17 Jul 1976
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Newspaper
Newton Kansan
Location
Newton, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1976
Page
1
The Kansan poses whether the Miss Harvey County Pageant should continue, inviting reader opinion on the contest’s future and relevance in the community.
President Ford campaigned in Connecticut where 33 of 35 delegates are likely, while Reagan courted Utah's 20 delegates. An AP survey shows Ford with 1,031 committed delegates, Reagan with 1,000 and 172 uncommitted, with 1,130 needed for the nomination. Reagan criticized Ford's Nixon pardon on Friday.
Jimmy Carter returns to Plains Georgia after clinching the Democratic presidential nomination in New York City. Nearly 1000 townspeople greet the peanut farmer, who vows rest before meeting running mate Walter Mondale and continuing campaign fundraising. Carter signs public campaign funds agreement for 21.5 million.
Twenty six children and their driver returned home unharmed after a 36 hour odyssey in which three armed men corralled them from a Santa Rita prison farm to a quarry near Livermore and imprisoned them underground. Authorities pursued leads and a nationwide search followed the dramatic escape and recovery.
Police note striking parallels between a 1958 story The Day The Children Vanished and the Chowchilla bus kidnapping. In both, a bus and children vanish on a routine run, later found, and a quarry features as a key setting. The fictional driver solves the caper using memories of stage magic, revealing the thieves.
W C Rosa a Newton Old Timers Club charter member who helped pioneer basketball in Kansas will celebrate his 100th birthday on Aug 7. Friends may send greetings to 909 San Anita St San Gabriel California 91776. The Mirror 1904 Newton High School first yearbook is on display by Lloyd Pope from the late Mrs Ralph McReynolds belongings. Alta McLaughlin edited. Thirty one seniors listed in the 1904 class.
Partly cloudy with widely scattered showers or thundershowers this morning. Clear to partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Warmer with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s today and mid 60s to 70s tonight. Sunday highs in the low to mid 90s. Winds from 10 to 20 mph today, 5 to 15 mph tonight.
Justice Department investigators pursue evidence involving Nicholas P. Callahan, the FBI's second ranking official, amid reports of dismissal and internal scrutiny. The AP notes heightened tension as inquiries broaden within the agency.
The CIA reportedly bugged and burglarized homes and offices of Americans overseas as described by Director George Bush in an affidavit. The document notes possible continuing activity but provides few specifics on dates or numbers, and the agency declines comment. The Socialist Workers Party seeks damages for alleged harassment linked to these actions.
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