Riders head for Kankakee in Great American Horse Race
83 riders trek 3200 miles from Frankfort to Sacramento on a three day Illinois leg ending in Kankakee. The field includes five mule riders led by Joel Ashley and Virl Norton. Veterinarians monitor each animal four times daily with one fatality before the race.
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Kankakee
Ill
UPI
Mount Etna
Ind
Frankfort
N.Y
Indiana
Kentland
Martinton
Illinois
Exline Sportsman’s Club
Canada
Australia
Switzerland
France
Tom Ryan
Sacramento
Calif
Labor Day
Virl Norton
San Jose
Joel Ashley
Ada
Okla
JoAnne Taube
Race Office
Norton
Cali
Fornia
New York
Taube
Also Rans in 1976 Democratic Field Highlight Carter's Lone Spotlight
A summary of defeated rivals to Jimmy Carter outlines Henry Jackson Birch Bayh Sargent Shriver Terry Sanford Lloyd Bentsen Milton Shapp George Wallace Fred Harris Frank Church Morris Udall Edmund G Brown Jr and their flaws. It notes Jackson Bayh Shriver Sanford Bentsen Shapp Wallace Harris Church Udall and Brown failed to build momentum or offer alternatives.
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Arnold Sawislak
Washington
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Sen
Henry Jackson
Senate
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Sargent Shriver
War On Poverty
Peace Corps
Kennedy
Terry Sanford
Democratic Charter Commission
Lloyd Bentsen
Democratic Party
Texas
Milton Shapp
White House
George Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fred Harris
Frank Church
Morris Udall
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Carter
Brown
Colombia faces ransoms challenge policy over kidnap talks
Colombian leaders confront a rising dispute as two $1 million ransoms are paid abroad to free abducted daughters, testing President Lopez Michelsen's no negotiation rule and complicating efforts to secure the Dutch consul Leupin, held by FARC for 17 months.
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Bogota
Colombia
UPI
Eric Lupin
Cali
Alfonso Lopez Michelsen
Lopez
Jose R. Mercado
Leupin
Dario Sarmiento
Camila
New York
David Naranjo
Francia
Sarmiento
Donald Cooper
Sears Roebuck
Cooper
Jose Joaquin Matallana
Secret Police
Andes
Illinois tightens fireworks rules for July Fourth
Springfield officials warn that firecrackers roman candles and sparklers require permits and selling or using them can bring fines and up to six months in jail. Fire Marshal Walsh notes six deaths and 85 serious injuries last year, blamed mainly on gross negligence and youth involvement.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Illinois
Harvey Johnson Jr
Robert Walsh
Illinois General Assembly
Walsh
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FARC
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Marben
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Edward Hanley
Sally Turner
Margaret Hanley
Ed Jackman
Julie Misener
Tor
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Chambray
the Store For Men & Boys
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Passene
Wmazon State Bank
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North Streets
Mazon
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Jon Barkley
Kjellesvik
Liberty & North Sts. Morris
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