Delegates and Stars Shine At GOP Convention
Kansas City report on the 1976 GOP convention with Ford Reagan rivalry. Delegates swarm Kemper Arena and nearby venues as networks and print media cover the event. Notable sights include Honest Abe impersonator, Nixon posters, and bustling newsrooms while KDED and Ottawa Chamber showcase Kansas prospects.
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Kemper Arena
13Th and
Wyandotte
Kansas City
Republican
Muehlbach Hotel
Municipal Auditorium
Pierre Salinger
Art Buchwald
John Dean
Macbeth
Rolling Stone
Kemper
Livestock Exchange
Kansas Department of Economic Development
KDED
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Martin Owens
Phyllis Foster
Mary Graham
Leroy Wasmund
Kansas
Ottawa
Owens
Wasmund
Joyce
Philippine Quake Death Toll Climbs in Mindanao
In the Philippines, more than 1,000 people were reported dead or missing after two major quakes. The National Disaster Coordinating Center logged 811 dead, 249 missing, and 251 injured in Mindanao as waves up to 24 feet damaged coastal areas and destroyed hundreds of structures.
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Manila
The
Philippines
National Disaster Coordinating Center
Philippine Disaster Center
Mindanao
China
U.S
Back To School Edition In Local Herald
Parents prepare for the first day of school on August 26 as the Herald presents a Back To School edition. It features local education stories and back-to-school specials from merchants.
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the Herald
Uncommitted Delegates Dwindle As Nomination Nears
Ford nears the 1,130 delegate threshold with 1,127 votes as uncommitted supporters move to Ford. Reagan stays within reach at 1,036 as the opening convention day reshapes loyalties. Several delegates from Illinois Wyoming and Virginia announce switching to Ford amid pressure. Local forecast calls for mild nights and hot days with 100 to 105 degrees expected.
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Kansas City
Ford
Associated Press
Ronald Reagan
Ilinois
Wyoming
Reagan To Test Ford Strength On Foreign Policy Platform
Ronald Reagan aims to challenge Ford on foreign policy at the Republican convention. He asserts that U S defenses are in decline and that détente has failed, proposing a platform plank to restore public confidence. Ford aides weigh whether to rebuke or adopt the language as delegates vote tonight.
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David Olson
Kansas City
Kansas
Reagan
Ford
California
Soviet Union
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Paign
Ford Administration
Kissinger
America
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Richard M. Nixon
Governor's Exposition
ABC Network
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New York Times
New York Daily News
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
Newsweek
Time
Cox Newspapers
Betty Ford
Nancy Reagan
Phillipine
Tangshan
Hsinhua
Chinese Seismological Department
Szechwan Provincial Party Committee
Szechwan
Chengtu
Government Geophysical Observatory
Celebes Sea
Moro Gulf
Roger Hubbinka
Pagadian City
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Louisiana
Delaware
West Virginia
South Carolina
New York
Charles B. Hughes
William Skaggs
St. Loui
John Os‘lund
Ostlund
Illinois
Weeks
Roger Campbell
Bryan Wagner
New Orleans
Richard Harmon
Sherry Martschink
Charleston, D.C
Ford-Reagan
Mary Garman
Sundance
Wyo
James Crockett
Wytheville, Va
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