Ford Edges Reagan in Iowa GOP Delegate Votes
At the Iowa Republican State Convention Ford leads Reagan 10 to 8 in district delegates elected early. At-large delegates later today are split 6 to 6, with a potential deadlock on a 12‑member nominating committee. Event both campaigns staged visits and speeches as leaders urged unity to avert a November split, amid a tense two day convention in Des Moines.
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Beirut convoy postponed amid Lebanon conflict
A second Beirut to Damascus evacuation convoy was postponed for one day due to fighting along the route. The British led effort to evacuate several hundred foreigners, including about 140 Americans, was delayed after clashes near Sidon and in Beirut's Muslim and Christian sectors.
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Judge halts food stamp cut in late June ruling
U S District Judge John Lewis Smith blocked Ford administration plans to overhaul the food stamp program affecting about 4.14 million families. He said USDA exceeded its mandate and delayed implementation, likely leading to appeals and possible Supreme Court review.
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Fulk campaign aide resigns amid conflict with governor
Kenneth Fulk's primary campaign manager Britt Beemer resigns as a $100-a-day consultant to the Council of State Governments to avoid a conflict with Gov. Robert Ray. Beemer had planned to sue Ray and the council over his firing for political involvement. Fulk says they mutually agreed Beemer must quit to keep party unity and ensure good relations with the governor.
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New meal guidelines expand free lunch eligibility in two states
OMANA AP reports Iowa and Nebraska adopt higher income thresholds for free and reduced meals. For a family of four, free lunch and breakfast eligibility rises from 5260 to 7130 dollars, based on USDA levels. States may increase these limits. both have chosen maximums for free meals and reduced-price options.
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Weather report forecasts fair, cool tonight then sunny weekend
The forecast calls for a low in the lower 50s tonight and mostly sunny, warmer conditions Sunday with highs of 75 to 80. Friday's high at Lock and Dam 16 reached 80 and the low 55, with no precipitation in the past 24 hours. The Mississippi River tailwater level at the lock stands at 2.69 feet.
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Italian voters head to polls amid bitter campaign
Italian voters go to the polls with nine national parties contesting 630 chamber seats and 415 senate seats. The election is seen as a plebiscite on Malian style communism as the Communist and Christian Democrat parties clash over inflation unemployment and alleged Lockheed bribery links. Campaigning ended Friday and mass rallies highlighted the final effort before voting.
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Viking nears Mars in crucial orbit maneuver
Pasadena AP reports the Viking spacecraft set to brake and enter Mars orbit tonight in a high risk, computer guided maneuver. A 40 minute rocket burn aims to slow the craft by about 2,494 miles per hour, curving its path to a 4400 by 62 mile orbit around Mars as it scans the surface for landing sites.
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Tractor Left Idle In Corn Field North Of Muscatine
A Farmall tractor and cultivator sit unused in waist high corn north of Muscatine after the owner laid by for dinner. Local lore says corn should be knee high by the fourth of July and muscatine County corn should be shoulder high by then, marking the last cultivation.
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