Riders Endure Long trek in Great American Horse Race
83 riders traverse from Mount Etna Indiana toward Kentland and Martinton as they race 3200 miles to Sacramento. The event features horses and mules with four times daily veterinary checks and a 25000 dollar first prize. Joel Ashley leads with Virl Norton in second as Canadian Australian Swiss and French riders greet the group in Kankakee.
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Kankakee
Ill
UPI
Mount Etna
Ind
Frankfort
N.Y
Indiana
Kentland
Martinton
Illnois
Exline Sportsman's Club
Canada
Australia
Switzerland
France
Tom Ryan
Sacramento
Calif
Virl Norton
San Jose
Joel Ashley
Ada
Okla
JoAnne Taube
Race Office
Norton
Cali
Fornia
New York
Taube
Demon rans of 1976 Democrats: Carter’s rivals reviewed
A retrospective on Carter’s fallen rivals outlines Henry Jackson as organized yet inflexible, Birch Bayh as late and split, Sargent Shriver as lackluster, Terry Sanford as mild and unremarkable, Lloyd Bentsen as puzzlingly nonviable, Milton Shapp as bright but unpresidential, George Wallace as changed yet failed, Fred Harris as out of mainstream, Frank Church as stiff, Morris Udall as balanced yet coalitionless, and Edmund Brown Jr as the main might have been with stronger offerings.
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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
White House
George Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fred Harris
Frank Church
Morris Udall
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Carter
Brown
Colombia Ransom Policy Faces New Criticism Over Kidnappings
The Colombian government’s no negotiations stance after two $1 million ransoms drew fire as families defied official requests to refrain from paying. Dutch consul Leupin’s 17 month captivity worsens pressure while IMF stories and foreign payoffs spark accusations of double standards and complicate possible deals.
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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
Fireworks ban tightens as Illinois enforcement tightens
Illinois requires permits for firecrackers sparklers and most fireworks with fines and up to six months in jail for violations. Fire Marshal Walsh cites six fireworks deaths and 85 serious injuries last year, mostly involving children, urging strict enforcement of the new antifireworks law.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Illinois
Harvey Johnson Jr
Robert Walsh
Illinois General Assembly
Walsh
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