David N. Aspy
Caddo Parish
Dr. Aspy
Midland
Consortium
West Texas
NLU
Tom Shuler
Virginia Aspy
Kermit
Odessa
Fort Stockton
Madison Parish voters weigh two bond issues Saturday
Madison Parish voters will decide two bond measures in Saturday special elections. The Port Commission seeks 1.5 million to buy land and build an industrial plant at the port for Valley Steel Products Co of St. Louis to manufacture steel thread protocol and hire about 200 workers early on. The Police Jury backs 300 thousand to buy land and plant buildings for Guerdon Industries doing business as Intra-America Homes Inc at Mound, where the mobile home plant is already in production.
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Talulah
Madison Parish
Madison Parish Port Commission
Valley Steel Products Co
St. Louis
Guerdon Industries
Intra - America Homes Inc
Mound
Federal Complex Bids Planned for New Orleans Site
The government will seek bids in September for a 27.5 million federal complex east of New Orleans to house U S courts and tax offices. About 100 workers will be employed at full production. Voters in Delta vote on a 135000 sewer and water works bond the same election. U S Rep Hale Boggs said planning and design are complete under a new deferred purchase program.
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Here
Delta
U. S
Hale Boggs
D-La
Boggs
General Services Administration
Lafayette Square
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