Nebraskans face crowded guberatorial primary slate
The 1986 Nebraska gubernatorial race ends with eight Republicans and seven Democrats seeking their party nominations in the most crowded primary history. Major contenders include GOP Kay Orr and Nancy Hoch, while Dems feature Helen Bousalis leading a seven-candidate field. Turnout is projected low at about 320,000 voters.
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New Jersey
Newark
Kenneth Gibson
Atlantic City
James L. Usry
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Kay Orr
Nancy Hoch
State University Board of
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Kermit Brashear
Lincoln
Helen Bousalis
Chris Beutler
Norfolk
David Domina
Allen Beermann
Hoch
J. James Exon
Orr
Omaha
Monte Taylor
Roger Yant
Chuck Loos
Everett Sileven
Paul Rosberg
Ex-lawmaker Jenrette wins early release from jail
Former congressman John Jenrette, jailed 13 months for Abscam bribery, received an early release order after a judge reduced his sentence. He will report to a Florence halfway house for two months and still owes a $20,000 fine.
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Galivants Ferry
S.C
John Jenrette
Abscam
FBI
Jenrette
Florence
Wallace seeks federal aid as Southeast endures drought
Gov George Wallace asked President Reagan to declare Alabama a disaster area as drought and scant thundershowers fail to save crops and reduce fire hazards. Officials say losses are being assessed while weekend rains bring little relief. corn and peanut crops face dire prospects across Georgia Alabama and other states. The driest start to 1986 in Atlanta and several regions report topsoil too dry for growth amid ongoing drought alerts and forecasts of limited showers.
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Reagan
Alabama
Wallace
National Weather Service
Terry Murphy
John Henderson
Auburn University
Georgia
Florida
Atlanta
Weather Service
Alan Gustafson
North Carolina
Reagan honors six with Presidential Medal of Freedom
In a White House ceremony President Reagan awarded Helen Hayes Albert Sabin Barry Goldwater Matthew Ridgway Red Blaik Vermont Royster and Walter Annenberg the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Sabin and Goldwater Royster Blaik used canes to walk to the podium as Reagan praised originals who made America better.
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Helen Hayes
Albert Sabin
White House
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America
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Sabin
Hayes
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Matthew Ridgway
West Point
Earl “Red
Blaik
Vermont Royster
Walter H. Annenberg
Goldwater
Annenberg
Reagans
Palm Springs
Poland
United States
Armand Hammer sails to Soviet Union with medical supplies
Industrialist Armand Hammer left Los Angeles aboard Occidental Petroleum jet Oxy-1 bound for Moscow carrying medical supplies for a U S private medical team. He planned to open his Renaissance art collection in Moscow as part of a cultural exchange.
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Los Angeles
Armand Hammer
Soviet Union
U.S
Hammer
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Moscow
Washington
Robert Gale
University of California At Los Angeles
Judge rules India to handle Bhopal suits over disaster
U.S. District Judge John F. Keenan transferred 146 suits filed in the United States over the Bhopal gas tragedy to India. The ruling favors Union Carbide Corp. whose plant leaked methyl isocyanate killing about 2000 people and injuring 200,000. The decision ends U.S. litigation and hinges on India's capacity to adjudicate the case.
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Bhopal
United States
U.S
John F. Keenan
India
Union Carbide Corp
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